Colorado Buffaloes shut out Oklahoma State, wait and see if they’ll clinch a spot in the Big 12 title game

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The Colorado Buffaloes defeated Oklahoma State 52-0 on Friday to keep their hopes of titles outside the Big 12 afloat.

Oklahoma State vs. Colorado
Isaiah Hardge of the Colorado Buffaloes runs with the ball in the second quarter against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Folsom Field on Friday in Boulder.

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The bowl-bound Buffaloes (9-3, 7-2, No. 25 CFP) jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter at Folsom Field in Boulder and kept rolling in the second half. Quarterback Shedeur Sanders threw for 438 yards and five touchdown passes in the win.

Travis Hunter had 10 receptions for 116 yards and three touchdown catches and LaJohntay Wester had 11 catches for 175 yards and two scores.

The defense forced four turnovers, including an interception by Hunter and a pick-6 by DJ McKinney. They also held the Cowboys to 70 rushing yards, and most of that was in garbage time.

This was the Buffaloes’ first shutout since a 34-0 win over Arizona on October 16, 2021. Sanders set CU’s single season passing record in the game and Travis Hunter set the single-season record for most touchdown receptions by a Buffaloes receiver.

The Buffaloes need mayhem to unfold across the conference Saturday to earn a spot in the league’s championship game Dec. 7 in Arlington, Texas.

A scenario to get in requires two losses out of either no. 14 Arizona State (at Arizona), no. 19 BYU (host Houston) or no. 17 Iowa State (host Kansas State). Another other scenario would be a loss by BYU and a win by Texas Tech (hosting West Virginia).