Kaidon Salter finally laughed last. Pat Shurmur finally rolled the dice. And CU finally pulled out a close game, at home, against a ranked team.

Sealing the deal: Facing third-and-16 from their own 29-yard line with 1:55 to play, the Buffs got a big play to put the game away. Kaidon Salter hit Joseph Williams across the middle for a 38-yard pass down to the Iowa State 33-yard line. That allowed the Buffs to run out the clock.

The Colorado Buffaloes bounced back in a big way, picking up their first conference win against the 22nd-ranked Iowa State Cyclones on Saturday afternoon in Boulder. The offense was cruising, with improved quarterback play and a continued reliance on the run game in big spots.

Too often this season, Deion Sanders hasn’t had any desire to go out to grab a bite to eat after a Colorado football game. Saturday, the Buffaloes’ head coach was actually looking forward to a

A scouting report of the Colorado Buffaloes and Iowa State Cyclones ahead of Saturday’s game at Folsom Field in Boulder.

Coach Prime’s Colorado Buffaloes secured a significant victory against No. 22 Iowa State, winning 24-17 at Folsom Field. The student section rushed the field, following the

Iowa State Cyclones football suffered its second-straight loss of the season after losing to Colorado on the road on Oct. 11.