Too often this season, Deion Sanders hasn’t had any desire to go out to grab a bite to eat after a Colorado football game.

On Saturday, the Buffaloes’ head coach was actually looking forward to a potential night out.

“The streets are different when you win,” he said with a laugh after the Buffs’ 24-17 upset of No. 22 Iowa State in front of a sold-out crowd of 52,698 at Folsom Field.

So is the mood in the locker room and the throughout The Champions Center.

After a week that began with Sanders in the hospital for a procedure to relieve blood clots, and his team struggling on a two-game skid, Colorado needed this one.

In the previous two weeks, the Buffs jumped out to 14-0 leads against quality opponents in BYU and TCU, only to sputter down the stretch and lose.

At 0-3 in the Big 12 (a

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