As the pressure closed in on Shedeur Sanders, the Colorado quarterback spun away and scrambled to his left before lofting a pass over UCF defenders and into the hands of his standout receiver, Travis Hunter,

Following last week's thrilling comeback win over Baylor, Colorado earned their biggest win of the season thus far with a dominant 48–21 win over UCF in Orlando. Shedeur Sanders threw for three touchdowns and 290 yards,

Colorado played its most complete game to date, finding balance on offense while shutting down the No. 1 run offense in the country, holding UCF nearly 200 yards below its average in a 48-21 road win.