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Fans can’t wait for duel between Colorado’s Travis Hunter and USC’s Zachariah Branch

For some, Caleb vs. Shedeur is the main event when USC faces Colorado, but for others, it’s Zachariah vs. Travis.

USC versus Colorado on September 30 felt like a nothingburger game one month ago. Then Colorado beat TCU in Week 1 of the 2023 season. Then the Buffs hammered Nebraska in Week 2. The game has taken on completely different dimensions. It has become the NFL scouting game of the young season, a showcase for elite talent and some eye-catching positional battles.

Deion Sanders has done a spectacular job in Boulder with an entirely new roster he threw together in a few months. This story is notable because Colorado seems to have a legitimately good team, but it’s also important because it will revolutionize college football. Coaches will now feel more emboldened to totally remake their rosters with massive transfer portal changes. Several dozen departures and entrances will be more — not less — prevalent in the future.

Part of Deion’s portal transformation comes from his two biggest stars, Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter. Some college football fans can’t wait for the quarterback duel between Shedeur Sanders and Caleb Williams when USC visits Boulder in a few weeks. Others, however, can’t get enough of the battle on the perimeter with Travis Hunter and USC’s Zachariah Branch going at it.

The hype is already off the charts, as you can see below:

Buzz continues to build for USC-Colorado showdown on September 30

We are one week closer to USC vs @BuffaloesWire, a game which will have a galaxy of shining stars. The hype train is roaring.

Our friends at Buffaloes Wire are the talk of the nation in college football. Colorado and Deion Sanders continue to earn lavish praise for their immediate and successful makeover of what was an atrocious team one year ago.

Buffaloes Wire’s Jack Carlough wrote the following after CU’s win over Nebraska on Saturday, which moved the Buffs to 2-0:

“Two weeks in and No. 22 Colorado has already doubled its win total from last season. Entering Saturday as a slim favorite over rival Nebraska, the Buffaloes sent the Cornhuskers packing with a 36-14 onslaught in head coach Deion Sanders’ Folsom Field debut.

“Much like last week, Colorado’s performance was far from perfect, but it was still darn impressive once again. The national buzz around this team should only continue to grow, too, as Coach Prime continues to prove that his Buffs are more than just talk.”

We are now one week closer to USC-Colorado in Boulder on September 30. The game will have a galaxy of stars and two high-profile coaches. It could have multiple Heisman Trophy finalists. We will obviously have more to say during the week leading up to kickoff, but this game is already a conversation piece among college football fans, pundits and personalities: