NO. 18 COLORADO BUFFALOES (2-0) BOULDER — What has been known over the years as the Rocky Mountain Showdown, a rivalry game between Colorado and Colorado State, this year has become a story about … hats and sunglasses? Never mind. When the two programs finally kick it off Saturday at Folsom Field (8:15 p.m., ESPN) the storyline will return to football. The headliner will be the Buffaloes. Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders' 18th-ranked squad has taken the college football world by storm, with seemingly every pregame show on earth making a stop in Boulder this week to talk about the overnight transformation Sanders and his staff have crafted in Boulder.
vs. COLORADO STATE (0-1)