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\nYes, Deion Sanders lost CU’s 17th straight game to USC. But Buffs might have found run game, identity, in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nMiller\u2019s first catch of the game \u2013 and of his career \u2013 didn\u2019t come until 7 minutes, 14 seconds to play in the third quarter, when he caught a short hitch and went 65 yards.<\/p>\n
His emergence helped CU rally from a 41-14 deficit to have a shot to win in the final minutes.<\/p>\n
According to the Pac-12, Miller\u2019s 196 yards are the most for any Pac-12 player since 1996 for the same game in which he had his first career catch.<\/p>\n
Miller also set a CU freshman record for receiving yards in a game and his total was the eighth-best in program history for any player.<\/p>\n
After the game, NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin gave Miller some words of encouragement.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt meant a lot,\u201d Miller said. \u201cComing from Michael Irvin, that kind of pumped me up a little bit. That message just telling me to just keep working. I got so much to prove. This is just one game. Y\u2019all ain\u2019t seen nothing yet really. So just telling me to keep working, keep doing what I do best.\u201d<\/p>\n
Miller is the second Buff to win the Pac-12 freshman of the week honor this year, joining Dylan Edwards in Week 1.<\/p>\n
Other Pac-12 winners on Monday were: USC quarterback Caleb Williams (offense), Oregon State\u2019s Easton Mascarenas-Arnold (defense), California\u2019s Lachlan Wilson (special teams), Oregon State\u2019s Tanner Miller (offensive line) and Utah\u2019s Jonah Elliss (defensive line).<\/p>\n
Ralphie update<\/h4>\n
Several CU fans have wondered what\u2019s going on with the Buffs\u2019 live mascot, Ralphie VI this season.<\/p>\n
Typically, Ralphie will take off from the northeast end zone and run to about the 30-yard line on the south end of the field before turning and heading back to her trailer on the northwest side of the field.<\/p>\n
At the home opener on Sept. 9, Ralphie ran just past the south 40-yard line, making basically a complete run. But before the second game, Sept. 16, she began to turn around the north 35-yard line and never went past the north 40 before heading back to the trailer. On Saturday before the USC game, she had an even shorter run, turning at the north 30-yard line before going back to the trailer.<\/p>\n
Also different from tradition is that the team is not running behind Ralphie as they take the field and instead coming out of the locker room after Ralphie is already back in her tailer.<\/p>\n
BuffZone contacted CU for comment about Ralphie\u2019s short runs and the team not running behind her. A CU spokesperson told Buffzone, \u201cWe\u2019re not discussing either matter regarding Ralphie right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ralphie VI is in her third season as the Buffs\u2019 mascot.<\/p>\n
Notable<\/h4>\n
CU has had seven players record at least 100 receiving yards this season. That\u2019s already the most for a CU team since 2018. \u2026 Colorado is tied for fifth nationally in turnover margin, at plus-7 (12 takeaways, five turnovers). \u2026 The Buffs are one of only seven teams nationally to be perfect in the red zone this year, going 17 of 17, with 12 touchdowns.<\/p>\n
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