Matchup: Colorado Buffaloes at Houston Cougars

Kickoff: 5:30 p.m. MT

Where: TDECU Stadium in Houston

Capacity: 40,000 (FieldTurf)

TV: ESPN

Radio: KOA (850 AM/94.1 FM)

Odds: Houston by 4.5

Series: CU leads 1-0

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders wasn’t shy last month about sharing personal details about his health, as he battled and beat bladder cancer over the summer.

So, it really wasn’t a big deal for Sanders to admit he shed a tear when he saw the movie, “Rudy,” a 1993 film about the ultimate underdog story of a young man who dreamed of playing football for Notre Dame, walked on and got a chance to play in his last game.

“I cried when I saw the movie Rudy,” Sanders said. “That’s just who I am. I got that kind of heart.”

Sanders has always had a soft spot for the underdogs, whic

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