![]() ![]() “So, on the sideline everybody was just coaching each other up, telling each other you got this, you got this. “It was no doubt that we could go out there and score every time,” Edwards said. That started a 14-minute stretch where the teams combined for 42 points and six lead changes. Then, the Horned Frogs took their first lead, 28-24, on a Chandler Morris-to-Dylan Wright touchdown late in the third quarter. TCU needed just three plays to answer the Edwards touchdown with one of its own. After forcing TCU into a three-and-out to start the game, Sanders led the Buffs on a 13-play, 73-yard drive capped by a 4-yard touchdown pass to Edwards and a 7-0 lead.ĬU took a 17-14 lead into halftime and quickly made it 24-14 when Edwards took a short pass from Sanders, weaved through some defenders and bolted to the end zone for a 75-yard touchdown. Nobody believed that we was gonna do that.” “The scoreboard is just telling y’all that’s what’s going on, but you didn’t believe. “I knew we was gonna do this,” Shedeur Sanders said. The Buffs had three 100-yard receiving games in the entire 2022 season. In its history, CU had never produced three 100-yard receivers in a single game, let alone four. (11 catches for 117 yards and a touchdown) and Xavier Weaver (six catches for 118 yards) also topped the 100-yard mark. Travis Hunter (11 catches for 119 yards), Jimmy Horn Jr. He caught five passes for 135 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for 24 yards and a touchdown. In addition to Sanders’ record-breaking performance, Edwards was sensational in his collegiate debut. ![]() But, the Sanders-led offense stole the show.ĬU had one of the worst offensive teams in the country the past two years – which is a big reason by Coach Prime and his son are now in Boulder – but the Buffs were electric in Fort Worth, racking up 565 yards, 30 first downs and seemingly scoring at will in the second half. ![]() Sanders completed 38-of-47 passes, had a passer rating of 200.1 (best ever for a CU quarterback with a least 40 attempts) and connected with running Dylan Edwards for the winning score, a 46-yard swing pass with 4 minutes, 25 seconds to play.ĬU’s defense struggled throughout the day, but came up with some timely stops, and the special teams had major issues. Sanders went 23-3 as a starter at JSU and never flinched against the Horned Frogs. ![]() “Yes, I came from an FCS school, a SWAC school, but to me, it’s no different. I’m about to get comfortable in a minute.” But guess what? We’re going to consistently do what we do because I’m here and ain’t going nowhere. When you see a confident black man sitting up here talking his talk, walking his walk, coaching 75% African Americans in the locker room, that’s kind of threatening. “We do things that have never been done and that makes people uncomfortable. “That’s the way our life has presented itself. “We’re gonna continuously be questioned because we do things that have never been done,” said Sanders, a Pro Football Hall of Famer who turned around Jackson State before coming to CU in December. It was CU’s first road win against a top-20 team since 2002 at then-No. And, there were plenty of questions about how a team with 87 newcomers – many of them from the FCS or junior college ranks – could come together and compete at the Power Five level.Ĭoach Prime’s new-look Buffaloes didn’t answer all of those questions on Saturday, but they sure did answer a lot of them in a thrilling and stunning 45-42 upset of the 17th-ranked Horned Frogs, who played in the national title game just eight months ago. The Buffaloes came into Saturday’s opener as a 20.5-point underdog against No. Carter Stadium.Ĭolorado was picked to finish 11th in the Pac-12 this season. I’ve got all my receipts,” he said as he walked into his postgame press conference at Amon G. FORT WORTH, Texas – For those who doubted Deion Sanders and his method for rebuilding the Colorado football team this offseason, he had a message on Saturday. ![]()
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