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Colorado Daily – Arizona Week
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October 15th
… CU in a few minutes …
*Coach Prime’s Weekly Press Conference*
Also … DL BJ Green … WR LaJohntay Wester … DB Shilo Sanders … Coach Prime’s press conference starts at 15:50 …
From the Daily Camera … Buff Nation can breathe a collective sigh of relief.
Colorado star Travis Hunter, as well as fellow standout receiver Jimmy Horn Jr., are expected to play when the Buffs (4-2, 2-1 Big 12) visit Arizona (3-3, 1-2) on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz. (2 p.m. MDT, Fox).
“Travis should play for certain on Saturday; Jimmy as well,” CU head coach Deion Sanders said Tuesday.
Both players were injured during the second quarter – within three plays of each other – of Saturday’s 31-28 loss to Kansas State at Folsom Field and did not return.
Sanders has never revealed the specifics of their injuries, but both appear to be ready to go.
The news was not as good for receivers Omarion Miller and Terrell Timmons, who were also injured against K-State.
Miller, a sophomore, suffered an undisclosed leg injury. Coach Prime said Miller had surgery on Monday.
“I don’t think he’ll be back this season,” Coach Prime said.
Miller hasn’t been one of the four starting receivers, but has been exceptional when getting opportunities to shine. He had eight catches for 145 yards and was injured while hauling in a pass for 51 yards.
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October 14th
… CU in a few minutes …
Another late night for Buff fans – CU/Cincinnati kickoff time set
Press release from CUBuffs.com … The Colorado Buffaloes Family Weekend game against Cincinnati on Saturday, October 26, 2024, will kickoff at 8:15 p.m. MDT and be televised nationally by ESPN.
Saturday 10/26/24
Oklahoma State at Baylor, 3:30 pm ET on ESPN+
Cincinnati at Colorado, 10:15 pm ET on ESPN
6-day selections
West Virginia at Arizona
BYU at UCF
Utah at Houston
Kansas at Kansas State
Texas Tech at TCU
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October 13th
… CU in a few minutes …
Buffs moving on: “The goal is to get Miss Peggy to a bowl, but we’re one game at a time. That’s the target”
From the Daily Camera … CU lost four receivers to injuries on Saturday, including starters Travis Hunter and Jimmy Horn Jr. Both were on the sideline in uniform throughout the second half, but there has been no update on their specific injuries or their status moving forward.
While the Buffs hope for the speedy recovery of their receivers, they’ll also look for a swift bounce-back from Saturday’s defeat. The Buffs didn’t play their best, especially in the trenches, yet still had Kansas State – which moved up to No. 17 in Sunday’s Associated Press poll – on the ropes late in the fourth quarter.
“We’re better collectively than what we showed tonight,” Coach Prime said.
That’s why the Buffs certainly aren’t out of the Big 12 race after Saturday’s loss.
It’s already been a wild season in the Big 12, with BYU (projected to finish 13th), Texas Tech (ninth) and Iowa State (sixth) as the only teams without a conference loss. Arizona State (projected 16th), Cincinnati (14th) and CU (11th) are among a group of five teams at 2-1.
As for the preseason favorites, Utah (projected to win the title) is 1-2 with a two-game losing streak; K-State (second) is 2-1; Oklahoma State (third) and Kansas (fourth) are 0-3; and Arizona (fifth) is 1-2 and on a two-game skid.
CU is in a good position at the halfway point of the season, but Coach Prime certainly isn’t looking ahead to a conference race or even bowl eligibility.
“That’s not in our thought process whatsoever,” he said. “We’re one game at a time. Really, one game at a time. You know the goal is to get Miss Peggy (Coppom) to a bowl, you know that, but we’re one game at a time. That’s the target.
“You hate dropping those games (such as Saturday against K-State), but you can see that we’re trending in the right direction. You can see that we have some capable players. You can see that we have some people that can flat out play this game. We just gotta all show up together.”
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Neill Woelk’s Takeaways from the Kansas State game
From CUBuffs.com … Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes don’t have time to wallow in the “what ifs” of Saturday’s 31-28 loss to Kansas State.
No doubt CU let a golden opportunity slip through its fingers. The Buffs had a chance to knock off a nationally ranked team, remain unbeaten in Big 12 play and insert themselves squarely into the conversation as a conference title game contender.
But with six games remaining, the most important part of that equation is still on the table. If the Buffs want to remain in the hunt for a title game berth and possible playoff bid, next Saturday’s 2 p.m. (MT) game at Arizona becomes the latest “most important game of the season.”
Colorado no doubt has some areas to address in the wake of Saturday’s defeat. CU battled back from a two-touchdown deficit to take the lead late in the fourth quarter, only to see Kansas State answer with a three-play, 84-yard scoring drive for what proved to be the winning touchdown with just 2:14 remaining in the game.
But instead of wasting time thinking about what could have been Saturday, the Buffs need to make sure they are prepared to make those things happen at Arizona.
Our weekly takeaways:
1. The Big 12 is still a wonderful hot mess of parity. Of the three teams still unbeaten in conference play with 3-0 records, two of them — Texas Tech and BYU — were picked to finish ninth and 13th in the preseason media poll. The third, Iowa State, was picked sixth.
Meanwhile, four of the teams picked to finish in the top five have losing conference records — Utah (1-2), Arizona (1-2), Oklahoma State (0-3) and Kansas (0-3).
The moral of the story is that anything can happen in the conference — and probably will. If the Buffs can bounce back and take care of business at Arizona, they will still be squarely in the picture.
2. But the margin for error has shrunk. The Buffs certainly can’t afford to continue to make the mistakes that cost them Saturday. That includes letting a running back get wide open for a 34-yard pass play to help set up the winning score, a host of missed tackles, and another big kick return that helped set up a K-State field goal late in the third quarter (which proved to be the margin of victory).
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2 Replies to “Colorado Daily”
anyone want to bet against schurmur trying to modify the running game for AZ? Even with all the injuries to WR? It was kind of bizarre when the Buffs were lauded for their 130 plus yards on the ground against UCF and at the same time lauding the D for holding UCF to 170 plus. Wake me up when those figures get reversed. In the meantime the bowl is still at risk along with Shedeur’s health.
Agree with this. As an old school guy, I enjoyed, and still do, the running game. It brings balance to the game. Yes, the games are exciting and Shedeur is great but the Buffs are one dimensional and several key players down. If Buffs lose at AZ, things will certainly start to tighten up in regards to becoming bowl eligible. KU may be down but still a road game. Now is a great time to commit more to the run game. Would I bet on it? No but I hope so.