By STEPHEN HAWKINS (AP Sports Writer)
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — After 9 months of hype, Deion Sanders had Colorado prepared for prime time in his much-anticipated debut as Buffaloes coach.
Shedeur Sanders, the coach’s son, threw for a school-record 510 yards with 4 touchdowns — the game-winner a 46-yard catch-and-run by freshman Dylan Edwards with 4:25 left —- and the Buffs pulled off a gap shocker with a 45-42 win Saturday over Seventeenth-ranked TCU, final yr’s nationwide runner-up.
Deion Sanders got here to Boulder, Colorado, to revitalize a long-dormant program, with an unprecedented roster flip.
Two-way star Travis Hunter, Edwards and Shedeur Sanders are amongst 87 newcomers at Colorado, which gained just one recreation final season and has solely two successful information since 2005.
Coach Prime already has a signature win.
“I’ve been talking about it and talking about it and you didn’t believe me,” he stated after his first victory as a serious faculty soccer coach.
Edwards caught three touchdowns, together with a 75-yarder within the opening minute of the second half when he turned one other brief cross into an enormous play. He additionally ran for one more rating.
Hunter, the previous prime recruit who got here with the quarterback and coach from FCS college Jackson State, had 11 catches for 119 yards. As a defensive again, he had one of many two interceptions that TCU’s Chandler Morris threw in or close to the tip zone.
Sanders accomplished 38 of 47 passes and the Buffaloes had 4 100-yard receivers: Hunter, Edwards (5 catches, 135 yards), Jimmy Horn Jr. (11 catches, 117 yards) and Xavier Weaver (six catches, 118 yards). Colorado outgained TCU 565-541 and had 4 100-yard receivers in a gae for the primary time at school historical past.
Morris was 24-of-42 passing for 279 yards and two touchdowns. Emani Baily ran for 165 yards. Trey Sanders had three TD runs, together with a 1-yard run for a 42-38 lead two performs after Major Everhart’s 86-yard kickoff return.
Edwards’ game-winning rating got here on a fourth-down play. He took a cross within the flats, made a slight hesitation after which raced down the sideline previous the TCU protection.
TCU’s ultimate drive got here to an finish with a fourth-down cease round midfield, and Colorado, taking part in its ultimate season within the Pac-12 earlier than returning to the Big 12 to share a convention with the Horned Frogs, was capable of run out the ultimate minute.
UP NEXT
Colorado: Six months after 50,000 individuals have been on the spring recreation on a snowy April day, the Buffs play their dwelling opener with Deion Sanders on Saturday in opposition to Nebraska (0-1) and new coach Matt Rhule. It’s solely their third assembly since 2010, the final season each groups have been within the Big 12 collectively.
TCU: The Frogs are dwelling subsequent Saturday night time in opposition to FCS workforce Nicholls (0-1).
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AP faculty soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll
Source: www.bostonherald.com