The Colorado Buffaloes finally got their first Pac-12 conference victory this past weekend against the Arizona Wildcats. Sure, the Wildcats have yet to win a game all year, but a win is a win.
In the victory, it was Buffs wide receiver Brenden Rice who thrived with three catches for more than 100 yards and a touchdown in impressive fashion. We spoke on Rice earlier, giving him the Buffs Player of the Week honors.
The son of Jerry Rice turned it on and put everybody on notice despite a rough start to the season for the Buffs as a team. Well, the praise kept coming for Rice, who earned some honors from SportsPac12 as well.
Both Nick Bartlett and Dane Miller of SportsPac12 named Rice as the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week, and rightfully so.
He was terrific, and let’s have one more chance to check out his 62-yard touchdown catch.
Brenden Rice, the son of Jerry Rice, hauls in a 62-yarder!pic.twitter.com/gOnxzKGuN1
— Covers (@Covers) October 16, 2021
Rice definitely deserved the honors. However, the other three analysts Noah Sewell, the Oregon freshman linebacker who had 12 tackles, a sack, and a pass break-up in the squeaker against Cal.
Nonetheless, huge praise for Brenden Rice, and perhaps the Buffs have found a true No. 1 wide receiver for quarterback Brenden Lewis to rely on going forward.
More importantly, the Buffs got that treasured first conference victory and can try and build on that momentum going forward. Next up for Karl Dorrell’s team is a matchup against Cal, followed by games against Oregon and Oregon State.