The Colorado Buffaloes 45–42 victory over TCU in Fort Worth was the game of the day for Saturday. The season before Colorado only managed to win one game then the school brought in Deion Sanders as Head Coach. With transfers, he nearly completely changed the roster.
Notably, he came with his kids Shedeur and Shilo Sanders. Travis Hunter, the top player from the previous year, was then added. Hunter plays on both sides of the ball, which is like bringing in two players.
Coach Prime also altered the coaches along with the roster adjustments. Bringing the Head Coach from last seasons Kent State team to run the offense and the new Defensive Coordinator came from Alabama.
The Buffaloes created little fanfare from those who predict and study college football and judging by the postgame news conference those perceived slights is what spurred on the teams victory.
With a new culture going into the game, Sanders’ squad was highly effective offensively, and Shedeur threw for 510 yards and four touchdowns while proving to be a fairly proficient quarterback.
The dual threat of Travis Hunter showed up in one his 120 plays on the field. When a pass that appeared to be headed for a score was intercepted by Hunter in the end zone.
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Overall, the Buffaloes outperformed expectations. Will they triumph in their last season in the PAC 12? We know that they are unlikely to finish 1–11 this season, though who knows at this point.
For TCU they went from being a team that played in the National Championship game last season to losing to a team that had a 1–11 record the previous season.
Can this be excused? They did lose almost the entire roster, and a new offensive coordinator was being brought in with the same expectations. Are these apologies? Yes. Are they genuine? Yes.
The Horned Frogs were able to move the ball at will, but two interceptions indicates that they may not be on a championship season push and blunders close to the goal line will drive the fan base nuts.
When third downs were created, the defense was unable to get off the field.
Given what they demonstrated, the squad will likely have a successful season, but will they return to the playoffs? Their chances won’t improve with this defeat.
The BIG 12 will be more competitive this season, so the Horned Frogs will need to improve their defense if they want to win the conference and return to the postseason.
