For three quarters, the Colorado Buffaloes put up a fight, enough to have a shot at an upset in the home finale.

An odd personnel decision, a costly fumble and a porous defense put an end to that.

Arizona State, No. 25 in the College Football Playoff rankings, pulled away late and rolled past the Buffs, 42-17, at Folsom Field on Saturday night.

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CU slipped to 3-8 (1-7 Big 12) with its fourth consecutive loss, while ASU improved to 8-3 (6-2) with its third straight win.

Aided by four ASU turnovers, CU had a shot to win going into the fourth quarter. The Buffs pulled within 21-17, and a 25-yard pass from freshman JuJu Lewis to Sincere Brown gave them first-and-10 at the ASU 26-yard line early in the final quarter.

Then, CU put walk-on, converted receiver Ronald Coleman

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