CU Buffs play football game on NBC for first time in 29 years [Video]

LINCOLN, Neb. — Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes are on national TV for a big showdown with the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Colorado and Nebraska on NBC for the Week 2 rivalry game on Saturday,

The game will kickoff at 5:30 p.m. MT on Saturday on 9NEWS and NBC affiliates across the country, as well as on Peacock.

The game is a rematch between Sanders and Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule. The Buffs won last year’s game against Nebraska 36-14 in Boulder. Saturday’s game will be played at Lincoln’s Memorial Stadium.

The college football Week 2 game will be part of NBC’s “Big Ten Saturday Night” football showcase, which is returning for a second year, NBC announced.

Colorado has not played a game on NBC since the 1995 Fiesta Bowl.

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