Overview
- Colorado defeated Kansas State 27-24 in overtime on Saturday when Isaac Wilson found tight end Charlie Williams for an 11-yard touchdown on third-and-9 to end a five-game losing streak.
- The Buffaloes rode a renewed ground attack led by Richard Young, who ran 24 times for a career-high 120 yards and two touchdowns as Colorado finished with 222 rushing yards and 407 total yards.
- Kansas State rallied late in regulation with Blake Barnett engineering a 62-yard drive and an 8-yard touchdown to Garrett Oakley with two seconds left, then opted to kick the extra point after a Colorado timeout to send the game to overtime.
- Head coach Deion Sanders praised the win but faulted his team’s late-game play, saying they “should have never got to overtime,” while Deion Sanders Jr. posted a postgame video calling the performance “terrible,” adding to internal scrutiny.
- The victory moves Colorado to 3-5 overall and 1-4 in Big 12 play, preserves a narrow path to bowl eligibility that requires three wins in the final four games, and sends the Buffaloes on the road next to face Arizona State.