As the Colorado football team was routed by BYU in the Valero Alamo Bowl on Dec. 28 in San Antonio, all Amari McNeill and Omarion Miller could do was watch.

The two CU standouts were injured and couldn’t play in the bowl game, which ratchets up their level of eagerness this week, as the Buffs host No. 25 on BYU on Saturday at Folsom Field (8:15 p.m., ESPN).

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“Yeah, it’s a big, big game for me because, of course, I missed last year,” said McNeill, a senior defensive lineman. “So, I want to face these guys, and they’re a good group that I’m ready to face. So I’m very excited to face them.”

So is Miller, who missed the second half of the 2024 season with a leg injury.

“Oh, yeah, most definitely,” Miller said. “All I’ve been saying this week is get-back. That’s all I’m wor

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