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Colorado Football predictions: Massey Ratings project major struggles for Buffaloes in final 8 games
Colorado sits at 3-1 on the season currently after their crazy, conference-opening win in overtime against Baylor. However, with the rest of their league schedule ahead in their return to the Big 12, On3’s Massey Ratings are projecting a bad finish for the Buffaloes by the end.
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Colorado is 3-1 for the second straight season in year two under Deion Sanders. It may not be as high-profile as the start to his debut was last fall but it has still had its exciting moments. That includes a close win in the opener to North Dakota State, a rivalry victory on the road over Colorado State, and then what took place to end regulation and then into overtime this past weekend versus Baylor.
The Buffalos’ main storylines also again involve the play of Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter. Sanders has already thrown for 1,340 yards for 11 touchdowns and two interceptions on 67.9% completion. Hunter has been even more special, though, with 472 yards and five scores at receiver to go with 14 tackles, an interception, and a forced fumble at corner as a hopeful for The Heisman Trophy.
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Still, even with what all is going for them, Colorado could be looking at a comparable close to what they went through last year according to these figures per On3’s Massey Ratings:
Colorado at UCF – Sat., 9/28
Colorado will play UCF for the first time ever this upcoming weekend when they travel to Orlando. However, the return to Coach Prime’s home state won’t go well based on the ratings. It has it going in favor of Gus Malzahn and the Knights with them moving to 4-0 after a two-touchdown win over the Buffs on Saturday.
Massey Ratings Prediction: UCF 35, Colorado 21
Colorado vs. Kansas State – Sat., 10/12
Following their first bye week, Colorado will play one of the what’s expected to be one of the top teams in the conference in K-State. They haven’t met since 2010 when they were last conference opponents as the Buffaloes have a 45-20 edge over them all-time. Still, in their first matchup together in a decade and a half, the ratings have almost the exact score as the last game with another 14-point loss for them to the Wildcats.
Massey Ratings Prediction: Kansas State 34, Colorado 20
Colorado at Arizona – Sat., 10/19
Colorado will play one of two of their former Pac-12 opponents in this one when they go to Tucson and play Arizona. While having an all-time winning record over these Wildcats as well, Arizona has won nine of the last dozen, including a 34-31 victory last year in Boulder, since 2012. They’ll then make it 10 out of 13 as the ratings have it as a seven-point win for ‘Zona.
Massey Ratings Prediction: Arizona 31, Colorado 24
Colorado vs. Cincinnati – Sat., 10/26
Colorado will start a crucial three-week stretch, including their second bye in between, by hosting Cincinnati. The Bearcats are in their second season under Scott Satterfield and have already tied last year’s win total with a start at 3-1. However, in this last game of October for both teams, On3’s Massey Ratings have Cincy leaving Folsom Field with a win by a field goal margin – even with it currently being the closest win probability left in the season for CU.
Massey Ratings Prediction: Cincinnati 27, Colorado 24
Colorado at Texas Tech – Sat., 11/9
After that second bye, Colorado will be in Lubbock for a game against the Red Raiders. They have split their ten all-time meetings as CU won just once out of five in their last contest there in 2007. The ratings have them dropping this one as well with a nine-point loss to Texas Tech.
Massey Ratings Prediction: Texas Tech 33, Colorado 24
Colorado vs. Utah – Sat., 11/16
The Buffaloes will get their second of two former league opponents in the Pac-12 with Utah coming to Boulder. With that, Colorado has lost seven straight to the Utes and just once in a dozen meetings since 2012. That includes a 23-17 loss to them in Salt Lake City last fall. Now, with them as a favorite in the Big 12, Colorado loses this one too by two scores per the rating’s projections as the lowest win probability for the remainder of their year currently.
Massey Ratings Prediction: Utah 31, Colorado 17
Colorado at Kansas – Sat., 11/23
Due to renovations at the stadium in Lawrence, Colorado will go to Arrowhead in the penultimate game to play Kansas. The two haven’t met since 2010 when the Buffaloes lost four of five to them despite having an all-time lead against them. Their next matchup will also go to the Jayhawks with them projected to win this one by nine in Kansas City.
Massey Ratings Prediction: Kansas 30, Colorado 21
Colorado vs. Oklahoma State – Fri., 11/29
Colorado closes the season on a Friday night against one of the top teams in the conference in Oklahoma State. The Buffaloes lead the all-time series against the Cowboys despite losing four of their last five meetings, including a loss in the 2016 Alamo Bowl. They’ll take another double-digit loss to end the year, though, with the projection being an 11-point win for the ‘Pokes.
Massey Ratings Prediction: Oklahoma State 35, Colorado 24
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Based on that, Colorado would not be winning another game for the rest of the season. They’d close on an eight-game losing streak to finish 3-9 overall and at 1-8 in the Big 12. That’d be the same league record as they had last year in a different conference while also being a game worse from last season’s final record.
The Buffaloes are competing much like they did at the start of last season under Sanders. However, ahead of the rest of their conference schedule, On3’s Massey Ratings are expecting another collapse by Colorado by season’s end.
The pilot of a small plane that crashed Sunday in Eagle County walked away with minor injuries, according to the sheriff’s office.
Investigators believe the plane’s engine failed midflight, causing it to clip a tree and crash near Dotsero, in the 1200 block of Sweetwater Road, according to a news release from the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office.
Dotsero is roughly 18 miles northeast of Glenwood Springs and 43 miles west of Vail.
Vail Public Safety Communications was notified about the incident by a Garmin alert shortly after 2 p.m. Sunday, the release stated. Shortly after, someone called to report the plane crash.
Eagle County deputies responded to the crash site and found a 48-year-old man with a minor cut. He was the plane’s pilot, sheriff’s officials said.
The nearby plane had crashed onto its nose with its tail in the air, photos from the sheriff’s office show.
No one else was on board the plane at the time of the crash, and no other injuries were reported, according to the sheriff’s office.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — There was no elaborate celebration from Bennett Zmolek.
In fact, he didn’t even see it go in.
“I saw Resch coming at me,” Zmolek said of teammate Cole Reschny. “I was like, I guess it went in.”
Zmolek scored his first goal in nearly four years to help UND beat Colorado College 5-2 on Saturday night in Ed Robson Arena.
His last goal was Jan. 20, 2022, when he was a freshman at Minnesota State against St. Thomas. That was 1,450 days and three hip surgeries ago.
With the game tied 1-1 in the second period, Zmolek spotted open ice on the right side of the rink and pinched from his defensive spot. Reschny made a cross-ice pass and Zmolek one-timed it five-hole on Tiger goalie Kaidan Mbereko.
“I’d say huge props to Resch,” Zmolek said. “He set it all up. I just had to tap it in.”
Teammate Dylan James grabbed the puck for Zmolek to keep.
“So proud of him,” James said. “Obviously, he’s been through a lot these past couple years. He’s played minimal games the last two years and he was voted captain. That shows what kind of guy he is. He’s the rock of our team. It’s very special seeing him get his first in a UND jersey.”
Zmolek’s teammates celebrated the goal more than he did.
“We were all screaming on the bench,” forward Anthony Menghini said. “He’s such a great leader, such a great captain, does all the right things. For him to put it in the net was huge.”
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UND also received goals from James, Tyler Young, Abram Wiebe and Reschny. James and Reschny tallied assists and had two-point nights, while Menghini notched two assists.
UND (17-5) took four points from the weekend after losing Friday’s series opener 3-2 in overtime.
The Fighting Hawks finally got to Tiger goalie Kaidan Mbereko, who had won six in a row against UND. Mbereko gave up four goals on 24 shots before leaving with an apparent injury in the third period.
“I don’t believe our record is great against CC, but this team is different,” James said. “It feels great to bounce back from yesterday and get a win.”
The Fighting Hawks sit atop the National Collegiate Hockey Conference standings, five points ahead of Denver. The Pioneers come to Ralph Engelstad Arena next weekend.
“Their coach. . . I have a lot of respect for Kris Mayotte,” UND coach Dane Jackson said. “He kind of mentioned that he really thought our North Dakota mentality was evident this weekend. That was pretty nice for him to say.”
Jan Špunar, starting on consecutive nights for the first time since Dec. 5-6 at St. Cloud State, stopped 19 of 21. He allowed a pair of goals to defenseman Mats Lindgren, a midseason pickup from the ECHL.
But the night belonged to Zmolek.
After the game, Zmolek was asked what he remembered about his last goal.
“St. Thomas, right?” he said. “Their old barn. Low blocker.”
That goal came at the end of the 2021-22 season. Zmolek missed nearly the entire 2022-23 season due to hip surgery.
He transferred to UND in the summer of 2023, and helped anchor UND’s defensive corps to a Penrose Cup in 2023-24. He missed all but one game last year with another hip surgery.
“I’m so happy for him,” Jackson said. “It was a great read, a great pass and he got a lot of wood on it. It was really a high-skill play. The guys are so happy for him. He’s such a leader for us in so many ways. Obviously, most of the time it’s with his defensive play and penalty killing and everything else. But to see him bring out the offense in a big moment, I was just so happy for him. He’s a warrior.”
Notes: UND wore its black jerseys. It is 4-1 in the black jerseys this season. Colorado College wore gold. . . UND played without Josh Zakreski (lower body) and Cody Croal (illness). The Fighting Hawks moved Jayden Jubenvill into the lineup for Sam Laurila. . . Colorado College played without forward Owen Beckner (upper), forward Brandon Lisowsky (lower), defenseman Max Burkholder (lower) and defenseman Colton Roberts (upper).
Schlossman has covered college hockey for the Grand Forks Herald since 2005. He has been recognized by the Associated Press Sports Editors as the top beat writer for the Herald’s circulation division four times and the North Dakota sportswriter of the year twice. He resides in Grand Forks. Reach him at bschlossman@gfherald.com.
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Colorado mom, 6-year-old son found dead in Canyonlands National Park in apparent murder-suicide
A Colorado woman and her 6-year-old son were found dead in Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah, this week in what appears to be a murder-suicide, law enforcement officials said.
Park rangers responded to a suspicious vehicle parked in a no-camping area near Shafer Trail in the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands at 8:15 a.m. Thursday, the San Juan County, Utah, Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
Park rangers found an unresponsive 6-year-old boy in the vehicle and started life-saving measures, but the boy was pronounced dead when he arrived at the hospital.
The woman was found dead outside of the vehicle.
Both were reported missing by family in Colorado on Wednesday, the sheriff’s office said.
Sheriff Lehi Lacy on Saturday confirmed to The Denver Post that the woman and her son were also from Colorado.
The sheriff’s office is not identifying the woman or boy out of respect and will release the names once the agency gets permission from the family, Lacy said.
The investigation is ongoing, but “based on all evidence so far, this case is being investigated as a homicide and suicide,” sheriff’s officials said.
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