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BYU head coach Kalani Sitake reacts as a play unfolds during a game against the Arizona Wildcats held at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. | Isaac Hale
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The No. 23 Colorado Buffaloes have the better offense, led by future NFL first-round draft picks Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter, the Heisman Trophy winner.
The No. 17 BYU Cougars have the better defense, particularly against the pass, led by a group of ball hawks who have 20 combined interceptions, tops in the country.
So which nationally ranked team that had designs on playing in the Big 12 championship game last month but stumbled down the stretch is going to win the Consolation Bowl, otherwise known as the Valero Alamo Bowl, on Saturday at the Alamodome?
Kickoff between Coach Prime’s plethora of superstars and coach Kalani Sitake’s collection of overachievers who have punched above their weight class all season is at 5:30 p.m. MST and will be televised nationally by ABC.
Colorado started as a one- or two-point favorite when the initial odds were released, but that number has steadily grown and was up to five during the week leading up to kickoff.
It is easily the most compelling postseason game outside the College Football Playoff games, and the nation will be watching, primarily to see the popular Deion Sanders, his quarterback son, and, of course, Hunter, the versatile two-way player who has captured the imagination of the nation as the best player in all of college football.
“This is a big game. We are very hungry (to win it),” said BYU’s star receiver and All-American kick returner Keelan Marion. “They got some great guys over there — Travis, Shedeur, Shilo (Sanders). They even got some other guys who are under the radar over there who are good. I think everyone is hyped for it.”
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Publish date : 2024-12-24 04:00:00
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