Quarterback Shedeur Sanders is moving on to the NFL, so the team will rely on a new quarterback. The projected starter under center in 2025 is redshirt senior Kaidon Salter, who transferred to Colorado from Liberty. Safety Shilo Sanders is considered a late-round draft prospect.

Four players under coach Deion Sanders at Colorado have been invited to the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis later this month. But there’s one notable exclusion. Sanders’ middle son, Shilo, was not invited. As a safety, he was Colorado’s leading tackler in 2023 and third-leading tackler in 2024 despite missing three games with a broken forearm.

On Sunday, Jan. 12, one day before the news broke that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones talked with Colorado coach Deion Sanders regarding the Cowboys’ then-open head coaching job, a Buffaloes supporter fired off an email with the title “Whatever it takes to KEEP Coach Prime!”

Even without his sons playing, Deion Sanders appears to be relieved he can coach Colorado without any distractions.

As speculation swirled around Deion Sanders’ potential departure from Colorado, Rick George kept everything in focus. At least one passionate Buffaloes supporter sent an urgent email titled "Whatever it takes to KEEP Coach Prime!