DENVER — The Colorado Buffaloes were confident they had the potential for an explosive offense.
Friday night, they turned that potential into production. The Buffs offense set the pace early and CU's defense followed suit, leading the Buffaloes to a 45-13 season-opening win over rival Colorado State in the Rocky Mountain Showdown. The win, Colorado's fourth in a row in the series, dropped CSU to 0-2 on the season.
Led by quarterback Steven Montez, the Buffs scored on their first three possessions of the game to take a 21-7 lead at the end of the first quarter.