Football

The Mountain West Conference announced a six-year media rights package with CBS Sports, Fox Sports and streaming platform Kiswe and a five-year deal with The CW Network. The agreements begin in 2026-27 and provide broadcast, cable and streaming platforms for football, men's and women's basketball and Olympic sports.

Denver hosts New England in a rematch of the 2016 AFC Championship game, in which the Broncos defeated the Patriots that year and advanced to Super Bowl 50. They would win their third title by defeating the Carolina Panthers.

Broncos coach Sean Payton aims to bring playoff success back to Denver. It's the first playoff game in Colorado in a decade.

Denver is currently on a 10 game winning streak. The last time they were on such a streak was 2015, when they won Super Bowl 50.

Mora held an introductory press conference on the CSU campus where members of his family, CSU alumni and fans along with players from the team — past and present attended.

UConn football coach Jim Mora is leaving the Huskies after four seasons to take over Colorado State's program.

Colorado State has suspended quarterback Darius Curry and offensive lineman Liam Wortmann for their final regular-season game. They were caught spitting on Boise State players during Saturday night's game in Boise, Idaho.

The Rams are sitting at 2-6 as they enter their bye week. Their struggles has led to the ouster of now former head coach Jay Norvell and star quarterback Bryden Fowler-Nicolosi.

With two dynamic stars playing their final college game, the 20th-ranked Buffaloes were blown out 36-14 by No. 17 BYU in the Alamo Bowl. Travis Hunter, the Heisman Trophy winner and two-way sensation, caught four passes for a game-high 106 yards and a touchdown. Shedeur Sanders, the son of Colorado coach Deion Sanders, was 16-of-23 passing for 208 yards with two TDs and two interceptions.

Kevin Davis had a career-high 148 yards rushing and two touchdowns on just nine carries and Jordan Brunson also ran for two TDs for Miami (Ohio). The Rams were making their first bowl appearance since 2017.