Colorado's offense struggled to move the ball through the air in Week 1 of the 2025 college football season, prompting Deion Sanders to make a change at quarterback in Week 2 against Delaware. He did not outright bench Kaidon Salter, but gave the Buffaloes' top three signal-callers an opportunity in the game, which allowed Ryan Staub to stand out from the group.

Salter still started the game, but only played a few series before five-star freshman Julian Lewis made his debut. Staub was the third man in the rotation and completely took over once he got his chance, ending with a team-high 157 passing yards and two touchdowns.

After the game, Sanders said he “prayed” about Colorado's quarterback situation following his team's Week 1 loss to Georgia Tech, according to ESPN's Max Olson.

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