Where is CU’s Sugar Daddy? Virginia Tech receives $75 million donation … ACC calls off Virginia/North Carolina State game in Brazil … Big 12 backing 24-team playoff: “We need to roll up our sleeves, do the work, understand the economics on it” …

Big Ten time … Two tough losses to Michigan (1996; 2016), and a close loss in the Horseshoe to Ohio State (1986) offset by a rout of Minnesota (1991) …

ESPN Top 100 Newcomer List includes two Buffs … Athlon’s Big 12 Predictions: Four teams in Top 25; Ten will be bowl-eligible … Ranking of Power Four Coaches: Coach Prime No. 60 out of 68 …

Tough close losses to Oregon (1986) and to No. 23 Baylor (1991) offset by a pair of Rocky Mountain Showdown routs of Colorado State in 1996 and 2001 (when the Rams were ranked) and a domination of Idaho State in 2016 …

We are now under 100 days to the start of the 2026 season … For fun this summer, we’ll be taking a pleasant stroll through the CU at the Game Archives, with stories from games of 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2016 … Here are Game Ones … Enjoy! …

The 1990s represented one of the best decades in program history – Stories from ’90 Nebraska and Notre Dame games, plus stories from ’94 Michigan and ’94 Iowa State … The 2010s? Not so much – Highlights from ’16 Oregon and ’16 Utah games …

Let’s take a few moments to watch some highlights of some of the best CU games of the 1980s (’86 v. Nebraska; ’89 v. Nebraska), the 2000s (’01 v. Nebraska; ’07 v. Oklahoma) and the 2020s (’23 v. TCU; ’24 v. Baylor) …