BOULDER, Colo. — The Colorado Buffs are officially 1-0 to start the 2024 college football season. They beat the North Dakota State Bison in their home opener – and fans are relieved.
The Buffs made their Big 12 debut tonight in front of current students, CU alum, and even fans who traveled in from Texas dressed in "black and gold" and ready to cheer on their home team for a win.
Coach Deion Sanders is leading the charge in his second season at CU and fans said he's going to set the tone for their new conference starting today.
"Last season was fricking amazing so I hope this year is even better than last year," yelled one Buffs fan.
"Super excited to see this team and see what we can do this season," said CU freshman Brendan Alix.
Another fan yelled, "Baby, we're here to see the game! Coach Prime! Shiloh! Travis! Shemar! Okay, Go Buffs!"
CU Buffs 2024 football schedule
- Thursday, Aug. 29, at 6:30 p.m. - vs. North Dakota State - ESPN
- Saturday, Sept. 7, at 5:30 p.m. - at Nebraska - NBC
- Saturday, Sept. 14, at 5:30 p.m. - at Colorado State - CBS
- Saturday, Sept. 21 - vs. Baylor
- Saturday, Sept. 28 - at UCF
- Saturday, Oct. 12 - vs. Kansas State
- Saturday, Oct. 19 - at Arizona
- Saturday, Oct. 26 - vs. Cincinnati - ESPN
- Saturday, Nov. 9 - at Texas Tech
- Saturday, Nov. 16 - vs. Utah
- Saturday, Nov. 23 - at Kansas
- Friday, Nov. 29, at 10 a.m. - vs. Oklahoma State - ABC
With games scheduled to air on NBC, ABC, CBS and ESPN, Colorado's first four announced start times are all on national TV. CU Athletics said this is the second time CU will appear on three of the four major networks in the United States in the same season, the other coming in 1990.
With FOX being a partner of the Big 12, Colorado has a chance to appear on all four networks in the same season for the first time in school history, CU Athletics said.
The CU Buffs have sold out of season tickets for the 2024 football season. CU Athletics said football season tickets sold out for the second-straight season and the 10th time in CU history.
This is the second time CU has sold out of season tickets before August of an upcoming season. The first time was last year.
CU Athletics said that prior to last season, it had been 27 years since last selling out of season tickets, doing so in a seven-year run from 1990-96. The only other time CU sold out of season tickets was the 1972 season.
For the second-straight year, the season ticket renewal rate finished above 98%, the best two marks in school history.