Though Colorado would’ve preferred a spot in the College Football Playoff, its season will resume on Dec. 28 with an intriguing matchup with BYU in the Alamo Bowl.
The excitement surrounding this game varies greatly among CU fans. Some are simply pleased the Buffs are headed to a postseason game while others aren’t thrilled about Colorado facing an in-conference opponent in a bowl it has played twice since 2016. Regardless, all will tune in to watch quarterback Shedeur Sanders and Heisman frontrunner Travis Hunter play in their final game as Buffs.
For that reason and others, USA TODAY Sports ranked Colorado-BYU as this year’s second-best non-College Football Playoff bowl game. Here’s what USA TODAY Sports writer Eddie Timanus wrote on the Alamo Bowl:
Had a few tiebreakers lined up differently this could have been the Big 12 championship game. As it is, it’s a high-profile pairing that should have nearly full participation from both teams. That means both Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter playing their final game for the Buffaloes.
The Pop-Tarts Bowl matchup between Miami and Iowa State took the top spot in USA TODAY Sports’ ranking. There, Heisman finalist Cam Ward will face a 10-win Cyclones team that lost to Arizona State in the Big 12 championship game.
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