Deion Sanders risks injury to son by trying to run up score after alleged elbowing and trash talk from CSU

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A 19-point victory and avoiding any major injuries wasn't enough for Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday. 

At the end of a 28-9 win over Colorado State, Colorado had the chance to take a knee and end the game after picking up a first down with less than two minutes to go. But that's not the route they took. 

Instead, Colorado ran several offensive plays and took several deep passes in an attempt to score another touchdown and make the score even more lopsided. This effort culminated in a fourth-down play where quarterback and the Sanders' son Shedeur Sanders dropped back and threw a pass for a one-yard loss while also taking a hit from a 300-pound defensive Colorado State lineman. They weren't even willing to settle for a field goal.

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Head coach Deion Sanders of the Colorado Buffaloes walks off the field after the game against the Colorado State Rams at Canvas Stadium on Sept. 14, 2024, in Fort Collins. (Andrew Wevers/Getty Images)

"We want to score," Deion said in the postgame press conference when asked about the final drive. "The game is about scoring, ain't it? I don't know protocol. You should called me and told me when to pull off. As long as the other team is trying to score, we're trying to score. That's my rule."

Shedeur suffered a fractured back at the end of last season after being sacked a total of 52 times in his first season at Colorado. Saturday's decision to stay in at the end was a stark reversal from last week for Shedeur, who left Colorado's 28-10 loss to Nebraska after taking a hit to the head, spending the final