Four years and three head coaches later, the University of Colorado Buffaloes have returned to postseason play in the first year of the Karl Dorrell era with a berth in the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio against the University of Texas. This marks CU’s first bowl appearance since the magical season of 2016 when the Buffs won 10 games and its first-ever Pac-12 South title before crushing losses to Washington in the Pac-12 Championship and Oklahoma State in the Alamo Bowl.
The Buffaloes come into this one after a strange and disappointing ending to the regular season. After a stunning 4-0 start to the year, a 38-21 loss to Utah at home on national television put a damper on the campaign and ended any arguments for Colorado to have their shot at a Pac-12 Championship berth.