Much of the college football landscape did not expect that Colorado and first-year coach Deion Sanders to earn two wins in their first two games of the 2023 season.
However, despite the doubters, the Buffaloes (2-0) notched wins against last year’s CFP runner-up TCU and most recently rival Nebraska on Saturday, putting Boulder, Colo., at the football epicenter university. home of the most exciting team in sports.
After the Buffaloes’ Week 1 win over the Horned Frogs, Sanders clearly stated that his team was “coming” to change the projection narrative for his first year at the helm of the program, a year that finished 1-11 in the “22 campaign. After Saturday’s second win, not only has Colorado already doubled its wins from last season, but the program continues to generate television viewership.
Saturday’s Colorado-Nebraska game at noon ET on Fox generated 8.73 million viewers, capturing the most-watched college football game of Week 2. For perspective, the Buffaloes-Cornhuskers matchup dominated the primetime matchup on ESPN between Alabama and Texas on Saturday night, generating 7.96 million viewers and the second-best game of the past week.
Sanders is no stranger to the bright lights and television, as he has regularly found himself in headlines and talking points during his college and NFL career. But now the Pro Football Hall of Famer has led his team to a No. 18 ranking in the latest AP poll and his team is must-see TV so far this season.
