Colorado Daily – West Virginia Week

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Colorado Daily – West Virginia Week

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November 3rd

… CU in a few minutes … 

Questions about quarterback Julian Lewis playing more the topic of the week

From the Daily Camera … Salter left Saturday’s game with the Buffs trailing 38-7. His replacement, Ryan Staub, went 0-for-2 with two interceptions.

So, the Buffs turned to Lewis, a five-star recruit who spurned USC to come to CU, and graduated a year early from high school to do so. Prior to Saturday, Lewis’ only game experience came against Delaware in Week 2, and it didn’t go well, completing 2-of-4 passes for eight yards.

With fans pouring out of Folsom Field, however, and Arizona converting Staub’s second interception into yet another touchdown, it was clearly time for Lewis.

“Sometimes you’re forced to do some things that probably should be done anyway and I’m glad he got an opportunity,” Sanders said of Lewis. “He’s got his feet wet a little bit. He got to see the blitzes, just real play, and what he needed to work on, and he will. He’s a worker. He’s going to try his best to get it done. But I’m glad we got to that conclusion.”

Lewis went 9-for-17 for 121 yards and his first career touchdown pass – a 59-yarder to Omarion Miller.

Now, the Buffs have to figure out what to do for the last three games.

Under current NCAA rules, Lewis can play up to four games and maintain his redshirt. He’s already played in two, so if he plays the next three, he’ll burn the redshirt. That may not be worth it in a lost season, but Sanders said, as of Saturday, there had been no discussion with Lewis or his family about redshirt plans.

“I don’t know his thought process or his parents’ (thoughts),” Sanders said. “I have no idea.”

Lewis left Saturday’s game with an apparent hand injury late in the fourth quarter, so his health will be a factor, too. But Sanders said he’ll do what Lewis wants in terms of redshirting or not.

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November 2nd

… CU in a few minutes … 

Pat Rooney: Buffs have already waved the white flag on the season

From the Daily Camera … The schedule says Colorado still has three games remaining. Yet the Buffaloes have already waved the white flag on the campaign.

The eulogy for the 2025 Buffs could have been written at halftime of Saturday’s homecoming date against Arizona, as a CU team that still had plenty to play for, that professed a desire to bounce back from an embarrassing effort a week earlier at Utah, instead took a knee on even showing up.

Losing by 46 points at Utah was the low point of CU’s three seasons under head coach Deion Sanders. The effort against Arizona was worse. The Buffs treated the homecoming crowd to a 52-17 defeat while giving every indication this is a club that already has shut it down.

For all the hype surrounding Sanders’ ability to draw talent into the bright lights of his orbit, the Buffs sure look like a team that no longer wants to play for him.

This wasn’t a Big 12 power that came into Folsom and pushed the home team around. This was an Arizona team every bit as mediocre as the Buffs. And Colorado made the Wildcats look like a playoff team.

It was only three weeks and two games ago the vibe was completely different at Folsom, as the Buffs knocked off a ranked Iowa State team and appeared to serve notice they were a team that had perhaps found its identity at the season’s midpoint. With a bye week ahead and the biggest win of the season under their belts, a second-half surge seemed more probable than possible.

Instead, the Buffs checked out for the long weekend of the bye and haven’t returned.

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CBS Sports: The Colorado fairytale is over. Reality is coming

From CBS Sports … Deion Sanders made plenty of outlandish claims when he took the head coaching job at Colorado. Nearly three years later, most of them came to fruition.

Sanders produced a once-in-a-generation Heisman winner (Travis Hunter) and helped his son (Shedeur Sanders) become an NFL Draft pick. He recorded the most wins in a season at Colorado since 2016 and drew more eyeballs than almost any other program in the sport.

On Saturday, Shedeur was back in town to see his father during the Cleveland Browns’ bye week. Instead of a triumphant return, it only emphasized how much has changed in Boulder in only a year.

One week after getting blasted by Utah, Colorado lost 52-17 against Arizona. The Buffaloes have been outscored 81-7 in the first half of games over the past two weeks, ending their chances before they started. Losing badly to Utah is one thing — the Utes are one of the Big 12’s premier programs. An Arizona squad that came into Week 10 1-3 in Big 12 play is a little tougher to swallow.

After the loss to Utah, Sanders told his team that the book was out on how to beat them, especially by blitzing quarterback Kaidon Salter and an inconsistent offensive line. If there is a plan, Arizona followed it to perfection, with a fan exodus from Folsom Field before the second half even started.

The Wildcats forced a punt and a fumble as the Buffs ended the first quarter with minus-12 yards. They scored five touchdowns in seven drives with only one punt. They took a 38-7 lead into halftime with a pair of forced turnovers and 212 yards passing from quarterback Noah Fifita alone. Highly-rated freshman Julian Lewis came off the bench and threw a fun touchdown, but that was about it for positive moments.

And ultimately, that’s the greatest tragedy of the 2025 season for Colorado. They’re no longer even entertaining.

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