SAN ANTONIO – The University of Colorado's long wait to participate in college football's postseason ended in what seemed to be an even longer night Thursday in the Valero Alamo Bowl.
Making its first bowl appearance since 2007, No. 10 CU was overwhelmed by No. 12 Oklahoma State 38-8, ending the Buffaloes' finest football season in nearly two decades with consecutive lopsided losses.
The Buffs finished at 10-4, having lost to Pac-12 Conference champion Washington 41-10 in the league's title game on Dec. 2. CU, which won the Pac-12 South Division with an 8-1 record, had targeted an 11th win that would make the 2016 Buffs only the fourth team in school history to reach that number.