Nov. 1st – Arizona – “I. Don’t. Doubt. Me.”

Five turnovers and a porous defense contributed to another rout for Colorado, with Arizona mauling the Buffs in Boulder, 52-17. Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita threw four touchdowns, but Buff turnovers allowed the Wildcats to score on touchdown drives of 12, eight, and 17 yards. For the game, Colorado led in time of possession (34:09-25:51), and had as many first downs (16), but short fields and chunk plays doomed the Buffs to another embarrassing rout.

“Don’t attack the coordinators. Come at me. Don’t attack the players. Come at me,” Sanders said.

Sanders had no answers as to why the Buffs played so poorly again, insisting good practices had given no inkling another rout was forthcoming. He bristled when asked if his team had checked out: “I know a quitter when I see one. I haven’t seen that.”

Sanders added that he’s confident he can coach Colorado back into winning ways, saying, “I don’t doubt me. Let’s get that straight: I. Don’t. Doubt. Me.”

For the game, Arizona had a relatively modest 417 yards of total offense, but passes going for 60 and 57 yards, plus a run for 68, were all the Wildcats needed. The Buffs committed 14 penalties for 110 yards, with one penalty wiping out a 75-yard touchdown pass; another nullifying an interception.

With Kaidon Salter and Ryan Staub accounting for two turnovers apiece, freshman quarterback Julian Lewis came into the game in the third quarter. Lewis went 9-for-17 for 121 yards and a touchdown, not bad when considering Salter went 11-for-15 … for 49 yards, while Staub went 0-for-2 … with two interceptions.

Last weekend, after a humbling 53-7 loss to Utah, things looked pretty bleak for Coach Prime and his Buffs.

“He [Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham] kicked my butt today”, Coach Prime lamented after the game. “This was bad. It’s probably the worst beating I’ve ever had. 422 yards rushing. You ain’t winning. Total offense, 140 yards, you’re not winning. Special teams gave up a fake punt as well as a blocked punt; you’re not winning. So, all three phases, we got our butts kicked.”

Of course, those who love to watch CU lose were out in force, with their pitchforks freshly sharpened. The message boards were lit up with salty language. One headline: “Utah knocks out the Buffs, kicks sand in its face, and flips it the bird in humiliating 53-7 fashion” … and that was from a journalist.

Live by the media frenzy; die by the media frenzy.

Then, just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse for the Buff Nation, they have.

Game Day! … Daily Camera: Scouting Report … Arizona Friday injury updates: Cornerbacks upgraded to probable … DE Arden Walker: “We’ve got to respond” … DE Keaten Wade: “I know I can make plays versus this team” …

CU has faced the nation’s most difficult schedule … CU leads the all-time series against Arizona, 17-10 … CU has over 100 more NFL Draft picks than does Arizona … Revisiting last season’s 34-7 CU win in Tucson …

ASU quarterback Sam Leavitt to undergo season-ending surgery … Matt Rhule signs an extension to stay at Nebraska … Big 12 Lines: CU opens as a 4.5-point underdog to Arizona … AP Poll: BYU into Top Ten; Big 12 with five teams in the poll for the first time in 2025 …

This will be CU’s third game against Arizona QB Noah Fifita … Arizona is coming off of two tough losses – and a bye week … The Wildcats haven’t won a road game since last September … So – Can the Buffs pull off the upset? … Let’s find out …

460 yards of total offense was the most against Oklahoma since 1976, but it was a fourth down stop which paved the way for the Buffs’ first back-to-back wins over the Sooners since 1965-66 …