The Colorado Buffaloes have not enjoyed much success in the 2021 college football campaign. They started the year with a victory over Northern Colorado by a score of 35-7.
Then in Week 2 they came out and shocked everybody by hanging tough with No. 5 Texas A&M before losing by a field goal. Then came the Minnesota Gophers, who shut out the Buffaloes 30-0 just a week after the Buffs held their own against the Aggies.
The Buffs then faced Arizona State and couldn’t succeed in Tempe, dropping their record to 1-3. Jon Wilner of The Mercury News released his latest Pac-12 power ratings, and nothing changed for the Buffs. They dropped it once again at No. 11, just ahead of winless Arizona.
But, as Wilner eludes to, this could be a golden opportunity coming up against a reeling USC Trojans team.
“Could this be the year CU finally beats the Trojans? It will require a mix of the reasonable (an inspired performance by the defense) and the unlikely (big plays by the offense). But if there was ever a time and a place, this might be it.”
Yes, this really could be the year the Buffs upset the Trojans, although it will still be a tough task. USC has now lost to Stanford AND Oregon State, both in Los Angeles, and things are looking dicey in Southern California.
The Trojans have a lot of talent, but they have yet to figure it out for some reason. As for the Buffs, a shocking upset over USC would be huge, even with USC having a down season thus far.
The Trojans come to Boulder on Saturday, and the Buffs will need to be on their A-game to send the Trojans home with a third loss on the season.
But it could certainly be done, this year more than ever.