The Rocky Mountain Showdown is set to play out with elevated national attention Deion Sanders‘ Colorado Buffaloes look to continue their sensational start to the season against rival Colorado State Rams.

What time is the Colorado vs. Colorado State game? How can you watch? What are the latest betting odds? You’re in the right place to get the answers to those questions!

What Time is the Colorado vs. Colorado State Game?

• Time/Date
  10:00 p.m. ET, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023
• Location
  Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
• TV Channel
  FuboTV, ESPN
• Current Betting Odds
  Spread: Colorado -23.5
  Moneyline: Colorado -2100, Colorado State +1100
  Over/Under: 59 points

Colorado Schedule

The Rocky Mountain Showdown marks the final non-conference game on the Colorado schedule, and after dispatching TCU and Nebraska in sensational style to open the year, you could argue it’s their easiest. The -23.5 line from DraftKings Sportsbook suggests so, the 67-22-2 head-to-head record between the two in-state rivals suggests so, and the five-game win streak suggests so.

For all the razzmatazz, promise, and hype surrounding the Buffaloes behind head coach Sanders and a plethora of five-star talent, the like of which hasn’t been seen in Boulder for years, a win in this game is highly important for Colorado. It would ensure the Buffaloes roll into a tough Pac-12 schedule with a chance of comfortably gaining bowl eligibility and maintaining AP Poll Top 25 positioning.

Colorado State Schedule

Colorado State already danced with the Pac-12 devil once this season and got burned. Washington State welcomed the Rams to Pullman in Week 1 and sent them back to Fort Collins with a comprehensive beating.

Jay Norvell’s team has had a bye week to regroup, recover, and reload for a game that was undoubtedly circled on their 2023 college football schedule.

On the plus side, the 24 points that Colorado State put up on the Cougars in Week 1 was more than any game on their 2022 schedule. Norvell has the program moving in the right direction, and while halting a rampant Buffaloes team in Week 3 seems unlikely, they have games against Middle Tennessee State and Utah Tech to settle in before an assault on the Mountain West.