US LBM Coaches Poll: Michigan in big trouble after devastating loss to Texas
The latest US LBM Coaches Poll is in, and the lopsided result in Texas’ win over Michigan has both teams heading in different directions.
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FORT COLLINS, Colorado – Fans and alumni of the Colorado Buffaloes have always had a somewhat haughty attitude toward rival Colorado State.
Whether rightly or wrongly, they generally view Colorado State as the little stepbrother school, where students often choose the college as a second choice if they were denied admission at CU.
But now that dominance faces an unusual threat – a rare football game between the Buffaloes and the Rams on Colorado State’s home turf. Tonight’s game, at 7:30 p.m. on CBS, will be the first time the Buffaloes have played in Fort Collins since 1996 – a streak of 25 games, 19 of which have been played on neutral ground in Denver and five on Colorado’s campus in Boulder.
The game also comes at a critical time for Colorado coach Deion Sanders, whose team is 1-1 following a 28-10 loss at rival Nebraska last week.
Another loss to another rival will raise big questions about his team’s progress in his second year as coach.
On the other hand, a win against the Rams (1-1) would show that the Buffs can recover from a bitter defeat and give the team new momentum for next week’s Big 12 Conference games against Baylor.
A big problem for Colorado – once again – is whether the team’s offensive line and running game can take the pressure off quarterback Shedeur Sanders, Deion’s son. Last week he was sacked five times while the running game managed just 16 yards on 22 carries.
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When is the Colorado-Colorado State game?
Colorado-Colorado State kicks off Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. ET at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins.
How to watch Colorado-Colorado State
Colorado-Colorado State will be broadcast on CBS.
College Football Schedule Week 3, Top 25
Friday
- No. 18 Arizona at No. 15 Kansas State, 8 p.m., Fox
Saturday
- No. 1 Georgia at Kentucky, 7:30 p.m., ABC
- No. 3 Texas vs. UTSA, 7 p.m., ESPN
- No. 4 Alabama at Wisconsin, 12:00 p.m., Fox
- No. 5 Ole Miss at Wake Forest, 6:30 p.m., CW
- No. 8 Missouri vs. Boston College, 12:45 p.m., SEC Network
- No. 9 Tennessee vs. Kent State, 7:45 p.m., SEC Network
- No. 6 Oregon at Oregon State, 3:30 p.m., Fox
- No. 12 Miami (Florida) vs. Ball State, 3:30 p.m., ACC Network
- No. 10 Utah at Utah State, 4:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network
- No. 14 Oklahoma State at Tulsa, 12:00 p.m., ESPN2
- No. 13 Oklahoma vs. Tulane, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
- No. 17 LSU at South Carolina, 12 p.m., ABC
- No. 16 Michigan vs. Arkansas State, 12:00 p.m., BTN
- No. 18 Notre Dame at Purdue, 3:30 p.m., CBS
- No. 23 Nebraska vs. Northern Iowa, 7:30 p.m., BTN
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