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09/21/25 - QB Kaidon Salter, rSr/2026, Colorado, (DS#22 QB)

Quarterback Kaidon Salter threw three touchdown passes and ran for a game-sealing score in his return to the starting role as Colorado beat Wyoming 37-20 on Saturday night. Salter, who lost his job last week to Ryan Staub, finished 18 of 28 for 304 yards. Salter also rushed for 86 yards to help the Buffaloes (2-2) rebound from a loss last Friday at Houston. Colorado led 28-3 early in the third quarter before the Cowboys (2-2) began to rally. The momentum was interrupted when Buffaloes defensive end Arden Walker sacked Kaden Anderson in the end zone for a safety to make it 30-13. After a Cowboys score, Salter put the game away with a 35-yard TD run with 1:46 left. "I'm happy with the results, but I'm not happy with the finish," Colorado coach Deion Sanders said. "I told our young men, too much ha-ha and hee-heeing on the sideline when we got the lead. " I wish we could be a little more - have a little more killer instinct in us to really put teams away, like we're capable of doing." Salter, a transfer from Liberty, started the first two games before being replaced by Staub.

Back in charge, Salter made big play after big play. He had a 29-yard TD throw to Omarion Miller and a 68-yard strike to Sincere Brown. He also had a 47-yard touchdown throw to Joseph Williams. "It's been rough not playing last week," Salter said. "I just want to go out there and be the best version of me for the team." Was this wake-up call for Salter? "I'm not going to say what a man needs," Sanders said. "All I'm going to say is everybody in that locker room, including me, we're accountable to one another. Sometimes you've got to hold people accountable to what's transpiring. "I want to win but I want people to grow as human beings." Anderson threw for 176 yards and two scores. Freshman tailback Samuel Harris rushed for 126 yards, including a 50-yard scamper. - Colorado/AP College Football

(DS#22 QB) rSr/2026