The Road Ahead- Arizona State: Presented by Progressive

TEMPE, Az– The University of Colorado Buffaloes will head to the Grand Canyon State this Saturday for a match-up against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe, Az. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:35 pm MT and the game will be broadcast on ESPN2.

The Buffs (3-5, 1-4 Big 12) are coming off a thrilling 27-24 overtime victory over Kansas State last Saturday at Folsom Field, which emphatically snapped a five-game losing streak. ASU (4-4, 2-3) enters the contest after a hard-fought game at BYU on Saturday in which they ultimately fell 27-20.

Arizona State holds an 11-4 lead over Colorado all-time and is 6-2 against the Buffs in Tempe. The Sun Devils prevailed 42-17 in the two teams' last meeting on Nov. 22 of last year at Folsom Field but CU triumphed the last time they visited Mountain America Stadium on Oct. 7 2023, when Shedeur Sanders threw for a touchdown and ran for another in a 27-24 Buffaloes win.

How To Watch, Listen And Follow

TV: The game will be broadcast on ESPN2 beginning at 5:35 p.m. MT. Chuckie Kempf and Dustin Fox have the call along with sideline reporter Lauren Sisler.

Radio: You can listen to the game on the Colorado Football Radio Network, Flagship 850 AM KOA / 94.1 FM Denver and SiriusXM 262 (App 972). Voice of the Buffs Mark Johnson, Gary Barnett, and Bobby Pesavento are calling the action.

Live Stats: Follow every play in real time at cubuffs.com/livestats.

Social: Follow @CUBuffsFootball on Instagram, X, Threads, Facebook and TikTok for updates throughout the night.

Watch Parties: Join fellow Buffs at designated watch parties across the country. Click here for a list of participating locations in Colorado and beyond.

Postgame Press Conferences: Hear Coach Prime and Buffs players break down the game during their postgame press conferences, available shortly after the game on the official YouTube channel of Colorado Athletics, BuffsTV.

Five Things To Know

1 - Walk-Off: Colorado beat Kansas State 27-24 in overtime on Isaac Wilson's 11-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Williams on third-and-9, the Buffs' first win on a game-ending touchdown since Brian Calhoun's run beat Kansas in overtime in 2003. CU never trailed in regulation — it led for 29:03 and was tied for 30:57 — and the only deficit came on Kansas State's field goal to open overtime. It's also the first walk-off passing touchdown since the Miracle at Michigan, Kordell Stewart to Michael Westbrook, in 1994.

2 - Run Game Arrives: Colorado rushed for a season-high 222 yards on 43 carries and scored three rushing touchdowns for the second time this season after recording six rushing TDs in its first seven games combined. Richard Young had the first 100-yard game of his CU career (24 carries, 120 yards, two touchdowns), JaQuail Smith scored on a 47-yard run that was Colorado's longest of the season. The fourth quarter was 14 runs and no pass attempts, and CU added three more rushes to open OT before the game-winning pass.

3 - ESPN Ocho Times Two: Gideon ESPN Lampron set a Colorado career high for the second straight week with 16 tackles, added a CU-high four tackles for loss and two sacks, and has now gone 13-14-16 in three straight games. He is the first ILB since Nate Landman to record multiple sacks (2020 vs. San Diego State) and 4+ TFL's in a game (2018 vs. Oregon State).

4 - Five Sacks, Six Hurries: Colorado's five sacks were a season high — Lampron two, Yamil Talib two (the first of his Colorado career) and Manny Ezeogu and Toby Anene sharing one — and the Buffs hurried the quarterback six times, including on three straight snaps inside the CU 25 before Kansas State missed a 43-yard field goal in the fourth quarter. Ezeogu had the first double-digit tackle game of his college career (10), Talib a CU-high eight. CU has a sack in all eight games and 22 on the season.

5 - 96 Yards: Colorado's go-ahead touchdown drive in the fourth quarter started at the CU 4 and covered 96 yards in 10 plays, the Buffs' longest drive of the season by yardage, ending in Young's 22-yard run. Joseph Williams' 38-yard catch on third-and-6 on the last play of the third quarter was the drive's biggest play; Smith converted a third-and-6 with a 7-yard run. Colorado answered each K-State touchdown with a touchdown of its own on the next possession, and the overtime score answered the Wildcats' field goal.

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Players Mentioned

Toby Anene

Manny Ezeogu

Gideon ESPN Lampron

JaQuail Smith

Yamil Talib

Charlie Williams

Joseph Williams

Isaac Wilson

Richard Young

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