While the football players may have missed out on the classroom experience, they still managed to perform well academically. Colorado director of player personnel James Cheney revealed that the Buffaloes football team earned a cumulative GPA of 3.0 under Sanders, the first time in program history they achieved that mark.

The scrutiny regarding Hunter’s personal relationships led to his temporary retreat from social media platforms, sparking important conversations about the pressures young athletes face in an increasingly connected world, where personal and professional lives often intertwine in complex ways.

Deion Sanders recently reflected on the changing landscape of college athletics and how it has impacted the experience of players like Travis Hunter and his sons, Shedeur and Shilo Sanders, while at Colorado.