Overview
- Kickoff is 8 p.m. ET on ESPN at a sold-out Folsom Field in Boulder.
- Deion Sanders has labeled this his best team as he begins his third season at Colorado.
- Liberty transfer Kaidon Salter gets the Week 1 start, with freshman Julian “JuJu” Lewis available for situational snaps.
- Colorado replaces NFL-bound standouts Shedeur Sanders and Heisman winner Travis Hunter, offset by larger lines featuring 22 players at 300 pounds or more.
- Georgia Tech returns quarterback Haynes King and runner Jamal Haynes after offensive additions through the portal, with betting markets listing the Yellow Jackets around -4.5 per the New York Post.