Separated by decades, Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders and coordinator Pat Shurmur form play-calling bond
Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, left, confers with offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Cincinnati Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/David Zalubowski]
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The decades separating Colorado’s Heisman candidate quarterback Shedeur Sanders and NFL coach-turned-college offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur are bridged by play-calling. Sanders trusts Shurmur and Shurmur trusts Sanders. It’s a partnership that’s allowing the 21st-ranked Colorado Buffaloes to post prodigious passing numbers as they work on their ground game. Melding a style they refer to as a West Coast offense in a no-huddle format inspired by the mountain air of Boulder, the Buffaloes are in the running for not only a Big 12 title but possibly even a berth in the College Football Playoffs. Colorado plays at Texas Tech this weekend.
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