LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska Cornhusker fans have been starving for all of this.
A win against rival Colorado? It’s been 5,034 days since the last time that happened in 2010.
A 2-0 start to the season? It’s been eight years since that last happened, in 2016.
And to achieve both against Colorado’s flamboyant coach, Deion Sanders, after getting beat by his team last year in Boulder?
All those red stars aligned here Saturday, when Nebraska beat Colorado, 28-10, in front of a sold-out crowd of 86,906 at Memorial Stadium.
Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola completed 23 of 30 passes for 185 yards and a touchdown. Dante Dowdell led the team on the ground with 74 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
The Huskers led from the start and built a 28-0 lead at halftime as Colorado limped to the locker room without two of its starters on defense. Safety Shilo Sanders, Deion’s son, injured his forearm earlier in the game. Linebacker Trevor Woods also was disqualified after being called for a targeting penalty late in the second quarter.
Nebraska sacked Buffaloes quarterback Shadeur Sanders five times for 33 yards lost. He finished 23-of-38 passing for 244 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
The two teams had played only four times since 2010, when both were members of the Big 12 Conference. After leaving for other conferences after that, they signed a four-game contract in 2012, with Colorado winning the first three of those games in 2018, 2018 and 2023.
