Roughly one-third of the way through his rookie season at Colorado, and Josiah Sanders appears to have carved out a unique role.

For the Buffaloes, Sanders has become the instant energy guy off the bench.

The freshman from Denver continued the impressive start to his collegiate career on Saturday, providing several big plays on both ends of the floor as the Buffs used a dominant second half to post an 88-64 win against Texas-San Antonio at the CU Events Center.

“I think for me, it’s just effort,” Sanders said. “Just being able to use the body I’ve been blessed with to get in there and make plays. I think bringing energy is a big thing I can do for this team.”

Sanders scored six of his seven points during CU’s second-half surge and made two key plays to help cap the Buffs’ game-changing

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