The Colorado Buffaloes come into Saturday’s matchup with the Washington State Cougars reeling and on a four-game losing streak, the most humiliating of which came at the hands of the Oregon State Beavers — in Boulder, no less. Injuries have wreaked havoc on the Buffs’ roster as they’ve slid from a high of No. 19 in the AP poll a month ago to needing a win in the final three games just to gain bowl eligibility.
With the Cougs ranked No. 8 in the CFP and more or less rolling toward the Pac-12 Championship Game, these are two teams on different trajectories.