Colorado soccer survived a tricky Week 1 matchup in opposition to one of the best within the FCS and now put together for a tricky highway journey to Lincoln, Nebraska.
Within the 31-26 win over the Bison, Shedeur Sanders accomplished 26-of-34 passes for 445 yards, 4 touchdowns and an interception, whereas Travis Hunter had seven receptions for 132 yards and three touchdowns.
Matt Rhule and freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola earned a 40-7 victory over UTEP of their season opener. Raiola accomplished 19-of-27 passing for 238 yards and two touchdowns in his collegiate debut.
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This 12 months’s matchup is a return journey to Lincoln after the groups confronted off in Boulder in 2023, the place Deion Sanders led his group to a 36-14 win behind a 393-yard, two-touchdown efficiency for Shedeur Sanders in opposition to the Cornhuskers within the victory. Nebraska leads the all-time collection 49-21-2, together with a 26-9 benefit at house.
This is who ESPN’s “Faculty GameDay” panel predicted to win:
Colorado-Nebraska predictions on ESPN’s “Faculty GameDay”
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