A really impressive turnaround happened in Boulder as Stanford managed to erase a huge 29-point disadvantage at halftime and win in an exciting double-overtime game against Colorado on Friday night.
Stanford’s incredible comeback involved them scoring every time they had the ball in the second half. They finished it off by kicking a field goal that tied the game at the end of the normal playing time. The Cardinal team won the game 46-43 in double overtime. They secured the victory with a 31-yard field goal kicked by Joshua Karty. This happened after a very important interception by the Cardinal team when CU’s Shedeur Sanders was trying to pass the ball.
The game started off slow but became very exciting, with Stanford scoring perfectly in the second half. CU star Travis Hunter came back to play after being injured, but his team still lost in a surprising way.
Stanford’s quarterback, Ashton Daniels, played a very important role in the game. He threw four touchdowns and gained a total of 396 yards. However, only 35 of those yards came in the first half. Daniels led his team on a long drive of 70 yards. This set up Karty to kick a 46-yard field goal to tie the game just before time ran out.
The game kept going after the regular time ended. Both teams took turns scoring touchdowns. Elic Ayomanor made an amazing catch that helped Stanford stay in the competition. In the second extra time, the Buffaloes moved closer to scoring, but made a mistake that caused them to lose some yardage. Shedeur Sanders threw a high pass under pressure, but it did not reach its intended target, resulting in Colorado’s defeat.
Stanford won a remarkable victory after having a difficult start to the season with a 1-4 record and being behind at halftime. This win will be remembered as the largest comeback in Stanford’s history in sports.
The group of people from Colorado, who were once very crowded but then got smaller, were surprised and stunned as Stanford cheered for their victory late at night.
This game had the biggest lead that Colorado football has ever lost and it was the most important loss since 2010 when they lost to Kansas after having a 28-3 lead.
Here are three important things we learned from Colorado’s surprising failure:
- Not prepared for the big stage: Even though they were playing in their sixth nationally-televised game, CU coach Deion Sanders admitted, “We are not suited for this moment at the moment. ” On the flip side, Stanford captured everyone’s attention with an impressive comeback. Colorado did really badly in every part of the game.
- Defensive Struggles: Despite Hunter coming back, the CU defense couldn’t stop Stanford and allowed them to gain 408 yards in the second half. The Buffs made a lot of mistakes during the game. These mistakes happened before the ball was snapped, they caused the team to lose yards, and they gave the other team more opportunities to score. As a result, Stanford was able to make a comeback.
- Changing moment: Ayomanor’s 97-yard touchdown pass was the event that sparked Stanford’s belief that they could make a comeback. The night was disappointing for Colorado, especially for Coach Prime. He had never experienced such a loss in his football career, even though his team was winning 29-0.
