Oct. 25th – USC – Loyalty? What it Means to be a CU fan in 2019

Senior quarterback Steven Montez set his 38th school record in starting his 32nd consecutive game, and for 45 minutes against USC, Montez looked like a hero. Montez threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns, running for a fourth, but it was not enough to keep Colorado from losing to USC for the 14th-consecutive time, falling 35-31 before 48,913 fans in Boulder.

The Trojans rallied from a ten-point fourth quarter deficit for the victory. USC quarterback Kedon Slovis hit wide receiver Michael Pittman for two touchdowns in the final 11 minutes – with the scores covering 44 and 37 yards – to take down the Buffs.

The Buffs had 520 yards of total offense to 518 for the Trojans, but couldn’t sustain drives in the fourth quarter. Laviska Shenault had nine receptions for 172 yards, including a 71-yard touchdown reception, but the effort was wasted as the CU defense failed to hold an opponent under 30 points for the 12th consecutive game.

What’s next for the CU program? Can the Buffs build on a 500-yard, 31-point performance, or will the heart-breaking loss doom CU to another forgettable November, and yet another long winter? … Tucker: “I believe in this football program” – Does the Buff Nation? …

Mel Tucker:  “First of all, you’ve got to believe you can win the game” … *Video – Relentless – Episode 3 posted* … Will this be the game CU is able to “run the ball on our terms”? …, Buffs hope having home crowd will alleviate false start issues …

UCLA enters CU week on a two-game winning streak after defeating No. 24 Arizona State, 42-32 … Stanford (which has a bye before playing CU) takes down Arizona, 41-31 … National publication predictions for Buffs v. Trojans: USC in a blowout …

CU wearing all-black uniforms for Blackout game (what is CU’s record wearing all-black?) … CU has gone from 17 DB’s to six (with three true freshmen) … What (latest) school record will Steven Montez set Friday night? … Nate Landman eighth in the nation in tackles/game ….

Can CU handle USC’s fourth-string tailback? (Arizona couldn’t) … USC is 113th in the nation in turnovers surrendered (fingers crossed) … Why is it good karma for the game to have been moved to Friday? … What is your prediction for the game? …