BOULDER — Homecoming has a little more meaning this week for Mike MacIntyre's Colorado Buffaloes.
After two straight games on the road against the last two Pac-12 champs, 5-2 Colorado (2-2 Pac-12) finally returns to the friendly confines of Folsom Field on Saturday, where the Buffs will host Oregon State (1-6, 0-4) in a 1 p.m. nationally televised game.
At stake immediately for Colorado is the chance to become bowl eligible with a win. But with five regular season games remaining — and a chance to be in the hunt for a Pac-12 South title down the stretch — Colorado hopes Saturday's matchup with the Beavers is the beginning of something much bigger.