The Colorado Buffaloes (3-0, 0-0 Big 12), undefeated in non-league play for the first time since 1998, open the ninth year of Big 12 Conference play by traveling to Columbia, Mo., to take on the Missouri Tigers (2-1, 0-0 Big
The Colorado Buffaloes (3-0, 0-0 Big 12), undefeated in non-league play for the first time since 1998, open the ninth year of Big 12 Conference play by traveling to Columbia, Mo., to take on the Missouri Tigers (2-1, 0-0 Big 12) today in a 9:36 a.m. (HST) kickoff at Memorial Stadium.
ABC Sports will televise the game regionally, with Gary Thorne (play-by-play), Tim Brant (analyst), Terry Bowden (analyst) and Samantha Ryan (sidelines) to call the action. The 3-0 start is Gary Barnett’s first as a college head coach, and his third including his time as an assistant (the 1988 Buffs opened 4-0, the ’89 edition 11-0).
Barnett is 5-0 against his alma mater, Missouri, as a head coach, and including his time as a CU assistant, he is 12-1, which includes 12 victories in a row dating back to 1985. Colorado is one of just 23 undefeated teams remaining in the nation, 10 of which are 4-0, 11 at 3-0 with two others at 2-0. QB Erik Greenberg (24) and WR Evan Judge (22) will celebrate birthdays on game day (Oct. 2). After opening with two games that came down to goal-line stands in the final seconds; the Buffs used a 21-point second quarter in coasting to a 52-21 win over North Texas on Sept. 18 in Boulder.
