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Pac-12 preview: Colorado football 2023 game predictions

Matt Wadleigh
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Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes are the biggest wild card in all of college football. With a roster full of transfers, there are so many question marks as to how good or bad this team will be.

In this latest edition of our Pac-12 football preview predictions, Jack Carlough of Buffaloes Wire, Matt Wadleigh and Matt Zemek of Trojans Wire, and Zachary Neel of Ducks Wire gave their predictions for the Buffs, and there is a common theme: It will be a difficult year for Coach Prime in Boulder.

(Missed our USC game predictions? They’re here. Missed our Oregon picks? This is where you want to go.)

Here are the game-by-game predictions, although two writers picked the Buffs to finish 6-6.

WEEK 1 VS. TCU

Nov 26, 2022; Fort Worth, Texas. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 26, 2022; Fort Worth, Texas. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports

Matt Zemek: Loss

Zachary Neel: Loss

Jack Carlough: Loss

Matt Wadleigh: Loss

WEEK 2 VS. NEBRASKA

Dec 10, 2022; Lincoln. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 10, 2022; Lincoln. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports

Matt Zemek: Lose

Zachary Neel: Lose

Jack Carlough: Win

Matt Wadleigh: Win

Follow Cornhuskers Wire for the Nebraska angle on this game.

WEEK 3 VS. COLORADO STATE

Nov 25, 2022; Fort Collins. USA TODAY Sports syndication
Nov 25, 2022; Fort Collins. USA TODAY Sports syndication

Matt Zemek: Win

Zachary Neel: Win

Jack Carlough: Win

Matt Wadleigh: Win

WEEK 4 VS. OREGON

Nov 24, 2012; Corvallis. Mandatory Credit: Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 24, 2012; Corvallis. Mandatory Credit: Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports

Matt Zemek: Loss

Zachary Neel: Loss

Jack Carlough: Loss

Matt Wadleigh: Loss

WEEK 5 VS. USC

LOS ANGELES. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Matt Zemek: Loss

Zachary Neel: Loss

Jack Carlough: Loss

Matt Wadleigh: Loss

WEEK 6 VS. ARIZONA STATE

Oct 1, 2022; Los Angeles. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2022; Los Angeles. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

Matt Zemek: Loss

Zachary Neel: Loss

Jack Carlough: Win

Matt Wadleigh: Win

WEEK 7 VS. STANFORD

Jul 29, 2022; Los Angeles. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 29, 2022; Los Angeles. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Matt Zemek: Win

Zachary Neel: Win

Jack Carlough: Win

Matt Wadleigh: Win

WEEK 9 VS UCLA

Nov 19, 2022; Pasadena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 19, 2022; Pasadena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Matt Zemek: Loss

Zachary Neel: Loss

Jack Carlough: Loss

Matt Wadleigh: Win

WEEK 10 VS. OREGON STATE

Dec 17, 2022; Las Vegas. Mandatory Credit: Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 17, 2022; Las Vegas. Mandatory Credit: Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports

Matt Zemek: Loss

Zachary Neel: Loss

Jack Carlough: Loss

Matt Wadleigh: Loss

WEEK 11 VS. ARIZONA

Sep 3, 2022; <a class="link " href="https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/teams/san-diego/" data-i13n="sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link" data-ylk="slk:San Diego;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0">San Diego</a>. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 3, 2022; San Diego. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports

Matt Zemek: Win

Zachary Neel: Loss

Jack Carlough: Win

Matt Wadleigh: Loss

WEEK 12 VS. WASHINGTON STATE

Dec 17, 2022; Inglewood. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 17, 2022; Inglewood. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

Matt Zemek: Loss

Zachary Neel: Loss

Jack Carlough: Win

Matt Wadleigh: Win

WEEK 13 VS. UTAH

Dec 2, 2022; Las Vegas. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 2, 2022; Las Vegas. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Matt Zemek: Loss

Zachary Neel: Loss

Jack Carlough: Loss

Matt Wadleigh: Loss

OVERVIEW

Apr 22, 2023; Boulder. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 22, 2023; Boulder. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Matt Zemek: 3-9 for the 2023 regular season

Zachary Neel: 2-10

Jack Carlough: 6-6

Matt Wadleigh: 6-6

Story originally appeared on Trojans Wire