Coach Prime, CU Buffs focused on ending regular season on high note

On Friday, Buff Nation will get its last opportunity to watch two of the greatest players in program history compete on the Folsom Field turf.

It wont be the last time cornerback/receiver Travis Hunter and quarterback Shedeur Sanders play in Colorado jerseys, however.

Although there is somewhat of a feel of finality around Fridays matchup with Oklahoma State (10 a.m., ABC), head coach Deion Sanders said hes not thinking that way.

No, we got a bowl game, he said.

Im pretty sure we secured that weeks ago for (super fan Peggy Coppom).

Yes, at 8-3 (6-2 Big 12), the 23rd-ranked Buffaloes will be going to a bowl game in December.

In recent years, however, there have been star players around the country who have opted out of bowls to focus on the NFL Draft.

Of course, CU still has a shot to get into the Big 12 title game, win that and earn a spot in the College Football Playoff.

Do that, and the star players would certainly suit up and compete for a national title.

Yet, even if the Buffs fall short of the CFP, it appears that Shedeur and Hunter will play in a bowl.

(Friday) is not the last time youre going to see them in a Buff uniform, Coach Prime said.

Fridays game against OSU (3-8, 0-8) will most likely be the last one for Coach Prime and his sons Shedeur and safety Shilo Sanders at Folsom Field, but Coach Prime said hes not focused on any emotions that could come with that.

Im focused on winning this last game with my team, he said.

To do that, the Buffs have the turn the page from last Saturdays 37-21 loss at Kansas a defeat that may have cost them a spot in the Big 12 title game.

Had the Buffs defeated Kansas and then Oklahoma State this week, they would have secured a spot in the Dec.

7 title game.

Now, they go into this week needing a win and some help around the conference.

We had an opportunity, we squandered it, Coach Prime said.

OK, lets go out here and kick butt and whatever happens happens.

Coach Prime said the Buffs are trying to flush the KU loss and move on, but admitted, Sometimes its little things that creep up on you, you remind yourself of the opportunity you had, and you pray that you still have an opportunity.

All year, Coach Prime has talked about the 2023 season being about instilling hope in the CU program and this year being about expectation.

He took over a program that went 1-11 in 2022 and took the Buffs to 4-8 with several close losses last year.

This year, the Buff raised the bar, which made the loss to Kansas so tough to swallow, but it also provides a spark for this week.

We want to end right, Coach Prime said.

We have the best fan base, I feel like, in college football, and Im thankful that they hurt because were hurting because they have expectation.

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We instilled hope (last year).

Now its expectation, and people are frustrated because of the expectation and I like that, and Im thankful for that.

(Shedeur and Hunter) and all the rest of the seniors have done a wonderful job of getting us to where we are instilling so much expectation in our fan base and expectation in ourselves.

So were going to fight and try to go out there and kick some butt and end this thing on the right note.

And were going to go to a bowl game and end this thing on the right note, because our fans deserve the absolute best..

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