Sanders connects with Wester on Hail Mary in regulation, Colorado beats Baylor 38-31 in overtime
LaJohntay Wester caught a 43-yard Hail Mary pass from Shedeur Sanders with no time remaining in regulation and Travis Hunter forced a fumble at the 1-yard line in overtime as Colorado rallied for an improbable 38-31 win over Baylor on a drizzly night
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The clock struck 0:00 and Shedeur Sanders rolled to his left and let the football fly.
LaJohntay Wester caught it in the end zone, unleashing bedlam in Boulder on a rainy, storm-the-field kind of night that coach Deion Sanders and the rest of the Colorado football program will soak in for a long time.
The Sanders-Wester connection sent Saturday’s game into overtime, then Travis Hunter embellished his Heisman resume by forcing a Baylor fumble at the goal line to help the Buffs somehow defeat the Bears 38-31 in their wild return to the Big 12.
Even that didn’t end things. Thousands of revved-up and rain-drenched fans stormed the field after the ball rolled out of the end zone. Officials needed to review the play to see if Baylor running back Dominic Richardson had crossed the goal line before the ball popped out.
