Deion Sanders, Colorado romp to 2-0 start with win against Weber State
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Experts and oddsmakers didn’t believe Colorado would win many games this year under coach Deion Sanders.
After two wins in two games to start the season, do they believe now?
Sanders and his Colorado football team are now 2-0 after demolishing Weber State 52-21 in their home opener on Saturday, Sept. 12.
The Buffaloes launched a 66-yard touchdown pass on their first play from scrimmage and scored five explosive touchdowns on their first 26 plays – the 66-yarder, followed by scores from 63, 48, 55 and 32 yards.
Colorado second-year quarterback Julian Lewis had his best performance for the Buffaloes, completing 17 of 23 passes for 366 yards and four touchdowns in front of 49,363 at Folsom Field.
How Colorado improved to 2-0 for first time since 2023
The Buffs won Saturday by overwhelming the Wildcats on a partly sunny afternoon at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Colorado led 42-14 at halftime and got a big first half from Lewis and receiver Joseph Williams, who caught four passes for 123 yards and two touchdowns before intermission.
The Buffs were a five-touchdown favorite entering the game, but experts and oddsmakers otherwise have predicted them to finish near the bottom of the Big 12 Conference after a 3-9 season in 2025.
Last week, Colorado beat Georgia Tech in Atlanta, 14-13, after blocking a 45-yard field-goal attempt by the Yellow Jackets that would have won the game on the final play.
The Buffs then came home to face a heavy underdog in a smaller spotlight Saturday in Boulder — Weber State of the lesser-resourced Football Championship Subdivision in the first game in four seasons under Sanders to be relegated to an internet-only broadcast on ESPN+.
Now the Buffs go on road for two consecutive games at Northwestern Sept. 19 and at Baylor Sept. 26. How they perform in those two games will show whether the Buffs are for real or not.
The Buffs have not started the season 2-0 since 2023, when they started 3-0 in Sanders’ first season in Boulder before finishing with a 4-8 record.
Big day for Colorado quarterback Julian 'JuJu' Lewis
This was the best game yet for Lewis, who doesn’t turn 19 years old until Sept. 21. He was all over the television before halftime, including commercials featuring him for Taco Bell and Meritrust Credit Union.
He played less than three quarters Saturday, having left the game in the third quarter with Colorado leading 45-14. In the first half, he completed 15 of 18 passes for 331 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions. He has yet to throw an interception at Colorado after 144 passing attempts – a school record to start a career. Lewis also added a 3-yard rushing touchdown to cap the scoring before halftime.
Last year, he played in only four games and started two, both losses. Last week, he had a shaky start at Georgia Tech before rebounding on the final drive to put the Buffs on top for good.
Before that last drive in Atlanta, Lewis had completed only 10 of 21 passes for 84 yards and no touchdowns. But then he came alive on that last possession with 4-of-6 passing for 60 yards and a go-ahead 20-yard touchdown pass.
He continued that hot streak Saturday but will be tested to close the first month of the season.
Follow reporter Brent Schrotenboer @Schrotenboer. Email: bschrotenb@usatoday.com
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Deion Sanders, Colorado romp to 2-0 start with win against Weber State
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