Date | Title | Description |
03.11.2024 | Buffzone | Football notes: CU Buffs climb to No. 21 in latest AP Top 25 | This was CU’s second bye of the season. They went into the first one on a three-game winning streak and came out of it and lost to Kansas State, 31-28, at home on Oct. 12.
“I think when you have two bye weeks and the first one doesn’t go gr... |
01.11.2024 | Buffzone | Football: CU Buffs are going bowling, but where? | Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders, left, and Travis Hunter celebrate a touchdown against Cincinnati on Oct. 26, 2024, at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)1. College Football Playoff
When/where: TBD
CU’s previous a... |
31.10.2024 | CU Buffs: Rising Stars and a Crucial Bye Week | The Colorado Buffaloes are on a roll. With standout performances from players like Travis Hunter and Isaiah Augustave, the team is gaining momentum in the Big 12. As they navigate through the season, a bye week offers a chance to regroup an... |
28.10.2024 | Buffzone | Football notes: CU Buffs’ Travis Hunter, Isaiah Augustave honored by Big 12 | Hunter wasn’t the only Buff honored, as running back Isaiah Augustave was named the Big 12’s newcomer of the week. He ran the ball 22 times for 91 yards and a touchdown. He had the most rushing attempts by a Buff since Deion Smith had 24 ag... |
27.10.2024 | Buffzone | Rooney: Rapidly improving CU Buffs living the impossible dream | The scene set before another sold-out crowd at Folsom wasn’t one of complete dominance. After owning the first half, the Buffs let things get uncomfortably close after halftime before Alejandro Mata’s late 47-yard field goal closed the door... |
27.10.2024 | Buffzone | Football: Surging CU Buffs jump to No. 23 in AP Top 25 | This is the first time CU has been ranked by the AP since vaulting to No. 19 after a 3-0 start a year ago. This ranking feels more deserved and sustainable, however. The 2023 Buffs fizzled out after that 3-0 start, while this year’s team is... |
24.10.2024 | Buffzone | Isaiah Augustave seizing opportunity in CU Buffs’ backfield | Four of his runs at Arizona produced either a touchdown or first down, and he had three first-down runs of seven-plus yards in helping to keep the Buffs out of long-yardage situations.
“We’re gonna go back with the big fella again this week... |
22.10.2024 | Buffzone | Football: After slow start, CU Buffs racking up sacks | Colorado’s BJ Green II (right) and Amari McNeill sack Kansas State quarterback Avery Johnson at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., on Oct. 12, 2024.
When Colorado prepared for a road trip to Orlando, Fla., last month, it was seeing signs of gr... |
21.10.2024 | CU Buffs Roar Back: A Dominant Display Against Arizona | The Colorado Buffaloes delivered a powerful statement on the football field, dismantling the Arizona Wildcats 34-7 in a game that showcased their resilience and skill. This victory not only marked a significant turnaround for the Buffs but ... |
21.10.2024 | Buffzone | CU football notes: Buffs offensive line stepped up at Arizona | Colorado left guard Tyler Brown blocks against Kansas State at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., on Oct. 12, 2024.(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)
More than halfway through the season, it’s clear that the Colorado offensive line is going ... |
20.10.2024 | Buffzone | Collective effort leads CU Buffs to dominant victory at Arizona | Colorado defensive end Samuel Okunlola (93) reacts after sacking Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita in the second half of their game Saturday in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
TUCSON, Ariz. – Colorado head coach Deion Sanders knows as w... |
19.10.2024 | CU Buffs: Aiming for Redemption in Tucson | The Colorado Buffaloes are gearing up for a crucial showdown against the Arizona Wildcats. After a bitter loss to Kansas State, the Buffs are eager to shake off the disappointment and reclaim their momentum. With a record of 4-2, they sit i... |
18.10.2024 | Buffzone | Football: CU Buffs vs. Arizona scouting report | CB/WR Travis Hunter: All eyes will be on him after he left last week’s game in the first half. Coach Prime said Hunter will play and he’s rested throughout the week. He is CU’s top receiver (49 catches for 587 yards, 6 TD) and top cornerbac... |
17.10.2024 | Buffzone | CU Buffs football notes: LaJohntay Wester scoring touchdowns in bunches | Colorado’s LaJohntay Wester heads toward the end zone for a touchdown against Kansas State on Oct. 12, 2024, at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo.(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)
There is a lot that goes into preparing for game day and LaJo... |
17.10.2024 | Buffzone | CU Buffs football notes: BJ Green starting to play to his standard | Colorado’s BJ Green II (right) and Amari McNeill sack Kansas State quarterback Avery Johnson at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., on Oct. 12, 2024.
In his three seasons with the Arizona State Sun Devils, BJ Green set a high standard for himse... |
16.10.2024 | Buffzone | Coach Prime calls loss to K-State a ‘wake-up call,’ as CU Buffs carry higher expectations | Coming off that disappointing loss, which snapped a three-game winning streak, CU aims to get back on track when it visits Arizona (3-3, 1-2) on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz. (2 p.m MDT, Fox).
“We need to self-reflect, go into that, correct tho... |
15.10.2024 | Buffzone | CU Buffs safety Shilo Sanders vows to bounce back from rough performance against K-State | Colorado safety Shilo Sanders, left, tries to tackle Kansas State running back DJ Giddens at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., on Oct. 12, 2024.(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)
In the aftermath of Saturday’s loss to Kansas State, Colorado... |
14.10.2024 | Buffs' Battle: A Hard Lesson in Resilience Against Kansas State | The Colorado Buffaloes faced a storm on Saturday night. Kansas State was the tempest, and the Buffs were caught in its fury. The final score, 31-28, told a tale of missed opportunities and hard lessons. It was a game that echoed the struggl... |
14.10.2024 | Buffzone | Rooney: CU Buffs 3 extra points (Oct. 14, 2024) | Rooney: CU Buffs 3 extra points (Oct. 14, 2024)
BuffZone writer Pat Rooney discusses three topics on CU Buffs athletics as CU football heads to the desert to face Arizona while the basketball preseason passes the halfway point. Bruised and ... |
13.10.2024 | Buffzone | Rooney: Familiar struggles resurface for CU Buffs in loss against K-State | But as coach Sanders said, it shouldn’t have gotten to that point.
Quarterback Shedeur Sanders and his receiving corps are able to overcome Shedeur being under assault all night against teams like Baylor. But it makes an already thin margin... |
13.10.2024 | Buffzone | Football: CU Buffs try to look forward, focus on Arizona | Of the four, Miller appeared to have suffered the most severe injury and he tweeted on Sunday a broken heart emoji and the words “laid it all on the line #Godsplan.”
“Certainly losing Travis and Jimmy and others was tremendous, because they... |
13.10.2024 | Buffzone | Snapshot: Key points, game balls from CU Buffs’ loss to Kansas State | Snapshot: Key points, game balls from CU Buffs’ loss to Kansas State
Sealing the deal: Nearly down to the very end, Kansas State had the 31-28 win in hand when Colorado’s fourth down pass fell incomplete with 1 minutes, 14 seconds to play. ... |
11.10.2024 | Buffzone | Football: CU Buffs vs. Kansas State scouting report | WR Jimmy Horn Jr.: He comes into this game second on the team in receptions (23) and receiving yards (327), but he’s due for a big game. After posting 198 yards in the season opener, he has just 16 catches for 129 yards in the last four gam... |
11.10.2024 | Buffzone | Football: CU Buffs aim to keep momentum rolling as K-State visits Folsom Field | Game at a Glance
Matchup: No. 18 Kansas State Wildcats at Colorado Buffaloes
Kickoff: 8:15 p.m. MT
Where: Folsom Field in Boulder
Capacity: 50,183 (Grass)
TV: ESPN
Radio: KOA (850 AM)
Odds: Kansas State by 3.5
Series: CU leads 45-20-1
Relat... |
10.10.2024 | Buffzone | CU Buffs displaying improved depth on edge | Yet, without him at UCF, the Buffs doubled their sack total for the year, from five to 10. Redshirt freshman Taje McCoy recorded his first two sacks as a Buff, while Okunlola had his first.
McCoy had been turning heads at practice since arr... |
09.10.2024 | Buffzone | Men’s basketball: Tipoff times, TV info released for CU Buffs’ Big 12 return season | Matchups on ESPN+ also will dominate CU’s Big 12 schedule, although the league opener at home against Iowa State on Dec. 30 will air on CBS Sports Network, with a 7 p.m. tipoff. CU’s only Big 12 games not scheduled to appear on ESPN+ are th... |
08.10.2024 | Buffzone | Coach Prime’s Colorado Buffaloes back to work after bye | CU took a three-game winning streak into last week’s bye. That streak was highlighted by the Buffs’ most impressive performance under Sanders, a 48-21 win at Central Florida on Sept. 28.
Sanders said it would have been nice to continue the ... |
07.10.2024 | Buffzone | CU football notes: Game time set for Buffs’ trip to Tucson | Colorado’s Travis Hunter zeros in on Arizona’s Montana Lemonius-Craig in Pac-12 football on Nov. 11. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)
Colorado football continues to be must-watch TV.
On Monday, the Buffaloes’ Oct. 19 game at Arizona was... |
06.10.2024 | Buffzone | CU football notes: Buffs’ red zone defense ranks among nation’s best | K-State will certainly challenge CU’s red zone defense. The Wildcats have scored on 17 of 18 red zone trips (94.4%), ranking 22nd nationally, with 12 touchdowns.Rare company
CU has yet to allow a single 100-yard rusher or 100-yard receiver ... |
05.10.2024 | Buffzone | Strong front seven has boosted CU Buffs’ defense | “We were disruptive on the inside (at UCF),” defensive coordinator Robert Livingston said. “If we can play that way, if we can dominate with the front seven, the linebackers playing downhill, I can’t say enough about (Nikhai Hill-Green) and... |
01.10.2024 | CU Buffs: Rising from the Ashes of Past Struggles | The Colorado Buffaloes are no longer the underdogs of college football. After a rocky season last year, they’ve emerged like a phoenix, soaring high on the wings of a three-game winning streak. The Buffs are making noise, especially on defe... |
30.09.2024 | Buffzone | Rooney: CU Buffs 3 extra points (Sept. 30, 2024) | Rooney: CU Buffs 3 extra points (Sept. 30, 2024)
BuffZone writer Pat Rooney discusses three topics on CU Buffs athletics as the CU football enjoys a bye week following an impressive win at Central Florida. In the mix
Colorado’s dominant and... |
29.09.2024 | Buffzone | Heading into bye, Coach Prime’s CU Buffs on upward trajectory | The victory at UCF was the best performance of the Coach Prime era and a sign the Buffs (4-1, 2-0 Big 12) are becoming a better football team. And, they are off to a 4-1 start for just the fifth time in the last 23 seasons.
“I think it just... |
24.09.2024 | Buffzone | CU football notes: With forecast of tropical storm, Buffs leaving for Florida earlier than planned | Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders runs onto Folsom Field before the Buffaloes took on Baylor on Sept. 21, 2024, in Boulder, Colo. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)
As Tropical Storm Helene is gaining strength in the Gulf of Mexi... |
17.09.2024 | Buffzone | Big 12 football power rankings: CU Buffs move up, Utah remains No. 1 | Record: 3-0 (0-0 Big 12)
Last week: beat Utah State, 38-21
This week: at No. 14 Oklahoma State
Comment: Without Cam Rising under center, Utah’s offense finally looked serviceable against Utah State. The good news for the Utes is that Rising... |
16.09.2024 | Buffzone | CU Buffs notes: Travis Hunter named Big 12 defensive player of week | Notable
CU will have to wait to find out its game time for a Sept. 28 trip to Central Florida. The game was one of six Big 12 games that TV partners put under a six-day selection, meaning the game time and TV assignment won’t be announced u... |
12.09.2024 | Buffzone | Women’s soccer: No. 19 CU Buffs win at Kansas State in Big 12 opener | Sophomore Claire Curran started the scoring play in the 49th minute with a pinpoint feed to Holley, who beat Kansas State goalie Murphy Sheaff for her second goal of the season. It was Curran’s second assist.
CU made it a long night for She... |
20.08.2024 | Buffzone | Men’s basketball: CU Buffs to face Michigan State in Maui Invitational opener | The Michigan State date finalizes the last blank spot on CU’s 2024-25 schedule, which begins on Nov. 4 at home against Eastern Washington. Besides the three games at the Maui Invitational, the nonconference schedule is highlighted by a Dec.... |
12.08.2024 | Buffzone | CU Buffs notes: Travis Hunter, BJ Green on Bednarik watch list | CU isn’t ranked, but did receive one point – meaning one voter put the Buffs at No. 25 on their ballot. The Buffs received two points in the USA Today Coaches’ poll that was released a week ago.
In the AP poll, Georgia got 46 of the 62 firs... |
08.08.2024 | Buffzone | Women’s soccer: CU Buffs picked fourth in Big 12 preseason poll | CU opens the season at home on Aug. 15 against Marquette and plays its first Big 12 game on Sept. 12 at Kansas State.
Originally Published: August 8, 2024 at 3:24 p.m. |
25.07.2024 | The Colorado Buffaloes: A New Era of Hope and Challenge**
** | ** The Colorado Buffaloes are on the brink of a new chapter. With the return to the Big 12 Conference, expectations are high. The air is thick with anticipation. The Buffs are looking to turn the page after a tumultuous season. The focus no... |
20.07.2024 | Buffzone | CU Buffs position preview: Running backs could be key to offensive success | BOULDER,CO: April 18:Charlie Offerdahl during CU football Spring practice on April 16, 2024. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)
With Shedeur Sanders at quarterback, the Colorado offense was explosive at times in 2023.
The offense wasn’t c... |
09.07.2024 | Buffzone | Big 12 notes: Texas Tech’s Joey McGuire excited to welcome CU Buffs to conference | CU visits Texas Tech on Nov. 9 and McGuire is expecting a tough battle.
“(Coach Prime) brings a lot of excitement that I think Colorado is going to be really good,” he said. “They’ve added a lot of talent and they do have one of the best qu... |
27.06.2024 | CU Buffs opponent preview: Led by QB Avery Johnson, Kansas State takes aim at Big 12 title | This year’s Wildcats are led by Johnson, a true sophomore who flashed his ability last year but now gets a chance to take the reins.
“He’s really special,” head coach Chris Klieman said recently in an interview with 365 Sports. “He’s the fa... |
06.04.2024 | CU Buffs proud to be part of transformational year in women’s basketball | As she sat down for her postgame press conference on March 24, soaked after a locker room celebration, Colorado head coach JR Payne couldn’t help but express her appreciation for the fans in Manhattan, Kan.
“The environment was incredible,”... |
29.03.2024 | CU Buffs ready for Sweet 16 battle with Caitlin Clark-led Iowa Hawkeyes | ALBANY, N.Y. – The spotlight that shines on Iowa’s Caitlin Clark may not be quite as bright as the one that shined on the Coach Prime-led Colorado football team last season, but it’s close.
While the CU women’s basketball team has been able... |
29.03.2024 | Aaronette Vonleh enjoying dominant stretch for CU Buffs women’s basketball | ALBANY, N.Y. – Leading up to Colorado’s Sweet 16 matchup against Iowa, much of the focus has been on the battles that will take place on the perimeter.
Iowa is loaded with sharp-shooting guards, including superstar Caitlin Clark. And, Color... |
24.03.2024 | Sweet! CU Buffs crank up defense, roll past Kansas State to reach Sweet 16 | Fast break
Why the Buffs won: Their defense was spectacular, especially in the second half when they limited Kansas State to 22.2% shooting and forced 11 turnovers. Three stars:
1. Aaronette Vonleh: Flirted with a triple-double, posting nin... |
23.03.2024 | Women’s basketball notes: Pac-12 schedule could help CU Buffs | MANHATTAN, Kan. – On Sunday, Kansas State will have the home court advantage.
Colorado, however, has the schedule advantage.
For both teams, it’s a quick turnaround before their matchup in the second round of the NCAA women’s basketball tou... |
23.03.2024 | CU Buffs, Kansas State have taken similar paths to NCAA Tournament matchup | MANHATTAN, Kan. – Going into Selection Sunday, Colorado was projected as a No. 4 seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament, while Kansas State was projected as a No. 5.
When the bracket was announced, however, it was K-State landing the No. 4 see... |
22.03.2024 | Moving on: CU Buffs women roll past Drake in first round of NCAA Tournament | Fast break
Why the Buffs won: They were exceptional on offense most of the night, played stellar defense in the second half and dominated the boards.
Three stars:
1. CU’s Aaronette Vonleh: Posted the fourth double-double of her career, with... |
18.03.2024 | Notes: CU Buffs eager for new challenge in facing Drake | Within minutes of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament bracket being revealed, Colorado’s Quay Miller admitted she wasn’t familiar with the Buffaloes’ first-round opponent.
“Not at all,” she said. “But, I’m sure that we’ll have the (scout... |
17.03.2024 | Women’s basketball: CU Buffs land No. 5 seed for NCAA Tournament, to face Drake in opening round | There was, of course, hope that the Colorado women’s basketball team had done enough to earn the right to host games in the NCAA Tournament.
The tournament selection committee didn’t view the Buffaloes as one of the top 16 teams, but CU put... |
15.03.2024 | Women’s basketball: ESPN’s Charlie Creme believes CU Buffs will host NCAA tourney games, but finish is ‘giving me pause’ | With several wins against top teams, no bad losses and a top-20 ranking throughout the season, the Colorado women’s basketball team has put a lot of good on its NCAA Tournament resume.
Whether it’s good enough for the selection committee to... |
13.03.2024 | What the Dallas Cowboys have done so far this offseason | The Dallas Cowboys are the only NFL team that didn't announce a signing in the first 24 hours of free agency.
Why it matters: They were the only team in the league to finish the 2023 regular season ranked in the top-5 in offense and defense... |
13.02.2017 | Kansas State Football Coach Bill Snyder Announces He Has Throat Cancer, Will Still Coach | Bill Snyder announced Monday that he has throat cancer, but says it will not keep him from working in his capacity as Kansas State football coach. Snyder addressed recent concerns about his health in a post at the school's athletics website... |