BOULDER, Colorado — Colorado lost Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter, NFL-bound quarterback Shedeur Sanders and several standout receivers from the team that the BYU Cougars hammered 36-14 in the Alamo Bowl nine months ago.

But BYU coach Kalani Sitake and his assistant coaches have spent the week telling their players that coach Deion Sanders’ third CU team is not only different, but better. The No. 25 Cougars will find out for themselves at 8:15 p.m. MDT on Saturday at Folsom Field, as Sitake’s crew begins Big 12 play across the Rocky Mountains with a rematch, of sorts.

“Every year is different and every week is different. We’re a different team than back in the Alamo Bowl, and they’re a different team as well,” Sitake said. “You see on film that they have tons of talent. We’re at

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