Colorado Ripped by Fans for Boastful Move to Honor Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter

Both Buffaloes stars are leaving a legacy behind in Boulder—and a little bit more.

Shedeur Sanders #2 and Travis Hunter #12 of the University of Colorado Buffaloes speak with the media at Zouk Nightclub at Resorts World Las Vegas on July 21, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. / Photo by Louis Grasse/Getty Images

Before Colorado stars Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter find their new homes in the 2025 NFL draft later this April, they received a special timeless gift from the Buffaloes at their former home, Folsom Field.

Buffaloes fans noticed a distinct change to their home football stadium this week: both Sanders's and Hunter's names and numbers were plastered on the side of the building alongside that of Colorado legends like Joe Romig, Byron White and Bobby Anderson.

Legends. #GoBuffs pic.twitter.com/VQRdtebbUF

— DaGoldenBuff 🦬⚒️ (@braunandbuffs) April 18, 2025

The change comes after the Buffaloes announced they were going to officially retire Sanders's and Hunter's jersey numbers at the Spring Game on Saturday. The two players getting a hero's—nay, a legend's—farewell will be a heartwarming moment sure to make coach Deion Sanders emotional as he watches his son make the leap to the pros.

But college football fans were much less enthusiastic about the whole situation, given that many college stars achieved more than Sanders and Hunter did at Colorado but didn't get their jersey numbers retired or their names etched onto the side of stadiums (Johnny Manziel and Tim Tebow, to name a few).

Unserious football program https://t.co/xmOIYN5yjA

— jeff 🇺🇸🇨🇺 (@usctrojan43) April 18, 2025

This is such a weak thing to recognize. https://t.co/4rsHokpPzA

— Colton Steiner™ 🎙️ (@s_colton) April 18, 2025

O/U when Deion leaves #2 comes down? https://t.co/FdJ9Uur2V2

— 𝗭𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿 (@zfish04) April 18, 2025

Might as well retire Shilo Sanders number too while we’re at it. https://t.co/K9EafSaVYX

— Jared (@Jrods_Tweets) April 18, 2025

As silly as this already is they should’ve replaced the names with their instagram handles. https://t.co/Lw7ZRXRCh2

— Always the Vollain ⚾️🏆 (@TheVollain) April 18, 2025

I know Colorado fans are mad embarrassed. https://t.co/O7bLA1ycr5

— Preston McAlhany 🐘 (@TheAudioParrot) April 18, 2025

Again… WTF DID THEY DO??? https://t.co/LFxd7tOb1t

— Goob (@hey__ny) April 18, 2025

I’m surprised that Deion Sanders would set such a low standard for his son and Travis Hunter to retire their numbers before they accomplished anything in the NFL. He’s exposing his kid and Hunter to ridicule for the rest of their lives by giving them lifetime accolades before… https://t.co/914rauY9er

— Stanford Athletics (@WeFixThings2024) April 18, 2025

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