Colorado moves up to No. 18 in AP Top 25 Poll

Buffaloes are getting a bit of the respect they deserve

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

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Deion Sanders took the Colorado Buffaloes from being the worst FBS team to a second week in the AP Top 25 Poll. They climbed four spots from initially being ranked 22nd to now No. 18.

CU welcomes the attention of the "Prime Effect" on campus. The biggest story of the year in College Football continues. ESPN GameDay is coming this Saturday for the Rocky Mountain Showdown with CSU. They're joined by FOX's Big Noon Kickoff pregame in a head-to-head battle for Prime ratings.

Colorado (2-0) put up a 36-14 win over Nebraska in Folsom Field's 100th home opener on Saturday. They'll look to stay perfect with Colorado State coming to Boulder as the non-conference finale. The Buffs have owned the Centennial Cup since 2015 with five straight wins over the Rams.

Washington State hung "Half-a-hundred" on Colorado State in a 50-24 blowout to open the season. They'll have had a full two weeks off before facing the Buffs on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET (TV: ESPN).

Published Sep 10, 2023

JOSH TOLLE

Josh Tolle is a writer covering college sports for On SI. Outside of storytelling, the multi-talented broadcaster has play-by-play experience at the professional and collegiate levels. In 2018, he began calling games for the National Women’s Soccer League. He has also called games for the United Soccer League, Concacaf, and the U.S. Open Cup. He has called hockey for the Premier Hockey Federation for the past three seasons and was the play-by-play voice for the Superior RoughRiders of the Western Hockey League. He has provided play-by-play for various other sports including football, basketball, baseball and volleyball events. Since 2015, Tolle has been the voice of Colorado School of Mines Athletics having called football, men's and women's basketball and soccer. He previously wrote for SB Nation.

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