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Coach Deion Sanders and his Colorado football team are headed to a bowl game.
They made it possible Saturday night by beating Cincinnati at home, 34-23, improving their record this season to 6-2 with four games remaining in the regular season.
That gives them the minimum number of wins to be eligible for a postseason bowl game in Sanders’ second season. It also keeps them in the thick of the hunt for the Big 12 Conference championship after getting another pair of big performances from quarterback Shedeur Sanders and two-way star Travis Hunter.
Sanders completed 25 of 30 passes for 323 yards and two touchdowns. Hunter caught nine of those passes for 153 yards and both of those touchdowns.
Cincinnati (5-3) had cut Colorado’s lead to 31-23 with 3:51 remaining after driving 81 yards in 11 plays, capped by a 6-yard touchdown catch by tight end Joe Royer.
But the Bearcats missed on the ensuing two-point pass attempt. Then the Buffaloes answered with a 47-yard field goal with 99 second left, building their lead to 34-23 in front of a sold-out crowd of 53,202 at Folsom Field in Boulder.
Colorado wide receiver Travis Hunter (12) celebrates one of his touchdowns against Cincinnati.
It’s only the second time since 2007 that Colorado has won at least six games. It comes just two years after the Buffaloes finished with a 1-11 record and fired their previous coach, paving the way for the arrival of “Coach Prime.” A bowl game after the season also would be only their third since 2007, including the pandemic season of 2020, when the Buffs went to the Alamo Bowl and finished 4-2.
By winning six games, Sanders earns a $150,000 bonus from Colorado and will earn $100,000 for each additional regular-season win after that, according to his contract. His contract also calls for a bonus of at least $150,000 for getting invited to a…
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Author : USA TODAY Sports
Publish date : 2024-10-27 06:01:33
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