Last year the Colorado football program went 1-11, led by coaches Karl Dorrell and Mike Sanford.
. They hired a new coach from Jackson State, Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders. He also brought over his son, star quarterback Shedeur Sanders and wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter. Coach Prime also changed the traditional captain system by naming captains and dawgs. A dawg in football is a player that plates with tons of energy and aggressiveness.
Colorado had their first matchup against TCU, who reached the National Championship last year and were big favorites to win against Colorado with a -21 point spread.
Shedeur Sanders came out and proved all of the haters wrong with a school record of 510 passing yards and four touchdowns without an interception. He put up an insane quarterback rating (QBR) of 200.1. Travis Hunter played a record amount of 144 snaps on both sides of the ball. He had 119 receiving yards and an interception. Dylan Edwards had four touchdowns, three receiving and one rushing. Colorado won with the final score being 45-42.
They then were matched up against Nebraska. Sanders put up 393 passing yards with two touchdowns to further showcase their dominant passing game. Wide receiver Xavier Weaver had a great game with 170 receiving yards and one touchdown. The offensive line was very concerning though, letting up eight sacks. Despite that, they had a comfortable victory of 36-14.
In week three they played inter state rivals, Colorado State. It was a thriller with a 43-35 win in double overtime. Sanders threw for 348 yards and four touchdowns. The offensive line cut the sacks in half from last week by bringing them down to just four. There was not really any receiver that stood out as Sanders tried to spread the ball out more. The running game continued to be almost non-existent, as they are not really trying it out much. The defense did impress with three interceptions.
Colorado has a very tough matchup against Oregon next week and time will tell if they have what it takes to compete for a College Football Playoff spot.