San Antonio • It gnawed at Chase Roberts as the week wore on. As BYU attended event after event where Colorado’s stars were introduced to standing ovations — the Heisman winner and the potential top NFL draft pick — Roberts sat in the background thinking the Cougars deserved more recognition.

Sanders has taken the Buffaloes from a four-win team his first season at Colorado to the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas. Granted, it’s not the College Football Playoff — a l

There have been dips in ratings. Last season, an Alamo Bowl featuring Arizona and Oklahoma averaged 3.93 million viewers — an 18% decline from the 4.78 million who watched Washington and Texas in the same bowl game a year earlier. But don’t tell Kalani Sitake and Deion Sanders that the non-Playoff bowl games are meaningless.

L.J. Martin rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns, Jake Retzlaff passed for 151 yards, and No. 17 BYU beat No. 20 Colorado 36-14 in the Alamo Bowl on Saturday night.

SAN ANTONIO — The BYU Cougars claimed a decisive 36-14 victory over the Colorado Buffaloes in the Valero Alamo Bowl Saturday. CU and BYU faced each other for the first time this season after both barely missed out on playing in the Big 12 Championship. No. 10 Arizona State ended up easily defeating No. 18 Iowa State to win the conference.

Shedeur Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes suffered a 36-14 loss in the Alamo Bowl, dropping to 9-4 on the season. The Buffaloes were dominated in their final game of the season, despite Sanders playing in the final college football game of his career, seemingly declaring for the 2025 NFL draft.

The Buffaloes’ success this season has largely hinged on Shedeur Sanders exceptional ability to lead the passing game, and they’ll look to finish strong against a tough BYU Cougars defense. With Travis Hunter,