Colorado’s trip to Cincinnati now has a time and a TV home.
The Buffaloes will face the Bearcats on Saturday, Nov. 20, at 10 a.m. MT, noon ET. ESPN+ will carry the game.
It’s Colorado’s final road game of the season and its penultimate contest overall, which gives the meeting a clear place on the calendar even if the bigger picture around the Buffs is still unsettled. Colorado enters Week 11 at 3-6 overall and 1-5 in Big 12 play, and what happens against Houston this Friday could reshape the roster and the atmosphere by the time the team gets to Cincinnati. Deion Sanders is firmly on the hot seat and needs to avoid another embarrassing loss to, at the very least, hold onto his job until the end of the season.
The Buffs are still mathematically alive for a bowl, but the path is simple: win out and get to six. If that doesn’t happen, the changes could come fast.
Cincinnati, meanwhile, comes into Week 11 at 5-4 and 2-4 in the Big 12, though it has dropped two straight games to Utah and Houston this past week. If the Bearcats can’t win on the road against Iowa State this week, the Colorado game may be their best shot at getting to six wins and bowl eligibility before a regular-season finale at BYU.
The Bearcats are powered by dual-threat quarterback JC French IV, who has thrown for 1,990 yards with 15 touchdowns and only three interceptions. He’s also added 313 rushing yards and eight scores on the ground. Running back Cole Tabb has been just as dangerous, piling up 812 rushing yards at 8.9 yards per carry with 10 touchdowns.
Colorado won’t be walking into an easy spot, either. Cincinnati has already beaten Texas Tech at home, and Nippert Stadium is no bargain for visiting teams.
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