Colorado football: New Buffs look like old Buffs in collapse against Stanford

Speaking of Ayomanor, he entered with 15 catches for 207 yards and one TD through five games. The sophomore torched CU for 13 catches, 294 yards and three scores.

Colorado special teams had its own issues, including a kickoff out of bounds, a missed 46-yard field goal that came up short and a 26-yard punt.

The offensive line allowed five sacks and didn't get consistent push up front. No CU player ran for more than 37 yards and the Buffs averaged 3.8 yards per carry.

Finally, there was Sheduer Sanders, who played a mostly brilliant game with for 400 yards and five touchdowns. Even he wasn't immune, throwing a completely ill-advised second-overtime pass that Alaka'i Gilman picked off to set Stanford up for the win.

"It was just a dumb play," the junior QB said.

"He never should've thrown that ball," father Deion added.