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- Pick/market: A look at the highest graded players and snap counts for the Colorado football team from its 41-7 loss at Northwestern on Saturday.

- Pick/market: Key moments and BuffBlitz game balls after Colorado football was routed by Northwestern, 41-7, on Saturday night.

- Pick/market: Colorado football beat writer Brian Howell, from BuffBlitz.com, is joined by Leo Rivera of BuffStampede to talk about the Buffaloes' 41-7 loss at Northwestern on Saturday in Evanston, Illinois.

- Entering its 2026 Baylor opener, Colorado was coming off a Northwestern game with two fumbles, two interceptions and three failed fourth-down attempts. Deion Sanders cited turnovers and a 36-to-23-minute possession deficit; the writer said Colorado scored only 21 points across its first two Power Four games. These are observed problems, not a confirmed correction. - Colorado quarterback Julian Lewis threw his first two career interceptions against Northwestern and said the offense could move the ball but needed to finish drives. The Sept. 25 Baylor preview suggests easy early completions to rebuild confidence; that is the writer's proposal, not an announced opening script or a starter change. - After Colorado's Northwestern loss, safeties coach Vonn Bell said the defense needed faster processing and better situational awareness against motion, sudden changes and double calls. The Baylor preview links this to secondary pre-snap communication; Bell did not announce new coverage or a personnel change.

- Colorado's Northwestern review reports 91 rushing yards on eight carries for JaQuail Smith, while Micah Welch and Damian Henderson II each had a costly fumble. The article identifies productive rushing alongside ball-security failures in the 41-7 loss; it does not announce a new lead back or a future carry allocation. - Colorado's secondary recorded no pass breakups against Northwestern, and the writer specifically identifies cornerback Cree Thomas and safety Naeten Mitchell as struggling in coverage. That is a matchup-specific assessment, not a reported benching, injury designation or new coverage system.

- QB/LB: Colorado's ability to make mid-season adjustments will become known on Saturday when the Buffs travel to Baylor for their Big 12 opener.

- Colorado's initial Wednesday availability report for the 2026 Baylor game lists running back Damian Henderson II as doubtful and JaQuail Smith as questionable. If both miss the game, the writer expects more carries for Micah Welch, DeKalon Taylor and Richard Young. The statuses do not confirm two absences, and the workload shift remains conditional. - Colorado center Demetrius Hunter remains out on the initial report for the 2026 Baylor game, while offensive linemen Chauncey Gooden and Leon Bell are probable. These are the supplied Wednesday designations, not final game-day clearance or an announced replacement starting line; the article gives no recovery timetable. - For Colorado's 2026 Baylor game, the initial availability report lists receiver Danny Scudero, cornerback Preston Ashley and linebacker Colby Johnson as out. Linebacker Bo LaPenna is questionable and defensive back Cree Thomas probable. The report establishes differing availability levels without supplying diagnoses or naming replacement starters. - Colorado's initial 2026 Baylor-week report lists punter/kicker Daniel Gerlach, defensive lineman Vili Taufatofua and tight end Charlie Williams as doubtful. Tight ends Zach Atkins and Fisher Clements are probable. Doubtful and probable remain the report's designations, not confirmed absences or unrestricted clearance; no new specialist duties or snap allocations are announced.

- Pick/market: Colorado quarterback Julian Lewis said he's eager to learn and grow from the Buffaloes' 41-7 loss at Northwestern.

- Coaching: EVANSTON — This weekend's Big 12 opener can't come soon enough for a Colorado team that was just embarrassed by Northwestern on Saturday night.

- Pick/market: EVANSTON — As expected, sloppy play in a sloppy environment made all the difference in the first half of Colorado's Saturday evening matchup at Northwestern.

- OL: CU's starting OL: Bo Hughley, Chauncey Gooden, Sean Kinney, Jayvon McFadden and Leon Bell (L to R)

- Intel: Colorado football writer Brian Howell is joined by Leo Rivera of BuffStampede to talk about coach Deion Sanders dismissing players from team.

- Intel: Joseph Williams has been added to the Hispanic College Football Player of the Year Watchlist!

- Intel: Julian Lewis to Joseph Williams for a 50 yard score | #GoBuffs