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Shedeur Sanders breaks Colorado’s 28-year-old football record

Shedeur Sanders celebrates his Senior Day at Folsom Field by rewriting Colorado’s football record books.

Sanders sat at 3,488 passing yards and needed just 39 yards to break the program’s single-season passing record. The senior quarterback got off to a fast start in Friday’s game against Oklahoma State, completing his first four passes of the game before firing a 10-yard touchdown strike to wide receiver LaJohntay Wester on the second drive of the game.

The touchdown pass gave Sanders 3,537 passing yards, surpassing the previous record of 3,527 yards, set by Koy Detmer in 1996, according to beat writer Brian Howell.

Sanders has since extended the record, when he fired another touchdown pass to Travis Hunter in the first quarter and then eclipsed the 200-yard passing mark by quickly opening the scoring in the second half with a 69-yard touchdown to Wester the second time the duo has pay dirt vs. hit the Cowboys.

As of this writing, Sanders has four touchdown passes with Colorado leading Oklahoma State 35-0 in the third quarter.