Big 12 play didn’t exactly start with fireworks for Deion Sanders ’ Colorado Buffaloes. Friday night’s clash at Houston was a brutal reality check. A 36-20 loss, and it felt like every mistake Colorado made got magnified under the lights. Quarterback Ryan Staub , just getting comfortable in his second career start, took a step back, while the defense looked like it forgot how to stop anyone. Over 400 total yards allowed, 209 on the ground, and absolutely no consistent push from the front seven.

After the game, cornerback Preston Hodge didn’t mince words. He put the defensive line on blast, calling out their responsibility in man coverage schemes: “We play a lot of man so us as DBs, we can’t see the QB. We have to trust our D-Line to stay in their lanes.” Shared by insider Scott Pr

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