EUGENE, Ore. — Now it gets serious.
After an outstanding 3-0 start to the season in non-conference play, Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders' 19th-ranked Colorado Buffaloes head to Oregon on Saturday for a meeting with the No. 10 Ducks. The Pac-12 opener will be Colorado's fourth straight game on national network television (ABC, 1:30 p.m.) as the nation continues to be entranced by the turnaround Sanders has orchestrated in Boulder.
Oregon will almost certainly provide the Buffs with their biggest test yet. Dan Lanning's 3-0 Ducks have a potent offense, one that is averaging 58 points per game under the direction of quarterback Bo Nix, and a defense that leads the Pac-12 in passing yards allowed (158.