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Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders’ collegiate careers were teeming with highlights, from leaping catches for Hail Mary touchdowns to jaw-dropping interceptions and everything in between.
The 2024 Alamo Bowl wasn’t one of them. The prospective top-five picks in the 2025 NFL Draft authored up some moments of magic against BYU on Saturday night. But unfortunately, they were fleeting — Colorado fell to BYU, 36-14, spelling a frustrating end to a momentous season in Boulderfrom its own 28-yard line, Shedeur Sanders connected with Travis Hunter for a 58-yard completion. But the drive ended in a missed field goal for the Buffaloes, leaving the score at 10-0.
8:15 p.m.: BYU got on the board first, as L.J. Martin punched the ball in from the 1-yard line for a touchdown with 7:10 remaining in the first quarter. The Cougars added a 51-yard field goal on their next possession to finish the first quarter with a 10-0 lead.The Cougars (11-2) proved themselves to be among the cream of the crop in the Big 12. BYU overcame three Jake Retzlaff interceptions to down its intraconference rivals, relying on a juggernaut-like run game that combined for three scores.
The Buffaloes (9-4) toiled beneath the gleaming San Antonio lights. Sanders tossed two interceptions, an uncharacteristic display for a player who entered Saturday’s duel with just eight interceptions to his name across 12 starts.
Hunter was his typical effervescent self, nabbing four catches for 106 yards and a highlight-reel score. He wasn’t quite as productive on the defensive end. Then again, who on Colorado’s roster was?
The Sporting News tracked live updates from Saturday’s match between Colorado and BYU at the Alamo Bowl. See below for highlights, analysis, and more as the Cougars asserted their dominance over their hated Big 1
2 foe.The tide seemed to be turning for the Buffaloes, as Anquin Barnes Jr. intercepted an errant pass from BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff with 8:11 remaining in the second quarter. But Colorado couldn’t do anything on the ensuing possession — and after the three-and-out, BYU’s Parker Kingston returned the punt 64 yards for a touchdown to extend the Cougars’ lead to 17-0.12 from its own 28-yard line, Shedeur Sanders connected with Travis Hunter for a 58-yard completion. But the drive ended in a missed field goal for the Buffaloes, leaving the score at 10-0.
8:15 p.m.: BYU got on the board first, as L.J. Martin punched the ball in from the 1-yard line for a touchdown with 7:10 remaining in the first quarter. The Cougars added a 51-yard field goal on their next possession to finish the first quarter with a 10-0 lead.
