The Colorado Buffaloes are sure to be hoping to rise and shine for the first kickoff in Folsom Field history when they take on Utah on Saturday, December 12. The game will be streamed live on fuboTV.
No need for strong coffee either to revive Colorado’s No. 21 after its game against Utah was moved from Friday night to Saturday morning to accommodate television.
This provides all the caffeine needed to motivate the buffaloes: a chance to remain among the undefeated. And maybe, just maybe, an in-game appearance for the Pac-12 title, too – with a little help.
All is known: Utah’s two-season reign as Pac-12 South champion will soon come to an end. But the Utes may have a say in who takes over as a win would derail Colorado’s division title aspirations (4-0, 3-0 Pac-12).
The Buffaloes need a win over the Utes (1-2, 1-2) and help in the form of an upset from UCLA (3-2, 3-2) against No. 16 California (4-0, 4-0) later Saturday to claim a spot in the Pac-12 title game. It could come down to a tiebreaker scenario in part because Colorado’s game at USC on Nov. 28 was canceled due to virus issues within the Trojans program.
The game kicks off at 11 a.m. (noon ET) and will be streamed live on fuboTV, which offers a 7-day free trial. FOX will televise the game.
Overview
COLD CONDITIONS: It will be freezing at Folsom Field with the temperature during the game expected to be in the upper 20s. There is a chance of snow in the afternoon.
JORDAN RULES: When evaluating Utah, Colorado linebacker Carson Wells said this: “22 is really quick, hits the hole really hard.”
No. 22 in the Utes program would be freshman tailback Ty Jordan, who rushed for 167 yards against Oregon State.
“It was kind of an escape game for Ty,” Whittingham said.
UTAH PHYSICAL: The Buffaloes know they’ll have their hands full with a physical Utah team.
“It’s still the generic stereotype that they, Washington and Stanford are the most physical teams in the Pac-12,” Wells said. “We have to buckle our chin bar and be ready to play against them.”
SECOND HALF ERASE: Colorado hasn’t allowed a run after halftime in the last two games against Arizona and San Diego State. The last time the Buffaloes shut out teams in straight second halves was in 2002 when they beat Baylor (34-0) and Texas Tech (37-13).
THE WAIT: Dorrell can’t even imagine how fast Broussard will be once he loses his knee pad. Broussard wears the brace on his left knee after sustaining two injuries. He rushed for 733 yards, six more than Rashaan Salaam after four games in his 1994 Heisman-winning campaign.
“He’s quite comfortable wearing it. I’m not going to complain because he’s very productive,” Dorrell said. “But I can’t wait for him to end up leaving this in the garage or in the dorm or whatever and say, ‘I’m good to go. “”
Don’t count on it just yet, though.
“I plan to wear a knee brace for the rest of the season,” Broussard said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
