Colorado earns statement win over UCF behind standout performances from Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter

As the Colorado Buffaloes prepared for Saturday's crippled against the UCF Knights, the squad was presumably inactive flying precocious from its thrilling overtime triumph implicit Baylor past week. 

UCF was besides coming disconnected an breathtaking comeback triumph successful its league opener, erstwhile the Knights erased a 21-point shortage connected the roadworthy to decision TCU 35-34.

Saturday's crippled besides represented a homecoming for Colorado caput manager Deion Sanders, who is simply a Fort Meyers, Florida, who starred astatine Florida State. 

A dominating 48-21 triumph implicit UCF improved Colorado's grounds to 4-1. The Buffaloes participate their bye week connected a three-game winning streak.

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Colorado Buffaloes caput manager Deion Sanders walks the sideline during a crippled against the UCF Knights Sept. 28, 2024, astatine FBC Mortgage Stadium successful Orlando, Fla. (Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The 4th triumph of the 2024 play besides matches Colorado's triumph full successful 2023, Sanders' archetypal twelvemonth astatine the helm.

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Travis Hunter, Colorado's two-way star, struck a Heisman airs aft helium grabbed an impressive, diving interception.

Hunter finished the time with 9 receptions and scored a touchdown connected a 23-yard reception.

Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver Travis Hunter scores a touchdown against the UCF Knights during the archetypal 4th astatine FBC Mortgage Stadium successful Orlando, Fla., Sept. 28, 2024. (Mike Watters/Imagn Images)

On the ground, the Buffaloes ran for 128 yards, and moving backmost Isaiah Augustave led the mode with 39 yards. Quarterback Shedeur Sanders had different bully time with 290 passing yards and 3 touchdowns.

Colorado Buffaloes backmost Shedeur Sanders rolls retired to walk against the UCF Knights during the archetypal 4th astatine FBC Mortgage Stadium successful Orlando, Fla., Sept. 28, 2024. (Mike Watters/Imagn Images)

Colorado’s improved defence stood tall, too, slowing down an discourtesy that entered the crippled averaging a nation-leading 375.7 yards per crippled rushing. The Buffaloes forced 4 turnovers — intercepting KJ Jefferson twice, erstwhile successful the extremity portion — and besides denied UCF points connected 1 thrust that stalled wrong the Colorado 1.

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Earlier this week, Deion Sanders was asked wherever his squad stood aft 4 games.

"You’re ne'er going to scope my expectations," the two-time Super Bowl champion said. "You can’t scope that due to the fact that I person big, lofty dreams and lofty aspirations for each and each 1 of these kids connected the tract arsenic good arsenic disconnected the field."

Sanders and the Buffaloes near Colorado Wednesday successful an effort to bushed the arrival of Helene, a tempest that brought demolition crossed the Southeastern U.S.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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