Nov. 23rd – Washington – Senior Moments

On senior night in Folsom, quarterback Steve Montez threw for a touchdown and led a long final drive from the shadow of his own end zone to run out the clock as Colorado beat Washington 20-14.

Alex Fontenot added 105 yards rushing and a touchdown on 24 carries, springing free for a couple of first down runs on the Buffaloes’ last drive, which ran off the final 5:09. It began at the Buffaloes one-yard and ended with Montez taking a knee at the Huskies 18 to run out the final seconds. The victory for Colorado (5-6, 3-5 Pac-12) snapped a nine-game losing streak to Washington (6-5, 3-5).

A total of 17 seniors were honored before kickoff of the Washington game … The seniors, led by the enigmatic Steven Montez, produced CU’s first win over Washington in 23 years, and gave the Buff Nation not only hope for next week, but for the future …

Arizona State ends Oregon’s playoff hopes with 31-28 win … Utah rolls past Arizona, 35-7, to keep playoff hopes alive … Arizona’s Kevin Sumlin fires a third assistant coach, this time DL coach …

Game Day! … CU seniors: “Last game in Folsom, so you’ve got to go all out” … CU picks up its first commitment – from the Recruiting Class of 2022! … Relentless – Episode 4 … Laviska Shenault: First down/Touchdown machine … Rashaan Salaam’s run to the Heisman – 25 years ago …

Neill Woelk’s Fast Five Keys … Good karma: Saturday is the 18th anniversary of 62-36 (with video for your enjoyment!) … A (Very Positive) Injury Report … Who has a better winning percentage in Folsom: Steven Montez or Ralphie V? …

In the first quarter this season, Washington has out-scored its opponents 107-13 … Why “Intangibles” and “Preparation/Schedule” favor the Buffs this weekend … Can the Buffs turn Senior Night into a memory to last a lifetime? …

Oregon and Utah remain on a collision course for the Pac-12 title game, with USC and Washington the next tier in the conference … After that? Don’t look now, but here come the Oregon State Beavers, with two chances at earning their first bowl bid since 2013 …

“In Defense of the CU Defense” – The Stanford game may portend better days to come … CU loses a RB commit, but there is little hand-wringing over losing a commit with a dozen Power-Five offers … “A Tale of Two Coaches” – checking in with 4-6 Scott Frost and 4-6 Mike Bobo …

The Big Eight was once known as the “Big Two and Little Six”. The Pac-12 in 2019 can be looked upon as the “Big Two and Little Ten”, which bodes well for a CU program which is primed to take the next step …

After Oregon and Utah, the Pac-12 is a jumble. Every other team in the conference has at least four wins … and at least four losses. Heading into the third weekend in November, EVERY team in the Pac-12 is still in the running for a bowl bid – so where do the Buffs fit in? …