Claims extracted
29
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 29 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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Colorado had its first victory over an AP top-15 team since 2007 in beating No. 14 Houston 42-32 on Friday night to slightly cool down the hot seat for Deion Sanders.
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Colorado → have → Sanders
The last time the Buffaloes beat a team ranked that high was No. 3 Oklahoma on Sept. 29, 2007.
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Buffaloes → beat → Sept.
The fans poured out of the stands to celebrate.
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fans → pour → stands
The Buffaloes (4-6, 2-5 Big 12) need to win out to become bowl eligible — and avoid a third losing campaign in Sanders’ four seasons at Colorado.
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Buffaloes → need → Colorado
Sanders is 20-27 since taking over the program.
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Sanders → take → program
Trailing 20-7 late in the first half, Colorado scored 28 straight points to seize control.
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Colorado → trail → control
The offense amassed 466 yards.
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offense → amass → yards
That included 249 yards on the ground, the most in the Sanders era at Colorado.
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That → include → Colorado
Sanders brought in coordinator Brennan Marion to implement the “Go-Go” offense, a fast-paced scheme designed to score points in bunches.
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Sanders → bring → bunches
But the Buffaloes averaged a league-low 19.8 points entering Friday.
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Buffaloes → average → Friday
Against a stout Houston defense, Colorado finally turned explosive with four touchdowns of 32 or more yards.
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Colorado → turn → yards
Isaac Wilson had the Buffaloes rolling before limping off with 5:34 remaining in the third quarter.
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Buffaloes → have → quarter
He was replaced by Kaneal Sweetwyne, who scored on his first play, a 14-yard keeper to make it 35-20.
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it → replace → play
Wilson returned on what appeared to be a banged-up ankle.
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what → return → ?
That made for a perplexing call in the fourth quarter when Colorado had him try to pick up a fourth-and-3 in Houston territory.
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him → make → territory
He was stopped.
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He → stop → ?
The Cougars scored on the ensuing drive but were stopped on the two-point attempt to make it 35-26.
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it → score → attempt
Colorado had five rushing TDs for the first time since Nov. 7, 2020, against UCLA.
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Colorado → have → UCLA
Among the TD runs, DeKalon Taylor broke off a 67-yard scamper, while Richard Young added a 38-yard score and JaQuail Smith a 32-yard burst.
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Smith → break → score
Conner Weigman threw for 272 yards and three touchdowns for the Cougars (7-3, 4-3, No. 14 CFP).
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Weigman → throw → Cougars
He also threw an interception.
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He → throw → interception
Leading into the game, a hashtag of “PlayForPrime” was created on social media.
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hashtag → lead → media
Sanders was all over, too, running out on the field to pick up a helmet that went flying and earlier escorting a hurt player into the locker room.
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that → run → room
Sanders paced the sideline in a stocking cap and a puffy vest on a cool night.
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Sanders → pace → night
He insisted over the last week he wasn’t bothered by the speculation over his future and reiterated that on the ESPN broadcast.
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he → insist → broadcast
“I’ve been around noise all my life,” Sanders said.
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Sanders → say → noise
The takeaway
Houston: The Cougars were 7-0 when scoring 27 or more points this season.
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Cougars → score → points
The Buffaloes had home games on Halloween and Friday the 13th — winning both.
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Buffaloes → have → both
They beat Kansas State 27-24 in overtime on Oct. 31.
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They → beat → Oct.
The Aporia
