Colorados crazy OT win had everything: A Hail Mary and premature torn goal post
BOULDER, Colo.— LaJohntay Wester caught a 43-yard Hail Mary from Shedeur Sanders with no time remaining in regulation and Travis Hunter forced a fumble at the 1-yard line in overtime and Colorado rallied for an improbable 38-31 win over Baylor on a drizzly Saturday night.Micah Welch’s short plunge in overtime gave the Buffaloes their first lead since the opening quarter.
Hunter, the two-way standout for the Buffaloes, jarred the ball loose from Baylor running back Dominic Richardson at the goal line and the ball rolled out of the end zone.The fans rushed the field and tore down a goal post before officials confirmed the call.On the last play of regulation, Sanders rolled to his left and lofted a perfect pass to Wester, who shed his defender and cradled the ball as he fell to the turf.
The officials upheld the catch upon review and Alejandro Mata made the extra point to force overtime.“Great, great, great, great, great win,” Colorado coach Deion Sanders said.“These young men were resilient.
They never gave up, never surrendered.”The desperation heave by Shedeur Sanders and the Buffaloes (3-1, 1-0 Big 12) comes three days shy of the 30th anniversary of the “Miracle at Michigan,” when the Buffaloes beat the Wolverines on Kordell Stewart’s 64-yard Hail Mary pass to Michael Westbrook.The nationally televised broadcast showed the 1994 play just seconds before Sanders connected with Wester.Asked where this game ranked, Deion Sanders simply responded: “I don’t rank games.
I just love the Ws.By any means necessary.
I love ’em.”Baylor turned in plenty of big plays, including Jamaal Bell going untouched for a 100-yard kickoff return in the second quarter and soon after Sawyer Robertson breaking free for a 45-yard TD on fourth-and-1 to put Baylor up by 14 points.After the Buffaloes tied it up in the third quarter, Hal Presley made a one-handed grab for a 24-yard touchdown with 5:43 remaining to give Baylor (2-2, 0-1) back the lead.The Bears had a...