Colorado Buffaloes Arizona State game day injury report, Digi Mart USA News: The Colorado Buffaloes are 3-5 overall and 1-4 in conference play, and injuries have not helped coach Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes as they try to turn the program around after a nine-loss season in 2025.
Colorado is on the road against Arizona State, which sits near Colorado at the bottom of the Big 12 standings. The Sun Devils are 4-4 and, like Colorado, have dealt with inconsistency and turnovers at quarterback.
Both teams are dealing with injuries. Colorado will be without wide receiver Danny Scudero for another week, but the addition of defensive back Naeten Mitchell to the injury report could cause trouble in the Colorado secondary, which is the biggest concern for the Buffs.
Defensive lineman Dylan Manuel is a game-time decision.
Sanders and the Buffs began the season with quarterback Julian Lewis leading the offense, and the former blue-chip recruit threw for 733 yards, 6 touchdowns and 2 interceptions in 3.5 games. Colorado quarterback Isaac Wilson has since taken over and has thrown for 1,164 yards, 7 touchdowns and 7 interceptions.
Arizona State quarterback Cutter Boley leads the Sun Devils with 1,360 passing yards, 13 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, though Arizona State has turned to quarterbacks Mikey Keene and Jake Fette at times.
With running back Micah Welch sidelined, Colorado will likely rely on running backs Richard Young and JaQuail Smith again. The defensive line will also be without Vili Taufatofua and Sam Gadie, as the game-day update confirmed both will be out Saturday.
Arizona State has one game-time decision in running back Jason Brown Jr., although the Sun Devils’ running game is typically led by Cardae Mack and Kyson Brown.
According to betting odds from DraftKings Sportsbook, Arizona State is favored to beat Colorado on Saturday. The spread is three points in favor of the Sun Devils, while Colorado’s moneyline odds are +136.
With home-field advantage typically accounting for roughly three points in betting odds, the spread suggests the teams are evenly matched. Can Sanders and company pick up a road win and surpass the program’s 2025 win total?
Kickoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. MT with the broadcast on ESPN2.
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