Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders explains the snub of Colorado State QB Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi after the game

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders is no stranger to being at the center of controversy, and he found himself there again after his team's win over Colorado State on Saturday night. Sanders refused to shake hands with Rams quarterback Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi in a viral clip.

The Buffaloes cruised to a 28-9 victory over the Rams and Sanders spurned Fowler-Nicolosi at midfield. The Colorado quarterback pointed to his Colorado State colleague before shaking hands with other players.

On his “2Legendary” podcast, Sanders said his rejection was a response to trash talk from Fowler-Nicolosi. Sanders said he felt disrespected and didn't want to pretend everything was fine between the two.

“After the game, I said something to the Colorado State quarterback because he was talking crazy on social media, and he was really doing it to get clicks,” Sanders said. “…Yes, I said something because I'm human. You’re not going to talk crazy about us all the time and talk crazy like you like, and all the time you don’t like it at all.”

Following that incident, Sanders said he felt the media had painted him as the bad guy without providing the full context.

“For me personally, it felt like a lot of hate, but of course the media tried to portray it as if I had done something wrong,” Sanders said. “That's just how it is. We understood what was going on, so we are no longer affected by it.”

Ahead of the in-state rivalry game, Fowler-Nicolosi accused Colorado of being more interested in social media than football.

“We’ll see how far Instagram followers get them,” Fowler-Nicolosi said.

Sanders, who threw for 310 yards and four touchdowns, got the last laugh, while Fowler Nicolosi only managed 209 total yards and two interceptions.