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Arizona State vs. Colorado 2012: Another 2nd-half collapse from Buffaloes

The Colorado Buffaloes dropped another game on Thursday, this time a 51-17 loss to the Arizona State Sun Devils at Folsom Field.

It wasn't as bad as the score looked, at least in the first half. In fact, the Buffaloes actually had a very manageable game on their hands at halftime. The offense and defense had both played solid football, trailing down 20-17 at the half. Unfortunately for CU, it went downhill quickly as they gave up a quick touchdown and looked listless from that point on.

CU blog The Ralphie Report said the second-half collapse was just another case of deja vu for the 1-5 Buffs:

The Buffaloes once again fell apart in the second half at home after a strong turn at the end of the second quarter let them head into the locker room down by only a field goal.

All that hope and momentum was quickly dashed when Rashad Ross took the opening kickoff of the second half 100 yards and silenced a suddenly energized Folsom crowd. From there the Sun Devils followed the lead of the Bruins two weeks ago and carved up a suddenly nowhere to be found Buffalo defense.

Things won't get much easier for the Buffaloes in coming weeks, as they face off against the USC Trojans on Oct. 20 and the Oregon Ducks the week after that.

Colorado vs. Arizona State final score: Buffaloes blasted by Sun Devils, 51-17

While Colorado kept it close within three points at halftime, Arizona State came to life in the second half to ultimately dominate the Buffaloes.

Arizona State vs. Colorado score update: Sun Devils lead Buffaloes 34-17

The momentum Colorado built by scoring the final 10 points of the first half were all for naught, as Arizona State's Rashad Ross returned the second-half kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown to put the Sun Devils up, 27-17. The Colorado offense wasn't able to get anything going in the third quarter, as all four of their possessions led to a punt. Three of those series were three-and-out.

The Buffaloes defense held their own for a little while, forcing the Sun Devils to punt on their first offensive possession of the third quarter. However, Arizona State was able to crack the Colorado defense on their next drive, driving 76 yards on 11 plays and scoring their second touchdown of the quarter on a 20-yard pass from Taylor Kelly to Marion Grice.

The Sun Devils nearly got another score late in the quarter, as they elected to go for it on 4th-and-6 on the Buffaloes 24-yard line, but Kelly was sacked by Chidera Uzo-Diribe.

That defensive stand did not spark the Buffs' offense, as they went on to punt the ball after three straight plays.

Arizona State vs. Colorado score update: Buffs trail Sun Devils 20-17 at the half

The Colorado Buffaloes put up 17 points in the second quarter against the Arizona St. Sun Devils on Thursday, cutting Arizona State's lead to 20-17 at the half. The first touchdown for Colorado came on an eight-play drive that lasted 68 yards, and it was capped off on a 2-yard Tony Jones run.

That touchdown gave Colorado a 7-6 lead, but Arizona State responded by scoring two straight touchdowns to go up, 20-7. After the second touchdown, it looked like the Sun Devils were going to run away with this game. But the Buffaloes offense showed some life late in the half when quarterback Jordan Webb connected on a 20-yard pass to the wide-open tight end Nick Kasa, making it a 20-14 game with just 24 seconds left in the half.

On the following kickoff, Colorado's K.T. Tu'umalo was able to force Arizona State's Jamal Miles to fumble the return, and it was recovered by Alex Wood at the Sun Devils 19-yard line. Colorado's offense dialed up a few attempts in the end zone, but both attempts fell up short.

The Buffaloes then lined up to attempt a 37-yard field goal, and it was by no means a certainty. Kicker Will Oliver was 1-for-2 on field goals for the year, with his only made kick being from 30 yards out. Oliver came up big, nailing the kick to help Colorado cap off a 10-0 run, and allow the Buffaloes to enter the half trailing by just three points.

Arizona State vs. Colorado score update: Buffaloes trail 6-0 after first quarter

After one quarter of play, the Colorado Buffaloes are trailing the Arizona St. Sun Devils 6-0. The one touchdown so far came on a 37-yard touchdown pass from Taylor Kelly to Marion Grice, the following extra-point was blocked.

That Arizona State drive began on their own 9-yard line, and they were able to easily get past the Buffaloes defense by rushing the ball which set up that long touchdown pass.

The Colorado defense was able to hold the Arizona State offense to punt after three plays on the Sun Devils opening drive. The Buffaloes was able to move the ball on their following drive, but it stalled at the Sun Devils 47 yard line. Colorado's second drive of the quarter went no where as they only managed to move the ball 13 yards before having to punt.

Quarterback Jordan Webb has been the one bright spot early on for Colorado as he has completed 4-of-9 passes for 32 yards, while the running game has only amassed 12 yards after one quarter.

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