It’s sad and made sadder by just how entertaining and competitive the conference has a chance to be. Even if it does survive in some patchwork form, it will never be the same. The rest will be dispersed to other Power Five conferences, including Colorado as one of four Pac-12 teams heading to the Big 12 next year.įailures in leadership and poor decision-making by those in charge have put the onetime Conference of Champions on life support. Off the field, there are only two schools left committed to the Pac-12 beyond this school year, Oregon State and Washington State. Every other conference has at least two losses. 18 Oregon State still to play Sunday at San Jose State, the Pac-12 is the only unbeaten league in the country. What might be the final season of Pac-12 football is off to a great start on the field. local kickoff.Īfter facing rival Colorado State the next week, the Buffaloes end September with back-to-back games against Oregon and USC. If you’re already growing a little weary of Coach Prime, be prepared: You’re going to see a lot of CU this September.įox is giving next week’s home opener the Big Noon treatment again.
#BYU insider provides his takeaways on the Cougars' 14-0 season-opening win over Sam Houston State. 18 Oregon State - and the Pac-12 just got even more exciting. 6 USC and Heisman winner Caleb Williams No. But that makes Colorado look like a lot of teams in the Pac-12 this season.Īnd Hunter playing 120 plays per game seems unsustainable.īut add an explosive CU team to a league that also includes No. The defense left a lot to be desired against TCU and the offense probably is going to need to run the ball better to take some of the pressure off Shedeur Sanders. It’s only one game, but it’s hard not to believe that Colorado is going to be fun and relevant and that Sanders did a heck of job not just reconstructing a roster almost from scratch but getting it ready to play Power Five football.įolsom Field should be in a frenzy for the old Big Eight rivalry renewed. Do you believe?”Ĭoach Prime wasn't letting ANYONE off the hook in his postgame presser 🤣 He asked one reporter: “Do you believe now? I read through that bull junk you wrote. 17 TCU In Deion Sanders’ Debut As Buffs Coachįreshman Dylan Edwards, whom Coach Prime lured away from Notre Dame, had 159 yards from scrimmage on 11 touches and scored four touchdowns, including the winner late in the fourth quarter.Ĭolorado snapped a 27-game losing streak against ranked teams on the road.Īnd when it was over, Sanders called out the doubters. “No, I’m not tired, I’m ready to go back in,” said Hunter, who wore a T-shirt with an image of his Hall of Fame coach on it during postgame.
Receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter played 129 snaps and had 11 catches for 119 yards, but his best and biggest play was an interception with TCU in the red zone.
Sanders’ son, Shedeur, set a school record with 510 yards passing in his first major college football game after transferring with his father from Jackson State.
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