Isaac Wilson didn’t try to dodge the spotlight after Colorado’s 29-7 loss to then-No. 12 Texas Tech. He stepped up to the microphone and made it plain: the offense has a quarterback problem, and he put the blame on himself.
“First off, I’d like to take a lot of blame for [the offense stalling] throughout the drives,” Wilson said postgame. “We just need to play better altogether. One of the things is we just kept stalling out, and like I said, I take full blame on that … We’ve just got dogs all over the field, and I just can’t get it to them.”
That kind of self-assessment came after a rough night statistically. Wilson finished 26 of 44 for 290 yards, with one touchdown and three interceptions. His quarterback rating landed at 54.7, and the turnovers helped drag Colorado’s offense down in a game the Buffaloes were hanging around in until the final seven minutes.
Deion Sanders was less direct, but he didn’t exactly hide where he thinks the issue lies. He stopped short of naming Wilson or the quarterback room outright, though he made clear he sees one obvious trouble spot.
“We’ve got one glaring problem; you guys know what that is,” Sanders said postgame. “...
We’ve got to play better at one specific position. That’s it.”
The broader picture didn’t help Colorado’s case. The Buffaloes’ defense did its part for most of the afternoon, holding a Texas Tech offense that has been productive all season to just 15 points before the game slipped away in those last seven minutes. Wilson made sure that unit got its due.
“I’ve still got to apologize to them,” Wilson said. “They’re getting stops within our own 30-yard line.
They’re [denying] PATs and they’re just causing havoc. I’ve got to give them props … I go against them every day.
I know what kind of players they are. We’ve just got to step it up as an offense.”
Now Colorado heads into its bye week with plenty to sort through, and another quarterback change could be on the table after Wilson’s difficult first start in black and gold.
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