Colorado’s locker room had the kind of energy you only get after a win that feels overdue.
That was the snapshot Barstool Sports pushed out on X after Thursday night’s 14-13 victory at Georgia Tech, pairing the short video of Buffaloes players celebrating with the line: “The most electric place on earth is a Colorado locker room after a win.”
The reaction fit the moment. Colorado had gone 327 days without a victory, dating back to its win over Iowa State on Oct.
11, 2025. By the time defensive back Boo Carter got a hand on Georgia Tech placekicker Aidan Birr’s 45-yard field goal try as time ran out in Atlanta, the Buffs had spent nearly a full year waiting to feel this again.
The path to that finish was anything but smooth. Colorado entered the fourth quarter still looking for offense, then trailed 13-7 with 1:40 left after going nearly three quarters without scoring. Quarterback Julian Lewis then put together a 75-yard drive without a timeout, capped by a 20-yard touchdown strike to tight end Charlie Williams in the final minute.
Georgia Tech still had one last chance. Alberto Mendoza hit Dalen Penson for 42 yards to push the Yellow Jackets into field goal range, but Carter came off the left edge and blocked Birr’s kick at the horn.
Even with the dramatic ending, the win was really built earlier in the night on both lines of scrimmage.
Colorado’s defense, under Chris Marve, limited Georgia Tech to 51 rushing yards on 30 carries and never allowed an offensive touchdown. Lamont Lester Jr. made an immediate impact in his Colorado debut, finishing with three sacks.
The offense also delivered in a major way for Brennan Marion’s first game calling the Go-Go attack. Colorado piled up 183 rushing yards on 49 carries, with Damian Henderson II and Micah Welch combining for 123 of them. Welch also scored Colorado’s first touchdown.
That’s the part the locker-room video can’t fully explain, but the box score does. Colorado didn’t just escape with a late stop. It controlled the run game on both sides and still found the clutch drive it needed at the end.
For plenty of the players inside Bobby Dodd Stadium, it was their first win in a Colorado uniform. Deion Sanders had turned over the roster again before the 2026 season, bringing in 66 new players after the Buffs finished 3-9 and dropped their final five games in 2025.
So when the celebration broke out after the final whistle, it wasn’t hard to understand why it looked so loud. This group had been waiting a long time to share a win.
Colorado now heads home to face Weber State next, with a few things still to clean up. But the trip back to Boulder comes with something this team had been missing for nearly a year: a victory.
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