Troy Finnegan and I are back with another episode of the CU Sports Report podcast! On this week's episode we discuss:

- The close loss vs. Kansas State
- Run offense and run defense
- How the Buffs can capitalize against Arizona

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“Nobody did anything that I’ve done and put up the numbers that I have put up on both sides of the ball," Travis Hunter said.

Travis Hunter's two-way ability putting him as the frontrunner in the Heisman race ⬇️

BZ: FB - CU Buffs football notes: BJ Green starting to play to his standard

BZ: FB - Video: Analysis as CU Buffs continue prep for Arizona

BZ: FB -
Coach Prime calls loss to K-State a ‘wake-up call,’ as CU Buffs carry higher expectations (Colorado aims to bounce back at Arizona this week)

BZ: MBB - Men’s basketball notes: Tad Boyle attends HOF induction of CU Buffs legend Chauncey Billups

CU AD: VB - Buffs Wind Up Wildcats, Win in Five

CU AD: SOC - Nytes Picks Up Fourth Weekly Honor, Buffs Jet off on Final Regular-Season Road Trip

CU AD: TEN - Buffs Ready for Regionals

CUATG Blog: FB - CU at Arizona: “T.I.P.S.” for CU’s trip to the (temperate!) desert (Text NOT Podcast)

CUATG Blog: FB - Big 12 Notes – Travis Hunter a First-Team mid-season All-American at two positions

Ralphie Report: MBB - Buffaloes in the NBA: Where are they playing in 2024-25? (Two veterans, three rookies and one swoll Jabari Walker.)

Winners and Whiners: FB - Colorado vs. Arizona Prediction and Picks - October 19, 2024

Sporting News: FB - Travis Hunter vs. Ashton Jeanty: What Colorado star had to say about Boise State's Heisman hopeful

Deseret News: FB - Deion Sanders is caught up in a religious freedom conflict — again

SI: FB - Will Deion Sanders and Colorado seize the second half opportunity in 2024? (Coach Prime's team can win out and stay in the Big 12 hunt)

SI: FB - Shedeur Sanders continues to prove why he's built for clutch moments

SI: FB - Where ESPN voted Colorado's Travis Hunter in mid-season Heisman poll (The Buffs two-way star is expected to be in New York in December)

Buffs Wire: FB - LaJohntay Wester confident in Colorado's depth at wide receiver

Buffs Wire: FB - Coach Prime hints at change in Colorado's running back room

Cheers!

Found a lot of good stuff rewatching CU-Kansas State and digging through the numbers!

“You get everybody ready to play.” - Jason Phillips said.

How the Buffs are reaching to the young guys to step up through big injuries ⬇️

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BZ: FB - Football notes: CU Buffs’ Travis Hunter, Jimmy Horn Jr. expected to play vs. Arizona

BZ: FB - CU Buffs safety Shilo Sanders vows to bounce back from rough performance against K-State

BZ: FB - Video: Analysis after CU Buffs football press conference

BZ: FB - Big 12 football power rankings: Iowa State, BYU at the top, CU Buffs slip after loss

BZ: MBB - Andrej Jakimovski hoping to thrive in fresh start with CU Buffs men’s basketball

BZ: FB - Olympic sports notes: The week ahead (Oct. 15, 2024)

CU AD: FB - Coach Prime's Buffs Turn Attention To Arizona

CU AD: VB - Buffs Road Trip Continues with Wildcats and No. 13 Sun Devils

CUTAG Blog: FB - CU at Arizona: “T.I.P.S.” for CU’s trip to the (temperate!) desert

CUATG Blog: FB - Big 12 Notes – Arizona Week - CU at No. 42 in latest CBS Sports 1-134 rankings

CUATG Blog: FB - CU At The Game Podcast – “T.I.P.S.” for CU at Arizona

CUATG Blog: FB - *Coach Prime’s Weekly Press Conference*

Ralphie Report: FB - Deion Sanders breaks down matchup with Arizona Wildcats (Coach Prime has high praise for his opponent ahead of Saturday)

Ralphie Report: FB - Omarion Miller suffers season ending injury (Miller’s injury was as bad as it looked)

Bleacher Report: NCAA Eyes Possible Rule Change After Dan Lanning, Oregon Exploited Loophole vs. OSU

Athlon Sports: FB - ESPN Predicts Colorado's Shedeur Sanders to Land in Eye-Opening NFL Draft Spot

Buffs Wire: FB - Five things to know about the Arizona Wildcats

Buffs Wire: FB - Re-ranking all 16 Big 12 football head coaches midway through the season

Cheers!

A lot of top targets here:

"It definitely hurt seeing him go down, especially go down in that type of way where he can't shake back quick from it," LaJohntay Wester said.

Injury updates and more from Tuesday press conferences:

“I think [Tad] saw something different in me that I showed at Washington State."

Washington State transfer Andrej Jakimovski is looking to replenish much of what was lost from last year's roster. More on what Jakimovski is bringing to Boulder:

“Travis should play for certain Saturday, Jimmy as well … Will Sheppard should play as well,” Coach Prime said.

Terrell Timmons and Omarion Miller are out this week. Sanders continued to say that Omarion is likely out for the season.

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Good Pre Season exhibition game just tipped on ESPNU...
NC visiting Memphis.

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This had already been known from previous reporting via the Rivals national team, but everything is a go for UCF defensive tackle commit Christian Hudson to take his official visit to Colorado this weekend. The high three-star prospect was offered by CU a month ago and the Buffs have been making a big move for the 2025 prospect from Daytona Beach.

Below are some mid-season senior highlights.

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Im excited to see and read these Bowl game forecasts...but the REALITY sets in.....There will be MANY opt outs....Thoughts?

5 Unders and 5 Overs this week. From last to first comes SoCoBuff. He had 8 correct this week.

Weekly picks will go first, weekly results 2nd and overall standings will be at the bottom (let me know right away if I made any mistakes):

1) CU Points - 25.5 - Actual = 28 Over
2) KSU Points - 30.5 - Actual = 31 Over
3) CU Passing Yds - 317.5 - Actual = 388 Over
4) CU Rushing Yds - 102.5 - Actual = -29 Under (Yeesh)
5) KSU Rushing Yds - 218.5 - Actual = 185 Under
6) CU 1st Downs - 20.5 - Actual = 20 Under
7) CU Avg Yds per Play - 6.25 - Actual = 6.1 Under
8) CU QB Pass Comp % - 60.55 - Actual = 85 Over
9) Catches by Shepard/Smalls - 6.5 - Actual = 5 Under
10) CU Ang Yds per Punt - 44.25 - Actual = 48 Over
TB1 - CU Tackles for Loss - Actual = 4
TB2 - CU TOP - Actual = 25:00

Weekly standings:
8- SoCoBuff
7 - Buffskickbut, BuffTicket, QiNMing
6 - dtownbuff, ldbuff, BuffFan42, NCBuff, CRBuff, MrMcBeath45
5 - Longtimebuff1
4 - BuffAloha
0 - Highlands CPA

Season Standings:
37 - CRBuff, QiNMing
36 - MrMcBeath
35 - ldbuff
34 - BuffTicket
33 - Longtimebuff1, BuffFan42
32 - BuffAloha
31 - dtownbuff
27 - NCBuff
25 - buffskickbut
24 - SoCoBuff
12 - Highlands CPA

Is it just me, or do others also have the feeling that it's simply crazy for SS to be donning that gold chain during games? I kept worrying that some KSU player would grab it from the back during a tackle with a hanging choke hold. It could be ugly. If I were running the team, I wouldn't let anybody who was on the field wear something like that.

I know we got the Cam Rising update but how about our team ?? Any update on all the injuries?

BZ: FB - CU Buffs’ depth at receiver could be tested this week

BZ: FB - Change of scenery a boost for CU Buffs’ Nyamer Diew

BZ: FB - Football notes: Game time for CU Buffs vs. Cincinnati on Oct. 26 announced

BZ: FB - Rooney: CU Buffs 3 extra points (Oct. 14, 2024)

CUATG Blog: FB - Another late night for Buff fans – CU/Cincinnati kickoff time set

CUATG Blog: Big 12 Notes – Utah’s Cam Rising out “indefinitely”; Utes return to true freshman at quarterback + Arizona struggling on offense heading into game against CU

CUATG Blog: FB - Another late night for Buff fans – CU/Cincinnati kickoff time set+ + “The goal is to get Miss Peggy to a bowl, but we’re one game at a time. That’s the target”

Ralphie Report: FB - Colorado legend Chauncey Billups inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame

Arizona Wildcats: FB - Arizona Wildcats On Edge With Colorado Buffaloes Coming to Tucson

USA Today: FB - Colorado can't pull off another miracle after losing Travis Hunter, other stars to injury

Heartland Sports: FB - Big 12 Week 7 Attendance Numbers: One Team Hits Highest Number Since 2009

Athlon Sports: FB - Shedeur Sanders Predicted to Team Up With Disgruntled $140 Million Wide Receiver

Athlon Sports: FB - Deion Sanders Gets Brutally Honest With Team After Kansas State Loss

AAthlon Sports: FB - Travis Hunter Teases Announcement Amid Injury Concerns

SI: FB - Bleacher Report misquotes Deion Sanders about using profanity in postgame speech (Coach Prime never cussed in his remarks after Kansas State loss)

Buffs Wire: FB - Arizona head coach Brent Brennan shares kind words on Deion Sanders

Buffs Wire: FB - Latest bowl projections for Colorado midway through the regular season

Cheers!

Maybe this always happens, but I did not notice it until last night. When the buffs lineup for the extra point, the ref was holding the ball beforethe shift (no chance of running a play in that formation), then, after the shift, the ref was still holding the ball and they couldn't snap it until the ref let go and moved back into position.. If this correct, the buffs could never try a 2 point conversion in that pressnap formation.. I don't recall seeing this before, can someone explain?

Think we've reported UCF commitment Christian Hudson, but two higher-ranked defenders are also now confirmed for OVs this weekend:

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We believe it's the first time each has been to Boulder, and the IMG duo going together can't hurt late swings imo.

Again I have to recuse myself (my guess CU28 - KSU32), but to clarify to @dtownbuff time stamp is on my post, no cheating 😉

This weeks winner is @dtownbuff with CU 27 KSU 30 so total of 2 points. Congrats Dtownbuff

Funny @CRBuff had the score almost PERFECT! just backwards CU-31 KSU-27