Overview

• Kickoff is 8 p.m. ET at a sold-out Folsom Field in Boulder, with national TV coverage on ESPN.
• Liberty transfer Kaidon Salter starts at quarterback, and Sanders said freshman Julian “JuJu” Lewis could play depending on situations.
• Betting markets leaned to Georgia Tech at roughly -4.5, reflecting uncertainty around Colorado’s revamped roster.
• Sanders said he routinely smells marijuana in the second quarter at home games, and the university said stadium security addresses smoking when alerted on the non‑smoking campus.
• Running backs coach Marshall Faulk publicly defended Sanders’ commitment after his bladder tumor surgery earlier this year, noting the head coach’s energy and presence at practice.