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BOULDER — While the Colorado Buffaloes have at least one more game ahead of them, it almost certainly won't be at Folsom Field.

Thus, Friday signified the end of an era for the Sanders family.

After coaching his sons since they were youngsters, Colorado's Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders marked the last time he will coach his sons at Folsom Field.

They went out in style, each playing a key role in the Buffaloes' 52-0 win over Oklahoma State in the regular season finale. Quarterback Shedeur Sanders threw for 438 yards and five touchdowns. Safety Shilo Sanders notched his second fumble recovery of the season, leading to a CU touchdown.

Sanders and all three of his sons — Deion Jr., (who now heads a prominent social media company focused on his father's team), Shilo and Shedeur — shared a moment together on the field.

"I didn't really think about it until watching the last seconds tick off the clock like, 'Dang, this is it,'" an emotional Coach Prime said. "You know how long this journey's been with me and my kids. It's been a lot of ups and downs and in and outs and things you guys don't know about that we've overcome in a lot of adverse situations. A lot of highlights. It's been unbelievable to think that that's the conclusion of the matter. Just here, that's tough. That's tough."

Of course, the Buffs' season isn't over. CU still has hopes of playing in next weekend's Big 12 championship game — and even if they don't earn that berth, they will still play in a bowl game.

Coach Prime made it clear he expects all his players, including Shedeur and Travis Hunter, to play in the bowl game. It has become more and more common in recent years for players expected to be taken high in the NFL Draft to skip bowl games.

"Our kids are going to play in our bowl game, because that's what we signed up to do," Coach Prime said. "We're going to finish. We're not going to tap out, because that throws off the structure of next season. It's a couple teams, you take note, they laid an egg in the bowl game and they haven't recovered. We don't plan on doing that. We plan on going out there fighting just like we fought today, regardless of where we are."

HUNTER AND THE HEISMAN: Hunter finished with 10 catches for 116 yards and three touchdowns and had an interception and two pass breakups on defense.

He's been the favorite to win the Heisman for the last several weeks and Friday likely cemented that status.

"I think Travis clinched the Heisman," said Coach Prime, who was unhappy earlier this week when Hunter was left off the finalist list for the Thorpe Award. "He's the best player in college football. You could find ways to hate, to criticize, to condemn him, and you won't come out of that looking professional because now you're just searching for something … Travis proved today, and he's proved every week, that he is the best player in college football."

TWO-WAY PLAYERS: Along with Hunter, two other Buffs — Tyler Brown and Isaiah Hardge — played on both sides of the ball Friday. Brown played on the offensive and defensive lines while Hardge played in the secondary and as a running back.