Colorado shows signs of a pulse as Deion Sanders’ team flashes complete effort in thrashing Colorado State

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — There’s a pulse at Colorado. No, that’s not reflected in the head coach wearing shades at night while (seemingly) filming an endless series of commercials during the day. 

There’s a pulse at Colorado that doesn’t involve silly media feuds that distract from the build Coach Prime has underway. 

There’s a pulse because on Saturday night at Colorado State, it looked like there was an actual heartbeat from the Buffaloes who have been inconsistent — to put it mildly — under Deion Sanders. But that wasn’t the best beat of the night in the Buffs’ 28-9 win over the Rams. 

Colorado beat its blood rival. Again.

OK, so the Rocky Mountain Showdown may not register on your list of must-see rivalries, but this is a series that has featured everything from tear gas (1999 at Mile High Stadium) to a (arguable) cheap by Colorado State’s Henry Blackburn against CU star Travis Hunter (more about him later) last season. This was different. This was progress for Sanders’ program that has shown scant little of it three games into his second season.

The way it went down Saturday suggested there was an actual corner being turned. And that was enough for a program 15 games into the Coach Prime era that came into this game still trying to find itself.

These weren’t your one-trick Buffs with Shedeur Sanders’ right arm trying to outscore everybody. Sure, Shedeur threw for four touchdowns, the sixth time he has done that as the Buff’s star signal-caller. He missed on only 13 of 49 throws and didn’t commit a turnover. 

But there was another side to the rout. The Colorado State offense was choked into submission by a defense that has been, well, pliable during Deion’s stay. A defense that let North Dakota State hang around and was run over by…

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Author : Dennis Dodd

Publish date : 2024-09-15 05:07:15

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