Colorado tops No. 17 TCU in Deion Sanders' 1st game as coach - ESPN

FORT WORTH, Texas — Deion Sanders spent the past nine months flipping Colorado's roster and the vibe around a once-elite program, telling everyone who would listen: «We comin'.»

Sanders finally got a chance to change the results on the field Saturday, and his revamped roster delivered with a significant statement. The Buffaloes, who came to No. 17 TCU as 21-point underdogs after a 1-11 season, stunned the defending national runner-up, rallying for a 45-42 win before a stunned crowd at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Colorado got its first road win since 2021 and snapped a streak of 24 consecutive losses as an underdog of 21 points or more.

Although the attention leading into Saturday's game focused on Deion Sanders, his son Shedeur Sanders, two-way star Travis Hunter and other Colorado newcomers stole the spotlight with their performances. Shedeur Sanders, the team's starting quarterback, set a single-game team passing record with 510 yards, becoming the first Buffaloes QB to eclipse the 500-yard mark. He completed 38 of 47 passes with four touchdowns and no interceptions, and four Colorado players eclipsed 100 receiving yards.

The Buffaloes led for most of the first three quarters, then erased three deficits down the stretch. They took the lead for good on a fourth-and-2 play, as Sanders found Dylan Edwards in the flat for a 46-yard touchdown.

Hunter, who was ESPN's No. 2 recruit in the 2022 class and spurned Florida State to play for Deion Sanders at Jackson State, shined on both sides of the ball in his Colorado debut. He stepped in front of a Chandler Morris pass on third-and-1 from the Colorado 4-yard line for an interception. Hunter had 11 receptions for 119 yards and nearly had more on two acrobatic dives but couldn't