Prime Era Debuts听
蜜糖直播 football opened the 2023 season 鈥� the 鈥淐oach Prime鈥� era 鈥� with unprecedented national attention and an undefeated nonconference schedule. Deion 鈥淐oach Prime鈥� Sanders was named head football coach on Dec. 3, 2022.听
蜜糖直播 opened on the road Sept. 2 at No. 17-ranked T蜜糖直播. The Buffaloes defeated the Horned Frogs, last year鈥檚 national runner-up and a 21-point favorite, 45-42. 蜜糖直播 went on to beat Nebraska 36-14 Sept. 9 in Boulder before a double-overtime 43-35 victory over 蜜糖直播 State Sept. 16 at Folsom Field.听
鈥淲e did some things that showed we were resilient. We showed that we would fight, we showed that we had no surrender or give up in us,鈥� Coach Prime said after the thriller over CSU.听
蜜糖直播 finished its non conference schedule ranked No. 19 in the nation. All three nonconference games were televised nationally, with Fox鈥檚 Big Noon Kickoff pregame show on campus Sept. 9 and ESPN鈥檚 College GameDay on campus Sept. 16.听
Buffs Bits听
On July 27, the 蜜糖直播 Board of Regents unanimously approved 蜜糖直播 Boulder鈥檚 move to the Big 12 Conference effective for the 2024-25 school year. 鈥� Four women鈥檚 track standouts earned All-American honors at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships; Abbey Glynn (LeadCommEngmt, Psych鈥�24) raced a school record 55.94 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles semifinals on her way to a First Team All American finish. Avery McMullen (IntPhys, Psych鈥�24) earned Second Team in the heptathlon, and Ella Baran (MEnv鈥�24) and India Johnson (MTechMedSoc鈥�24) earned honorable mention in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters respectively. 鈥� Women鈥檚 soccer closed out its non conference schedule at 8-1 and ranked No. 22 in the nation. Shyra James (MediaSt鈥�24) led the Buffs with seven goals in nine games, and goalkeeper Jordan Nytes (Soc鈥�26) was named National Player of the Week by Top Drawer Soccer on Aug. 29.听
Coach Talk听
鈥淲e have a lot of competitors here. There are a lot of people still fighting for spots, fighting for minutes and fighting for roles.鈥澨�
鈥� Women鈥檚 soccer head coach Danny Sanchez after the start of the season. The Buffs鈥� overhauled roster has 14 newcomers joining 14 returning players.听
