JuJu Lewis, the five-star recruit everybody had pegged as the future, didn’t even sniff the field in Colorado’s brutal 29-7 beatdown by No. 12 Texas Tech. And coach Deion Sanders is out here telling us it “didn’t happen like that” when asked if Lewis was bumped down to third string. Seriously, what is going on here?
The Rough Week for the Colorado QBs
Okay, so here’s the deal: Colorado got absolutely throttled, 29-7, by No. 12 Texas Tech. And the QB situation? It was a mess. Isaac Wilson, who got the start after replacing Lewis during the Baylor game, threw *four* second-half interceptions. Seriously, four! Then Kaneal Sweetwyne stepped in for two passes, completing one for seven yards. Meanwhile, JuJu Lewis, who’s been a critical part of their plan, was nowhere to be seen on the field.
After the game, when a reporter pointed out that Lewis’s playing time share made him look like the No. 3 guy, Sanders flat-out denied it. He said, “I would love JuJu to come in here and he tell you what happens.” He kept insisting, “No that’s not what went down,” and “It didn’t happen like that.” But what *did* happen? Sanders wasn’t specific, and Lewis wasn’t even there to talk to reporters. It’s tough, because Coach Prime made the decision to change QBs and then didn’t even put his prized recruit in when things were going sideways with the second quarterback.
From Prized Recruit to Sidelines
This isn’t just about one game, though. JuJu Lewis committed to Colorado at the peak of their hype, back at the end of the 2024 season when Shedeur Sanders was lighting it up and Travis Hunter won the Heisman Trophy, leading them to a 9-4 record. Lewis was a five-star recruit, the No. 3 QB in his high school class. They even sat him at the end of the “lost 2025 season” to protect a potential redshirt because he was *that* important to the future.
Now, he’s just on the bench, and Sanders isn’t having any discussion about it. He told a reporter, “JuJu didn’t play today, my man. So I’m not doing that. I’m not going to badger the kid, I’m not going to say nothing derogatory for the kid, he didn’t play today, Brian, like, come on.” He doubled down, saying he’s “worried about our team and winning,” and that “You’re trying to single out one kid and you can’t do that man.” But Lewis had some action earlier this season, going 11-of-16 for 75 yards before he was pulled from the Baylor game in Week 4, and 19-of-29 for 168 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions in the Week 3 loss to Northwestern.
The Relentless Quarterback Hunt
The truth is, Colorado has been on a relentless search for consistent quarterback play ever since Shedeur Sanders played his final game. And let’s be real, there hasn’t been much patience to find it. Lewis was one of *three* quarterbacks who started games for Colorado just last season. Sanders already made his first quarterback change of *this* season in Week 3, after a win over Delaware where all three of those QBs got snaps. This time around, he waited just two weeks longer to make another change. Add to that, the offensive coordinator, Pat Shurmur, was relieved of his duties midway through the 2025 season. It’s clear the QB situation is anything but settled for the Buffaloes.
The QB carousel just keeps spinning for Colorado, and with Coach Prime shutting down questions about his most promising young arm, it feels like this story is far from over. What happens next with JuJu Lewis, and how long can this level of uncertainty continue before it completely derails their season? We’ll all be watching to see if any clarity emerges, or if the denials just keep coming.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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