BOULDER — Colorado's defense set the tone early and the Buffaloes' offense caught fire later to give No. 22 CU a 36-14 win Saturday over Nebraska in front of a sold-out Folsom Field crowd.
Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders' Buffs improved to 2-0 as CU won its third straight over their old rival to open the 100th season at Folsom. Nebraska dropped to 0-2 in its first year under Matt Rhule.
CU coordinator Charles Kelly's defense produced four takeaways in the game that led to 16 points. The Buffs converted two of those turnovers into 10 points in the final 4:20 of the first half as CU broke a scoreless tie with 13 points down the stretch.