BOULDER — Colorado State green and gold and Nebraska red and white represent repugnance for the Colorado Buffaloes before they open Pac-12 Conference play Sept. 28 against UCLA.
Sure, the Buffs can’t afford to look past New Hampshire in their Sept. 15 home opener, but the first two nonconference games are rivalries as big as one any they’ll face in the Pac 12.
CU opens the season Aug. 31 in the Rocky Mountain Showdown against CSU in Denver before renewing its rivalry with Nebraska on Sept. 8 in Lincoln — marking the first game between the Buffs and Cornhuskers since 2010, before both departed the Big-12 for the Pac-12 and Big Ten.