Former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders shared his confidence in his former collegiate team despite suffering their first loss of the season against Georgia Tech.

The Buffaloes lost to the Yellow Jackets, 27-20, as Haynes King put together the game-winning drive in the fourth quarter. King scored on a 45-yard run with 1:07 left in the fourth quarter. Colorado failed to put together the equalizing touchdown in the last moments.

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It was the team’s first game without Sanders and Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter. Both players entered the NFL Draft after last season.

Sanders was still confident the team will figure it out, especially since his father, Deion, is the head coach.

“They’ll figure things out. They have a great head coach,” he wrote on X.

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Colorado Buffalos quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) greets fans after defeating the Arizona Wildcats at Arizona Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

Deion Sanders hasn’t been without his quarterbacking son for any of his collegiate coaching career. They were together at Jackson State and at Colorado once he took the Buffaloes’ job.

“Coach Prime” named Kaidon Salter the starting quarterback to start the year. He had 159 passing yards and a touchdown pass to Dekalon Taylor in the loss.

Sanders said the team will be fine despite the loss.

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders directs his team against Georgia Tech in the first half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in Boulder, Colorado. (David Zalubowski/AP Photo)

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“We could’ve won the game. It’s not like we had our butts kicked,” he said. “They ran the heck out of the ball. If we take advantage of the opportunities, I have a whole different mood up here right now.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the second match of the T20I tri-series at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

Playing XIs

Pakistan made two changes to their lineup, with Salman Mirza and Hasan Ali replacing Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf.

Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Ali Agha (c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Haris (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Salman Mirza and Sufiyan Muqeem.

UAE: Muhammad Zohaib, Muhammad Waseem (c), Asif Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Rahul Chopra (wk), Ethan DSouza, Dhruv Parashar, Saghir Khan, Haider Ali, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah.

Head-to-Head

Both teams have faced each other once in T20Is, with Pakistan emerging victorious during the 2016 T20 World Cup in Mirpur, Bangladesh.

Batting first, UAE posted 129-6, highlighted by a brilliant 46 off 42 by Shaiman Anwar, while captain Amjad Javed and Muhammad Usman contributed 27 and 21 runs respectively.

Pakistan chased down the total, losing three wickets for 17 runs early before a 114-run partnership between Umar Akmal and Shoaib Malik sealed the win in 18.4 overs.

Malik played a crucial knock of 63 off 49 balls, while Umar Akmal scored a valuable 50 off 46 deliveries.

Form Guide

Pakistan will carry forward strong momentum, having recently won the three-match T20I series against West Indies and dominated the tri-series opener against Afghanistan.

UAE will aim for a win after a successful run against Bangladesh (2-1) in May and victories over Kenya, Uganda, and Nigeria in the Pearl of Africa T20I series.

UAE: L, W, W, W, L (Most Recent First)

Pakistan: W, W, L, W, W

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy will make his “Big Noon Kickoff” debut on Saturday ahead of Ohio State and Texas’ marquee matchup to begin the 2025 college football season.

Portnoy’s debut came with much fanfare ahead of the game. Portnoy, a Michigan Wolverines superfan, said earlier in the week he was “banned” from Ohio Stadium, suggesting it may have been because of his fervent support for the maize and blue.

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Ohio State, instead, said Portnoy wasn’t banned from the stadium. He was not a part of the main desk crew for FOX. The crew would be the only ones allowed into the stadium.

Portnoy appeared on “Fox and Friends” outside Ohio Stadium on Saturday and leaned into the drama, wearing a disguise.

“Well what happened was … I got banned by coach Ryan Day from entering ‘The Shoe.’ There’s a lot of animosity and a lot of hate because I’ve been a Michigan truther since we’ve beat the crap out of them the last five years. And all we’ve heard is excuses out of Ohio nation. So, Ryan Day is so butthurt by me, he banned me from going into the stadium,” Portnoy, who was wearing a fake mustache and an “I Love Ryan Day” hat told Fox News Channel’s Will Cain. “I’m not allowed in ‘The Shoe’ today.”

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day speaks to the media during the Big Ten NCAA college football media days at Mandalay Bay Resort. (Lucas Peltier/Imagn Images)

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Portnoy joined the “Big Noon Kickoff” team as part of FOX Sports’ partnership with Barstool Sports. Other Barstool Sports personalities are set to join him as well.

No. 1 Texas will look to start the season on the right foot with a win over national champion No. 3 Ohio State.

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Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Jeremiah Smith (4) dances into the end zone untouched by Purdue Boilermakers defensive back Nyland Green (2) during the first half at Ohio Stadium. (Barbara Perenic/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images)

The game will start at noon ET on FOX.

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