USA Today writer continues beef with Colorado’s Deion Sanders, former Buffs QB Shedeur Sanders
TL;DR
USA Today writer Brent Schrotenboer criticizes Colorado coach Deion Sanders and his son Shedeur for their media interactions. The tension escalates as Schrotenboer highlights Shedeur's lack of a degree from the University of Colorado Boulder.
Key points
- Brent Schrotenboer criticizes Deion Sanders and his sons.
- Shilo Sanders made a disrespectful comment to a female reporter.
- Schrotenboer highlights Shedeur Sanders' lack of a degree.
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USA Today writer continues beef with Colorado’s Deion Sanders, former Buffs QB Shedeur Sanders originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Colorado Buffaloes football coach Deion Sanders and his sons, Shedeur, Shilo, and Deion Jr., aka “Bucky,” don’t exactly aim for friendly media relations if they don’t sense fair coverage. By the same token, those media figures don’t appreciate it when the Sanders family disrespects one of their own.
Since Shilo told The Plain Dealer’s Mary Kay Cabot to “Go Make a Sandwich” after she shared the opinion that Deshaun Watson should start for the Cleveland Browns, USA Today’s Brent Schrotenboer stuck up for her and brought Coach Prime’s coaching/parenting into it, saying, “Colorado football coach Deion Sanders previously has told his players to respect women and to address them as ‘miss’ instead of their first names … But his middle son Shilo Sanders didn’t exactly heed that advice on social media April 29, sparking a response from the female reporter whom he chided online, followed by Shilo saying the reporter had ‘so much emotion.’”
Now, Schrotenboer is continuing the beef, exposing Sanders’ recent graduation from the University of Colorado Boulder, or rather, the lack of a degree from the university.
Shedeur Sanders reportedly didn’t complete coursework at CU
Per Schrotenboer, “...the school confirmed to USA TODAY Sports on May 14 that Sanders has not obtained his degree yet. Sanders, son of Colorado coach Deion Sanders, instead participated in the ceremony before his actual graduation, which students sometimes do if they’re on track to graduate but still need to complete coursework … Participating in the ceremony is not the same as graduating. Colorado athletics spokesman Steve Hurlbert confirmed this means he has not gotten his degree yet.”
It’s legitimate reporting, for sure. But was it truly necessary? Dig into many athletes getting their degrees, and you’ll probably find more honorary achievements than those earned by non-athletes.
It seems like Schrotenboer is sticking up for Cabot again in the ongoing media beef with the Sanders family.
Q&A
What did Brent Schrotenboer say about Deion Sanders and his sons?
Brent Schrotenboer criticized Deion Sanders and his sons for their disrespectful comments towards media figures, particularly focusing on Shilo Sanders' remarks.
Why is there ongoing tension between the Sanders family and USA Today writer?
The tension stems from Shilo Sanders' disrespectful comment to a female reporter, which prompted Schrotenboer to defend her and question the Sanders family's media relations.
What controversy surrounds Shedeur Sanders' graduation status?
Brent Schrotenboer has pointed out that Shedeur Sanders has not graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder, adding to the ongoing criticism of the Sanders family.
