Colorado vs. Colorado State final score, results: Buffaloes outlast Rams in double-overtime thriller

Edward Sutelan

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Deion Sanders put it succinctly when he was reached by ESPN's Quint Kessenich after Colorado's game against Colorado State.

"We started off playing like hot garbage, but we got it right, and we got the victory in the end, and that's all that counts," Sanders said.

It wasn't pretty. Well, at least it wasn't for approximately 58 minutes of game time. But all that mattered was that in the end of a wild, chaotic double-overtime contest between two heated rivals, it was Sanders' squad that came out on top, backed by a super hero performance late by Shedeur Sanders in a stunning 43-35 victory to stay undefeated.

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Shedeur Sanders finished 38-for-47 for 348 yards with four touchdowns and 1 interception. Travis Hunter was injured in the first half and did not play after halftime.

In the Buffaloes' first real test as the hunted, entering as 23-point favorites against the Rams, Jay Norvell's squad gave Sanders' team all it could handle. Colorado began the game with a pick-six from Shilo Sanders, but a touchdown pass from wide receiver Tory Horton to tight end Dallin Holker and a scoop-and-score by Ron Hardge III gave the Rams the early 14-7 lead.

Shedeur Sanders tied the game before the end of the quarter, but in the second, Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi connected with Louis Brown for a 15-yard, go-ahead score. Colorado booted a field goal early in the fourth quarter, but Fowler-Nicolosi tossed his second touchdown of the game, this one to Holker, to push the Colorado State lead to 28-17.

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It sure felt at this point like the wind was out of the sails for the storybook Buffaloes. Colorado settled for another field goal with 7:33 left, but Colorado State kept piling up first downs and drained 5:27 off the clock before its drive stalled with 2:06 left. And when Paddy Turner's punt rolled out of bounds at the Colorado 2, it felt a comeback could be bordering on impossible.

But here's the thing: with Shedeur Sanders under center, Colorado can feel like nothing's impossible. And indeed, the junior quarterback shined, driving the Buffaloes down the field on seven plays to reach the end zone in just 1:30, tying the game on a touchdown to Jimmy Horn Jr. for a 45-yard touchdown. He then found Michael Harrison for the game-tying two-point conversion.

Shedeur Sanders did not shed that coat when he reached overtime. Instead, he led the Buffaloes on a four-play touchdown drive in the first overtime, ending with a three-yard touchdown pass to Harrison. When Colorado State tied up the game, he did it again, taking three plays before his 18-yard connection with Harrison resulted in the go-ahead score. A two-point conversion just added on. And at this point, the defense bowed up and kept Colorado State out of the end zone.

"To be great, you're going to have to be resilient," Sanders said after the game. "You got to overcome adversity. That was a tremendous amount of adversity that we overcame."

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All the more impressive with the Buffaloes' win was that it was done largely without star Travis Hunter. The team's top corner and dangerous receiving threat, Hunter was hit late by Henry Blackburn in the first quarter, and though he returned briefly after the play, he wound up having to go to the hospital and did not return in the second half of the contest.

Colorado State certainly did itself no favors. Though it out-gained Colorado 499-418 in total yards, it also racked up a whopping 17 penalties for 187 yards, several of which came in critical moments that stifled drives or erased scores. 

Sporting News tracked updates and highlights from the Colorado vs. Colorado State matchup. Read below scores from Saturday's Week 3 contest.

Colorado vs. Colorado State score

  Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT 2OT F
Colorado State 14 7 0 7 7 0 35
Colorado 14 0 0 14 7 8 43

Colorado vs. Colorado State live updates, highlights from Week 3 game

(All times Eastern)

Second overtime

2:25 a.m.: And that will do it. Fowler-Nicolosi is intercepted in the end zone, and the Buffaloes have moved to 3-0.

2:23 a.m.: Fowler-Nicolosi aims for the end zone, but his pass to Ross-Simmons is broken up. The Rams have to score here on fourth-and-goal, or this one is over.

2:21 a.m.: Fowler-Nicolosi's pass is batted down at the line of scrimmage by Taijh Alston. Third-and-goal coming up.

2:19 a.m.: It appeared Colorado State had scored a touchdown, but Horton is called for an illegal block in the back that sends the Rams back 15 yards and brings up a second-and-goal from the Buffaloes 18.

2:18 a.m.: Horton keeps being the hero for the Rams, this time hauling in a 12-yard pass for a first down at the Colorado 6.

2:17 a.m.: Horton catches a short pass and was nearly brought down for just a yard, but he juked a defender and turned it into an eight-yard gain. Morrow on the next play is stopped at the line of scrimmage to bring up third-and-2.

2:14 a.m. Colorado scoring play: Sanders to Harrison, again. Harrison is wide open and catches a pass at the 8 before turning and running it into the end zone with ease. Colorado takes the lead, then converts on the 2-point conversion, with Weaver catching the pass from Sanders in the end zone. Colorado 43, Colorado State 35

2:14 a.m.: Colorado quickly makes up for the tackle for loss with Weaver weaving his way through the defense to pick up 22 yards up to the Colorado State 8. A holding penalty on the next play brings Colorado up to a first-and-18, however.

2:12 a.m.: Not an ideal start for the Buffaloes' offensive possession as Edwards is taken down for a loss of five yards.

First overtime

2:08 a.m. Colorado State scoring play: Who else but Horton. He streaks across the short field and catches the bullet pass from Fowler-Nicolosi to score the touchdown. This game is tied. Colorado 35, Colorado State 35

2:08 a.m.: Again out to Horton, who picks up seven yards after making some defenders miss on a short crossing route. Second-and-three for the Rams.

2:07 a.m.: Morrow picks up the first with a gain of one.

2:07 a.m.: Wide receiver screen to Horton picks up nine yards to start the drive.

2:06 a.m.: Colorado uses a timeout as Colorado State prepares to begin its first overtime possession.

2:03 a.m. Colorado scoring play: After a short pass for three yards, Sanders finds Harrison for three more, this time in the end zone for the touchdown. PAT makes it a seven-point lead for the Buffaloes, their first lead since the first quarter. Colorado 35, Colorado State 28

2:01 a.m.: Colorado State continues with the self-inflicted penalties. Sanders threw a pass to the end zone and Kamara hits him late, drawing the roughing the passer. Kamara was also ejected for targeting on the play. Colorado will now be six yards away from the end zone.

2 a.m.: Sanders picks up a yard on a scramble, but he's brought down on a face mask, drawing the 12-yard penalty and giving Colorado the automatic first down. Buffaloes moving up to the CSU 12.

1:59 a.m.: Sanders' pass into the end zone comes up empty.

1:57 a.m.: Colorado will start on offense from the Colorado State 25.

1:56 a.m.: Need a reminder on college football's overtime rules? Check it out here. 

Fourth quarter

1:54 a.m.: Edwards picks up 16 yards, but is brought down as the clock winds down. This game is headed to overtime.

1:54 a.m.: Turner's punt stops at the Colorado 29, and the Buffaloes will have seven seconds on the clock to start the drive.

1:53 a.m.: With 18 seconds left, Brown is tackled for a loss of one yard and he's brought out of bounds to stop the clock. Colorado State will have to punt the ball away after a three-and-out.

1:51 a.m.: Incomplete pass from Fowler-Nicolosi. Third-and-6 coming up with 25 seconds left. Colorado State uses a timeout.

1:50 a.m.: Short pass to Brown on the left side picks up four yards before he hops out of bounds to stop the clock.

1:49 a.m.: Colorado State will start from its own 25.

1:47 a.m. Colorado scoring play: Sanders fires a strike to Harrison, and this game is tied. Pandemonium in Boulder with 36 seconds to play. Colorado 28, Colorado State 28

1:46 a.m. Colorado scoring play: Unbelievable. Sanders hits Horn on the sideline, and he shook Blackburn free to clear a lane to the end zone and dove for the pylon to score the touchdown. The Buffaloes are a two-point conversion away from tying up this game. Colorado State 28, Colorado 26

1:45 a.m.: Penalties now biting the Buffaloes. After a gain of six, Colorado is called for another illegal motion, this one making it a second-and-14 from the CSU 45 with 45 seconds to play.

1:43 a.m.: Sanders rifles in a pass to Weaver over the logo up to the Colorado State 41. Before the Buffaloes can get the next play off, they are called for a false start that pushes them back to the 46.

1:42 a.m.: Short throw by Sanders out to Dawson, who turns it into a gain of 18 and gets out of bounds in the process. Buffaloes moving now up to their own 33.

1:42 a.m.: Edwards picks up two yards on a first-down rush, then Sanders hits Harrison with a strike for 11 yards.

1:40 a.m.: Pass to Brown picks up eight, but that will bring out the punter. And Paddy Turner delivers a perfect punt, sending a line drive out of bounds at the Colorado 2-yard line. Doesn't get much better than that. Colorado takes over with 2:06 left in the game, trailing by eight.

1:36 a.m.: Morrow rushes for two, then loses two and Colorado uses the first of its three second-half timeouts ahead of a third-and-10 play for the Rams. With 3:01 left, it's getting late fast for the Buffaloes.

1:35 a.m.: Gutsy throw by Fowler-Nicolosi and clutch catch by Horton over the defender for a six-yard grab to pick up the first down. The clock is now down to under four minutes to play, and the Rams are up to the Colorado State 47.

1:33 a.m.: Fowler-Nicolosi connects with Brown for a pickup of eight yards, but the Colorado defensive line bursts through on the second-down play, halting Morrow for a loss of three yards to bring up third-and-5.

1:32 a.m.: The Rams are in clock-eating mode, with runs of two, seven and two yards from Morrow to pick up a first down. They've already chewed off more than a minute-and-a-half off the clock, and now have a fresh set of downs.

1:31 a.m.: Colorado State will start at its own 25. 7:33 left in the contest.

1:27 a.m. Colorado scoring play: Mata's boot from 41 yards out is good to make it a one-score game. Colorado State 28, Colorado 20

1:27 a.m.: Edwards catches a screen pass and takes it six yards. That will bring out the field-goal unit.

1:26 a.m.: Sanders escapes one sack and tries to scramble to his left, but he's taken down for a loss of 14 back to the Rams 29. A huge loss on a drive that has had plenty of promise.

1:25 a.m.: Sanders fires a strike over the middle to Weaver for a pickup of nine and another first down to the Colorado State 15.

1:23 a.m.: Sanders has the Buffaloes moving with scrambles of eight and seven yards, and later hits Weaver for a gain of eight. A big rush of 19 yards by Edwards up to the Colorado State 33 and a scramble by Sanders to the 24 have the Buffaloes rapidly moving up the field.

1:16 a.m. Colorado State scoring play: Holker catches a short pass from Fowler-Nicolosi as he was trying to escape a sack, and he races along the right sideline to the end zone to push the Rams' lead up to two scores. Colorado State 28, Colorado 17

1:14 a.m.: Facing a third-and-1, Johnson carves up the middle and trucks through a defender to pick up 13 yards to the Rams 46. Under 13 minutes to play. 

1:12 a.m.: Johnson is brought down at the Rams 24 on the kickoff return.

1:09 a.m. Colorado scoring play: Deion Sanders decides to pull back the offense and take the easy points. Alejandro Mata boots the 20-yard field goal, but the Buffaloes still trail. Colorado State 21, Colorado 17

1:07 a.m.: Wilkerson manages to get back to the line of scrimmage, but can't make it into the end zone. Colorado is leaving its offense on the field at the 2 for the fourth-and-goal. Colorado State uses its first timeout.

Third quarter

1:03 a.m.: Edwards gets a yard away from the touchdown on a carry to the left. Wilkerson is brought down for a loss of one on the next play, and it will be a third-and-goal from the 2 when the fourth quarter begins.

1 a.m.: Sanders is in a groove now. He's thrown two straight strikes, first to Dawson for 11 yards out to the Colorado 11, then threading the needle to Harrison streaking toward the end zone. He makes the catch and is brought down immediately at the 4. Colorado in business.

12:59 a.m.: Sanders finds Dawson wide open out to the left, and he picks up 10 yards out to the Colorado 30 for the first down.

12:56 a.m.: Fowler-Nicolosi throws into traffic, and he's picked off by Cam'Ron Silmon-Craig. Colorado will take over at the Rams 45. New life for the Buffaloes.

12:55 a.m.: Fowler-Nicolosi hits Louis Brown for a pickup of 11 after a rush by Morrow of nine, and all of a sudden, the Rams are looking at a much more manageable third-and-5.

12:54 a.m.: The flags keep flying. First a block below the waist backs Colorado State up to its own 10, then a false start moves the offense to the 5. First-and-25 from the Colorado State 5.

12:51 a.m.: The Buffalo drive winds up stalling at the Colorado 21, and the 39-yard field goal is blocked by the Rams. The two teams trade blocked field goals as this game stays a seven-point contest.

12:49 a.m.: Sy'veon Wilkerson rushes for six yards before Sanders finds Miguel Harrison along the sideline for a pickup of four and the first down. The drive keeps rolling as Sanders finds Wilkerson for 11 along the left side then hits Harrison again for a strike of 19 yards to the Colorado State 24.

12:44 a.m.: Three rushes for Johnson pick up only eight, and Colorado State will bring up Jordan Noyes to attempt a 52-yard field goal. The ball is blocked, however, keeping the Rams from extending their advantage.

12:41 a.m.: The Buffaloes' drive stalls out, ending with an incompletion from Sanders. Colorado punts it away, and Hunter returns the kick out to the Colorado State 41, with a flag for a horse collar tackle that will bring the Rams up to the Colorado 44.

12:36 a.m.: The Colorado offense gets it going right away as Sanders hits Tar'Varish Dawson up the middle, and the receiver takes it up for a gain of 20 to the 31.

12:35 a.m.: Huge turnover for the Buffaloes. Holker ran out to the left side of the field, but Shilo Sanders drilled him to knock the ball free. Derrick McLendon scooped it up at the Colorado 11.

12:35 a.m.: The play is overturned, and it is a catch for Horton. Incredible grab along the sidelines.

12:31 a.m.: Horton makes an unreal catch along the sideline that is ruled incomplete, but this appears likely to be overturned. If it's reversed, it will be a gain of 13 up to the Colorado 20.

12:30 a.m.: This Colorado State drive keeps rolling as Fowler-Nicolosi throws a short pass to Holker, who takes it up 19 yards for the first and then some. 

12:29 a.m.: Morrow starts the Rams drive with back-to-back carries of six yards to pick up the first out to the Rams 48.

12:28 a.m.: Colorado State will start from its own 36.

12:27 a.m.: The Buffaloes go three-and-out as Sanders is sacked on the third-and-7 play. Colorado State's pressure keeps impacting Sanders' ability to look down field.

12:26 a.m.: Edwards returns the kickoff out to the Colorado 24.

12:21 a.m.: Second half is getting closer. In the meantime, here are some key stats. Colorado State out-gained Colorado 262-85 in total yards and has 12 first downs to Colorado's five. The Rams also have nearly double the time of possession at 18:16 to Colorado's 9:39. 

Why isn't Colorado State leading by more? Part of that has to be penalties. While the Buffaloes have five for 46 yards, the Rams have a whopping 11 for 133 yards.

Second quarter

12:03 a.m.: Kamara sacks Sanders, and that will do it for the first half. Colorado State blanks Colorado in the second quarter.

12:02 a.m.: Colorado will start at its own 34 with 18 seconds left in the half and one timeout.

12:01 a.m.: Colorado State picks up no yards on a run by Johnson, and it will have to punt.

11:59 p.m.: Another late hit, with Colorado State right guard Drew Cannon getting called for an illegal block in the back, pushing the Rams back to a second-and-28 with 37 seconds left.

11:57 p.m.: Fowler-Nicolosi keeps peppering the Buffaloes defense, going for six yards to Horton then eight to Holker to pick up the first at the Colorado State 46. He then hits Ross-Simmons for a huge 50-yard completion, but that one's going back on an offensive holding penalty. First-and-20 from the CSU 36.

11:54 p.m.: Colorado State will start the drive at its own 30 with 2:05 to play in the half.

11:53 p.m.: The Rams defense is responding in force now. Weaver was tackled at the line after catching the ball for no gain, Kamara gets Sanders by the ankle and brings him down for the sack on second down and then Horn is brought down 15 yards shy of the first after a pickup of five. Colorado forced to punt after a three-and-out.

11:52 p.m.: Colorado will start at its own 25.

11:50 p.m. Colorado State scoring play: A perfect strike from Fowler-Nicolosi to Brown up the middle into the end zone, threading the needle between two defenders to put the Rams back out in front with 4:08 left in the half. Colorado State 21, Colorado 14

11:48 p.m.: The Rams appeared to take a touchdown lead, but the score is nullified by a block below the waist penalty that backs up Colorado State to the Buffaloes 19. Still goal-to-go. Penalties continue to be a huge problem, particularly for Colorado State, which has nine penalties for 103 yards.

11:47 p.m.: Morrow with back-to-back runs of three yards to set up a first-and-goal from the Colorado 4.

11:45 p.m.: Ross-Simmons is the latest to take a short crossing route a long way, running out to the right sideline for a pickup of 17. Fowler-Nicolosi then finds Horton up the middle. He makes a man miss before getting brought down for a pick up of six.

11:44 p.m.: Fowler-Nicolosi is flushed out of the pocket and runs out of bounds for a loss of three, but then completes passes for eight yards to Horton and six to Brown to pick up the first up to the Colorado 33.

11:39 p.m.: Another strike from Fowler-Nicolosi to Brown, this one in the middle of the two safeties for a gain of 23 to the Buffaloes 44. 

11:39 p.m.: Runs by Fowler-Nicolosi and Morrow gain four and zero, respectively, bringing up a third-and-6 with just under 10 minutes left in the half.

11:38 p.m.: Morrow starts the drive with a gain of seven, then Fowler-Nicolosi hits Brown on a crossing route out to the 29 for a pickup of 11. First down Rams.

11:36 p.m.: Colorado State will start its drive from its own 11 after the punt.

11:33 p.m.: Pressure getting to Sanders more now, with him throwing short passes to Edwards on back-to-back plays, picking up only two yards combined. He then runs out for a pickup of 15 yards up to the Buffaloes' 42. Defensive lineman Mohamed Kamara, one of Colorado State's best defensive players, is down on the field and is being looked at by trainers.

11:31 p.m.: Sanders picked up decent yardage on a run, but this play is moving backwards after a face mask by an offensive lineman. Buffaloes now facing a first-and-25.

11:28 p.m.: Colorado will start at its own 40 after taking a fair catch on the punt.

11:27 p.m.: Johnson picked up only three on the first play of the drive, and after a great open-field tackle by Justus Ross-Simmons limiting a receiver to one and an incompletion out right, the Rams will have to punt.

11:21 p.m.: Colorado punts the ball away one time, but it's called back on an illegal formation. The second punt is caught off a bounce by Horton, and he's brought down at the Colorado State 15.

First quarter

11:17 p.m.: Sanders is nearly picked off trying to throw over the middle to Jimmy Horn as the first quarter comes to an end.

11:16 p.m.: Edwards blazes up the middle for a pickup of 10 to start the drive before catching a short pass in the flat for no gain.

11:14 p.m.: Some short plays, another false start, and Fowler-Nicolosi being forced out of bounds for a loss of one, and Colorado State will have to punt. Colorado will start at the 20 with 1:05 left in the quarter.

11:11 p.m.: Colorado State kicks the drive off with a short pass to Horton, who picks up 12 yards up to the Rams' 43 with 3:23 left in the first. A false start moves them back five yards before the start of the next play, however.

11:07 p.m.: Long return by Johnson on the kickoff is spoiled at the end by a fumble, though it appears Colorado State recovered it at the Rams' 31. A scrum broke out after the play, and another flag is thrown. Offsetting unsportsmanlike conducts for the two teams.

11:05 p.m. Colorado scoring play: After picking up just two yards on the next two downs, Sanders fires a 24-yard strike to Xavier Weaver, who raced down the middle of the field on a seam route, in the end zone for the equalizing touchdown. Colorado 14, Colorado State 14

11:02 p.m.: Colorado State continues to beat itself up by penalties. Sanders over-throws Hunter, though the play is called for pass interference. But after the ball hit the ground, Blackburn made a poor decision to blast Hunter, drawing an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. That moves Colorado all the way up to the Rams 26.

11:02 p.m.: Sanders hits Hunter with a quick wide receiver screen out to the left, and if he had just beat one more defender, he might have housed it. Instead, he's dragged down for a gain of 11 and a first down at the Colorado 44.

11:01 p.m.: A catch for three and a rush for one, and the Buffaloes are facing a quick third-and-6.

11 p.m.: Edwards returns the kickoff up to the Buffaloes 29.

10:55 p.m. Colorado State scoring play: This game is absurd. Travis Hunter caught a pass and juked several defenders and appear to pick up the first down, but as he's going down, the ball is knocked out and returned 45 yards by Ron Hardge III for a touchdown. After a review, the play stands. Colorado State takes another penalty on the play for an excessive celebration. Colorado State 14, Colorado 7

10:54 p.m.: Colorado starts its drive from the 25, and Edwards picks up 10 yards on the first play to immediately pick up a first.

10:52 p.m. Colorado State scoring play: Now that's how you respond. Back-to-back deep passes. After a reverse pass to Horton, the Ram wide receiver fires a strike to Holker in the end zone for a 30-yard touchdown to tie the game. Colorado 7, Colorado State 7

10:51 p.m.: Fowler-Nicolosi takes a deep shot on the run and hits Louis Brown IV perfectly in stride, and he takes it 46 yards up to the Colorado 30.

10:50 p.m.: The Rams' drive starts with a loss of one on a carry from Johnson.

10:48 p.m.: Colorado State was penalized 15 yards for an unsportsmanlike conduct after he blasted Shilo Sanders in the end zone after the pick-six. The kickoff is sent over the end zone for a touchback.

10:42 p.m. Colorado scoring play: And now Shilo Sanders makes Jay Norvell pay for accepting the penalty and taking points off the board. He picks off Fowler-Nicolosi and returns it 80 yards for a touchdown. Colorado 7, Colorado State 0

10:39 p.m.: Fowler-Nicolosi nearly makes a mistake of his own. As he was getting taken down, he tried to dump off a pass over the middle to Avery Morrow. It appeared he might have been picked off, but the call on the field was an incompletion. Colorado takes a timeout after the play.

10:37 p.m.: Huge mistake by the Buffaloes. Colorado State had settled for a 50-yard field goal, which was good, but Shane Cokes was called for roughing the snapper, a 15-yard penalty that gives the Rams a first down at the Colorado 18.

10:36 p.m.: Two short runs and a pass for a loss of a yard brings up fourth-and-6 at the Buffaloes' 33. There is a holding penalty on the Rams, but that's declined on the fourth-down play. They'll bring out the field-goal unit to try from 50.

10:34 p.m.: After a short incompletion, Fowler-Nicolosi hits Horton with another short pass in space and lets his receiver work, with Horton taking it up for a pickup of 14.

10:33 p.m.: Johnson picks up five up to the Colorado State 49 as the drive keeps moving. Three strong plays to start the series.

10:32 p.m.: Kobe Johnson finds an opening on the left side of the line and darts out for a pickup of six. Next play, Fowler-Nicolosi gets the ball into the hands of Dallin Holker, who carves through the defense and picks up 14 yards.

10:29 p.m.: For the first time this season, Sanders has thrown an interception. He was blitzed and threw a deep shot that deflected off the outstretched arm of a leaping Jimmy Horn and into the hands of Henry Blackburn. Colorado State will take over at its own 25.

10:28 p.m.: Shedeur Sanders hits Edwards with a pass out left for three yards, but Colorado backs up five yards on a false start ahead of the third-and-6 play. Now facing a third-and-11.

10:27 p.m.: Dylan Edwards starts the drive with a pickup of a yard.

10:27 p.m.: The Buffaloes will start their drive from their own 46.

10:25 p.m.: Another penalty for the Rams brings them back to a 1st-and-27 after a a short rush. That put the Rams in a major hole, and after a rush for no gain and two incompletions, the Rams will have to punt the ball away.

10:22 p.m.: Short pass to start as Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi hits Tory Horton for a pickup of two. However, the play is coming back on a holding penalty, bringing Colorado State to a first-and-20 from its own 15.

10:21 p.m.: Colorado State takes the touchback and will start the game from its own 25.

10:20 p.m.: Colorado won the coin toss and elected to defer. Colorado State will start the game on offense.

10:08 p.m.: Sanders hyping up the fans, taking off his sunglasses to a roar of applause.

10:03 p.m.: Kickoff for tonight's game is scheduled for 10:20 p.m. ET, pushed back 20 minutes, likely due to Florida-Tennessee still on ESPN.

9:56 p.m.: Deion Sanders takes the field, shades and hat on.

9:36 p.m.: Travis Hunter now going at it with the Colorado State players.

9:30 p.m.: There has been plenty of fireworks between these two teams in the week leading up to the contest, and that isn't changing before the game.

How to watch Colorado vs. Colorado State

  • Date: Saturday, Sept. 16
  • Time: 10 p.m. ET
  • Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Col.
  • TV channel: ESPN
  • Live stream: ESPN+, Fubo

ESPN will have Mark Jones calling play-by-lay, while Louis Riddick will be providing analysis of the game. Quint Kessenich will report from the sidelines.

Fans hoping to stream the game can find it on either ESPN+ or on Fubo, which offers a free trial.

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Edward Sutelan joined The Sporting News in 2021 after covering high school sports for PennLive. Edward graduated from The Ohio State University in 2019, where he gained experience covering the baseball, football and basketball teams. Edward also spent time working for The Columbus Dispatch and Cape Cod Times.