When the University of Colorado football program recently announced it would be retiring quarterback Shedeur Sanders's and Heisman-winning two-way Travis Hunter's jersey numbers, the reaction on social media was unsurprisingly mixed.
Specifically, a faction of fans were claiming that the honor of a jersey retirement felt a little rushed ... and/or like favoritism; Sanders, the son of Buffaloes' head coach and NFL legend Deion Sanders, and Hunter are two young stars no doubt, but they haven't even entered the NFL yet. And while Hunter is clearly a generational player, considering his obvious prowess on both sides of the ball, fans felt like Sanders was also perhaps benefiting from his proximity to the program's head coach.
