Utah handily beat Colorado 63-21 to mercifully end Colorado’s season Saturday. The Buffs won only once in a 1-11 campaign that featured a coaching change mid-season. Chants of “We Want Deion!” echoed throughout Folsom Field in reference to the report that Deion Sanders had been offered the Buffs’ coaching job earlier in the week. I’m guessing Sanders didn’t see much he liked if the game was intended as a recruiting pitch for the school. Colorado started its fourth quarterback on the season, Maddox Kopp, but the results weren’t any better. The Buffs struggled to gain a first down in the first half before finally putting two meaningless touchdowns on the board at the end of the game to make the final score look less lopsided. Let’s hope whoever the next coach is can recruit better players who won’t enter the transfer portal the first chance they get.
November 26, 2022: A junior cheerleader performs during a timeout in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Utah Utes quarterback Cameron Rising (7) is tackled by Colorado Buffaloes linebacker Quinn Perry (12) in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Utah Utes wide receiver Money Parks (10) muffs a punt as Colorado Buffaloes safety Ben Finneseth (28) bears down on him in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Colorado Buffaloes tight end Brady Russell (38) tries to get past the tackle of Utah Utes safety R.J. Hubert (11) in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Utah Utes running back Micah Bernard (2) tries to get by Colorado Buffaloes cornerback Nikko Reed (6)) after making a catchin the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Utah Utes tight end Dalton Kincaid (86) can’t quite come up with the catch as Colorado Buffaloes cornerback Nikko Reed (6) in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Utah Utes quarterback Cameron Rising (7) is tackled by Colorado Buffaloes linebacker Quinn Perry (12) in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Utah Utes cornerback Zemaiah Vaughn (16) tackles Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver Jack Hestera (25) in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Maddox Kopp (14) throws a pass in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Colorado Buffaloes linebacker Quinn Perry (12) tackles Utah Utes running back Micah Bernard (2) in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Maddox Kopp (14) scrambles in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Utah Utes safety R.J. Hubert (11) gets set to drill Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Maddox Kopp (14) after a short run in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Utah Utes quarterback Cameron Rising (7) launches a pass in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Utah Utes wide receiver Jaylen Dixon (25) catches a pass in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Colorado Buffaloes cornerback Simeon Harris (15) tackles Utah Utes wide receiver Jaylen Dixon (25)in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Utah Utes tight end Logan Kendall (32) congratulates teammate Utah Utes quarterback Ja'Quinden Jackson (3) on his touchdown in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: A CU Buffs junior cheerleader performs during a timeout in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Utah Utes offensive lineman Keaton Bills (51) looks to make a block in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: A Utah cheerleader has fun in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Utah Utes linebacker Lander Barton (20) sacks Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Maddox Kopp (14) in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Utah cheerleaders and the Utes mascot have fun in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Utah Utes tight end Thomas Yassmin (87) hurdles a would be tackle of Colorado Buffaloes cornerback Nikko Reed (6) en route to the end zone in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Utah Utes linebacker Lander Barton (20) celebrates his sack of Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Maddox Kopp (14) in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Utah fans celebrate a touchdown in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Utah Utes tight end Thomas Yassmin (87) rumbles toward the end zone for a touchdown in the first half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Utah Utes quarterback Bryson Barnes (16) avoids the tackle of Colorado Buffaloes cornerback Jason Oliver (26) in the second half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Utah Utes wide receiver Makai Cope (11) runs into the end zone after making a catch in the second half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Utah Utes quarterback Bryson Barnes (16) makes an audible in the second half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
November 26, 2022: Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Maddox Kopp (14) throws a pass in the second half of the football game between Colorado and Utah in Boulder, CO. Derek Regensburger/CSM.
