Tim Tebow on Shedeur Sanders leading Colorado to Big 12 title: 'I believe he can'

Tim Tebow is confident in Shedeur Sanders leading Colorado to the Big 12 Championship Game by winning four straight games to end the year. However, there’s a caveat to that statement. The offensive line and running game has to keep it going like the last two wins.

Sanders can certainly carry that pressure on his shoulders, but Tebow, as a former QB, knows Sanders would like some additional hands.

“Well, I believe that he can, but my biggest question is if he’s going to get the right support around him,” Tebow said on SportsCenter. “Over the last two weeks, the offensive line in the running game has doubled what they were doing, but if they take a step back, and they keep putting the pressure on him, there’s just no way. It’s just too much pressure. 

“Week after week, he’s getting hit over and over and over. He’s having to make plays like this (shown on the screen). And guess what? You just can’t sustain that. Every single week, the last couple of weeks, they’ve been able to run the ball, they’ve been able to protect him and look at what they’ve been able to do. It’s been pure domination. But you have to be able to protect him. If not, it’s just too much on his shoulders, even though he can carry the load.”

Next up for Sanders and company is Texas Tech on the road. Colorado was ranked No. 20 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, so it’s logical to think the Buffaloes will win.

The way Deion Sanders sees it, his son could carve up the Red Raiders’ defense.

“Defense is good,” Sanders said. “I’m not gonna say they’re great because that would be lying but they’re good. And they’re opportunistic. They take the ball away. They take the ball away and that should be applauded.”

Texas Tech certainly doesn’t have one of the better-scoring defenses in the country this season. The Red Raiders have allowed an average of 34.4 points per game, which is 120th overall nationally. That includes 33.5 ppg. in their six games through play in the Big 12. 

They’ve also allowed an average of 414.1 yards per game to their nine total opponents with 462.5 per game in league play.

So if Colorado protects Shedeur Sanders, it sounds like the Buffaloes can have a field day Saturday at 4:00 p.m. ET.