Nov. 9th – Stanford – Credible Evidence

Red-shirt freshman kicker Evan Price, subbing for James Stefanou, connected on three fields, the last being a 37-yarder on the game’s final play, giving Colorado a 16-13 win over Stanford.

The Buffs took a 7-0 lead on their first drive of the game, but lost the lead early in the fourth quarter on a 79-yard touchdown pass from Stanford quarterback K.J. Costello to Simi Fehoko. Down 13-10, the Buffs launched two long fourth quarter drives – 14 plays for 69 yards and 13 plays for 61 yards – to tie the game and then post the game’s final points.

“I just wanted to go out there and pretend it was a practice kick and do what I normally do,” Price said. “Trust the holder, trust the snapper and trust the line, and everything just went right”.

The win over Stanford did not move the Buffs out of last place in the Pac-12 South, but it did send a message to the rest of the league (and to the recruits on hand for a 77-degree sunny day in November) that the future of the program is bright …

USC builds 28-7 first quarter lead, holds on for 31-26 win over Arizona State … Washington holds Oregon State to 119 total yards in 19-7 victory … Hot Seat Rankings: Kevin Sumlin and Mike Bobo bumped to “start improving now” …

Game Day!!! … Ralphie will not run for the second straight game … Matchup to watch: Stanford offensive line v. CU’s front seven … Big recruiting weekend on tap for Buffs (including three four-star prospects) … Tim Lynott settling in at center: “It feels a lot better every game” …

Neill Woelk’s Five Keys to CU/Stanford … Mel Tucker’s podcast: Phillip Lindsay … CU and Stanford neck-and-neck in all-time NFL draft picks … Who are the only two recruits in CU history to be rated higher than Antonio Alfano? …

Will the Buff Nation get to see the “good” Steven Montez this weekend? … Stanford has bounced back well from a 1-3 start … CU’s last best chance to hold an opponent under 30 points until 2020 … Stanford is 25-7 in November under David Shaw …