Former Colorado stars speak out amid Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter's controversial jersey retirements
The Colorado football program's newest decision to retire Travis Hunter's No and Sheduer Sanders' No jerseys was met with specific criticism Both former Colorado players' jerseys were officially retired earlier this month during a special ceremony at the Buffaloes spring match Only four other players in Colorado football history have been honored via a jersey retirement Colorado football dates back years The criteria applied to Sanders' and Hunter's respective retirements differentiate from what other former players faced CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMIn the s a student-athlete had to fulfill a graduation requirement prior to a jersey retirement An athletic department spokesperson verified to USA Currently Sports that both Sanders and Hunter had not yet graduated at the time of the April retirement ceremony CHIEFS' TRAVIS KELCE GOES OFF ON ANONYMOUS COACH WHO RIPPED SHEDEUR SANDERS BEFORE DRAFTSchool representatives also clarified that the graduation criterion was never an official strategy saying it was previously the preference of an academic counselor Authorities added that the athletic department administration along with the head coach can make jersey retirement decisions at their own discretion Michael Jones is one of the latest former Colorado football players to speak out as fallout from the controversial decision rages on Jones suggested his former university outright lacks a jersey retirement process For them to not have a process for the retiring of a number is asinine for an institution like Colorado Jones explained USA In the present day Sports It s just wholly asinine Darian Hagan who played quarterback at Colorado notified the outlet that the controversial retirement decision left him flabbergasted Hagan did not discredit Sanders' or Hunter's contributions to Colorado but instead expressed his belief that he should receive the honor someday We were invariably notified there was a waiting period Hagan narrated the outlet There was a agenda in place It had to be voted upon I was never reported that it was at the discretion of the athletic director or the head coach That was shocking news to me It was hard to stomach Sanders and Hunter played their final event in a Colorado uniform in late December in the Alamo Bowl Hunter was the second overall selection in the NFL Draft Sanders' unexpected drop in last week's draft was closely watched across the sports world and beyond Sanders was eventually selected in the fifth-round and will begin his NFL career with the Cleveland Browns Colorado won the national championship in Jones pointed to the program's history and suggested allowing Sanders and Hunter to effectively skip the jersey retirement line contributed to a serious ERASURE of our football legacy he wrote in a social media post Elsewhere Colorado does have strict policies in place for its athletics Hall of Fame If a player is to be deemed eligible the athletes must be a minimum of years removed from their playing career in Boulder The individual must also no longer be competing in any professional sports league per nomination documentation Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
