Stanford players mock Colorado with Shedeur Sanders’ signature celebration after 29-point rally
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Stanford rallied from a 29-0 halftime deficit to beat Deion Sanders and Colorado 46-43 in a game that started late Friday night and went into Saturday morning.
Both teams scored touchdowns on their first overtime drives, but Stanford’s defense picked off Shedeur Sanders in the end zone to set up a Joshua Karty game-winning field goal.
Stanford offensive lineman Connor McLaughlin celebrated by re-enacting Sanders’ signature celebration of flexing his watch.
Elic Ayomanor had a school-record 294 yards receiving, and Stanford rallied for a victory over Colorado early Saturday.
The Buffaloes blew the largest lead in school history. The old mark was 28, set at Kansas on Nov. 6, 2010.
Stanford safety Alaka’i Gilman picked off a floating Shedeur Sanders pass in the end zone to set the stage in the second OT for Karty, who also drilled a 46-yarder with no time left in regulation.
The Cardinal (2-4, 1-3 Pac-12) trailed big at halftime, with QBs Justin Lamson and Ashton Daniels unable to light a spark.
That is, until the second half when Daniels — with Lamson contributing — led Stanford on eight straight scoring drives. The Cardinal had 408 of their 523 yards in the second half and OT.
Daniels threw for 396 yards and four TDs. Ayomanor had 13 catches — all after halftime — and three TDs, including one to tie up the first overtime — a remarkable catch at that — and another for 97 yards that changed the game. His 294 yards receiving broke the school record held by Troy Walters (278) against UCLA in 1999.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.