Kyle McCord and the Buckeyes’ offense were uninspiring in a workmanlike victory against Indiana that was also the debut of the Big Ten on CBS. 4 Alabama seemed to gain clarity at the position. 3 Ohio State’s quarterback competition might not be over. Meanwhile, Washington State went to Colorado State of the Mountain West - which could be a future conference trip for the Cougars - and put up 50 on the Rams. Saturday brought CU’s upset of TCU Washington overwhelming Boise State California romping at North Texas UCLA unveiling five-star freshman quarterback Dante Moore against Coastal Carolina and Oregon dropping 80 on an FCS opponent. On Friday, Stanford won at Hawaii in its first game under coach Troy Taylor. It started Thursday night when Utah roughed up Florida of the SEC in Salt Lake City without its starting quarterback. It’s sad and made sadder by just how entertaining and competitive the conference has a chance to be. Even if it does survive in some patchwork form, it will never be the same. The rest will be dispersed to other Power Five conferences, including Colorado as one of four Pac-12 teams heading to the Big 12 next year.įailures in leadership and poor decision-making by those in charge have put the onetime Conference of Champions on life support. Off the field, there are only two schools left committed to the Pac-12 beyond this school year, Oregon State and Washington State. Every other conference has at least two losses. 18 Oregon State still to play Sunday at San Jose State, the Pac-12 is the only unbeaten league in the country. PAC-12 SWAN SONGWhat might be the final season of Pac-12 football is off to a great start on the field. local kickoff.Īfter facing rival Colorado State the next week, the Buffaloes end September with back-to-back games against Oregon and USC. If you’re already growing a little weary of Coach Prime, be prepared: You’re going to see a lot of CU this September.įox is giving next week’s home opener the Big Noon treatment again. 18 Oregon State - and the Pac-12 just got even more exciting. 6 USC and Heisman winner Caleb Williams No. But that makes Colorado look like a lot of teams in the Pac-12 this season.Īnd Hunter playing 120 plays per game seems unsustainable.īut add an explosive CU team to a league that also includes No. The defense left a lot to be desired against TCU and the offense probably is going to need to run the ball better to take some of the pressure off Shedeur Sanders. The Cornhuskers lost under Matt Rhule at Minnesota on a walk-off field goal Thursday.įolsom Field should be in a frenzy for the old Big Eight rivalry renewed. Next week Colorado plays its first home game against Nebraska, another team with a much-hyped new coach, but one coming off a very different debut. Offensive coordinator Sean Lewis, who left a head coaching job at Kent State to join Sanders’ staff, seems to have been a particularly good hire. It’s only one game, but it’s hard not to believe that Colorado is going to be fun and relevant and that Sanders did a heck of job not just reconstructing a roster almost from scratch but getting it ready to play Power Five football. He asked one reporter: “Do you believe now? I read through that bull junk you wrote. “No, I’m not tired, I’m ready to go back in,” said Hunter, who wore a T-shirt with an image of his Hall of Fame coach on it during postgame.įreshman Dylan Edwards, whom Coach Prime lured away from Notre Dame, had 159 yards from scrimmage on 11 touches and scored four touchdowns, including the winner late in the fourth quarter.Ĭolorado snapped a 27-game losing streak against ranked teams on the road.Īnd when it was over, Sanders called out the doubters. Receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter played 129 snaps and had 11 catches for 119 yards, but his best and biggest play was an interception with TCU in the red zone.
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