PASADENA, Calif. — Shilo Sanders brought the hammer one time too many.
The Buffs safety, son of CU football coach Deion Sanders, was ejected for targeting a UCLA receiver late in the second quarter of the Buffs’ tussle with the Bruins early Saturday evening.
Sanders, a transfer from Jackson State, lowered his shoulder and laid out an almost perfectly-timed hit on UCLA tight end Carsen Ryan on a third-and-4 pass from the CU 20.
One problem: The location of the contact wasn’t perfectly timed, as the smaller Buffs defender didn’t lower the shoulder enough to avoid contact with the chin and face mask of Ryan, whose head snapped back.The Buffs defender celebrated the blow for several seconds at the site of contact while a slew of flags flew.
Replays confirmed the contact to the helmet, which guaranteed Sanders’ ejection from the game.
It was the second “highlight” hit for Sanders in the game, having forced a fumble early in the second quarter for a shoulder-to-shoulder barge with UCLA tailback Carson Steele, jarring the ball loose for a Bruins turnover.
Sanders, a grad student, is not expected to miss the Buffs’ next game, at home vs. Oregon State on Nov. 4.
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