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Shedeur Sanders feels like Colorado has settled into offensive scheme

Stephen Samraby:Steve Samra10/13/23

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Shedeur Sanders feels like Colorado is truly settling into their offensive scheme following their victory over Arizona State last weekend.

While the Buffaloes have had some offensive explosions prior, they’ve also been stifled at times, as well. However, in getting back to their winning ways, the Colorado quarterback explained that he believes everyone on the offensive side of the football is getting it.

“We really focused on this past week, learning from the mistakes we’ve made during games. Just fast starts. I feel like we’re now settled in, with the offense,” explained the Colorado quarterback. “With everything that’s going on, with the nuances of it, with every — we went through a real test together as a team, in this system.

“So now we know what we like, what we don’t like. We feel like this is the second half of the season, and we’re really comfortable in it.”

While Sanders has been phenomenal throughout the season, the idea of him becoming even better is a scary one for the rest of the Pac-12. The first team who will get to feel that wrath is Stanford, as Colorado will play them on Friday night in Boulder.

If Shedeur Sanders balls out like he’s been, the Buffaloes have a tremendous chance to advance to 5-2 on the season. Colorado is currently favored for the matchup, so we’ll be keeping an eye on their offensive improvements against the Cardinal.

Deion Sanders reveals message to Shedeur Sanders before game-winning drive

Moreover, Shedeur Sanders engineered a game winning drive in Colorado’s 27-24 win over Arizona State and Deion Sanders revealed the message to his son just prior to stepping onto the field.

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Shedeur led the Buffaloes on a five-play, 50 yard drive in 38 seconds. It was capped off with an Alejandro Mata 43-yard field goal.

That came after ASU tied things up late following a Colorado punt. Deion Sanders wasn’t surprised at what his son did in the end.

“I believe in mine,” Sanders said postgame. “Why do you think I brought him here? He don’t miss. Call timeout and freeze them all you want, they don’t miss. He is who he is. That’s what he always says to me when I walk over to him again. He says ‘I don’t miss.’ And I love him. So I told him to do your thing. Do your thing. Get your shine on. Your moment baby. Live it. That’s what I told him.”

Shedeur Sanders finished the game 26-of-42 passing for 239 yards and one touchdown. It wasn’t the flashiest win for Colorado, considering Deion said the team played like “hot garbage,” but they got the win.

If that was the overall theme, at least Colorado still won its fourth game of the year. Most outlets projected the Buffs’ win total at 3.5 for the season.

On3’s Nick Kosko contributed to this article.