Overview

• Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. Mountain Time at Folsom Field in Boulder, with the game on ESPN.
• Colorado enters 1-2 after a 36-20 loss at Houston, while Wyoming arrives 2-1 following a 31-6 defeat to Utah.
• Previews spotlight an unsettled CU quarterback situation between Ryan Staub and Liberty transfer Kaidon Salter, with one outlet expecting Salter to start.
• Colorado aims to reestablish its ground game behind Micah Welch, Simeon Price and Dallan Hayden to stabilize the offense and control tempo.
• Wyoming brings a conservative, run-leaning approach featuring QB Kaden Anderson and WR Chris Durr Jr., testing a Buffaloes defense that blitzes often and needs to finish pressures; betting markets list CU around -13.5 with a total near 44.5 and most previews pick the Buffs.