Colorado Denies Rumor Deion Sanders Ordered Shedeur's Song Over Fight Song After TDs

A spokesperson for Colorado denied a rumor that head coach Deion Sanders asked the Buffaloes' band to hold back from playing the school's fight song following touchdowns from Shedeur Sanders.

"This is not true," the spokesperson said (h/t ESPN's Kyle Bonagura). "Nobody ever asked the band to refrain from playing the fight song."

Jake Shapiro of denversports.com reported on Saturday that Sanders allegedly told the band that they couldn't perform if his son scored so that the loudspeaker could play his own song, "Perfect Timing."

The spokesperson explained that a snippet of Sanders' song is played after he scores, although the band performs the school's fight song immediately afterwards. Colorado kicker Alejandro Mata's song is also briefly played after a made field goal before the band begins to operate.

The quarterback's song has been widely discussed throughout the start of the Buffaloes' 2024 season, as Nebraska used it to poke fun at Colorado in the team's locker room following a 28-10 win on Saturday (via Sportskeeda's Nick Igbokwe).

Sanders was unable to find any rhythm against the Huskers, getting sacked five times. He finished just 23-of-38 with 244 yards, tossing one touchdown to go along with an interception that was returned for a score in the first quarter.

"The way we started is just not indicative of who we are and we just never got it together," Deion said after the game, per ESPN's Max Olson.

The 22-year-old signal-caller fared much better in the Buffaloes season-opener, a 31-26 win over North Dakota State on Aug. 29. Sanders completed 76.5 percent of his throws for 445 yards and four touchdowns against one interception. He also added 17 yards on the ground.

Sanders won't be able to hear a snippet of his own song after a potential touchdown in Week 3, as Colorado travels to face Colorado State on Saturday. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. ET.