Expecting the unexpected v. UNC: “We need to focus on our job” … Buffs ready to take the field – Nate Landman: “I love this team” … Scouting Report: UNC Players to Watch … Ticket sales for UNC game inching up … Captains for UNC game named … Neill Woelk posts Fast Five Keys to UNC Game …

Cautionary Tales? Utah; Arizona State struggle against Big Sky teams early before pulling away … Game Three Opponent Minnesota gives No 4 Ohio State a Scare; Ibrahim Injured … Wilner picks: Pac-12 to go 12-0 this weekend (including UCLA over LSU) … Kliavkoff looking to improve Pac-12 Networks distribution: “I like the NFL model” …

CU has won five straight openers … Buffs are 29-2 in last 31 openers when scoring first … A whopping 75% of the CU roster (90-out-of-119) are underclassmen … CU QB room has no career starts (for the second year in a row) … CU’s first-ever Friday home opener … Four Pac-12 teams are underdogs this weekend …

The last time CU played Northern Colorado (2017), the score was 28-21 in the third quarter (before the Buffs pulled away for a 41-21 win) … Can the Bears, who have had TWO YEARS to prepare for this game, pull of an upset? Or will the Buffs take it to the Bears early, and post a dominating win? …

Can the McCaffreys find a way to upset the Buffs in Folsom? … CU hasn’t been able to game plan against a team which hasn’t played in two years, but will it make a difference? … Plus: CU and “The Alliance” and our predictions for how the Pac-12 standings should look in December …