The Colorado Buffaloes will begin their Coach Prime era on Saturday after a rough stretch of years. Since Deion Sanders was named head coach in December, the opening matchup at TCU has only grown in excitement. All eyes will be on the Buffs and how they perform under their new coach.
This got me thinking about how these inaugural games have gone for CU’s former head coaches. Overall, the last 20 years of Buffaloes football have been rough, but some of those head coaches were able to make a positive impression right away.
Take a look back at how Colorado head coaching debuts have gone since 1963: