Sometimes, the best way to understand the present is to revisit a chapter from the past. For Colorado head coach Deion Sanders , that page comes from Clemson’s 2014 season. A run that shows how a season without titles can still teach resilience. In 2014, Clemson started with two losses in the first three games against Georgia and Florida State, and went out of the title contention early on. But they finished with 10 wins and might have made it to the 12-team playoff if it were in place. Coach Prime, too, this year is 1-2 after losses against Georgia Tech (20-27) and Houston (20-36). The Buffs’ head coach is thus leaning on Clemson’s Dabo Swinney for inspiration.

Coach Prime has three QBs in true freshman Julian Lewis , Liberty transfer Kaidon Salter , and sophomore Ryan Staub .

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