BOULDER, Colo. — The Coach Prime Era at Colorado is off to a 2–0 start, via two very different games.
The No. 22-ranked Buffaloes won an offensive shootout in their opener against TCU, 45–42. Their second victory was powered by defense and special teams, with Colorado taking advantage of four Nebraska turnovers, two short punts and a missed field goal to record a 36–14 victory over an old rival.
The victory came before a raucous, sellout crowd in Deion Sanders’s home debut at Folsom Field — the attendance of 53,241 was the school’s largest in 15 years. Sanders’s swift remake of the roster has spurred a rapid rejuvenation of the fan base, which showed up loud and proud well in advance of the 10 a.m. local time kickoff. A year after a 1–11 season finished Colorado’s slide into irrelevance, it is now one of the biggest shows in college football.
