section_path: College career/Colorado
section_name: Colorado
paragraph_text: Colorado
  
  After his father Deion was hired as head coach at Colorado, Sanders joined his father and transferred to Colorado. He was immediately named the Buffaloes' starting quarterback.
  
  In his first game for the Buffaloes, Sanders completed 38 of 47 pass attempts for a school-record 510 yards and four touchdowns in the team's 45–42 win over 17th-ranked TCU. In the following game against Nebraska, he had 393 passing yards and two passing touchdowns to go with a rushing touchdown in the win. He led the Buffaloes to a 3–0 start with 348 yards, four touchdowns, and one interception in the next game, a win over Colorado State. Following the team's first setback against Oregon, he had 371 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, and one interception and a rushing touchdown in a narrow loss to USC. Following a win over Arizona State, he had 400 yards, five touchdowns, and one interception in a loss to Stanford. He missed the season's final game against Utah with a fracture in his back. Overall, he finished the 2023 season with 3,230 passing yards, 27 passing touchdowns, and three interceptions to go with four rushing touchdowns in 11 games as the Buffaloes went 4–8.
  
  Sanders led the Buffaloes to a 9–4 record in 2024 and an appearance in the Alamo Bowl. He finished the season with 4,134 passing yards and 37 touchdowns, with him earning Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year honors and named the winner of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. In April 2025, Colorado announced Sanders's jersey number, along with Travis Hunter 's, would be retired before the school's spring game.
  
  After his father Deion was hired as head coach at Colorado, Sanders joined his father and transferred to Colorado. He was immediately named the Buffaloes' starting quarterback.
  
  In his first game for the Buffaloes, Sanders completed 38 of 47 pass attempts for a school-record 510 yards and four touchdowns in the team's 45–42 win over 17th-ranked TCU. In the following game against Nebraska, he had 393 passing yards and two passing touchdowns to go with a rushing touchdown in the win. He led the Buffaloes to a 3–0 start with 348 yards, four touchdowns, and one interception in the next game, a win over Colorado State. Following the team's first setback against Oregon, he had 371 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, and one interception and a rushing touchdown in a narrow loss to USC. Following a win over Arizona State, he had 400 yards, five touchdowns, and one interception in a loss to Stanford. He missed the season's final game against Utah with a fracture in his back. Overall, he finished the 2023 season with 3,230 passing yards, 27 passing touchdowns, and three interceptions to go with four rushing touchdowns in 11 games as the Buffaloes went 4–8.
  
  Sanders led the Buffaloes to a 9–4 record in 2024 and an appearance in the Alamo Bowl. He finished the season with 4,134 passing yards and 37 touchdowns, with him earning Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year honors and named the winner of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. In April 2025, Colorado announced Sanders's jersey number, along with Travis Hunter 's, would be retired before the school's spring game.