- Colorado’s win over Colorado State last weekend drew 9.3 million viewers
- The Buffaloes have now sold out all of their home games for the 2023 season.
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Deion Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes continue to innovate: the team has now sold out all of its home games this season, a first for any school.
The university announced Tuesday that tickets have already gone for upcoming games against USC, Stanford, Oregon State and Arizona. Colorado had already played in front of a packed house against Nebraska and Colorado State.
It’s the latest indication of how Coach Prime has reinvigorated the program. Earlier Tuesday, it was revealed that Colorado’s double-overtime win over Colorado State, which ended in the early hours of Sunday across most of the country, drew 9.3 million viewers.
That made it the most-watched late-night college football game on ESPN, the network said.
The Buffaloes are 3-0 after upsetting TCU, routing Nebraska, then rallying to beat rival Colorado State.
The Colorado Buffaloes have now sold out every home game this season, a first for any school.
Shedeur Sanders turns heads after impressive performance for Colorado
Colorado didn’t kick off until after 10 p.m. ET and didn’t secure the victory until around 2:30 a.m.
Still, it was ESPN’s fifth most-watched regular season game on the network in any time slot. This ESPN college football broadcast window averaged about 1.7 million viewers last year, the network said.
Colorado’s first two games under Sanders were carried by Fox, with both being integrated into the network’s Big Noon game. The Buffaloes’ wins over TCU and Nebraska averaged about 8 million viewers for Fox.
Colorado will face No. 10 Oregon on Saturday in a game scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on ABC.
There has been a huge amount of interest in Colorado’s season under Coach Prime, after going 1-11 last year, with only a handful of fans coming to see them in action.
Sanders’ son, Shedeur, has also impressed as the team’s quarterback and is now being touted as a potential Heisman candidate after transferring to follow his father.
Stephen A. Smith (left) and Shannon Sharpe (right) both praised the Colorado quarterback.
Sanders passed for 348 yards and four touchdowns in big win over rival Colorado State
On Saturday night, he threw for 348 yards and four touchdowns in the 43-35 double overtime victory.
“Ladies and gentlemen, Shedeur is special,” said Stephen A. Smith.
“We see the speed, we see the athleticism, we see the arm strength. I watch him deflect coverage. I mean, he does things that you don’t see a lot of college quarterbacks.
Stephen A. went on to say that the young quarterback had “the composure, the intellect, the athleticism, the arm strength, the courage, the ‘desire for the moment.’
“This kid here, when you see talent, that’s one thing. But knowing that (Deion Sanders is) his father, and having that spotlight on him, and playing the way he plays here (shows the mastermind), not just with his abilities, we have a potential superstar on our hands. . This brother is special, right? He is very special.