Colorado football put themselves in the position to make the Big 12 Conference Championship after blasting Oklahoma State 52-0 in the Buffs' regular-season finale -- and final games for Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter at Folsom Field.
The beatdown began right from the opening possession. Hunter set the tone for the game with an interception in the third play of the contest. Shedeur and the offense went quickly down the short field for a touchdown run from RB Micah Welch.
After a three-and-out by the Buffs defense, the offense put on a clinical drive, lasted for nearly six minutes before a 10-yard touchdown catch from WR LeJohntay Wester.
DB Carter Stoutmire caused a turnover in the next defensive possession, leading to another touchdown drive as the Sanders-Hunter connection hit paydirt again to make the score 21-0 before the end of the quarter.
The Buffs cooled off offensively in the second quarter, but the defense kept suppressing the Cowboys as the first half progressed, limiting the OSU offense to a marginal 14 yards in the second quarter.
But the Buffs offense went into full throttle mode in the second half. It began with a 46-second opening drive, ending with the second touchdown catch by Wester.
In the very next possession, Sanders threw his third touchdown of the game, second to Hunter to make the score 35-0. K Alejandro Mata added to the scoring stampede on a 33-yard field goal before the third quarter ended, with the Buffs out-gaining OSU 217-47 in the quarter.
The defense contributed to the scoring barrage in the second play of the final frame as DB D.J. McKinney scored on the 13-yard pick-6. Colorado would punch in one more major midway through the quarter with a 23-yard touchdown catch from Hunter, his third of the game.
Colorado made a goal line stand in the closing seconds of the game, preserving the first shutout win in nearly a decade.
Shedeur Sanders was in his clinical self, throwing for 438 yards and five touchdowns. Wester and Hunter combined for 291 yards on 21 catches and counted for all five receiving touchdowns.
Now it is the waiting game as the Buffs await for their postseason destination.
Colorado football may have gotten Mike Gundy fired
The collateral damage of Colorado's big win, which moved the Buffs to 9-3 on the season and in a spot for one of the biggest non-College Football Playoff bowls, was what it may mean for Cowboys head football coach Mike Gundy.
Does he stay or does he go? Gundy has long served Oklahoma State but the boosters in Stillwater are assuredly not happy after an unfathomable 3-9 season.