Overview

• Ryan Staub, elevated to start after beginning the year third on the depth chart, went 19-of-35 for 204 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions as Deion Sanders said he did not play well.
• Sanders blasted his defense on ESPN during the game, calling it "hot garbage" and lamenting an inability to stop first downs, then took full responsibility in his postgame remarks.
• Houston piled up roughly 430 yards, including 209 on the ground, as Conner Weigman threw for 222 yards and added 83 rushing yards with two touchdown runs.
• Colorado’s offense collapsed after halftime, running just five plays for zero yards in the third quarter while Houston controlled the ball for nearly 13 minutes.
• Houston kicker Ethan Sanchez made five field goals, and Colorado now returns to Boulder to face Wyoming next Saturday with the quarterback plan still unsettled.