QB Shedeur Sanders leads Colorado past Colorado State - ESPN

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado coach Deion Sanders said after a 28-6 win over Colorado State on Saturday night that the Rams made the game more personal after they took shots at his players and program.

Quarterback Shedeur Sanders put it more bluntly: «They just asked for it.»

Comments quarterback Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi and receiver Tory Horton made during a media day interview with a local television station surfaced on social media this week. Horton lamented a 43-35 loss to Colorado last year, saying, «We should have murdered them guys, and they came out with that attitude they were on top of the world, and this ain't no Cinderella story. We're coming for revenge.»

Fowler-Nicolosi said, «I think it goes to show that the hype, the media train, it only gets you so far at the end of the day. You have to line up 11 guys against our 11 guys and we'll find out who wants it more. We'll see how far Instagram followers gets them.»

In response, Colorado played its best game of the season as Sanders threw for 310 yards and four touchdowns, Travis Hunter had 13 catches for 100 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, and the offensive line opened holes for the run game and gave up only one sack.

«Personal game, emotional game,» Deion Sanders said. «They kind of make it like that. We just want to play some football. The disrespect was uncalled for throughout the week. We knew that coming into the game it was going to be a bit personal, and it was.»

Sanders said during pregame warmups a Colorado State player ran into receivers coach Jason Phillips and elbowed him. Then during the game, with Colorado State trailing 14-3, Fowler-Nicolosi made a gesture at Hunter signaling he was too small after a run out of bounds.

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