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Grading The Week: Meet the Colorado QB who debuted with better stats than CU Buffs star Shedeur Sanders

Remember how insane Shedeur Sanders’ 2024 debut performance was against North Dakota State? Well, what if I told you that 445 passing yards and four scores was only the second-most impressive opening-week performance by a collegiate quarterback in the state of Colorado?
The statniks up in the Grading The Week cubicles didn’t believe it, either, frankly. But then somebody sent them details of Devin Larsen’s prime-time inaugural appearance for CSU-Pueblo up in Rapid City, S.D.
Larsen’s record-breaking debut — A
Making his ThunderWolves debut, the senior transfer from Western New Mexico (’21-’23) by way of Garden City Community College (’21) and Iowa State (’19-’20) piled up 508 passing yards while throwing for five touchdowns and zero interceptions to power CSU-Pueblo to a 35-6 victory.
The 6-foot-4 Arizona native completed 30 of 45 throws on the night. His 508 yards were a school record and the most by any collegiate QB at any NCAA level for the week.
While Sanders has showcased his talents as a singer, writer, rapper and performer, it turns out Larsen is something of a renaissance man himself. In April 2023, the future CSU Pueblo signal-caller won a creative writing contest held by the Western New Mexico humanities department for his poetry. Larsen’s winning entry was titled “To Find My Great Perhaps,” and was described by the university as a work that “celebrates the adventure of living in nature.”
If Larsen’s initial appearance for the ThunderWolves is any indication, CSU-Pueblo fans could be in for more than a few celebratory adventures this fall.
PS2’s reign as NFL’s highest-paid CB — B
Pat Surtain II will always have Wednesday. And Thursday. And … well, that’s pretty much it. Turns out PS2’s reign as the NFL’s highest-paid cornerback, while deserved, also became fairly brief. So brief, it lasted about two days.
This past Wednesday, the Broncos’ Pro Bowl defender inked a deal worth $24 million per year. On Friday, the Dolphins gave Jalen Ramsey a three-year deal worth a reported $24.1 million a season, just pipping Surtain over the finish line.
Dollander’s dominance — A
More than 13 strikeouts per game. A K-to-walk ratio of almost 4-to-1. A 2.38 ERA overall, and a 1.65 ERA over his last eight starts.
Sounds a lot like Paul Skenes, you say? Darn straight. Only those numbers belong not to the National League’s most exciting starter. They’re the latest stats for arguably the most exciting National League starter in the minors right now — and he’s a Rockie.
If you’re like the kids on the GTW staff, you’d sooner stare into the high desert sun than watch the pitching on 20th and Bleak. But would you believe help is on the way?
While Bo Nix, Sean Payton, Deion Sanders and Travis Hunter are stealing all the digital ink to start the fall, Rockies right-handed starter Chase Dollander, Colorado’s top pick in the ’23 MLB Draft, is quietly making a case to be considered one of the top pitching prospects chucking it right now.
This past Thursday, the 6-foot-2 Georgia native posted his sixth straight appearance for the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats of at least five innings pitched, at least six strikeouts and with two or fewer runs allowed.
Late last month, he became the first Hartford pitcher to record back-to-back games of double-digits Ks, fanning 10 Binghamton hitters after recording 10 strikeouts against New Hampshire. The righty’s racked up at least 10 Ks in six of his 22 appearances this season for Spokane and Hartford. Other than the baseball gods, who says Rockies fans can’t have nice things?
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1 dead, 4 injured in Denver crash on I-25

One person was killed and four were injured in a Sunday morning crash on Interstate 25 in Denver, police said.
The Denver Police Department first posted about the two-vehicle crash on northbound I-25 near 20th Street just before 4 a.m. Sunday.
One person died from their injuries at the scene of the crash and paramedics took four to the hospital, three with serious injuries, police said.
Northbound I-25 was temporarily closed Sunday for the crash cleanup and investigation, but all lanes had reopened before 9 a.m., according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
Information about the cause of the crash was not available Sunday morning.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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Southern Colorado police officer reportedly assaulted, suspect sought

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) – Police are looking for a suspect that reportedly assaulted an officer on Friday.
The Palmer Lake Police Department said an officer was doing a traffic stop around 11:38 p.m. on Friday near Highway 105 and Peak View Boulevard. During the stop, they said a dark blue sedan with a white rear fender sped by and someone in that car threw a bottle at the officer while yelling obscenities.
Police said that officer got a partial description of the passenger, who was described to be a white man wearing a black shirt. Police said the suspect’s vehicle headed toward the Monument area, near the McDonald’s off Highway 105.
That suspect then reportedly returned to the Palmer Lake area, speeding past the officer again.
Police said they tried to stop the vehicle, but the suspect evaded, heading south on I-25.
If you have any information or footage, you can call the El Paso County non-emergency line at (719) 390-5555. You can also submit an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at (719) 634-STOP.
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Heavy rain washes out road in foothills west of Colorado Springs

Heavy rains in southern Colorado earlier this week have led to flooding that destroyed part of a road in the foothills just west of Colorado Springs.
City of Colorado Springs
Video posted by the city online shows high runoff in North Cheyenne Creek and heavy damage to the adjacent North Cheyenne Cañon Road. Pavement can be seen broken off from one of the lanes of the road, and the creekwaters are rushing under a collapsed section of roadway.
The washout was first discovered on Wednesday morning. It is located approximately 1.5 miles up the canyon.
Both gates into North Cheyenne Cañon Park are closed due to the damage assessment that is now taking place. The city says Gold Camp Road is also closed to everyone except for local residents.
“We are working on a plan to repair the road, and prevent further roadway damage,” the city wrote in a post on social media.
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