Shedeur Sanders has taken the road less traveled throughout his college football career. The former blue-chip recruit chose to play for his father Deion Sanders at HBCU program Jackson State and turned down FBS offers before continuing his career at Colorado. Now he is the potential No. 1 pick in the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft.

Many quarterbacks playing for the top spot in the draft would forgo a playoff bowl outside of college football, and at this point in the sport’s history, it would be difficult to blame them. When asked about his decision to play another game for the Buffaloes against BYU in the Alamo Bowl on Saturday, Sanders reminded everyone that he always took a different path.

“I don’t do what other people do,” Sanders said Thursday. “From the beginning, we went to an HBCU and I had every offer in the country. So I don’t care what other people do. I say it’s about the team and everything I stand for. You know, it’s about equality. And just because they project X, Y and Z doesn’t mean I can’t play with my X, Y and Zs. Do you understand what I mean? I got to play with my receivers. I have to be able to play with the team, the O-line and all that because we may never have the chance to play together on the same team again.

“So it’s about appreciating the moment. It’s about knowing that this is the last college game and we left everything open every single game. There are no regrets. I never want to go anywhere with regrets, so that’s the thing. If I had noticed anything negative, I wouldn’t have played this year. I was in the first round last year anyway, so you feel me? There is no difference. I would have just left.”

Players take risks in every football game, but Sanders and teammate Travis Hunter have taken steps to secure their financial futures ahead of the Alamo Bowl. Deion Sanders told reporters Monday that the school has taken out record insurance on its projected first-round picks.

“We happen to have two players who are probably going to be the first two picks in the NFL Draft,” Sanders said Monday Reuters. “And they got, I think, the highest coverage ever in college football. … That far exceeds anyone who has ever played the game of college football.”

The Alamo Bowl begins Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on ABC.