The University of Colorado announced Monday that quarterback Shedeur Sanders and two-way star Travis Hunter are “officially untouchable” and will retire their football jersey numbers Saturday in a ceremony at Folsom Field.
That means jersey No. 2 for Sanders and No. 12 for Hunter will not be worn again by any Colorado player and will be only the fifth and sixth retired jersey numbers in CU football history.
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Both players played only two seasons at Colorado after transferring from Jackson State in Mississippi. But both made historic marks on the program. Sanders, son of Colorado coach Deion Sanders, set over 100 school records, including career passing touchdowns and completion percentage. Hunter, the receiver/cornerback, won the Heisman Trophy last year and is described in his CU bio as the “most decorated player in a season in college football history,” including his win of eight major college football awards in 2024.
The ceremony to retire their jersey numbers will happen at the start of CU’s annual spring football intrasquad game on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
Both players are expected to be first-round NFL draft picks on April 24 after helping the program finish 9-4 in 2024 just two years after the Buffaloes went 1-11 in 2022.
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Only four other players have had their numbers retired in CU’s 135-year football history:
∎ Byron White’s No. 24. White finished second in the Heisman voting in 1937 and went on to become a U.S. Supreme Court justice.
∎ Joe Romig’s No. 67, worn by the guard/linebacker in 1959-61 before he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
∎ Bobby Anderson’s No. 11, worn by quarterback/tailback in 1967-69 before he also was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
∎ Rashaan Salaam’s No. 19, worn by the running back in 1994 when he also won the Heisman Trophy.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter to have CU jersey numbers immortalized
