BOULDER — At one point Saturday, as Isaac Wilson was handing the ball off play after play, he came over to Deion Sanders on the sideline with a message.

“Coach, the running game is phenomenal, I don’t have to do too much,” Sanders recalled Wilson saying to him.

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His reply?

“That’s the point,” Coach Prime said.

Since making the switch to Wilson at halftime of the Big 12 opener at Baylor over a month ago, the ideal offensive game plan has been clear. Lean on an improved offensive line and the stable of talented running backs to control the time of possession and sustain long scoring drives so that Wilson has fewer chances to turn the ball over.

It took a few weeks, but the Buffaloes finally found that winning formula in a 27-24 overtime victory over Kansas State at Folsom Field.

Colorado Buffaloes defensive lineman Samu Taumanupepe (88) hugs a coach as they walk off the field at the end of the CU vs Kansas State Football game at Folsom Field on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026.…