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While Deion Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes earned their first win of the season on Saturday. Coach Prime grabbed eyeballs for another reason as well. And it was nothing about the X’s and O’s of the Folsom Field, but rather a wholesome interaction with Fox Sports reporter Alexa Landestoy, that left the audience delighted.

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Since the first snap, the Buffs had taken the lead with their first possession and made it halfway down the field. Alexa Landestoy, Fox Sports’ reporter on the sidelines, came in to document the coach’s reaction to the Buffs’ lead with their first possession of the ball. “What have you liked from your team [since] start[ing] here today?” Alexa prompted.

“Consistency,” Coach Prime replied. “We run in the ball, we mix it into throw a pad, it’s called a heck of a game defensively, but coming up, we just came out with us tremendous stopping all our special teams were doing that thing.” The Buffs earned a 7-0 lead after QB Kaidon Salter threw a 9-yard TD in a 12-play, 87-yard drive in their first possession.

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Aside from commenting on the on-turf developments, Deion Sanders was caught off guard by Landestoy’s outfit and pivoted for a while. He continued. “We’ve got to score this one. And your outfit is killing the game right now.” Landestoy was clad in an all-white outfit: A white top with a subtle grey button-down style over a shirt/blazer, with her hair styled in loose waves, falling over her shoulders. Her reply? “Thank you, I feel like I could be loud on the Colorado sideline,” she joked. She shared this moment on her X handle, captioning the post with, “When your outfit is Coach Prime approved 😁😁 @CFBONFOX.”

But back to business, she continued to report and pose questions. “You told us yesterday that JuJu (QB Julian Lewis) would come in the third series, if that’s still the plan right now?” she asked. To which Deion Sanders replied with, “I cried to him while. At least he’s coming.” Meanwhile, the commentators joked as well, “a seamless 10 out of 10 reaction by Alexa.” Overall, it was a refreshing twist on the sidelines that left the audience asking for more.

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Landestoy is a graduate in sports broadcasting and has worked across NBC Sports Washington and  NHL Network. She has hosted DC Sports Live and Washington Capitals coverage, among other valuable experiences in her career. Presently, she is a reporter for Fox Sports, working alongside Jason Benetti and Robert Griffin III, covering the Colorado-Delaware clash at Folsom Field. On Saturday, the Buffs won over the trenches against the Fightin’ Blue Hens.

Deion Sanders’ Buffs QBs dominate the turf

The Folsom Stadium saw three quarterbacks going against Delaware. Kaidon Salter, Julian Lewis, and Ryan Staub. Prime Time’s genius to gauge the individual capabilities of all the QBs in a live game. Since the first snap, the Buffs took the lead. Salter led the Colorado to a 10-0 lead in his four drives.

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Whereas Staub, with nine seconds left in the first half, threw a touchdown pass and another TD right after the break, during his set of four drives, tallying a total of 21 points. Moving on to Lewis.  He maintained Colorado’s dominance in the first drive but recorded no points. He received three series and wrapped up the game, to a 31-7 win.

Offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur expressed confidence in the three quarterbacks. “I give those guys credit, offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur said. “To be in the flow and stay in the flow with a three-quarterback rotation is not easy.” Saturday’s win was significant for Boulder. After facing defeat, 27-20 by Haynes King-led Georgia Tech, week 2 gave a much-needed springboard to gain momentum.

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