USC vs. Colorado 48-41

 Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders opened his news conference Saturday with some dark humor.

"A wonderful win," he said, before smiling. "I'm just joking."

Colorado didn't win against No. 8 USC, falling 48-41 before a sellout crowd at Folsom Field that included celebrities from the sports and entertainment world. Led by quarterback Shedeur Sanders, the Buffaloes outscored the Trojans 27-14 in the second half and 14-0 in the fourth quarter, while outgaining coach Lincoln Riley's offense 564-498.

Neither Deion nor Shedeur Sanders believes in moral victories -- "I don't know what that means," Shedeur said -- but Colorado's strong second half against reigning Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams and the Trojans continued to reset expectations and optimism for a program that went 1-11 in 2022.

"Overall, I'm really proud," Deion Sanders said. "Not only of the young men, [but] the coaches, the fan base, the student body. I'm truly proud of the way we represented Boulder today."

Kaylor has been red-hot on his football picks this season for SportsLine, posting a 9-2 record thus far. He has been especially strong on his Colorado picks this season, going 6-2 on his best bets in the Buffs' first four games of the season. Anyone who has followed his picks is way up.

Deion Sanders said he wants McClain "to be that dude," and added that both McClain and Miller "separated themselves from their yesterday," which was "terrible." He said both have now reset expectations for themselves going forward.

Shedeur Sanders, meanwhile, continued to raise the outlook after his fourth game of 348 pass yards or more and third with four touchdown passes. Deion Sanders, who nicknamed his son "Grown" because of his maturity, said he had no doubt Shedeur would have led Colorado for another touchdown if the Buffaloes had recovered an onside kick with 1 minute, 43 seconds left.

Colorado's struggles against conference opponents continued last week, as the Buffaloes are winless in their last seven games against Pac-12 teams, covering the spread just once during that stretch. They were in a 35-0 hole by halftime of their game against Oregon, as quarterback Shedeur Sanders finished with just 159 passing yards. Sanders cannot afford another poor outing on Saturday, as USC's offense leads the country in scoring at 55 points per game.

Defending Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams has completed 74.3% of his passes for 1,200 yards, 15 touchdowns and zero interceptions. Williams was only intercepted five times in 500 pass attempts last year, so he continues to excel at taking care of the ball. USC has won all 16 meetings between these teams all-time, and the Trojans have too much firepower for Colorado to handle on Saturday

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 Sarah H

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