Buffaloes back in it at the half.
After falling behind 27-0 to Alabama in the first 17+ minutes, Colorado woke up in the last few minutes of the first half to get back into the Independence Bowl with a flourish.
Things turned around the six-minute mark. Alabama was in Colorado territory once again, looking to put the game all but beyond reach, when John Parker Wilson was picked off, and the 35-yard return set Colorado up at the ‘Bama 43. Colorado got on the board with 2:05 left when Cody Hawkins threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Tyson DeVree to make it 27-7.
The Buffs forced a stop, and a 23-yard punt gave them another short field with more than a minute left on the clock. It took only six plays to drive 55 yards and punch it into the end zone again, as Hawkins connected with Dusty Sprague on a 25-yard touchdown with four seconds left in the half.
The second half is just getting underway, so it’s time to see if the Buffs can continue to build off of their big wave of momentum and turn up the pressure on the Crimson Tide.
Tags: Alabama Crimson Tide, Cody Hawkins, Colorado Buffaloes, Dusty Sprague, Independence Bowl, John Parker Wilson, Tyson DeVree