CU Buffs focused on ASU, not national ranking

Colorado quarterback Steven Montez and the Buffs are focused on beating Arizona State on Saturday and not their national ranking. (Cliff Grassmick / Staff Photographer)

Since the start of preseason camp in August, the Colorado football team has gone with the manta of "nothing to say, a lot to prove."

Even now, as the 21st-ranked Buffaloes have entered the national polls for the first time since 2016, they aren't changing their approach.

"Shhhh ... you've got to keep that real quiet," quarterback Steven Montez joked Tuesday when asked about being ranked. "Only people in this room know that we're ranked. We have no idea. We don't know. We're going to play it just like that. We're going to act…