Overview
- Kickoff is Saturday at 8:15 p.m. MT on ESPN in Boulder for the teams’ first regular-season meeting as Big 12 opponents.
- BYU enters 3-0 after a 34-13 win at East Carolina, with freshman quarterback Bear Bachmeier posting 246 passing yards, one touchdown and no interceptions plus a rushing score.
- Colorado is 2-2 and appears to have found traction at quarterback after Kaidon Salter’s breakout against Wyoming with 304 passing yards, three touchdowns and 86 rushing yards.
- Deion Sanders dismissed a revenge narrative from BYU’s 36-14 Alamo Bowl win and praised Cougars coach Kalani Sitake, calling him a friend and a “darn good coach.”
- Sanders said offensive linemen Jordan Seaton and Zy Crisler are expected to play, noted uncertainty in the running back room, and kept late-night practices to prepare for the evening kickoff.