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The Colorado Buffaloes opened their season on Thursday night with a 31-26 victory over North Dakota State as quarterback Shedeur Sanders and wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter showed why there is so much Heisman Trophy hype around them both.
Former quarterback Brady Quinn had some concerns about the performance even though Colorado was able to escape with a victory.
Quinn appeared on Fox Sports Radio Friday morning to do his show 2 Pros & A Cup Of Joe and mentioned how many of the concerns Colorado had last year are still the same, saying “What the hell were they doing throwing on first and 10?” towards the end of the game when they had the chance to kneel the clock out, adding “That’s the sort of thing that maybe North Dakota State won’t beat you, someone will beat you if you give them another opportunity like that.”
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The play Quinn is referring to happened with 1:41 left in the game when Sanders threw an incomplete pass on first and 10 while Colorado was up 31-26.
NDSU had just one timeout remaining and Colorado could have run the clock out, but instead, they wound up having to punt with 38 seconds left, and luckily for them, NDSU’s last-second play to win the game was stopped just four yards from the end zone.
Quinn believes Colorado will be bowl-eligible and win more than six games, but he added they needed to be better and got plenty of help from the refs in the win.
Sanders went 26/34 for 445 yards, four touchdowns, and one interception while Hunter put up seven catches for 132 yards and three touchdowns with three tackles on defense.
Quinn is right – Colorado has to be better.
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