Arizona, a three-point favorite at home against Colorado this past Saturday, thought it was going to catch the Buffaloes sleeping. On the opening kicking on its home field, the Wildcats tried a disguised onside kick in an attempt to steal a possession right out of the gate.
The ball dribbled past the 10-yard threshold to become recoverable by the kicking team, but Colorado freshman running back Brandon Hood kept his awareness, tracked down the ball and landed on it at the Arizona 46.
Five plays later, Colorado was in the end zone, jump-starting the Buffaloes’ 34-7 blowout of Arizona in Tucson. The win improved Colorado’s record to 5-2 and 3-1 in the Big 12, but more importantly, it signified the time to start paying attention to Colorado for the right reasons…