Colorado Buffaloes rally past Baylor Bears in overtime - ESPN

When Colorado lined up for the final play of regulation Saturday night against Baylor, the plan called for Travis Hunter, the Buffaloes' do-it-all star, to serve as… a decoy?

Colorado needed a Hail Mary touchdown to tie the score, and figured Hunter, who had six receptions for 126 yards, would attract the most attention. Hunter would run toward the middle of the end zone, ideally creating a more favorable matchup for LaJohntay Wester, a 5-11, 167-pound wideout.

«We put Travis backside, he's going to get all the attention, and then LaJohntay's just going to be there, outside, one-on-one,» Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders said. «They're not going to think we're going to throw him the ball because he's a shorter guy, probably in that situation. So then I roll left, everybody went in the middle of the end zone and I just trusted God. I threw it up to God and God answered the prayer, for sure.»

Sanders' heave from the Baylor 49-yard line fell to Wester, who wedged between two Bears defenders and dove for the touchdown. Colorado went on to win 38-31 in overtime, setting off a field storm at Folsom Field and the most dramatic finish under second-year coach Deion Sanders. The Buffs erased three deficits and overcame a 100-yard Baylor kick return touchdown to win their first Big 12 game since returning to the league.

«Great, great, great, great, great, great win,» Deion Sanders said. «The young men were resilient. They never gave up.»

Shedeur Sanders finished with 341 passing yards and touchdown strikes of 58 yards to Omarion Miller just before halftime and 43 yards to Wester as the fourth quarter expired. He led an overtime touchdown drive that culminated with Micah Welch's second rushing score.

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