Overview
- In comments reported by USA TODAY, Christian Fauria said he stopped supporting Colorado after the April 2025 retirement of Shedeur Sanders’ No. 2.
- Fauria called the jersey honor “a vanity project driven by his father” and argued that criticism of Deion Sanders gets dismissed as hate.
- He maintained that his stance has nothing to do with his son Caleb Fauria transferring from Colorado to Delaware after Sanders was hired.
- Colorado retired the numbers of Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter on April 19, 2025 at Folsom Field under athletic director Rick George.
- The dispute comes as Deion Sanders begins a fourth season with a 16-21 record, including 3-9 in 2025, after Fauria also criticized his coaching style in a recent radio interview.