On Saturday afternoon, the Colorado Buffaloes made a statement for a second consecutive week by defeating rival Nebraska 36-14.
Following the game, Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, who threw for 393 yards and two touchdowns, called the win “extremely personal.” The son of head coach Deion Sanders noted that he took issue with the Cornhuskers’ treatment of the Colorado logo at midfield of Folsom Field, as well as comments that Rhule made regarding the Colorado program before the game.
“We go out there and warm up, and we got the head for the other team trying to stand in the middle of the Buff,” Sanders told media following the game on Saturday. “It’s ok if a couple of players do it, it’s fine, like just enjoy the scenery. But when you’ve got the whole team trying to disrespect it, you know I’m not going for that at all. I went in there and disrupted it.”
When asked about it during his weekly press conference on Monday, Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule took exception to the disrespect allegation. “We do it at every stadium,” Rhule said. “We got there; we pray for blessings. They came in, I asked them, I asked Shedeur if he wanted to pray with us,” he added.
Rhule would further defend himself by pointing out that before the end of Saturday’s game, he walked across the field to Colorado head coach Deion Sanders to congratulate him on the win.
Sanders, unable to move quickly due to blood clot issues in his legs, would’ve been unable to meet Rhule at midfield on Saturday once Colorado fans rushed the field following the team’s victory.
“No one is going to tell me who I am; at the end of the game, they told me we’re going to run right off the field, and they’re going to storm the field. I said absolutely not. I don’t care if I get beaten up by a mob,” he said. “I’m running across that field, and I’m shaking Coach Sanders’ hand. So when you’re losing, people are all gonna say all kinds of things about you. I know exactly who I am, and I’m coaching this team with class.”
Rhule and his Nebraska team will look to get their first win of the season this upcoming Saturday against the Northern Illinois Huskies.