No. 21 Colorado 20, UCLA 10

The statistics tell the story:

— Four turnovers;

— A total of 12 penalties – including four personal fouls and four calls for unsportsmanlike conduct – for a total of 128 yards;

— Four trips to the red zone by the offense, with only one touchdown to show for the effort.

In year’s past … Hell, last year … this would have been the post-mortem of yet another close loss. The Buffs, at times in the very recent past, played well enough to win Pac-12 games, but turnovers, missed opportunities, and self-inflicted wounds kept the team from posting “W’s”.

Against UCLA, however, the team found a way to win, coming away with a 20-10 victory before a Thursday night Blackout crowd of 43,761.

Drew Litton on UCLA game … Neil Woelk’s Five Keys to the UCLA game …

CU defense: two TD’s allowed at home … CU 5-0 when scoring 30+ … UCLA: Best 3-5 team in the nation?

Your “T.I.P.S.” for the Blackout game against UCLA … How does your prediction match up with mine?

ESPN and Jon Wilner both project CU in the Rose Bowl … CU No. 15 in first College Football Playoff rankings