Game at a Glance Matchup: Colorado Buffaloes at Kansas Jayhawks Kickoff: 1:30 p.m. MT Where: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
Capacity: 76,416 (Grass) TV: Fox Radio: KOA (850 AM) Odds: Colorado by 2.5 Series: CU leads 45-25-3 When Colorado football players have stepped in front of media lately, there has been a no-nonsense, focused tone. When the Buffaloes have hit the field in recent weeks, that same no-nonsense, focused approach has shown up.
As the 16th-ranked Buffs (8-2, 6-1 Big 12) prepare to take on Kansas (4-6, 3-4) on Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium, there is plenty at stake, but there is also an intense focus on what is right in front of them. “We’re not just here to go out there and give it our best shot,” senior safety Shilo Sanders said. “We’re here to win, you know what I’m saying? That’s how everybody’s thinking.
Everybody is paying attention to detail and trying to make sure it’s not their fault if something goes wrong. We’re just trying to win games.” CU has done a lot of that this season, especially since getting humbled by rival Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb.
, on Sept. 7. Since that 28-10 loss, the Buffs are 7-1, the only setback a 31-28 defeat against Kansas State that included a questionable non-penalty late in the fourth quarter that might have helped the Buffs.
“Our preparation is way better (since Nebraska),” star cornerback/receiver Travis Hunter said. “We understand that anybody can win, anybody can go out there.