Tag: Deion Sanders
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Julian ‘JuJu’ Lewis’ promising first career start provides glimpse into future for CU Buffs
For the first time in his football-playing life, Julian Lewis wasn’t sure if he was going to get an opportunity to play this season. But when the 18-year-old phenom finally did get the chance to make his first career start for Colorado on Saturday afternoon at West Virginia, he made the most of it. “He…
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How to watch: Colorado Buffaloes football at West Virginia
Colorado at West Virginia Kickoff: 10 a.m. Saturday TV: TNT/HBO Max Stream: play.hbomax.com/sports Broadcast crew: J.B. Long (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (color analyst) Radio: 94.1 FM and 850 AM Buffs broadcast crew: Mark Johnson (play-by-play), Gary Barnett (color analyst), Bobby Pesavento (sideline reporter)
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5 storylines to watch as Colorado meets West Virginia in Julian Lewis’ first career start | Buffs Gameday
The longest road trip of the season for Deion Sanders and Colorado hasn’t come at an opportune time. The Buffaloes (3-6 overall, 1-5 Big 12) are reeling. They’ve been outscored 105-24 over their last two games as they head to Morgantown, W. Va., to face a Mountaineers team with an identical record. Before the season,…
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What Colorado can learn from Big 12 showdown between No. 8 BYU and No. 9 Texas Tech | College Football Insider
For the first time since the late Mike Leach was coaching and Graham Harrell was chucking touchdowns to Michael Crabtree, Lubbock, Texas, is the place to be on a college football Saturday. When Texas Tech (8-1, 5-1 Big 12) hosts BYU (8-0, 5-0) at 10 a.m. on ABC, all eyes will be on Jones AT&T…
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Deion Sanders strips Pat Shurmur of play-calling duties with CU Buffs, report says
Deion Sanders has made a change after all. After Sanders again declined to confirm if there have been changes made to duties on the Colorado coaching staff, USA Today reported Wednesday Sanders had stripped offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur of play-calling duties before last week’s game against Arizona. Tight ends coach Brett Bartolone was elevated to…
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Mark Kiszla: Deion Sanders can’t buy CU players’ heartfelt passion to fight when going gets tough for Buffs
BOULDER — Instead of building a band of CU brothers who fight shoulder to shoulder and never give in, Coach Prime hired a bunch of football mercenaries, treated them like children and expected it to work when adversity struck. That is how the mess of 105-24 happens. In the wake of two losses by Colorado…
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Colorado freshman QB Julian ‘JuJu’ Lewis will make first career start at West Virginia
BOULDER — The reason Deion Sanders put Julian Lewis in the game last Saturday night is the same reason the five-star freshman quarterback will make his first career start this week. “Common sense,” Coach Prime said Tuesday when he confirmed the Buffaloes will turn to “JuJu” Lewis at West Virginia on Saturday (10 a.m. TNT).…
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CU Buffs opponent lookahead: West Virginia coming off first Big 12 win of season
What seemed like the easiest game on the Colorado schedule is here and it looks more daunting than expected. As the Buffaloes (3-6, 1-5 Big 12) have crumbled in their last two games, losing by a combined score of 105-24, West Virginia (3-6, 1-5) is riding high off its first Big 12 win of the…
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Deion Sanders owns CU Buffs’ worst home loss of his tenure: ‘It’s on me’
BOULDER — Saturday night was a first for Colorado in the Deion Sanders era. The Buffaloes have been beaten at home over the two and a half seasons. They entered this week with a 10-7 record at Folsom Field since the start of the 2023 season. But none of those seven losses were blowouts. In…
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CU Buffs vs. Arizona | 3 takeaways from a second straight blowout loss for Coach Prime, Colorado
BOULDER — The Deion Sanders era has reached a new low. The over 48,000 people who attended Colorado’s homecoming game against Arizona on Saturday night at Folsom Field should ask for their money back. A week after an embarrassing, 53-7 loss at Utah — the worst loss since Coach Prime took over — the Buffaloes…