Colorado State Football & Colorado Buffaloes Set Kickoff Time For 2024 Rematch

Joe Londergan | May 30, 2024

Nov 18, 2023; Fort Collins, Colorado, USA; Colorado State Rams head coach Jay Norvell signals in a play in the second quarter at Sonny Lubick Field at Canvas Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports / Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports

Last year's matchup between the Colorado Buffaloes and the Colorado State Rams in Boulder was one of the 2023 college football season's biggest storylines. Colorado defeated CSU 43-35 in double overtime in a game that drew an audience of 9.3 million people.

This year, Deion Sanders and CU will travel to Fort Collins for another showdown with their in-state rival. September 14, CSU will host the Buffaloes with kickoff slated for 5:30 PM MT, 7:30 PM ET on CBS. Both programs finalized the announcement on Thursday.

Showdown in 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄🏠

We'll take on the Buffs at 5:30 p.m. 9/14 at 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲.

📝 https://t.co/C3vmqVMCpz#Stalwart x #RamGrit🐏 pic.twitter.com/3rTasQ3bHV

— Colorado State Football (@CSUFootball) May 30, 2024

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The announcement came amidst a slew of other broadcast details for the 2024 college football schedule this week. The Rams currently know kickoff times for two of their 12 scheduled games this season. The program announced a 1:30 PM MT, 3:30 PM ET kickoff for their August 31 season opener at Texas earlier this month.

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CSU finished 2023 with a record of 5-7, missing the postseason for the sixth consecutive season. Jay Norvell is 8-16 in two seasons as the head coach of CSU. Colorado also missed the postseason in Sanders' first year at the helm with a 4-8 record.

The Buffaloes lead the all-time series with 68 wins to 22 losses, with two ties. CU was each of the last six meetings dating back to 2015.