Overview
- Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita threw four first-half touchdown passes as the Wildcats scored on six of seven first-half drives.
- Colorado committed five turnovers and a season-high 14 penalties, erasing a 75-yard touchdown and an interception with flags.
- Deion Sanders benched starter Kaidon Salter, then Ryan Staub after two interceptions, before freshman Julian “JuJu” Lewis entered and hit a 59-yard TD but later exited with a hand injury.
- The announced crowd of 48,223 at Folsom Field was the smallest of Sanders’ tenure, with a visible fan exodus before halftime.
- Sanders took full responsibility and blocked player interviews, denied his team has quit, and faces intensified scrutiny after consecutive 50-point concessions and an 81-7 first-half deficit over two games, with local reports pointing to locker-room strain and possible staff changes.