Tomorrow, Gotham FC and OL Reign will square off in the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League Championship game on Bashor Field at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego. A new champion will be crowned this season; Gotham hadn’t won a playoff game since 2013 and the Reign earned their first playoff win since 2015. Sixth-seeded Gotham snuck into the playoffs with the final berth and proceeded to upset No. 3 North Carolina Courage in the quarterfinals and the No. 2 Portland Thorns FC in the semifinals. The Reign entered the playoffs as the fourth seed, beating No. 5 Angel City FC in the quarterfinals and upsetting No. 1 San Diego Wave in the semifinals.

Connor Stalions Resigns

With a dynamic offense and one of the most daunting defenses college football has seen in the last decade, the Wolverines are 9–0 and the No. 2 ranked team in the country. However, for the last three weeks, the spotlight has not been on any specific player; rather, it has been on 28-year-old football analyst, Connor Stalions.

A former Marine Corps officer, Stalions now finds himself in the center of the NCAA’s investigation into illegal off-campus scouting and sign stealing. Stalions bought tickets to over 30 games at 12 Big Ten stadiums and four tickets to non-conference College Football Playoff contenders over a three year span. According to ESPN, Stalions also bought tickets to the 2021 and 2022 Southeastern Conference Championship games via the secondary market. Sign stealing is allowed in college football, but not to the extent of Stalions’ actions. Teams are able to watch film from upcoming opponents’ previous games as long as they do not go off campus and/or use electronic equipment to record a player or coaches voices or signals. NCAA Bylaw 11.6.1 states: “Off-campus, in-person scouting of future opponents (in the same season) is prohibited.”

On Nov. 3, Stalions resigned amid the growing investigation into the program. He had previously been suspended by Michigan without pay on Oct. 20.

“I love the University of Michigan and its football program,” Stallions told The Athletic regarding his resignation. “I am extremely grateful for the opportunity I’ve had to work with the incredible student athletes, coach [Jim] Harbaugh, and the other coaches that have been a part of the Michigan football family during my tenure. I do not want to be a distraction from what I hope to be a championship run for the team, and I will continue to cheer them on.”

C.J. Stroud’s Historic Day

With 46 seconds left on the clock and two timeouts, quarterback C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans had the ball down four to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On the previous play, Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield capped off a 10 play, 61 yard drive by finding tight end Cade Otton open in the back of the end zone from 14 yards out to put the Bucs on top 37–33.

Stroud, the second-overall pick in the draft, proceeded to lead the Texans down the field on a six play, 75 yard drive in 40 seconds to put the Texans on top 39–37, connecting with fellow rookie and second round pick Tank Dell on a post in the back of the end zone from 15 yards out.

Stroud finished the game with an NFL rookie record 470 passing yards, 5 touchdown passes, no interceptions, and a 147.8 passer rating — the highest single game rating by a rookie quarterback in NFL history. The rookie of the year favorite became the sixth player in NFL history to record over 450 pass- ing yards and five touchdown passes with no interceptions.

At 4–4, the Texans are in the thick of the playoff hunt, sitting one game back of a wild card spot and two games back of the American Football Conference Southern Division leaders, the Jacksonville Jaguars.

NBA Slate Empty Tuesday; Players and Fans Encouraged to Vote

The NBA season is in full-swing, but on Tuesday, Nov. 7, it took a day off. For the second year in a row, the league did not have any games on Election Day.

Last season, the NBA announced they would not hold any games on Election Day in an effort to encourage teams, players, coaches, and fans to vote in their own communities, increasing overall civil engagement among the NBA community. That initiative has carried over into this season.

“The league will continue to encourage fans and the broader NBA community to make a plan to vote and participate in the civic process,” the NBA said at their 2023–24 schedule announcement on Aug. 18. “As part of this initiative, the NBA will share important resources from voting organizations and highlight the civic engagement work of teams in their markets.”

Stalions was originally a volunteer assistant in 2015, but officially became part of their staff in 2022. A Michigan native, his parents both went to University of Michigan. Stalions played football throughout his childhood and his dad was a football coach for an eighth grade team. He graduated from the Naval academy in 2017, where he worked as a volunteer football assistant during his undergraduate years. He also wrote a 550–600 page document called the Michigan Manifesto that he managed daily, which outlined his 15-year blueprint for taking over the University of Michigan Football program and becoming head coach. Stalions is suspended with pay from his role for the Wolverines due to sign-stealing allegations.

To be clear, sign stealing in collegiate football is allowed to some extent. For example, people can steal signs before the games by watching film. However, scouting opponents in person and recording signs is not allowed, especially when using electronic equipment to relay information during a game. An NCAA bylaw implemented in 1994, rule 11.6, states that “off-campus, in-person scouting of future opponents (in the same season) is prohibited.” However, for the same event at the same site, “An institutional staff member may scout future opponents also participating in the same event at the same site.” Another exception is for Conference or NCAA Championships, where “an institutional staff member may attend a contest in the institution’s conference championship or an NCAA championship contest in which a future opponent participates (e.g., an opponent on the institution’s spring non championship-segment schedule participates in a fall conference or NCAA championship).” Under Article 11. H in the NCAA Football 2023 rules book, “any attempt to record, either through audio or video means, any signals given by an opposing player, coach or other team personnel is prohibited.” 

Before Michigan supposedly started sign-stealing in 2021, the program had a streak of losing three or more games for the past couple of seasons. Since 2021, however, they have lost only three games. So, where does Stalions come in?

Stalions bought tickets for over 30 games at the Big Ten schools for the past three seasons, with tickets to 12 of the 14 Big Ten. Stalions would pay for people to go to games and sit on the opponent’s side to film opponents signals, specifically to be behind and across the benches around the 45-yard line. This was revealed on his public Venmo transactions, where he was seen paying people with the caption “GA” the day before a Georgia vs. Ohio State game. In other cases, people would charge Stalions with the transaction caption as “Game.” These were games in which Michigan was going to play the opponent or play in that stadium in the future. However, it is unclear whether Stalions himself was funding those tickets. After all, he only makes $55,000 a year, and the Washington Post reported that this operation would cost around $15,000 if Michigan planned to send scouts to 40 games. 

Most recently uncovered is a photo of a man, who appears to be Stalions, dressed as a Central Michigan University Coach when CMU played Michigan State as their season opener on Sept. 1 and was pictured with a “VB” — or Visitor’s Bench — pass. However, the CMU head coach claims that Stalions’ name was not on the list of names associated with the VB pass for that game. The University of Michigan played Michigan State Oct. 21, winning 49–0. 

This isn’t the only Michigan football scandal going on at the moment, however. In January of this year, former Co-offensive Coordinator Matt Weiss was fired after accessing other University of Michigan emails without authorization. Though this isn’t tied to the sign-stealing scandal, the FBI is now involved in looking into Michigan’s football program. On top of that, Head Coach Jim Harbaugh served a university-imposed three-game suspension earlier this season for unrelated recruiting violations. 

Despite off-the-field scandals, the Wolverines have been dominant on the field. Michigan currently sits at 8–0 and is the No. 2 ranked team in the country. They have outscored conference opponents 229–31, with an average margin of victory of 34.8 points per game.

However, they have yet to play any significant competition. On Nov. 11, they will travel to play No. 9 Penn State, and two weeks later they will face off against No. 3 Ohio State in one of college football’s most-anticipated rivalry games. Ultimately, the results of these two games will determine if Michigan can make it back to the College Football Playoffs for the third year in a row, and potentially win the program’s first national championship since 1997. 

If Michigan didn’t already have a target on their backs, they sure do now. As time goes on, so will the investigations, and more details will come about the scandals. Coaches and players will be forced to answer questions in the media and hear about it every time they turn on the TV or check social media.

The Wolverines have become the villains of college football. Will they embrace it, or will it potentially tarnish a record-breaking season for one of college football’s most prestigious and historic programs?

Fresh off a season where Nikola Jokić led the Denver Nuggets to their first championship in franchise history, the Nuggets faced off against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night to kick off the NBA’s 78th season. 

Less than five months ago, the Nuggets swept the same Lakers team in the Western Conference Finals before beating the Miami Heat in five games to be crowned NBA Champions. Prior to tip-off, the Nuggets received their championship rings with the same Lakers team watching.

Jokić clocked out with a few minutes left in the game when the Nuggets were firmly in control. He finished with 29 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists in a 119–107 victory. The rest of the Nuggets starting five from the championship team returned to Denver this season and had great games as well.

The Lakers, despite LeBron James’ 21 points and eight rebounds in his 21st year in the NBA,  had no answers for Jokić and were down double-digits for most of the game. Center forward Anthony Davis put up 17 points and eight rebounds for the Lakers in the first half, but shot 0–6 in the second half.

The Nuggets will travel to Memphis, TN to take on the Grizzlies on Friday and the Lakers will play the Kings in Sacramento, CA, on Sunday.

World Series Preview: Texas Rangers Face off Against the Arizona Diamondbacks

After two thrilling seven-game series in the championship round, the Rangers and Diamondbacks will meet Friday night. The Rangers, seeking their first-ever World Series win, will look to carry the momentum from their American League Championship Series against the Astros. After falling behind 3–2 in the series, the Rangers, led by Adolis García’s three home runs, won the next two games on the road. García took home ALCS MVP honors. 

The Diamondbacks are looking to win their second World Series in franchise history. Led by a strong veteran pitching staff and young batters at the top of the order, this year’s Diamondbacks defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in seven games to win the National League Championship Series. Second baseman Ketel Marte, the NLCS MVP, set the record for the longest hitting streak to begin a postseason career: 16 games and counting. Outfielder Corbin Carrol, who is likely to win the Rookie of the Year Award, went 3–4 in game seven with two key RBIs. 

Game one of the World Series starts Friday night with ace Zac Gallen taking the mound for the Diamondbacks and pitching for the Rangers.

Las Vegas Aces Repeat as Champions

The Aces recently celebrated their second straight championship after defeating the New York Liberty in four games, one year removed from defeating the Connecticut Sun. They are the first team in 21 years to win back-to-back championships. 

Two-time MVP A’ja Wilson averaged 23.8 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game during her team’’s postseason run. The dynamic guard duo of all-stars Kelsey Plum and Chelsea Gray averaged 18.3 points, 3.8 assists, and 15.6 points, 6.8 assists per game, respectively. 

Next season the Aces aim to be the second three-peat champions in league history, chasing the Houston Comets, who won four years in a row from 1997-2000. 

“We coming back,” Wilson, who took home finals MVP honors, said. “We’re going to do this s—t again.”

Growing up in San Diego, Sweet’s first love was basketball. She did not start playing volleyball until sixth grade, when she joined a recreational team, and didn’t join her first club team for two more years. 

“I started club [volleyball] in eighth grade,” Sweet said. “I was not good. I was actually terrible. I was so bad in my first tournament my coach told the setter not to set me anymore. They just put me up there to block. I was just a big girl on the team.” 

The same coach, Coach Liz, became one of Sweet’s biggest mentors.

“She was willing to work with me and saw the potential in me,” Sweet said. “I would go in for individuals and privates pretty much every weekend. I would stay after, and we would drill it over and over and over. I went to every workout she held, getting me to hit how she wanted me to hit and getting me to block how she wanted me to. I was super dedicated that year. I always thank her for seeing the potential in me and not just seeing me as another ‘tall girl.’”

Now, over six years later, rather than avoiding setting her, the team does everything they can to get her the ball for what she calls the best feeling in volleyball: a hard overpass. It’s tied for first with a stuff block.

The women’s volleyball team has jumped to a 10–3 start this year. Sweet partially credits their success to dance parties. If you do not see the team on time for warmups at home games, do not worry. They are getting down to Sweet’s favorite artist, Childish Gambino, or Beyonce’s “Energy.” 

“Before games, we’re in the locker room dancing,” Sweet said. “We are literally having a dance party. No skills work, no game talk, nothing. We turn on some good music and dance there.”

The tradition started this year in their first tournament, when Sweet shared AirPods with fourth-year setter Taylor Gwynne. 

“We were dancing to music because we wanted to get warm,” Sweet said. “We didn’t want to do another warmup. We killed it in that game. After that, we thought, ‘Let’s just have a dance party before every game.’ That’s why we went on that nine-game winning streak.” 

Sweet also mentioned that the team’s only three losses this season came when they did not have a pregame dance party. 

When Sweet joined the team as a first-year, she was comforted by the racial diversity of the team and a team culture that celebrates diversity. Today, nearly half of the team are women of color.

“When I came in, the team was almost 50 percent Black, which is almost unheard of for volleyball; that never happens,” Sweet said. “It was really fun to come into a team where I could share my culture and [be around] people who can share my experiences, and we can talk about those things.”

The success and atmosphere the team created this season can, in part, be accredited to hardships the program faced last year. Last year, in a non-conference away game, the opposing team’s student section yelled racial slurs at one of Sweet’s teammates. 

“It was a really hard thing for all of us to go through,” Sweet said. “But it made us stronger, coming together and being able to stand up against something like that and supporting each other through that. This year, we were asked to play them again, and the whole team stood together and said, no, we’re not going to give them the privilege of playing us because we were wronged by the culture of that school. After that talk, we had one of the best practices we’ve had all season. It showed the unity and love that we have within the team. People know they are going to have to fight for things  they maybe never had to think about before, but that mindset really brings us together.” 

The team’s connection stems deeper than volleyball. Their relationship is rooted in perseverance and being there for one another. 

“We sent a message to any other team that plays us: we’re not going to take you saying anything to any of our teammates,” Sweet said. “Any other team in our conference and all across DIII, you have the power to make these decisions. We have a responsibility to take care of our POC teammates and to make sure that we all come together in support of one another.”

In a game featuring star University of Colorado Boulder Buffaloes — second-year wide receiver and defensive back phenom Travis Hunter and third-year quarterback Sheduer Sanders — the spotlight was, surprisingly, not on them facing off against the Colorado State Rams defense. Rather, the focus was on the head coaches: Colorado’s Deion “Prime Time” Sanders and Colorado State’s Jay Norvell. Norvell made waves in the press earlier this week when he called Deion out for wearing a hat and glasses when he shakes hands, insinuating that he has no respect. Deion proceeded to give his entire team sunglasses in a viral locker room video. When the game started, the Buffaloes shot out of the gate. Deion’s other son on the team, fourth-year safety Shilo Sanders, had an 80 yard pick-six to get the scoring started. However, the Rams responded well and with 11:22 left in the fourth quarter, led 28–17. Colorado’s offense had been relatively quiet, in part due to Hunter going down early in the second quarter after taking a big hit to the midsection from third-year Rams safety Henry Blackburn. The hit resulted in a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and left Hunter with a lacerated liver, which is expected to sideline him for multiple weeks. Even without Hunter, Sheduer led the Buffaloes on two straight scoring drives: a 41-yard field goal from second-year Alejandro Mata and a 98-yard drive capped off by a 45-yard touchdown pass from Sheduer to third-year Jimmy Horn Jr. to tie the game at 28 apiece heading into overtime. Both teams scored in the first overtime period, knotting the game at 35–35. Sheduer scored his fourth touchdown when he connected with third-year walk-on Michael Harrison in double OT for Harrison’s second touchdown of the game. Sheduer connected with fourth-year Xavier Weaver for the two point conversion, putting the Buffaloes up 43–35. The Rams could not score on their ensuing drive, and Colorado escaped with a win, defeating the 0–2 Rams to move to 3–0 on the season. According to ESPN, it was the most streamed college football game of the season. 9.3 million people tuned in to see what Sanders — Deion, Sheduer, and Shilo —  and their teammates could do, and they were not disappointed. Viewership records may be broken again next week when No. 19 Colorado travels to Eugene, OR to face the No. 10 Oregon Ducks. 

Browns vs. Steelers: Deshaun Watson’s Struggles Continue

It’s the first play of the game at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh: 1st & 10 at the Cleveland 25. Steelers fans are on their feet, Terrible Towels are twirling throughout the stadium, and Browns fans are full of optimism that their team can start 2–0 for the first time since 1993. The ball was snapped and, shockingly, Watson missed tight end Harrison Bryant on a five-yard out route. The Steelers’ Alex Highsmith was there to intercept the pass, and he returned it 30 yards to the end zone to give the Steelers an early 7–0 lead. Those nine seconds sum up Watson’s time in Cleveland—immense optimism and anticipation that hasn’t yet come to fruition. Watson finished the game completing just 22 of 40 pass attempts for 235 yards, a touchdown, and an interception. On top of that, he was sacked six times, including a game-losing fumble that was returned for a touchdown, and called for two 15-yard facemask penalties that negated positive drives for the Browns. For a $230 million dollar quarterback who the franchise also gave up six draft picks to acquire, he’s not playing well enough. Watson, the 2017 Rookie of the Year and 3x Pro-Bowler, is trying to get back to his caliber of play in 2019-20, when he led the Texans to the AFC Divisional Round before losing 51–31 to the Kansas City Chiefs. Since then, Watson has dealt with more problems off the field than on, but the Browns still believed in him enough to build their franchise around him. Following a 26–22 loss to the Steelers, Watson and the Browns will have a chance to get back above .500 next week when they face Ryan Tannehill and the Tennessee Titans at home. 

World Record Smashed: Gudaf Tsegay Runs a 14:00.21 in the Women’s 5000m at the Prefontaine Classic

This past weekend at the annual Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, OR, 26-year-old Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia shattered the world record in the women’s 5000m, running an implausible 14:00.21. The previous record, 14:05.20 was set in June by Faith Kipyegon of Kenya. Coming into the race, Tsegay held the fourth-fastest time in history at 14:12.29. At this year’s world championships in Budapest, Hungary, Tsegay won gold in the 10,000m, finishing in 31:27.18. She has now dominated two of the most important events in the last year.

“My focus for today was the world record,” Tsegay said.

Ethiopia now holds six of the top eight times in the history of the women’s 5000m.

The women’s team, led by fourth-year Eliza Medearis and third-year Sage Reddish, finished in second place with 36 points in the 6K; three runners finished inside the top 15. 

Medearis led the Yeowomen, clocking in at 25:47.80, earning her second place in the 102-runner field. 

“I’m excited to have a really solid team and, maybe, have a shot at winning the conference or at least doing better than last year,” Medearis said. “Last weekend’s meet was probably the toughest course we’ve ever run, but it was super fun and the team did great, which is giving us so much confidence going into the season.” 

Reddish crossed the line at 26:24.00 to take seventh. First-year Sophie Mateja was right on her tail, finishing at 26:38.60 to take twelfth. Additionally, third-year Camila Ciembroniewicz finished sixteenth at 26:50.90, and fourth-year Margo Lee finished two spots behind at eighteenth place with a time of 26:54.60. Second-year Amber Borofsky finished twenty-sixth at a time of 27:20.20, while third-year Caleigh Lyons finished forty-first at 28:24.90.

The defending conference champion men’s team placed third overall in the 8K, leading all NCAC schools with 128 points. 

Third-year Walter Moak was one of the fastest runners for Oberlin and was excited about how the team performed last weekend.

“The conference preview was a very encouraging start to our season,” Moak wrote in an email to the Review. “While our early positioning should have been more aggressive, the fact that no other NCAC team beat us is a great sign for our fitness. Like last year, our strength is our depth — we have about ten runners who could fill our top five spots.”

Moak explained the unique system of cross country scoring.

“Each team’s score is the sum of their first five runners’ places (e.g. 2nd, 10th, 18th, 22nd, 30th = 82 points),” Moak wrote. “Each team’s sixth and seventh runners are known as displacers; if they finish ahead of other teams’ scoring runners, they increase those teams’ scores. The team with the lowest score wins.” 

In the 172-runner field, third-years dominated Oberlin’s top times. Moak set the tone for the Yeomen, clocking in fourth overall at 28:11.00. Fellow third-year Johnny Ragsdale placed twenty-first, finishing at 29:05.50. Similarly, third-year Jonah Barber placed thirty-first, with a time of 29:21.80. Ten seconds later, second-year Liam Newman finished with a time of 29:30.10 at thirty-fifth place, and first-year Sam Moretensen clocked in at forty-sixth place with a time of 29:51.10. Five seconds later, first-year Will Gordon finished forty-seventh at 29:56.10, and third-year Danny Markey finished forty-ninth at a time of 29:58.90. 

“Denison was a very challenging course, physically but especially mentally,” Ragsdale said. “It challenged us to use our teammates and not let minor setbacks exacerbate themselves. Something to remember about distance running is that it is 95 percent mental. Heading into future meets, I think the best thing we can do is to let our experience give us confidence. If we continue to compete with smiles on our faces and have more fun on the course than our competitors, I know this team can accomplish a lot.”

Barber echoed Ragsdale’s sentiment.

“I think what this team embodies is solely focusing on enjoying the process and running together,” Barber said. “We’re not concerned about other teams or results, just purely [about] the privilege that is running with your team. I think channeling that energy will be crucial going into our future meets.”

The cross country teams face another challenge this weekend as they make the long journey to New York to compete in the University of Rochester Yellow Jacket Invitational.

International Basketball Federation Men’s Basketball World Cup: The FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup features 32 different countries, ranging from Australia to South Sudan. Players come from the NBA, G League, and international leagues to represent their home countries. For many players, the World Cup is a prime opportunity to build their international reputation.

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has garnered the nickname Captain America, leading the US in scoring an average of 17.3 points per game. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is leading team Canada, averaging 25 points per game to lead all players. Then there’s Slovenia’s Luka Dončić, guard for the Dallas Mavericks, who has dominated international play since his teenage years. The trio of Edwards, Gilgeous-Alexander, and Dončic have combined for six All-NBA selections, despite all three athletes being under 25 years old.

FIBA rules differ from the NBA in three main ways: the three point line is shorter, quarters are only 10 minutes long, and players are allowed to be more physical.

“Scoring is easier in the NBA just because of the different rules,” Dončić said in an interview with Sports Illustrated.

Gilgeous-Alexander and team Canada faced Luka Dončić and team Slovenia in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, leading Canada past Slovenia 100–89. They play team Serbia in the semifinals Friday, Sept. 8. Edwards and team USA will face off against Germany in the semifinals, following Canada vs. Serbia.

Betts vs. Acuña; Most Valuable Player Race Heating Up: The National League MVP race is heating up in the last month of the season, with the Los Angeles Dodgers’ utility player Mookie Betts and the Atlanta Braves’ outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. both leading their respective teams to the top two records in the NL. The two matched up this past weekend, with the Braves winning three out of four games in Los Angeles. Acuña went 6/17 in the series with three home runs, including a 454 foot shot off of Emmet Sheehan at 121.2 mph, the third fastest home run in the statcast era. Betts finished the series 5/15 with two home runs while playing gold-glove level defense at right field and second base.

Betts’ season statline sits at .313/.410/1.019, 38 home runs, and a 7.9 Wins Above Replacement. Acuña’s line sits at .332/.412/.988, 33 home runs, 63 stolen bases, and a 6.6 WAR — the only 30 home runs/60 stolen bases season in MLB history. Betts, 30, is widely considered one of the top outfielders in the league and is on a path to win the second MVP of his career in Cooperstown if he keeps up this pace. Also possibly on a path to Cooperstown, Acuña, 25, is recementing himself among the best young superstars in the game after recovering from a torn ACL. In a race this close, it may come down to who finishes the season on a higher note.

University of Colorado Boulder vs. Texas Christian University: When Colorado hired Deion Sanders last December, lofty expectations were placed on the shoulders of the Hall of Famer, known to fans as Prime Time. Sanders led his previous school, Jackson State University, to a 12–1 record in 2022. The Colorado Buffaloes were coming off a 1–11 season and, in hopes of finding similar success, gave Sanders a contract with money they did not yet have.

Coach Sanders brought in 86 new players this season, an unheard of amount of recruits. The most notable additions to the roster include his oldest son, thirdyear and dual threat QB Shadeur Sanders, and second-year Travis Hunter, a wide receiver and cornerback with the potential to be the first constant contributor on offense and defense in NFL history.

The Buffaloes went into Fort Worth and beat No. 17 TCU 45– 42 in a captivating display of offense, athleticism, and star power. In a game where the Buffs were 21 point underdogs to last year’s National Championship finalists, their stars put up impressive statistics. Sanders threw for a program-record 510 passing yards and four passing touchdowns, Hunter had 11 receptions for 119 yards while adding an interception and a broken pass on defense, and four-star first-year running back Dylan Edwards had 159 all-purpose yards with four touchdowns.

Colorado, now with the national media’s attention, heads to Nebraska next week to take on the 0–1 Cornhuskers. Some would say Colorado football is officially prime time.