Fans in Halloween costumes rushed the field after Deion Sanders' Buffaloes beat Kansas State 27-24 in overtime for their first Big 12 win of the season.
Colorado finally got into the win column in conference play, beating Kansas State 27-24 in overtime to snap a five-game losing streak. It was the Buffaloes' first Big 12 victory in 385 days, and it did not come easy.
Costumed fans stormed the field after the final whistle, turning the moment into something closer to a holiday party than a typical Tuesday-night sigh of relief. Deion Sanders' team improved to 3-5 in his fourth season at the helm, a record that still leaves plenty of work to do but at least stops the bleeding.
The win needed extra time to materialize, a sign of just how uneven Colorado's season has been. Kansas State pushed the game into overtime before the Buffaloes closed it out, giving Sanders and his staff a result they could point to after weeks of frustration.
For a program that has lived under a microscope since Sanders arrived, a single October overtime win will not quiet the bigger questions about where this season is headed. But for one night, Colorado's fans got to celebrate, costumes and all.