Deion Sanders rips into Colorado's defense on live TV during latest loss

As of the first half, Houston’s offense had put up 229 yards and scored on four of their five possessions. The only thing keeping Colorado in the game was the Buffs offense putting together consecutive touchdown drives late in the second quarter. 

The second half didn't go much better for Colorado. The Buffs offense couldn't keep up with Cougars, scoring only six points compared to Houston's 20. With the 36-20 loss, Colorado is now 1-2. 

Colorado's outlook

Colorado entered the game 1-1 with a win over Delaware and loss to Georgia Tech. With a conference loss to Houston, the start of the 2025 season has not looked great for Colorado. The Buffaloes are in their first season without Travis Hunter, Shedeur Sanders and Shilo Sanders, so some bumpiness was to be expected. That’s exactly what we are getting.

That said, with Colorado failing to handle opponents early in the season and looking bad in the losses, it's fair to wonder if Sanders' team will even be bowl-eligible. The Buffs have bouts against 2-0 Wyoming, 2-0 BYU and 1-0 TCU looming. Then they have back-to-back showdowns against ranked teams — No. 14 Iowa State and No. 20 Utah. Then they close out the season to 2-0 Arizona, 1-1 West Virginia, 1-1 Arizona State and 1-2 Kansas State. Where will five additional wins come from?