CU Buffs vs. Kansas State Wildcats football: How to watch, storylines and staff predictions
Colorado - - Big at Kansas State - - Big When where a m Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium TV Radio FS KOA BetMGM Line CU over under Weather degrees cloudy chance of snow Series History CU leads - - Kansas State won last year - in Boulder Three storylines Wildcats bowl hopes While CU has nothing to play for besides pride as the Buffs will miss the postseason for the second time in Deion Sanders three-year tenure Chris Klieman s Wildcats have bowl eligibility at stake A Kansas State win will send the scheme to its fifth straight bowl challenge but a Buffs upset will end the Wildcats season and cause them to miss the postseason for just the second time in Klieman s seven-year tenure Kansas State is coming off a dramatic defeat to Utah where the Wildcats blew a late -point lead JuJu s redshirt Sanders reported this week that freshman quarterback Julian Lewis who made his first collegiate start on Nov at West Virginia will preserve his redshirt That means Lewis who has already played in four games this year won t play on Saturday against Kansas State in order to be a freshman again in Sanders revealed it was his decision to redshirt Lewis who graduated from high school a year early to enroll at CU On Saturday fifth-year senior Kaidon Salter the Week starter will play instead Containing Avery Johnson The Buffs have been awful against running QBs over the past three years and Kansas State QB Johnson presents another test in that regard Johnson has run for yards and eight TDs this season and CU must contain him in the pocket to have a chance CU s run championship has been bad all season as the Buffs are allowing a Big -worst yards per match on the ground The offense hasn t been much better in that department ranking second-to-last in the Big with yards per competition Related Articles Keeler CU Buffs Deion Sanders changed the match But can he win without Shedeur at QB Keeler CU Buffs coach Deion Sanders is right This mess is on him So was - thumping by Arizona State Keeler CU Buffs fans perplexed at Bill McCartney statue location outside Folsom Field Shame that he s not out in front of the stadium Grading The Week Broncos Avs Wil Lutz CU soccer DU soccer giving Denver fans reasons to be thankful CU Buffs vs Arizona State Sun Devils football How to watch storylines and staff predictions Predictions Kyle Newman sportswriter Kansas State CU A lost season comes to an end in crashing fashion for CU which blows a second-half lead to allow the Wildcats to win the championship and make the postseason QB Avery Johnson runs for over yards including a big TD run in the fourth quarter and the lackluster Buffs offense can t control possession down the stretch of the contest which allows Kansas State to rally The defeat leaves big questions looming for the preponderance pressing of which are whether Julian Lewis will stay in Boulder and whether Coach Prime s heavy transfer-portal approach is a realistic long-term resolution for making the Buffs perennially competitive Sean Keeler sports columnist Kansas State CU As of Saturday it will have been days since a Deion Sanders Buffs unit won a tournament away from Folsom Field It would be hard for CU to end November any worse than they started it but don t be shocked if K-State comes out looking to leave a serious bruise from the jump Buffs QB Kaidon Salter has completed just of his passes with two touchdowns and four picks on the road this season Salter s going to have certain serious stories to tell about someday This one however allegedly won t have a happy ending Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams
