Colorado High School Football Rankings, Week 6: Cherry Creek Keeps Plugging Along Atop Class 5a

FORT COLLINS — This week’s personal. Not because of Travis Hunter. Or Boulder. Or CU. Because Henry Blackburn’s had it, frankly, with the blasted trophy case at Canvas Stadium. The one he’s walked by a million times now. The one that won’t stop staring back with emptiness. The one that mocks him, silently, reminding him what should’ve been.

One day and multiple trips through the game film later, Sean Payton hadn’t changed his mind. Rookie quarterback Bo Nix? He’s got plenty to correct after throwing for 138 yards on 42 attempts in the Broncos’ 26-20 season-opening loss at Seattle on Sunday. Payton, though, reiterated the need for everybody else to help the 24-year-old more than they did in Week 1. “I just watched a play where he climbs the pocket,” Payton said on his Monday conference call.

Renck: A forgettable weekend for CU and the Broncos made fans want to run and hide. They would cover more ground fleeing than the aforementioned teams. In what has become a troubling trend carrying over from last season, neither the Buffs nor Broncos found traction on the ground. The offensive imbalance made them easy marks on the road, leading to Heisman candidate Shedeur Sanders playing his worst game at CU and rookie Bo Nix losing his NFL debut.

Colorado will kick off its return to the Big 12 Conference in prime time. On Monday, CU and the Big 12 announced at the Buffaloes’ game against Baylor on Sept. 21 at Folsom Field has been slated for a 6 p.m. MT kickoff. The game will be broadcast nationally on Fox. The matchup against Baylor is homecoming, and it’s also CU’s first Big 12 contest since leaving the conference after the 2010 season.

A look at the Post Preps Top 10 for Classes 5A, 4A and 3A going into Week 3: If you’re on mobile, tap here to see the rankings. Class 5A Team Record Previous Last week 1. Cherry Creek 1-1 1 W (42-10 at Millard North, Neb.) Comment: Bruins get “break” from globe-trotting start to season with visit from Raiders. This week: vs.

By PAT GRAHAM DENVER (AP) — Colorado safety Shilo Sanders had surgery after sustaining an arm injury in the team’s loss to Nebraska, his father and coach, Deion Sanders, said Monday in a social media post. Deion Sanders posted pictures of his son, including one with Shilo Sanders in a wheelchair and another with his arm in a cast as he recovered in a hospital bed.