Deion Sanders hype train rolls on as Colorado BEATS bitter rival Nebraska in home opener to stay unbeaten in front of a bumper 50,000 crowd
The Deion Sanders hype train rolls on as Colorado beats bitter rival Nebraska in home opener and remains undefeated in front of a crowd of 50,000
- After a slow start, Colorado’s offense carried them to a 13-0 halftime lead in Boulder
- Deion Sanders’ son Shadeur impressed again as Buffaloes ran out 36-14 winners
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Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes marched on to record their season record after a thrilling win over bitter rivals Nebraska Saturday afternoon.
There’s a ton of hype about Coach Prime’s revolution in the Rockies, and it showed no signs of slowing down in front of a sold-out crowd at Folsom Field.
After leading 13-0 at halftime, the Buffs finished with a 36-14 win, and excited fans stormed the field to celebrate the victory, which moved the team to 2-0 for the season.
This time last year, the Colorado players were running out in front of a handful of fans, but it was the hottest ticket in town on Saturday, with prices well above those of Texas-Alabama.
For the second straight game, Coach Sanders’ son Shadeur impressed under center, passing for 393 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for another.
The Buffaloes were a dismal 1-11 last season before Deion Sanders was hired as coach and embarked on a roster overhaul that brought in 84 new players.
Colorado (2-0) stunned then-No. 17 TCU in the season opener last week, then defeated its former Big 12 rival for the third straight time.
Tar’Varish Dawson scored two touchdowns (one receiving, one rushing) and Jace Feely kicked three field goals for the Buffaloes. Xavier Weaver caught 10 passes for 170 yards and one touchdown for Colorado.
Jeff Sims rushed for a touchdown and completed 9 of 15 passes for 106 yards for Nebraska (0-2). But he also had one interception and lost three fumbles, hurting the offense for the second straight game.
Sims threw three interceptions in the Cornhuskers’ season-opening 13–10 loss to Minnesota on August 31.
Gabe Ervin Jr. rushed for 74 yards on 17 carries for Nebraska.
Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig had an interception for Colorado and teammates Arden Walker, Jordan Domineck and Buster Thomas recovered fumbles.
Shedeur Sanders completed 31 of 42 passes as he enjoyed his second straight big game. He set the Colorado school record with 510 passing yards in his debut.
The Buffaloes defeated Nebraska 468 to 341.
The game was scoreless until Sims blasted a shotgun blast and Domineck recovered to set up Colorado at the Cornhuskers’ 19-yard line. Feely cashed it in with a 31-yard field goal with 4:20 left in the half.
On Nebraska’s next possession, Silmon-Craig intercepted Sims’ pass to give the Buffaloes the ball at the Cornhuskers’ 30. On the next play, Sanders threw a 30-yard scoring pass to Dawson to make it 10-0 with 2:35 left. .
Feely tacked on a 32-yard field as time expired to give the Buffaloes a 13-0 halftime lead.
Sims went wild for a 57-yard touchdown run with 9:50 left in the third quarter for Nebraska. But Colorado answered with a 10-play, 75-yard drive that ended with Sanders’ 12-yard scoring pass to Weaver with 6:49 left in the third quarter.
Feely scored a 30-yard field goal to make it 23-7 with 1:20 left in the period.
On the first play of the fourth quarter, Sims lost the ball on a handoff exchange and Thomas recovered. The Buffaloes advanced 65 yards in nine plays, with Dawson taking a reverse 8 yards for a touchdown to make it 29-7. A two-point conversion failed.
Shedeur Sanders scored on a 6-yard run with 4:54 remaining before Nebraska completed the scoring on Heinrich Haarberg’s 4-yard scoring pass to Thomas Fidone III on the final play of the game.