Colorado knew they would beat No. 17 TCU ‘before we left Boulder,' Deion Sanders says

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"Coach Prime" and his Colorado Buffaloes shocked the world on Saturday by upsetting No. 17 TCU on the road in Deion Sanders' Power Five debut. 

No one knew what to expect from the Buffaloes once they hit the field after Sanders completely flipped the roster coming off a 1-11 season. The Buffaloes return just 10 scholarship players from 2022 with 68 new scholarship players on the roster, according to The Athletic. 

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders runs onto the field with his team for a an NCAA college football game against TCU Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas.  (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Colorado quickly proved they could hang with a top-25 team, taking a 17-14 lead into halftime. In a wild second half — 56 combined points — Colorado got the defensive stand they needed, stopping TCU late in the fourth quarter to earn the victory. 

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"Skip [Bayless], before we left Boulder, we knew we were going to win," Sanders said Monday on Fox Sports’ "Undisputed." 

"We prepare for this stuff. This is not just a figment of my imagination. This is something we prepare for, and we think about, and we work towards." 

Sheduer Sanders and Travis Hunter stole the show for Colorado, with Hunter incredibly playing both ways for a combined 129 snaps, according to ESPN. 

Hunter had 11 catches for 119 yards on offense and an interception on defense, vaulting himself to the top of the Heisman Trophy conversation.  

Travis Hunter #12 of the Colorado Buffaloes signals first down after a catch against the TCU Horned Frogs during the second half at Amon G. Carter