Colorado’s Travis Hunter zeros in on Arizona’s Montana Lemonius-Craig in Pac-12 football on Nov. 11. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)
Colorado football continues to be must-watch TV.
On Monday, the Buffaloes’ Oct. 19 game at Arizona was announced as a 2 p.m. MDT kickoff. The game in Tucson, Ariz., will be broadcast nationally on Fox.
CU (4-1, 2-0 Big 12), which hosts Kansas State (4-1, 1-1) on Saturday at Folsom Field (8:15 p.m., ESPN), has won three consecutive games and is currently one of only five teams unbeaten in Big 12 play.
With the Arizona game being on Fox, that is the sixth game this season that is slated for national network TV (ABC, CBS, NBC or Fox), setting a new school record. The previous record of five was set last year, breaking the old record of four from 1990.
The game at Arizona will be CU’s third appearance on Fox. They have also played once on NBC, once on CBS and have their Nov. 29 finale against Oklahoma State slated for ABC. Game times and TV assignments for the other four games (Oct. 26 vs. Cincinnati, Nov. 9 at Texas Tech, Nov. 16 vs. Utah and No. 23 at Kansas) have yet to be announced.
The K-State game will be CU’s second appearance on ESPN this season. All eight of the Buffs’ games that have been selected for TV have been on national networks or the ESPN flagship, which ties the school record set last year.
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CU’s trip to Tucson next week will be a rare day game in Arizona Stadium. All five of CU’s trips to Tucson from 2014-2022 were night games. The last time CU had a day game in Tucson was on Nov. 10, 2012. As of Monday, Accuweather.com projects a high temperate of 91 degrees on Oct. 19 in Tucson.
Sanders honored
On Monday, CU quarterback Shedeur Sanders was named to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 25 watch list.
Sanders has completed 70.1% of his passes this season for 1,630 yards, 14 touchdowns and only three interceptions. He ranks seventh nationally in passing yards per game (326.0), tied for ninth in touchdown passes and 13th in completion percentage.
Shilo back
Safety Shilo Sanders has returned to practice, according to a video posted by Well Off Media.
Shilo suffered a broken left forearm in the Buffs’ Sept. 7 game at Nebraska, getting injured less than five minutes into the game. He has missed each of the last three games.
So far this season, Shilo has posted 11 tackles and one tackle for loss. Last year, he led the Buffs with 70 tackles.
Notable
Arizona State’s Cam Skattebo and Texas Tech’s Tahj Brooks were named the Big 12 co-offensive players of the week on Monday. Houston’s A.J. Haulcy (defensive), Arizona’s Tyler Loop (special teams) and ASU’s Sam Leavitt (newcomer) also received weekly honors.
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