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2024 Colorado Football Spring Game: How to Watch, Game Time, TV schedule
Deion Sanders and Colorado prepare for the start of the 2024 football season with the Black and Gold Spring Game at Folsom Field. Last year’s event was Coach Prime’s introduction to Boulder after taking over as Buffaloes head coach three months prior. The Hall-of-Famer put on quite the show in front of his first sellout crowd and ESPN broadcasting to the world.
A year later and the hype is still there for the Buffs. However, there won’t be the same type of build up from last April. The second second for Prime will bring more attention with the same celebrity atmosphere on the sidelines. There was a standard set and will only get bigger in 2024.
Colorado’s offensive attack runs through Shedeur Sanders who looks to build off a record-setting year with 3,230 passing yards and 27 touchdowns in 2023. The Buffs “Grown” QB could’ve done further damage, but was kept out for the final six quarters of the season with a fractured back. That could be in large part to CU’s offensive line giving up 56 sacks, which was the most in Power Five. However, Sanders and his staff made it a priority to rebuild the O-line with new talent, including five-star IMG Academy product Jordan Seaton. This will be the start of Sanders final season in Boulder. He has committed to the 2025 NFL Draft and is projected to be Colorado’s highest pick in school history.
Travis Hunter was the most electrifying player in college football last year. He saw the most snaps in the nation, averaging 116 per game on both sides of the ball. Despite missing three games due to a lacerated liver, Hunter finished second on the team with 57 receptions for 721 yards and five touchdowns. He was also tied for the team lead with three interceptions, recorded 31 tackles, led the team with five pass deflections and had two tackles for loss. The 2023 Paul Hornung Award winner will be in his final year with the Buffs.
Colorado’s defense went through struggles down the stretch last year, allowing an average of 453.3 yards and 34.8 points per game, with both in the bottom ten nationally. Hunter was one of the most dominant cover corners in college football last year. He’ll take on the senior leadership role with a handful of outstanding transfers coming aboard for the Buffs, including a trio of four-star defensive lineman– Pitt’s Samuel Okunlola ASU’s BJ Green, and LSU’s Quency Wiggins.
With the hype of Coach Prime’s Power Five debut season behind him, Colorado enters 2024 trying to silence the naysayers. Sanders will lean on a great number of transfers to carry the load once again, but the usual standouts will shine on their way to the league next year. Four wins was a great accomplishment after arguably the worst season in program history in 2022. Anything short of a postseason bid would be a letdown for the Buffs.
2024 Colorado Football Black and Gold Spring Game
Saturday, April 27
Game time: 3 p.m. ET
TV: Pac-12 Network (Available on Fubo)
Radio: 850 KOA (Mark Johnson, Gary Barnett)
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Julian Lewis Says Deion Sanders’ Colorado ‘Wasn’t Really Looking at Defenses Much’ Last Season
Colorado quarterback Julian Lewis made a stunning admission that could explain the team’s 3-9 finish to the 2025 season.
While speaking to ESPNU at Big 12 media days, Lewis was asked what the biggest difference was between last year and this year, and he revealed that the Deion Sanders-coached Buffaloes typically didn’t watch film during his first season with the team.
“My play, I’m actually looking at the defenses now,” Lewis said. “Last year, we wasn’t really looking at defenses much, just kind of high school free-balling, just out there playing football. But it’s a lot bigger than that now, so it should be fun.”
Before taking a redshirt year, Lewis played in four games as a true freshman with two starts and threw for 589 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions while completing 55.3 percent of his passes. He should fare even better this season with the benefit of film study.
Lewis will enter the 2026 campaign as Colorado’s starting quarterback, so he will have the opportunity to show his improvements when the Buffaloes open the year against Georgia Tech on Sept. 3.
State and federal agencies are starting to reopen public lands, state wildlife areas and a segment of the Colorado River that were closed in light of the Snyder Fire in Mesa County.
Stage 2 fire restrictions — banning all open fire or flames, including charcoal grills and wood-burning stoves — remain in effect as extreme fire danger, spurred on by hot and dry conditions, persists across the region.
The Snyder Fire started on Friday, June 26, when several smaller fires burning on the Colorado-Utah border combined. As of July 7, the fire was 98% contained after burning over 30,200 acres and killing three wildland firefighters.
With fire activity decreasing and containment increasing, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Bureau of Land Management shared their plans Tuesday to reopen lands impacted by the wildfire.
Parks and Wildlife said in a news release that it, alongside the Bureau of Land Management, had lifted the closure for public access and downstream recreation on the Colorado River, starting at the James M. Robb-Colorado River State Park in Fruita and extending to the Utah state line. It also reopened the boat ramp at the Fruita section of the James M. Robb-Colorado River State Park in Fruita to downstream traffic.
The state agency’s Horsethief State Wildlife Area in Fruita and the Loma Boat Launch State Wildlife Area also reopened.
The BLM said in a news release that all lands within the perimeter of the Snyder Fire burn area remain closed to ensure public and firefighter safety.
“The burned landscape — including vegetation — remains dynamic and unpredictable as it naturally recovers from the fire impacts. This order is effective immediately and will remain in effect until the order is rescinded,” the BLM said.
Both agencies also warned that fire danger remains extremely elevated and Stage 2 fire restrictions are in place.
A map of current federal and state fire restrictions is available on the Rocky Mountain Area Interagency Fire Restriction Dashboard or by visiting DFPC.Colorado.Gov/sections/wildfire-information-center. The Colorado Trails Explorer (or COTREX) app also has wildfire closure alerts.
Under current conditions, Parks and Wildlife advised the following actions to prevent sparking wildfires:
- Use established rings: Where permitted, only build campfires inside permanent metal fire rings in designated campgrounds.
- Clear nearby debris: Remove all dry grass, leaves and pine needles within a 10-foot radius of any flame.
- Drown and stir: Extinguish fires completely with water, stir the ashes, and ensure the debris is cold to the touch.
- Watch campfires constantly: Never leave a fire or portable stove unattended. If you see an unattended fire, call 911.
- Keep vehicles off brush: Avoid parking or idling cars on tall, dry grass where hot exhaust systems can ignite a fire.
- Secure towing equipment: Ensure trailer safety chains do not drag and spark against asphalt. Check them at every stop.
The BLM added that under its Stage 2 restrictions, smoking is prohibited except in an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable materials.
Gas-powered stoves or grills with a shut-off valve are still allowed in cleared areas under this stage.
Violating Stage 2 fire restrictions by lighting a campfire is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Violators face an immediate citation, a mandatory court appearance, steep fines and potential jail time. Additionally, you can be held financially liable for all fire suppression costs and property damage if the campfire sparks a wildfire.
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