Colorado safety Shilo Sanders left the Buffaloes' Week 2 game against Nebraska with a possible broken forearm, according to his coach and father Deion Sanders. Sanders will not return and could be out for an extended period of time.
Sanders went to the locker room early in the first half after recording two tackles in the first quarter. The Buffaloes were already down 14-0 when he left the field. It's unclear on what play Sanders hurt himself, but his loss leaves a hole in the secondary.
The sixth-year senior started all 11 games for Colorado at safety in 2023 while wearing his father's famous No. 21. He earned All-Pac-12 honors after posting 70 tackles, a pick-six and four forced fumbles. Sophomore Savion Riley is listed as the second-string starter at safety, but the Vanderbilt transfer has only played one game in a Colorado uniform.
The Sanders news only makes a bad night worse for Colorado as the Buffaloes trail Nebraska 28-0 at the half at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Cornhuskers have 100 more total yards and have gone downfield in the passing game with freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola.