Shedeur Sanders Will Have His Number Retired at Colorado After Compiling a 13-12 Record and an 8th Place Heisman Finish

No Colorado football player will ever wear No. 2 again, thanks to the indelible legacy left behind by Shedeur Sanders. Thirteen wins in 25 games, an eighth place Heisman Trophy finish and an Alamo Bowl appearance. History.

I don't want to shit on Sanders, because i think he's a good player. A very good player, in fact. But being a very good player does not mean you earned having your jersey retired three months after you finished playing. I would have even waited a few years to retire Travis Hunter's number, but he won a Heisman Trophy, so do whatever you want.

I don't know about other places, but at Tennessee, players have to meet three of the following criteria to even be considered for jersey retirement: First Team All-American, SEC Player of the Year, a national award (Heisman, O'Brien, etc.), school career record holder in a significant category and a national championship. If you don't leave school with three of those, there's not even a discussion. And if you do meet the criteria, it then goes to a committee to make the decision on if you'll actually get your number retired. Something tells me the process in Boulder is a bit more lax.

Kordell Stewart went 27-5 as a starter for the Buffaloes, was a First Team All-Big 8 and Second Team All-American in 1994 and won the Fiesta Bowl over Notre Dame to finish No. 3 in the country and does not have his jersey retired. Darian Hagan went 28-5-2 as a starter, won a national championship in 1990, was the sixth player in NCAA history to pass and rush for 1,000 yards in the same season and was a two-time First Team All-Big 8 selection. He does not have his jersey retired.

If Colorado wants to retire Shedeur's number, that's its prerogative, but it seems like there may need to be several added to the list if he meets the criteria.