Tag: colorado buffaloes
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Mark Kiszla: Her name is Hope. She’s quiet, but scores loud goals for the Buffs
BOULDER – CU soccer sensation Hope Leyba speaks softly and carries a big kick. On a Colorado summer evening when the clouds hovering near the Flatirons lit up like a Monet painting at sundown, I went to watch the greatest player in the 30-year history of the Buffaloes’ soccer program practice her art. And Leyba…
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Deion Sanders not letting CU Buffs take FCS Weber State lightly
BOULDER — It’s not an uncommon circumstance this time of year in college. A week after facing Georgia Tech as road underdogs, Colorado finds itself as nearly five-touchdown favorites (officially 34.5-point favorites per FanDuel Sportsbook) this week as Weber State comes to Folsom Field on Saturday (1:30 p.m. ESPN+) for the home opener. Deion Sanders…
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Multiple Colorado players recognized by Big 12 for Week 1 performance
The Thursday night primetime kickoff helped a national audience see Colorado’s season-opening win at Georgia Tech, but the Big 12 is making sure no one quickly forgets. The Buffaloes were well-represented on the conference’s first weekly awards of the 2026 season, with Lamont Lester Jr. winning Big 12 co-defensive player of the week, while safety…
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Colorado Buffaloes unveil elite rushing attack to grind out win over Georgia Tech
ATLANTA — Colorado ran the ball 15 straight times. Yes, that actually happened Thursday night at Bobby Dodd Stadium. For the first time in the Deion Sanders era, the ground game led the way to a 14-13 victory at Georgia Tech. For once, the offensive line was dominating the line of scrimmage, and it wasn’t…
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CU Buffs survive Georgia Tech 14-13 after Boo Carter’s game-saving blocked FG
ATLANTA — Almost as fast as he came off the edge on the final play, Boo Carter’s helmet was off as he sprinted down the field in a state of delirium. Playing his first game at Colorado, Carter, the Tennessee transfer whose time in Knoxville unceremoniously ended 10 months ago, made the game-saving play in…
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Mark Kiszla: Bad JuJu turns into miracle man when Buffs needed quarterback most
ATLANTA – On a southern night stickier than a cockroach stuck in a molasses trap, CU quarterback Julian Lewis was a hot mess. Until it mattered the most. “He didn’t shrink in the moment,” Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders said Thursday. “He stood up and did his thing.” Standing shoulder to shoulder with his CU teammates,…
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CU Buffs at Georgia Tech | 3 takeaways from Colorado’s comeback win
ATLANTA — These Buffaloes just might be different after all. After one-score losses early in the 2025 season derailed Deion Sanders’ team on the way to a 3-9 record, the latest Colorado team has already delivered in the clutch in a big way. Julian Lewis’ 20-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Williams in the final minute…
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CU Buffs Q&A: Fisher Clements’ journey from Northern Colorado walk-on to Power 4 tight end
BOULDER — Four years ago, Fisher Clements was a walk-on tight end playing for coach Ed McCaffrey at Northern Colorado. On Thursday night (6 p.m. ESPN), he’ll take the field at Bobby Dodd Stadium as a valuable piece of Colorado’s offense against Georgia Tech. The Denver Gazette discussed with the fifth-year senior his decision to…
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CU Buffs’ large Georgia contingent ready for homecoming in opener
ATLANTA — Against TCU in 2023, Shedeur Sanders and the Texas boys got their homecoming. A year later, it was Travis Hunter and the Florida boys. Now, as Colorado gets set to take on Georgia Tech in Thursday’s season opener (6 p.m. ESPN), there’s a new state dominating the Buffaloes’ roster — the Peach State…
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5 storylines to watch as Deion Sanders, Colorado open season at Georgia Tech | Colorado Gameday
ATLANTA — All of the talking is done. It’s time to find out if the Colorado Buffaloes are truly a different team. That’s been the message coming out of Boulder all offseason. The leadership issues that plagued a 3-9 campaign in 2025 are in the rearview mirror. This team says it is more connected than…