The growth and development of Shedeur Sanders's football career has been intertwined with his father's coaching career. As Shedeur rose from a high school football quarterback to a top-10 Heisman Trophy finalist for the Colorado Buffaloes,

Also in attendance for a portion of the meeting — though unexpected and only via FaceTime — was the quarterback’s father, Deion Sanders. The Titans, who have the first overall pick, met with Sanders for 45 minutes. The meeting also included a surprise FaceTime call from Shedeur’s father, Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders.

While the football players may have missed out on the classroom experience, they still managed to perform well academically. Colorado director of player personnel James Cheney revealed that the Buffaloes football team earned a cumulative GPA of 3.0 under Sanders, the first time in program history they achieved that mark.