The Buffs responded to their humbling 37-21 loss to Kansas the weekend before with a 52-0 rout of Oklahoma State. In their final games at Folsom Field, quarterback Shedeur Sanders and wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter went out in style. Sanders went 34-for-41 for 438 yards and five touchdowns, with three of those scoring passes going to Hunter. Hunter polished off his Heisman trophy campaign with ten catches for 116 yards, together with an interception on the game’s first drive, setting the tone for the rout.

The Colorado defense was dominant from start to finish. Oklahoma State limped to a 3-9, 0-9 finish with 147 yards of total offense. The Cowboys had all of 61 yards of total offense before the game’s final drive. The Cowboys held the ball for final 8:54 of the fourth quarter, running 16 plays, but still failed to score. CU backup defenders gave ground, but made two stops inside the ten-yard line in the final minute to preserve the shutout.

LaJohntay Wester had his best game of the season, with 11 catches for 175 yards and two touchdowns. The Buff offense struggled during the second quarter, with the Buffs finishing the first two quarters with 179 yards, including 19 carries for 8 yards, thanks to five sacks of Shedeur Sanders (most were on Sanders, not on the offensive line). The offense had their way with the Oklahoma State defense in the second half, finishing with 471 yards of total offense.

“That was a phenomenal finish defensively,” Coach Prime said. “That’s indicative of who we are in how we play the game of football.  Both coordinators, Rob (Livingston) and Pat Shurmur, these guys are so darn good. They’ve been so consistent through the year. They’ve exceeded all expectations. We’ve exceeded all expectations, and I’m really happy where we are. We certainly wanted to take that one extra step last week, and we fell short. But look how we rebounded. Look how we wiped our tears and got back up, got on the horse and yelled, giddy up. And I’m proud of our young men.”