Start Spreading The News-The Dodgers Win World Series-Parade On Friday

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October 31, 2024

NEW YORK, NY– An epic comeback in Game 5 of the World Series helped the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the New York Yankees 7-6 on Wednesday, October 30th. Drowning in champagne in the locker room, the Dodgers celebrated their eighth World Series crown in franchise history, winning 4-1 over the Yankees.

The Boys in Blue erased a five run deficit as Dodgers First baseman Freddie Freeman earned World Series Most Valuable Player honors smashing four homers and 12 RBI’s.

Blake Treinen threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings to push the lead into the ninth, and then Walker Buehler slammed the door shut. The Dodgers finished a game in which the Bronx Bombers imploded.

It happened in the fifth with two outs Gerrit Cole had held the Dodgers hitless. But Kiké Hernández broke it up with a leadoff single. Tommy Edman then sent a fly ball Judge’s way in center field, and Aaron Judge simply and shockingly dropped the can of corn for his first error of 2024.

More proof that we are in the midst of a Dodgers Dynasty, it was the largest comeback of a World Series clincher in MLB history. Mookie Betts pounded his fists in the sky on a fielders choice in the 8th inning gave them their first lead of the night at 7-6.

These Dodgers have championship mettle. The resillience over the course of the season was truly impressive, rising to the occasion with all of the pressure of the City of Angels on their shoulders.

Two titles in four attempts since 2017 with no end in sight, we could get pretty used to this Dodger Nation.

The first World Series title since 2020, Shohei Ohtani’s first championship as a pro, Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts earned his second World Series crown as skipper.

Freddie Freeman’s walk off grand slam in Game 1 of the Fall Classic was such a monumental and iconic play, the Yankees were never able to recover. For Dodgers fans, it was shockingly similar to Kirk Gibsons walk off home run in Game 1 of the World Series against the Oakland Athletics.

That moment changed the trajectory of the series. Both Gibson and Freeman delivered in the clutch despite having bad lag injuries. Freeman had a sore ankle, although he has managed to hit home runs in six consecutive World Series games.

A truly inspiring individual, on and off the diamond.

He didn’t do much in the World Series, but Shohei Ohtani helped get the Dodgers there. He is now a World Series champion, a Japan Series champion and a World Baseball Classic champion.

Arguably the most talented player in the history of baseball now has the one big thing that was missing on his résumé, and all it took was joining a Dodgers team that needed him. His 2024 season will be legendary in Japan.

“This trophy belongs to everybody,” Roberts said. “Even when we were down 5-0, they persevered, kept fighting, and now we’re world champions.”

Now let’s talk about the partying. Due to COVID restrictions back in 2020, the Dodgers Were not able to have a championship parade of any sort. This time there will be a parade on Friday, and everyone is invited.

The Dodgers parade will be the morning of Friday, Nov. 1 starting at 11 a.m. The parade itself is expected to last about 45 minutes, followed by a special ticketed event at Dodger Stadium.

The parade will start at Gloria Molina Grand Park in front of City Hall on Spring Street. Mayor Karen Bass will kick off the parade, which will then make its way down 1st Street and march four blocks to S. Grand Avenue. From there, the parade heads to 5th Street, ending at 5th and Flower Street.

Parking gates at the stadium will open at 8:30 a.m. and ticketed attendees will be allowed to enter the stadium at 9 a.m. Food and merchandise will be available for purchase and the DodgerVision scoreboards will offer live coverage of the parade.

Fernando Mendoza sets career-high as Cal trounces Oregon State

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Eric Lambkins II

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October 26, 2024

BERKELEY, Calif. –– Fernando Mendoza threw for a career-high 364 yards and two touchdowns to lead California (4-4) to a 44-7 victory over Oregon State (4-4) Saturday before 33,090 at California Memorial Stadium.

Cal amassed 478 yards in their first non-conference game since 1960, against former Pac-12 foes. Mendoza completed passes to 10 different receivers, and Trond Grizzell caught five balls for 95 yards.

The win over the Beavers ends a four-game losing streak for the Golden Bears.

“After four tough losses like that, there are people out there that would have crumbled and not been able to bounce back. I’m really, really proud and pleased with our guys for battling back.” said Cal Coach Justin Wilcox.

Cal led 31-0 at halftime, its largest halftime lead since 2015.

Cal scored on their initial possession after Mendoza completed a 9-yard pass to Jaivian Thomas, who lateralled to Mendoza for the touchdown. After an Oregon State three-and-out, Mendoza drove the Bears down the field in three plays, capping the drive with a 20-yard touchdown to Nyziah Hunter.

The Beavers had nine possessions in the game—their result: punt, punt, punt, interception, punt, missed field goal, downs, downs, touchdown.

To tie a school record, Cal kicker Derek Morris made all five attempts after missing a potential game-winning field goal against North Carolina State.

Oregon State backup quarterback Ben Gulbranson, who replaced a struggling Gevani McCoy, was 11 of 20 for 131 yards and a touchdown. Trent Walker caught five passes for 58 yards and a touchdown.

Mendoza was 27 of 36 for 364 yards. Jaivian Thomas carried seven times for 33 yards and a touchdown. Jamaal Wiley carried twice for one yard and a touchdown.

“We just want to be really consistent in our play and have a standard of play that doesn’t deviate, regardless of who we play, what the score is, what the weather is like, whether there are fans or no fans,” Travers Family Head Football Coach Justin Wilcox said. “This builds confidence, and confidence is a really important part of football.”

Up next

Oregon State enters a bye week and will host San Jose State on Nov. 9.

California will travel to Wake Forest on Nov. 8 after their bye.

Sanders and Hunter put on Heisman show as Colorado beats Cincinnati For Bowl Berth

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Michael Lamonte

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October 26, 2024

Boulder, CO- Travis Hunter did not disappoint in his first full game back, proving that he is the ultimate cheat code in college football and reinserting himself as a front runner for the Heisman Trophy. The code led to a Colorado 34- 23 victory over visiting Cincinnati.

Hunter and Shedeur Sanders were *NSYNC all night as the Buffalos dropped Cincinnati defenders all night long . Sanders got off to a perfect start completing 15 of 15 passes to start the game finishing 25-30 for 323 yards and two touchdowns both to Hunter, and adding another touchdown on the ground. Sanders play should have him in the Heisman conversation especially with the numbers he’s putting up.

Colorado Will Sheppard (14) and Cincinnati Ormanie Arnold (8) dive for a pass. (Photo by Laura Domingue/fi360 News)

When asked how he felt about not being in the conversation. Sanders said,“ I hope Travis wins because he is the best player in college football and when he wins it’s like I won because I threw him the ball “ as he laughed.

Let’s say you haven’t seen Travis Hunter play this year but if you understand numbers and numbers don’t lie. Hunter is leading receiver on his team with 60 catches for 757 yards and eight touchdowns. On Saturday he had nine catches for 153 yards. On defense he leads team with seven pass deflections and is tied for the lead with two interceptions. No one in college football is doing what Travis Hunter is doing he has to be the clear club favorite to win the Heisman Trophy this season.

Colorado Dallan Hayden (7) (Photo by Laura Domingue/fi360 News)

Run game making strides for Colorado looking upwards as Isaiah Augustave proved he can be the main back Saturday night as he rush for 91 yards on 22 carries and a score putting together the best outing for a back since Coach Prime has taken over in Colorado. Dallan Hayden also added 39 yards on 10 carries .As the Buffalos rushed the ball 40 times to 30 passing attempts against Cincinnati which is a first in Coach Primes two seasons.

“Our line has taken it personal to make sure we run the ball well after the criticism has taken all season,” said Coach Prime.

Colorado Jimmy Horn Jr. (5) runs into the end zone. (Photo by Laura Domingue/fi360 News)

The most impressive play of the night came from Jimmy Horn Jr who took a short pass 57 yards to the house and was called back do to a plenty after Horn Jr threw up the peace sign on the way to the endzone. I know it doesn’t count but it was amazing to see his speed on display .

Cincinnati had no answers for the Buffalos all night. The score looks a lot closer than it actually was .

Coach prime was asked about the Heisman Trophy voting and if he thought the past winners and past nominated players should be the decision makers. “I thought that would be creative and the same for the Pro football Hall of Fame. To allow the guys who actually played the game vote in new winners of the prestigious honors”.

Colorado Arden Walker (53) rushed Cincinnati Brendan Sorsby (2). (Photo by Laura Domingue/fi360 News)

Washington St comes back to spoil homecoming

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Jennifer Moore

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October 26, 2024

DSJ04207 — Mateer (10) using his legs. Photo by Rashad Griffin / fi360 News

San Diego, CA – The Aztecs had the gameplan to drop Washington St down a notch on San Diego State homecoming night. Cougars quarterback John Mateer used his legs to take over despite major pressure in the pocket.

Mateer showed his calmness with a blitz right in his face shot pass two tacklers to get first down and set up to score. Then he used his legs again running in the endzone and topping the night with a two-point conversion for the 29-26 comeback victory.

“The missed opportunity and the joy for these kids to have a lifetime memory is the most frustrating piece about it,” said San Diego St coach Sean Lewis, “I have to be better on that third down call so we don’t put our quarterback in that situation. I want to have that call back.”

The winning touchdown was set up by Cougars linebacker Buddah Al_Uqdah who was a robber playing pass coverage in disguise intercepted the ball and returning 20 yards towards paydirt. A great feeling to make a play in his home state. Al-Uqdah played high school ball 2 hours north at Inglewood High in Cali.

Aztecs held a 26-14 lead after a 1-yard run by Marquez Cooper that seemed to allow control for the team. Cooper was ripping up the Cougars defense rushing 18 times for 78 yards and two touchdowns one in each half.

In the air Aztecs Danny O’Neil threw for 195 yards 22/34 passes with a costly interception on the night. The offense had two settle for two 1^st quarter field goals instead of touchdowns.

On homecoming the star was Mateer but we know he plays for the Cougars. He led his team in the air with 257 yards with two touchdowns on 19-27 passes. Then on the ground he also led the team with 21 carries for 42 yards and two more touchdowns.

“That’s an exciting win. Sorry, we made it come down to the last couple of minutes, Cougar fans,” said WSU Mateer.

San Diego State did manage 414 total yards and some glimpse of sound football. They just need to keep it up and finish while winning on 3^rd down. Being 5/14 on 3^rd down efficiency needs to get better so they can put more points on the board at the end of drives.

Washington State will have a bye week now at 7-1 on the season, then the San Diego State will 3-4 will travel to Boise State to play Friday night on November 1^st.

Route In Eugene. The Ducks Are For Real

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Bryce Viglione

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October 26, 2024

EUGENE, OR – The Oregon Ducks are ranked number 1 for the first time since 2012, and they undoubtedly showcased why Saturday as they handedly defeated the No. 20 Illinois Fighting Illilni 38-9.

Oregon wasted no time Saturday, jumping to a quick 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Head Coach Dan Lanning stated that “[it] really helped that both sides of the ball started off fast tonight. That’s always a positive for us”.

Dillon Gabriel and the offense were able to do pretty much whatever they wanted early, logging 363 total yards on offense and scoring four touchdowns in the first half where they led 35-3, but struggled in the second half where they walked away with only three points.

With Gabriel struggling after the first quarter, the Ducks were able to lean on their run game to chew clock and control the game. The Ducks running game was led by Jordan James and Noah Whittington, who rushed for a combined 139 yards on 22 carriers.

Illinois had opportunities where they could have made the game competitive, but the Ducks defense continuously came up big when they needed to. Most notably in the second quarter after forcing Oregon to punt, Illinois marched into Oregon’s red zone but were forced to settle for a field goal.

The Ducks defense came up big again in the third quarter as Illinois drove down to the Oregon 2 yard line but failed to convert on 4^th down and left without any points still training 35-3.

Oregon has had electric offenses in the past, but the elite level defense that head coach Dan Lanning has put together is something the program hasn’t had even in their best years. Last week Oregon’s defense shut Purdue out in a 35-0 victory on the road and held Illinois to only 9 points Saturday while recording two interceptions, and three sacks.

When asked about the importance of the defense limiting possessions early head coach Dan Lanning explained that “When you can get off the field and limit their opportunities… that’s going to create success”.

There was a lot of uncertainty heading into Oregon’s first season as members of the Big Ten conference, but Lanning has his Ducks playing as good of football as anyone in the country and they clearly are legit contenders for not only the Big Ten Championship, but the National Championship.

Oregon will look to improve on their perfect season next week when they travel to face the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor, Mi. Kickoff is set for 12:30 PST on Saturday November, 2^nd.

USC snaps losing streak with victory over Rutgers

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Eric Ramos

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October 25, 2024

JG6A0105 — USC Kyle Ford jumps over a Scarlet Knight (Photo by DeAngelo Scruggs / fi360 News)

Los Angeles, CA – USC ended a three-game losing streak with a 42-20 win over Rutgers on Friday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Running back Woody Marks ran for theee touchdowns and quarterback Miller Moss accounted for three scores to lead the Trojans to victory.

(Photo by DeAngelo Scruggs / fi360 News)

“We didn’t make some of the same mistakes that have plagued us,” Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley said. “I know it kind of sounds simple, but we did, we just played better.”

USC opened the game with a 10-play, 77-yard drive that was capped by a 1-yard touchdown run from Marks. After a field goal from Rutgers, Marks scored his second touchdown of the first half from a yard out to give USC a 14-3 lead in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Moss gave USC a 21-3 lead with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Ford. Rutgers added two field goals before Marks scored his third touchdown of the game to give USC a 28-9 lead.

“I give a ton of credit to the guys in that locker room, the staff, really the whole program on how they seem to come together and fight through adversity, Moss said. “And, yeah, it’s great to close one out, and hopefully we get on a run here in the back half of the season.”

Marks is the first running back to score three touchdowns in the first half since 2004. Rutgers added a field goal to cut the USC lead 28-12 before halftime.

Rutgers scored their first touchdown of the game on a 25-yard touchdown pass from Athan Kaliakmanis to Christian Dremel in the third quarter. USC answered with a Moss 7-yard touchdown run and the Trojans took a 35-20 lead with 6:32 left in the third quarter.

USC put the game away when Moss hit Makai Lemon for a 40-yard touchdown. Lemon finished with four receptions for 134 yards and a score. He also returned a kickoff 80 yards to set up Marks’ second touchdown.

Up next for USC is a road game against Washington on Saturday, Nov. 2.

Rams Beat The Raiders At SoFi

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Christopher Floch

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October 20, 2024

INGLEWOOD, CA– Regardless of their disappointing 2024 season so far, anytime the Las Vegas Raiders come to town it’s a big deal. Sunday afternoon at SoFi Stadium was no exception, as the Los Angeles Rams held off the Las Vegas Raiders, 20-15.

The Rams defense was ferocious in the Victory, improving to a mark of 2-4. A chance to play against the Raiders’ subpar offense run by its backup quarterback was the perfect antidote.

Kam Curl returned a fumble 33 yards for a touchdown and Kyren Williams rushed for 76 yards and two scores in the Rams ‘victory over Las Vegas on Sunday, October 20th.

Cobie Durant had an interception and later caused the fumble returned for a TD by Curl for the Rams (2-4), who forced Gardner Minshew to commit four turnovers — the same number harvested by Los Angeles in its first five games of the season combined.

The emphasis on attacking the ball was at an all-time high today,” Durant said. “All week we emphasized it, and it displayed today. What a great day it is to attack the ball!”

The Raiders’ backup QB was forced into action by an early hand injury for Aidan O’Connell, and the Rams pounced. Jaylen McCollough had two more interceptions for Los Angeles, including the game-clinching pick with 1:18 to play.

Matthew Stafford passed for 154 yards — his lowest total in four seasons with Los Angeles — as the Rams snapped a two-game skid during their worst start to a season in coach Sean McVay’s eight years in charge.

No time to rest for the Rams. On Thursday night, the Rams will host Justin Jefferson and the Minnesota Vikings. It will be a tough test, since the Vikings are one of the NFL’s premiere teams. Kickoff is 5:15 pm on Thursday.

Oregon Shuts Out Purdue Despite Allowing 200 Rushing Yards

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Davyn Wright

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October 18, 2024

Oregon Ducks vs Purdue Boilermakers OCT 18 — Oregon Ducks vs Purdue Boilermakers at Ross-Ade Stadium on, October 18, 2024. (photo by Andre Hollis / fi360 News)

West Lafayette, IN-The last time the Oregon Ducks visited West Lafayette was in 1979 for their first meeting with the Boilermakers. On Friday night, however, Ross-Ade Stadium felt like familiar territory for the Ducks.

Both teams entered the game after thrilling performances last week, but Oregon, now ranked #2 and new to the Big Ten, showed no signs of fatigue despite having a short week to prepare.

Oregon wasted no time, scoring on their first two possessions to secure a dominant 35-0 victory. Running back Jordan James punched in two early touchdowns in the opening quarter, setting the tone for the Ducks’ offense.

Oregon Ducks vs Purdue Boilermakers at Ross-Ade Stadium on, October 18, 2024. (photo by Andre Hollis / fi360 News)

Purdue had flashes of brilliance, such as Kyndrich Breedlove’s interception before halftime, which gave the defense a spark, but it wasn’t enough to last four quarters. “I haven’t needed to, like, beg them to continue to play or continue to be bought in,” said Purdue head coach Ryan Walters.

Purdue’s offensive line and running back committee, led by Reggie Love III (11 carries, 93 yards), rushed for 208 total yards, showing glimpses of potential.

In his second career start, Ryan Browne stepped in for Hudson Card, who remains in concussion protocol, and while he struggled at times, he also made some notable plays, completing 9 of 19 passes for 93 yards, one interception, and contributing 48 rushing yards.

Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel continued his hot streak from last week’s win over Ohio State, throwing for 290 yards and two touchdowns, leading his team to a 21-0 halftime lead.

The Boilermakers fought hard but eventually gave up two fourth quarter touchdowns, including a spectacular 8-yard pass from Gabriel to Noah Whittington, who pinned the ball to his helmet, followed by a 2-yard rushing touchdown from Jay Harris.

Now 1-6 (0-4) in conference play, Purdue has a chance to rebound after their bye week with a home game against Northwestern, though tough matchups with Ohio State, Penn State, and Indiana loom. For Oregon, upcoming road battles against Michigan and Wisconsin will test their mettle, keeping Big Ten football as thrilling as ever!

Chargers Beat Broncos In Mile High

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Christopher Floch

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October 13, 2024

Denver, CU- The Los Angeles Chargers staved off a late Broncos rally, to survive with a 23-16 victory. However, the game was secondary to the irregular heartbeat and health of Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh.

Jim Harbaugh listened to his heart when he began to feel a little bit off in pregame warmups.

The Los Angeles Chargers coach went into the medical tent and then to the locker room in the first quarter Sunday to get checked out for an irregular heartbeat. An EKG showed his heart was back in normal rhythm and he returned to the sideline with his team already up 3-0.

It was quite a scene watching the head coach enter the blue medical tent. Watching the charger over three decades, frankly nothing is surprising at this point with the franchise.

The Los Angeles Chargers improve to 3-2 on the season. While Chargers, quarterback, Justin Herbert had his signature performance of 2024.

Veteran edge defender Khalil Mack tallied five quarterback pressures — all hurries — and beat his blocker another three times in the game. However, his biggest impact came in run defense, where he made two stops and forced a fumble.

The Chargers played their most-dominant first half of the season where they built a 20-0 lead at the half behind a resurgent passing attack coupled with a defense that recorded two takeaways from the Broncos offense. At halftime, Justin Herbert had already thrown for more yards than he had in any of the prior four games this season.

However, despite all of the first half momentum, the Chargers offense once again went dark in the second half. They scored just three points after the midway point and once again put up a goose egg in the fourth quarter for the third consecutive game.

The lack of offense allowed the Broncos to make this another sweaty experience for Chargers fans as Denver scored 16 unanswered points and recorded most of their 316 yards of offense in the final quarter. Their three scoring drives to end the game spanned 95, 64, and 74 yards, respectively.

Next week, the Chargers will be on the road for Monday Night Football, facing the Arizona Cardinals. The future is looking bright for the Bolts.

Colorado Show Depth in Nail Biter Loss to Kansas State

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Michael Lamonte

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October 12, 2024

Boulder, CU- Saturday night wouldn’t be right without another epic nail biter at Folsom field. The star sightings were everywhere on the Buffs sideline as newly acquired Nuggets point guard Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns shared a sideline for the first time since they played together in Oklahoma City.

Speaking of former teammates Sheduer Sanders and the Colorado Buffs also shared the field with a former teammate against Dylan Edwards on his new team the Kansas State Wildcats. Edwards a Kansas native who was a part of Colorado first season with Coach Prime last year being a focal point of offense last season. But decided to enter the transfer portal as the Buffs started beefing up their backfield this year with promising new backs.

Colorado Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig (7) breaks up a fourth quarter pass intended for Kansas State Dylan Edwards (3) at Folsom Field in Boulder, CO on Saturday October 12, 2024. Kansas State won 31 to 28. (Photo by Laura Domingue/fi360 News)

The Buffs defense struggled all night, stopping the run as Edwards and the Kansas State gave the Buffs headaches rushing for 185 yards Saturday night as Edwards scored a touchdown in a back up role to lead back DJ Giddens . Who had a monster game on the ground gaining 182 yards on 25 carries. Who out gained the Buffs 185- negative 29 yards rushing. Which gave the Wildcats the nod on the time of possession 35 minutes to Colorado’s 25 minutes.

Even with Kansas State being effective with the run game. Sheduer had the passing game clicking all night and was insync connecting with nine different receivers even after losing four of his receivers. All of them being rotational starters. There was no bigger loss than Travis Hunter, and Jimmy Horn Jr who both went down in the second quarter. Which wasn’t a problem for the Buffs to move the ball having probably the best receiving corps group in the nation.

Colorado Nikhai Hill-Green (41) reaches out to tackle Kansas State Dylan Edwards (3) in the second quarter at Folsom Field in Boulder, CO on Saturday October 12, 2024. Kansas State won 31 to 28. (Photo by Laura Domingue/fi360 News)

Omarion Miller and Will Shepard led Colorado as the next men up. Miller had 8 grabs for 145 yards before exiting with the injury. LaJohntay Webster also added 5-58yatds and two touchdowns in the game. Shepard had 5-83 yards and a touchdown. Terrell Timmons .Jr also went down with an injury.

Sanders threw for 34-40 388 and 3 touchdowns. Sheduer Stating “never in my life have I ever seen four receivers go down in the same game but we are stacked at Receiver so it’s the next man up.”

Even though the Buffs had a tough time, stopping K State’s run game, the Buffs defense line made timely plays in the in big moments, especially in the second half. BJ Green seem to hit a second gear and was able to get to the quarterback twice (2) his first two sacks of the season. Taje McCoy also had a productive game earning his third sack in the past two games.

Kansas State Jordan Riley (6) reaches out to tackle Colorado Will Sheppard (14) in the second quarter at Folsom Field in Boulder, CO on Saturday October 12, 2024. Kansas State won 31 to 28. (Photo by Laura Domingue/fi360 News)

Carlton Hood came up with the biggest play of the night as he picked off quarterback Avery Johnson returning it 59 yards to almost score and putting the Buffs in scoring position in the red zone. Sanders connects with LaJohntay Webster again to put the Buffs up 28-24 with 3 mins left in the 4th.

Unfortunately, the Buffs they gave up two big plays that allow Kansas State to come back down and score. And the game ended on fourth down play that could have been pass interference to the sidelines to Will Shepherd to end the Buffs hopes of a come back. Final KSU31-COL28.