Colorado visits Nebraska on Saturday night in a renewal of a college football rivalry dating to the 1980s when they were in the old Big Eight Conference. The teams are in different conferences now and far removed from the days when they played for championships. Both are trying to get back on the national radar following extended down cycles.
Colorado head coach Deion Sanders conducts fans before an NCAA college football game against North Dakota State, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in Boulder, Colo. FILE - Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule talks with reporters during an NCAA college football news conference at the Big Ten Conference media days at Lucas Oil Stadium, July 24, 2024, in Indianapolis. Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders scrambles during the second half of an NCAA college football game against North Dakota State Thursday, Aug.
Nebraska and Colorado are in different conferences now and far removed from the days when they played for championships. Both are trying to get back on the national radar following extended down cycles, and both have second-year coaches who have fan bases that have faith that better days are ahead.
“We’re going to dominate the day as best that we can. ... So I love it. I think that’s what college football is all about, whether we’re in the same conferences or not. But this is a tremendous rivalry, and I look forward to it,” Sanders said.— both are possible top-five NFL draft picks in 2025 — but they have a revamped offensive line and five new starters among the defense’s front seven.
“It’s a bigger game because it’s rivalry week, but we want to attack every game like it’s rivalry week,” CU offensive lineman Justin Mayers said. “Nebraska, I hear, is going to be sold out and all these things, but that still doesn’t faze us. We practice hard. We have the crowd noise going, so I think Coach Prime’s getting prepared for a great game this upcoming Saturday.”
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