Overview

• Kickoff is set for Saturday at 10:15 p.m. ET on ESPN from Folsom Field in Boulder, a rematch of last year’s 36-14 Alamo Bowl won by BYU.
• Colorado enters 2-2 (0-1 Big 12) with Liberty transfer Kaidon Salter now the clear starter after a four-touchdown performance vs. Wyoming.
• BYU is 3-0 behind an elite unit under coordinator Jay Hill that has allowed just 5.33 points per game with seven sacks and six takeaways.
• A key matchup features BYU RB LJ Martin (342 yards, 8.6 yards per carry) against a Colorado run defense ranked near the bottom nationally.
• Oddsmakers list BYU by about 6.5–7 points; Deion Sanders said he was “rough” on players and staff this week, and both teams are thin at running back with Colorado down Simeon Price and Dekalon Taylor and BYU without Sione Moa.