Apr 19, 2025; Boulder, CO, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders during the spring game at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images

‘I Don’t Know’: Deion Sanders Keeps Secret Before Colorado Buffaloes’ 2025 Season

Originally posted on Gridiron Heroics | By Jordan Sigler | Last updated Jul 9, 2025 3:20 PM ET

Deion Sanders kept his plans mum on the biggest offseason question the Colorado Buffaloes face this summer. The Buffaloes have yet to name Shedeur Sanders’ replacement as the starting quarterback before their season opener when they host Georgia Tech at Folsom Field on Aug. 29.

The Buffaloes will have to decide between Liberty transfer Kaidon Salter or true freshman Julian Lewis.

Deion Sanders won’t name a starting QB

During his press conference for the Big 12 Media Day at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, Sanders wouldn’t name a starter.

“We brought both of them because I don’t know which one is going to start,” Sanders said via On3.

Per 24/7 Sports, Lewis entered college as a five-star athlete. Salter is coming off a season where he threw for 1,886 yards, 15 touchdowns, and six interceptions. He threw for 2,876 yards, 32 touchdowns, and six interceptions in 2023.

The Colorado Buffaloes could have a dual-QB system

Oct 20, 2023; Carrollton, GA, USA; Carrollton Trojans quarterback Julian Lewis (10) drops back to pass against the Westlake Lions during the first half at Grisham Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

Sanders believes Colorado could have a dual-quarterback system for the upcoming season.

“Yeah. Long as they’re doing their jobs and we’re winning,” Sanders said. “We definitely want to continue to develop JuJu, but Kaidon is unbelievable. Kaidon is off the chain. He’s been there, done that, he can get the job done. I wouldn’t have brought him here if I didn’t trust him.

“But JuJu is coming around the mountain when he comes. And I love him, I love what he brings to the table. I don’t know how it’s going to play out, as long as it plays out. We can’t lose either way, with either of those two.”

Shedeur, a fifth-round pick by the Cleveland Browns, led the Buffaloes to a 9-4 season in 2024. He’s in a similar situation in Cleveland, as the Browns figure out who will start in the upcoming season.

However, unlike with Colorado this summer, there will be a loser in that race.

Jun 12, 2025; Berea, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) listens to a play call during mini camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

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