For the third time in the past 40 years, the Buffs won an “ugly” game by the score of 20-10 … The first two such wins propelled CU to new heights. Will the 20-10 victory over San Diego State be the game which (finally) allows the Buffs to become a player in the Pac-12? …

The Buff defense holds San Diego State to 155 yards of total offense … Jarek Broussard goes for 124 yards as the Buffs hold the ball for over 37 minutes … Karl Dorrell: “A good win for us as a team, a difficult win” …

**Kickoff delayed until 3:37** … **Video – Karl Dorrell Previews San Diego State** – Dorrell: “We ended up putting together a really good plan, we think … Now we’ve got to go out there and execute” … Aztec Scouting Report: CU Keys to beating San Diego State …

Oregon State scores late to shock No. 9 Oregon, 41-38 … Iowa’s HC has hilarious response to Scott Frost’s whining … Rivals rates the 65 Power Conference teams (CU just outside top 25) … With two more opt-outs, Arizona down to around 70 available scholarship players …

The Buffs are on short notice, facing a team with a defense ranked the past two seasons in the top ten in both total defense and scoring defense … It won’t be as easy as some are projecting, but if the Buffs take care of the ball, they can take care of business …

Who came off the bench to lead the Buffs to victory in the only other game v. SDSU? … In what historical category does San Diego State lead CU? … Name the only other three teams CU has played Thanksgiving weekend since 1996 … CU’s tight end casting call …

This just in: CU has never defeated USC … But the Buffs, a double-digit underdog to the 19th-ranked Trojans, have reasons for believing in an upset … The Buffs have had two weeks to prepare for the Trojans, while USC will be facing (for the first time this season) a team which has already played a game this fall …

Stuart and Brad take a fond look back at the win over Stanford before discussing the status of the Pac-12 and its non-conference replacement policy … Then, of course, it’s on to an in depth look at the matchup issues the Buffs will face against the Trojans, and our predictions for the game …