A look at Colorado's path to bowl eligibility after Stanford collapse

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The Deion Sanders hype train has hit a snag. 

The Colorado Buffaloes were the talk of college football for all of September after getting off to a 3-0 start. Wins over then-ranked TCU, Nebraska and Colorado State had the Buffaloes in the limelight, and Sanders’ turnaround in Boulder was viewed as transcendent. 

Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders before the start of the spring game at Folsom Field April 22, 2023, in Boulder, Colo. (Ron Chenoy/USA Today Sports)

No one had done what Sanders had done at Colorado, completely flipping the roster after a 1-11 season using the transfer portal. 

Following Colorado’s win over Arizona State in Week 6, the Buffaloes moved to 4-2, needing just two more wins to reach bowl eligibility. 

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Friday’s matchup against Stanford appeared to be an easy fifth win for Sanders and Colorado as the Buffaloes jumped out to a 29-0 halftime lead. 

A win would have put Colorado within one win of bowl eligibility, an accomplishment that most did not see as a possibility in Sanders’ first season in Boulder. 

Then, Colorado collapsed. 

Deion Sanders walks the sidelines as Colorado plays Arizona State at Mountain America Stadium. (Joe Rondone/USA Today Network)

Stanford completed the biggest comeback in school history, winning 46-43 in double overtime. 

The loss, the largest blown lead in Colorado history, was a major blow to Colorado’s bowl chances. The Buffaloes need two more wins to reach the minimum requirement of six victories to compete in the postseason. Colorado could be selected for a bowl game