Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders escapes ejection for pushing Judge in loss to Kansas

Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders avoided a ejection for shoving the referee in the second half of the No. 16, Colorado’s 37-21 loss to Kansas.

Officials appeared to miss Sanders, who shoved the referee in the middle of a brawl between Colorado and Kansas players. Sanders took issue with Kansas defenders after a sack when he took some contact after the play and the refs had to break up the scrum.

Making forced contact with an official is a personal violation penalty and an expulsion. As you can see the referee didn’t see Sanders push him in the middle of the scrum. No penalties were awarded after the game.

One of the players who had tackled Sanders on the play was defensive end Dean Miller. In the first half, Sanders was taken out in the knees by Miller after he wobbled for a long time and fired an incomplete pass to Will Sheppard. Take a look at the hit, which was questionable at best and dirty at worst.

A flag was thrown on the play, but officials quickly said Miller’s hit was not hard on the ball, and Colorado was instead flagged for having an offensive lineman down the field when Sanders threw the ball.

The QB went to the sideline after the hit, but immediately returned to the game and did not miss a play.

The loss means Colorado (8-3, 6-2 Big 12) now needs help to make the Big 12 title game. Thanks to losses to both Kansas and Kansas State, Colorado needs to beat Oklahoma State and have two of Arizona State, BYU and Iowa State lose before the end of the regular season.