LINCOLN, Neb. — After his team's first loss of the season and second-lowest scoring output of his tenure, Colorado coach Deion Sanders was left wondering how to get his offense back on track.
The Buffaloes were shut out in the first half, struggled to protect quarterback Shedeur Sanders and finished with 16 total rushing yards in their 28-10 road loss to Nebraska on Saturday night.
Colorado (1-1) fell behind quickly against a foe it beat 36-14 last season and trailed 14-0 when Shedeur Sanders threw an interception from his own end zone that Nebraska cornerback Tommi Hill returned for a 7-yard touchdown, a turnover he called a «rookie mistake.» Colorado ran 11 plays in the first quarter for a net gain of -2 yards. «The way we started is just not indicative of who we are,» Deion Sanders said, «and we just never got it together.» Facing frequent pressure, Shedeur Sanders threw for 244 yards and one score on 23-of-38 passing.
He was sacked five times, and the Buffs went 4-of-14 on third-down conversions. He did not finish the game, exiting for the final four minutes of the fourth quarter as a precaution after a helmet-to-helmet hit.