PHOTOS: CU Buffs take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Folsom Field
Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Kaidon Salter (3), center, dives through the Georgia Tech defense for a first down.
Colorado Buffaloes running back Simeon Price (26) dives for the ball as he misses a pass during the second half of the CU vs Georgia Tech football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterback Haynes King (10) runs past the Colorado Buffaloes defense at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday.
Fans cheer the Colorado Buffaloes during the CU vs Georgia Tech football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Kaidon Salter (3) throws a pass downfield during the CU vs Georgia Tech football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Colorado Buffaloes running back Micah Welch (29) is tackled by Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets linebacker E.J. Lightsey (2) and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defensive back Jon Mitchell (29) during the CU vs Georgia Tech football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets head coach Brent Key, left, hugs Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders at the end of game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday.
Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver Quentin Gibson (15) is carried off the field by the Georgia Tech defense during the CU vs Georgia Tech football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Kaidon Salter (3) looks for a receiver as Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defensive lineman Brayden Manley (11) charges him down during the CU vs Georgia Tech football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Kaidon Salter (3) throws a pass during the CU vs Georgia Tech football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Chip, the Colorado Buffaloes mascot, pumps up the crowd before the start of the CU vs Georgia Tech football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders runs onto the field with the Colorado Buffaloes at the start of the CU vs Georgia Tech football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Colorado Buffaloes running back Simeon Price (26) blows past the Georgia Tech defense during the CU vs Georgia Tech football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver Joseph Williams (8) pumps up the crowd after CU scored the first touchdown of the game in the first quarter of the CU vs Georgia Tech football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Colorado Buffaloes running back Micah Welch (29) runs past the Georgia Tech defense during the first quarter of the CU vs Georgia Tech football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Colorado Buffaloes safety Carter Stoutmire (23) prays in the end zone before the start of the CU vs Georgia Tech football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Colorado Buffaloes cornerback DJ McKinney (8) goes to tackle Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets wide receiver Bailey Stockton (7) during the CU vs Georgia Tech football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterback Haynes King (10) throws a pass as the Colorado Buffaloes defense closes in.
Colorado Buffaloes running back Dekalon Taylor (20), drops a pass as Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defensive back Clayton Powell-Lee (5) chases him down during the CU vs Georgia Tech football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Kaidon Salter (3) looks for an open receiver as Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defensive back Jy Gilmore (14) closes in during the CU vs Georgia Tech football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Kaidon Salter (3) tries to push through the Georgia Tech defense as Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defensive lineman Akelo Stone (7) tackles him during the CU vs Georgia Tech football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Colorado Buffaloes defensive tackle Tavian Coleman (94) prays on the field before the start of the CU vs Georgia Tech football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterback Haynes King (10) throws a pass as Colorado Buffaloes linebacker Martavius French (37) tackles him during the CU vs Georgia Tech football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
CU players warm up in the rain before the start of the CU vs Georgia Tech football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
CU students stand in the rain as the CU Buffs take the field before the start of the CU vs Georgia Tech football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
A fan sits alone in the rain before the start of the CU vs Georgia Tech football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
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