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The Cougars picked off Sanders twice, limited Hunter to one highlight-reel touchdown and moved down the field with ease.

BYU and Colorado both finished in a four-way tie for first place in the Big 12 standings, but neither team had the tiebreaker advantage to reach the Big 12 title game. That, among other factors, led Cougars quarterback Kedon Slovis to describe the Alamo Bowl matchup against the Buffaloes as "the people's" Big 12 championship game.

Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders led a Colorado resurgence in 2024. But their last game for the Buffaloes was a total dud. What happened?

L.J. Martin rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns, Jake Retzlaff passed for 151 yards, and BYU beat Colorado 36-14 in the Alamo Bowl on Saturday night. BYU (11-2, No. 17 CFP) scored in every quarter in rolling to its second straight bowl victory and third in its past four appearances after failing to advance last season.

San Antonio • It gnawed at Chase Roberts as the week wore on. As BYU attended event after event where Colorado’s stars were introduced to standing ovations — the Heisman winner and the potential top NFL draft pick — Roberts sat in the background thinking the Cougars deserved more recognition.