*USA Today Preseason Coaches Poll released: Ohio State No. 1; Four Big 12 teams ranked* … Julian Lewis becomes the 10th Buff to earn Maxwell Award watch list nomination ,,, ESPN: 31 teams could make the College Football Playoff (including six from Big 12) …

ESPN’s List of All-Time College Football Villains includes Coach Prime … College Football Jersey Patches (three Big 12 schools have signed deals to date) … Federal Judge undercuts five-for-five rule …

The one you’ve been waiting for … 2001: No. 14 CU 62, No. 2 Nebraska 36 (with video highlights) … 2016: No. 12 CU 38, No. 20 Washington State 24 (with video highlights) … 1991: Buffs earn Big Eight three-peat with 17-14 win over Iowa State …

1986: Undefeated CU v. Undefeated Oklahoma … 1996: No. 6 Buffs shutout No. 9 Kansas State … 2001: Cortlen Johnson leads Buffs over Iowa State … 2016: 49-24 win over Arizona …

If Colorado is to bowling this fall, they will have to take down several teams which posted winning records in 2025 … Can the Buffs take down the likes of Georgia Tech or Arizona State on the road? Utah or Texas Tech at home? … Let’s find out …

CU goes 5-0 in Game Nines … 1986: A 17-10 win over Kansas … 1991: No. 14 Buffs defeat Oklahoma State on a fake field goal (with video) … 1996: No. 7 CU out-scores Iowa State and Troy Davis, 49-42 … 2001: No. 25 CU 38, Missouri 24 … 2016: No. 21 CU tops UCLA, 21-10, with Isaiah Oliver punt returns (with video) …

The Buffs get one “gimme” game (v. Weber State), but the rest of the schedule is against the Power Four, with six of the remaining 11 games on the road … What is the easiest path to six wins and bowl eligibility? … Let’s find out …