No. 2 Texas (4-0) vs. Colorado (1-3), 7:15 p.m. Saturday (ESPN)
Line: Texas by 31 1/2.
Series Record: Texas leads 10-7.
Last meeting: 2008, Texas 38-14.
What’s at Stake
Texas is looking every bit like the big dog in the Big 12 and wants to keep things rolling along heading into next week’s showdown with Oklahoma. For Colorado, the start of Big 12 play is a good reason to try to forget the disaster that was September.
Key Matchup
Colorado kick coverage vs. Texas returners Jordan Shipley and D.J. Monroe. Shipley and Monroe have already returned three punts and kickoffs for touchdowns.
Players to Watch
Colorado: Freshman DE Nick Kasa, the Buffaloes’ top 2009 recruit. Kasa missed the first three games with a left knee injury and returned for Colorado’s loss at West Virginia. Buffaloes will look to him to create a pass rush on Texas QB Colt McCoy.
Texas: WR Dan Buckner. Buckner has joined Shipley as a favorite target for McCoy with 23 catches and four touchdowns in the first four games.
Facts & Figures
Texas has outscored Colorado 181-41 in the last four meetings. The Buffaloes’ last win in the series was the 2001 Big 12 championship game that kept Texas from playing for the national title. … Shipley is averaging nine catches per game and is on pace to join Kwame Cavil (100 in 1999) as the only Longhorns to catch 100 passes in a season … Texas leads the nation in scoring at 49.5 points per game.
