LOS ANGELES — Almost every week this season, the stakes have gotten a little bigger for the Colorado Buffaloes.
Put Saturday's 8:30 p.m. matchup with USC at the top of the list. When the Buffs step on the Los Angeles Coliseum turf for their nationally televised matchup (FS1), it will be more than "just" another Pac-12 game.
A win would put the 19th-ranked Buffs (No. 18 USA Today) firmly in the driver's seat in the Pac-12 South with a 3-0 conference record — and at least a two-game lead over every other team in the division.