Cam Ward opted out of the second half. Ralphie VI opted out during pregame. Turns out the young girl had the right idea all along. The best mascot in America wanted no part of the 2024 Alamo Bowl. At all.

On the scoreboard, Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders went out with a whimper at Colorado. But their lasting impact in Boulder — both on the field and off — was probably immeasurable.

BYU and Colorado both finished in a four-way tie for first place in the Big 12 standings, but neither team had the tiebreaker advantage to reach the Big 12 title game. That, among other factors, led Cougars quarterback Kedon Slovis to describe the Alamo Bowl matchup against the Buffaloes as "the people's" Big 12 championship game.

Pilar Sanders, the mother of Colorado football stars Shedeur Sanders and Shilo Sanders, rocked some custom Buffs gear repping her sons for the Alamo Bowl.

Say what you will about Pro Football Hall of Famer and Colorado Buffaloes head coach . But you can't honestly say that Sanders does not care

Colorado's Deion Sanders headed into Saturday' Alamo Bowl realizing it would be the last time he coaching with sons Shedeur and Shilo playing The magnitude of the moment got to the Buffaloes' coach for his pregame interview.