Overview
- The Buffaloes fell to 3-7 (1-6 Big 12) with the road defeat, which guarantees a losing season and ends their bowl hopes.
- True freshman Julian Lewis made his first start, completing 22 of 35 passes for 299 yards and two touchdowns and now loses his redshirt.
- Brett Bartolone debuted as offensive play-caller after Pat Shurmur was removed from those duties, and Colorado posted its highest scoring output since Oct. 11.
- The loss followed blowouts to Utah (53-7) and Arizona (52-17), with Colorado outscored 105-24 across those two games.
- Fan criticism intensified, while AD Rick George voiced confidence in Deion Sanders, who is under a five-year, $54 million deal and previously reported successful bladder-removal surgery with no evidence of cancer.