<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2iL5cH_0w2ete9j00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2iL5cH_0w2ete9j00" width="1182" height="619" ><a href="https://247sports.com/college/colorado/">Colorado</a> plays one of the latest college football games of the season this weekend when it hosts <a href="https://247sports.com/college/kansas-state/">Kansas State</a> for a showdown with <a href="https://247sports.com/longformarticle/college-football-playoff-implications-abound-for-monumental-week-7-237677816/">significant Big 12 and College Football Playoff implications</a>. <a href="https://247sports.com/Coach/deion-sanders-4617/">Deion Sanders</a> and the Buffaloes are set for an 8:15 p.m. local kickoff against the Wildcats in a clash between two rising conference title hopefuls, and the start time did not sit well with the second-year coach, who ripped television executives for the decision to give Colorado the late slot. There will be little competition for eyeballs in the late window as the contest at Folsom Field headlines the nighttime slate, but Sanders noted that much of the East Coast will miss an opportunity to watch his team hit the field against a ranked opponent."Who does that to us?" <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPp3uJubh-E">Sanders said on Colorado's weekly coaches show</a>. "Who does that? Who does that? I mean, who had the power to sit up there and say, 'I'm gonna make them play at 8:15.' How stupid is that? How stupid is that? It's not smart for a television executive to say, 'We're gonna put this game on at this time.'"I mean, because you're thinking about eyeballs. You're thinking about selling merchandise on the commercials. You're thinking about all that. Why would you do it at that time when half of America is asleep? … None of the people I know (in television) would do something stupid like that."If Colorado is for real in the Big 12 race, this is the week the program proves it. The Buffaloes are fresh off a bye week, and before that, they notched the best win of the Sanders era in a road thumping of UCF. Kansas State is a different animal, even with a 29-point loss at BYU on its ledger. This is a matchup between two of the conference's best quarterbacks in <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/shedeur-sanders-46042823/">Shedeur Sanders</a> and <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Avery-Johnson-46111693">Avery Johnson</a>, and whichever signal-caller has the best supporting cast could go a long way in determining the winner. The Wildcats have an edge there, but it may not be as significant as it seemed prior to the season."I'm an early guy," Sanders said. "I gotta take a nap just to be up that late; 8:15 is usually when I'm tucking in. I'm usually going to bed at 8:15. Now I gotta wake up and play?"Get the latest football and recruiting scoop on your favorite college team today.<a href="https://247sports.com/longformarticle/big-12-football-power-rankings-see-oklahoma-state-plunge-with-0-3-start-texas-tech-climb-in-week-7-237602550/">The Big 12 is wide open</a> with many of the preseason title favorites standing on middle or bottom rungs of the league ladder. Colorado is a half-game out of first place with its 2-0 record in conference play, and Kansas State is surprisingly behind the top tier with a 1-1 mark. Should the Buffaloes win another game as an underdog, they would become the second team to three conference wins behind Texas Tech, which stands in sole possession of first place.</div></body>

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Deion Sanders voices frustration with late kickoff time for Colorado-Kansas State game: 'How stupid is that?'

Colorado plays one of the latest college football games of the season this weekend when it hosts Kansas State for a showdown with significant Big 12 and College Football Playoff implications. Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes are set for an 8:15 p.m. local kickoff against the Wildcats in a clash between two rising conference title hopefuls, and the start time did not sit well with the second-year coach, who ripped television executives for the decision to give Colorado the late slot. There will be little competition for eyeballs in the late window as the contest at Folsom Field headlines the nighttime slate, but Sanders noted that much of the East Coast will miss an opportunity to watch his team hit the field against a ranked opponent.

Deion Sanders voices frustration with late kickoff time for Colorado-Kansas State game: 'How stupid is that?'

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