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.
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