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Buffs Season Opener Will Kickoff At 6 p.m. MT on ESPN on Thursday, Sept. 3 In Atlanta
NEW YORK — For the fourth straight season in the Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders era, the Colorado Buffaloes football program has had a game selected as part of the television Upfront presentations, as ABC announced Tuesday that Colorado's season opener at Georgia Tech on Thursday, Sept. 3, will kickoff at 6 p.m. MT/8 p.m. ET and be nationally televised on ESPN.
The game was one of four Big 12 contests announced during the annual Upfront presentations, where major television networks showcase premier sports and entertainment programming to advertisers ahead of the fall season.
Colorado continues to maintain one of the highest national television profiles in college football under Coach Prime. The Georgia Tech game will mark the 24th time in the Buffaloes' last 26 games that CU has been selected for either the flagship ESPN channel or one of the major broadcast networks — ABC, FOX, CBS, NBC or TNT. Including appearances on ESPN2 and FS1, Colorado has now been selected for one of those national television windows in 26 straight games and in 35 of 38 contests during the Coach Prime era.
Last season, Colorado's home game against Georgia Tech was announced during the Upfront presentations, while in 2024 both the North Dakota State and Nebraska games were included in various network Upfront announcements. In 2023, Coach Prime's Colorado debut at TCU was announced as part of FOX's Upfront presentation.
The matchup at Georgia Tech is the second game of a home-and-home series between the programs after the Yellow Jackets earned a 27-20 win last season at Folsom Field. The Buffaloes will be looking to even the series in their first-ever trip to Atlanta and just the second game in program history played in the state of Georgia.
The move to Thursday night continues a recent scheduling trend for Colorado, whose season opener has now been shifted off a traditional Saturday for the third straight season and for the 12th time in the last 14 years.
Colorado's home opener against Weber State on Sept. 12, along with the Buffs' road game at Northwestern and the previously announced Friday night contest at Houston, are expected to receive television designations in late May as part of the Big 12's initial television selections. The remaining eight games on Colorado's schedule will be selected by the conference and its television partners on either a 12-day or six-day advance notice throughout the season.
The game was one of four Big 12 contests announced during the annual Upfront presentations, where major television networks showcase premier sports and entertainment programming to advertisers ahead of the fall season.
Colorado continues to maintain one of the highest national television profiles in college football under Coach Prime. The Georgia Tech game will mark the 24th time in the Buffaloes' last 26 games that CU has been selected for either the flagship ESPN channel or one of the major broadcast networks — ABC, FOX, CBS, NBC or TNT. Including appearances on ESPN2 and FS1, Colorado has now been selected for one of those national television windows in 26 straight games and in 35 of 38 contests during the Coach Prime era.
Last season, Colorado's home game against Georgia Tech was announced during the Upfront presentations, while in 2024 both the North Dakota State and Nebraska games were included in various network Upfront announcements. In 2023, Coach Prime's Colorado debut at TCU was announced as part of FOX's Upfront presentation.
The matchup at Georgia Tech is the second game of a home-and-home series between the programs after the Yellow Jackets earned a 27-20 win last season at Folsom Field. The Buffaloes will be looking to even the series in their first-ever trip to Atlanta and just the second game in program history played in the state of Georgia.
The move to Thursday night continues a recent scheduling trend for Colorado, whose season opener has now been shifted off a traditional Saturday for the third straight season and for the 12th time in the last 14 years.
Colorado's home opener against Weber State on Sept. 12, along with the Buffs' road game at Northwestern and the previously announced Friday night contest at Houston, are expected to receive television designations in late May as part of the Big 12's initial television selections. The remaining eight games on Colorado's schedule will be selected by the conference and its television partners on either a 12-day or six-day advance notice throughout the season.
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