Like father, like son: Shedeur Sanders channels his father’s iconic gameday photo as he graduates from Colorado

BOULDER, CO - APRIL 19: Former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders looks on during a ceremony to retire his jersey before the Black and Gold Spring Game at Folsom Field on April 19, 2025 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images for ONIT)

The youngest son of Deion Sanders graduated Saturday with a degree in sociology and showed up as any Sanders would.

Saturday marked a big day in the Sanders household.

As college graduations get underway across the country, Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders woke up Saturday with a simple goal in mind: look good when he walked the stage at the University of Colorado.

Similar to how his father, Deion, laid out his gameday fit before he took the field, Shedeur laid out his graduation gown, his stole with ‘student athlete’ written on it, and his mortarboard.

“Thank you GOD,” he captioned the post.

The former Buffs signal caller graduated with his degree in sociology despite never physically attending class. It might have been due to his fame on campus, but as his father said in a 2024 interview, he missed out on the experience of just being on campus and walking around amongst other students.

“It’s so different now,” Deion Sanders said on the “” at the time. “Most of the schooling is online. They go to classes and I’m like, ‘You guys are missing the best part of college to walk around and be on campus and build an atmosphere and build relationships on campus with other students outside of football. That’s the best part of it.