The Colorado Buffaloes (4-1) hosted the No. 18-ranked Kansas State Wildcats at Folsom Field on Saturday night. With less than a minute remaining in the first quarter and Colorado up 7-0, Kansas State quarterback Avery Johnson tied the game with an awkward-looking eight-yard rushing touchdown. Johnson scrambled left after dodging a cornerback blitz on fourth-and-four before crashing into the end zone. When he stood up, the sophomore signal-caller performed the infamous Deion Sanders NFL celebratory dance.
“Avery Johnson earned the right to dance after he dodged this blitz like it was nothing,” Kansas State beat writer Kellis Robinett said on X.
“I’m all for it, but he couldn’t look cooler crossing the goal line like that. “Maybe wait until after the next TD,” a fan wrote. Avery Johnson earned the right to dance after dodging this blitz like it was nothing. pic.twitter.com/MFnflrDhqH – Kellis Robinett (@KellisRobinett) Oct. 13, 2024 Johnson has 879 yards, nine touchdowns, and four interceptions in his first five games of the season, completing 61.1% of his passes. After rushing for seven touchdowns as a rookie, he has two this season and 321 yards on the ground.
Sanders and his Colorado team began Saturday’s Week 7 home game as 3.5-point favorites, according to ESPN BET, but they are on a three-game winning streak, including a 48-21 victory over UCF last week.
