Colorado wanted a miracle to push Baylor to time beyond regulation. The Buffs acquired it.
They acquired one other when two-way star Travis Hunter compelled a fumble on the aim line for a touchback to beat the Bears in time beyond regulation, 38-31.
Quarterback Shedeur Sanders, sacked on 4 of 5 snaps at one level late within the fourth quarter, rallied the Buffaloes with a 43-yard Hail Mary to LaJohntay Wester on the ultimate snap of regulation to ship the sport into time beyond regulation tied at 31.
“I simply threw it as much as God and God answered it for certain,” Sanders mentioned.
“How is there a 1-on-1 in that scenario?” coach Deion Sanders mentioned.
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A play earlier, receiver Will Sheppard dropped one other Hail Mary that hit him within the chest.
In time beyond regulation, the Buffaloes (3-1) scored a landing on their first possession from freshman operating again Micah Welch.
Baylor’s run-heavy strategy late within the sport in fixed rain put the Bears (2-2) on the 2-yard line.
Operating again Dominic Richardson dove over the aim line however Hunter met him and knocked the ball out with a success from his shoulder pad. It rolled into the tip zone the place Carter Stoutmire knocked it out of the again of the tip zone.
“Shedeur instructed me to go get the ball as soon as we scored and I mentioned, ‘I acquired you,’” Hunter mentioned.
“That’s simply what Travis does,” Shedeur Sanders mentioned.
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Buffaloes followers stormed the sphere prematurely because the play was being reviewed, and the aim posts got here down nearly instantly. The decision stood after a overview and the get together was on.
Hunter’s evening crescendoed on the ultimate play however he carried out one other symphony on each side of the ball all through, providing a compelling argument for his Heisman Trophy case.
He caught seven passes for 130 yards with two tackles, a deal with for loss and the game-deciding compelled fumble. It was his fifth consecutive sport with 100 receiving yards. Shedeur Sanders was harassed for a lot of the evening however particularly late. Colorado’s offensive line surrendered eight sacks, the identical quantity they’d allowed within the Buffaloes’ first three video games.
“Relating to Saturdays, I don’t care,” Sanders mentioned of how he felt after taking so many hits. “I’ll do no matter it takes to win.”
The Buffaloes trailed by 14 within the first half and didn’t lead within the second half till scoring in time beyond regulation.
“I don’t like the way it performed out however I just like the outcomes,” Deion Sanders mentioned.
Now, after probably the most dramatic win of the Sanders period in Boulder, they’re midway to a bowl sport.
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