Shedeur Sanders: Colorado's 2nd-Half Rally vs. Caleb Williams, USC Means 'Nothing'

The Colorado Buffaloes nearly completed a miraculous second-half comeback against the USC Trojans on Saturday before falling 48-41 to Lincoln Riley's squad, but quarterback Shedeur Sanders isn't putting much stock into the late rally.

"Nothing," Sanders told reporters when asked what rallying in the second half meant to the team. "We just lost."

Colorado entered halftime down 34-14 before charging back in the second half and putting significant pressure on the USC defense.

For his part, Sanders had another solid outing to further his Heisman Trophy pursuit, completing 30 of 45 passes for 371 yards and four touchdowns against one interception, in addition to rushing for 50 yards and a score.

The Buffaloes scored a touchdown with just 1:43 remaining in the fourth quarter to cut the score to 48-41 before attempting an onside kick that failed and ultimately sealed the victory for USC.

After the loss, Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders, who is also Shedeur's father, told reporters that he had no doubt his son would have led Colorado on another scoring drive if they had recovered the onside kick at the end of the game.

"I'm proud to be his dad and his coach," he said.

Freshman wide receiver Omarion Hampton also had the biggest game of any Colorado receiver, catching seven passes for 196 yards and one touchdown, which was a big surprise to his head coach.

"I didn't think we was gonna get that from Omarion. I hadn't seen that yet. He hadn't practiced well. That's why he hasn't played," Coach Prime told reporters after the game.

Saturday's loss was ultimately disappointing for the Buffaloes as it marked their second consecutive defeat to an opponent ranked within the top 10 after falling to the Oregon Ducks last week.

Colorado is now 3-2 on the season and will face unranked Arizona State next weekend aiming to bounce back from another disappointing loss.