It’s safe to say that excitement for Colorado Buffaloes football has reached fever pitch in the months since Deion Sanders took over. The latest ticket update shows that fans can’t wait to get to Folsom Field.
On Thursday the Buffaloes announced that their home opener against Nebraska on September 9 as well as their homecoming game against Pac-12 rival Stanford on Friday, October 13, are both sold out.
The Nebraska game in particular will be a big one as they could very well find themselves in a 0-1 hole after facing national championship runner-up TCU on the road to start the season.
Colorado and Nebraska’s rivalry dates back to the 1940s. The two schools played each other once a year, every year from 1948 to the conference realignment in 2011. In that span they combined to win six national titles.
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2023 will mark the start of a new era for both historic programs. The Buffaloes are getting a fresh start under Deion Sanders while the Cornhuskers hope to return to respectability under Matt Rhule following his ill-fated NFL coaching foray.
Sparks are sure to fly in the renewal of this rivalry.
We’re less than two months away from it now.