Weber State's own opener was the Beehive Bowl, the old rivalry game against Southern Utah, and it turned into exactly the kind of shootout an FCS defense doesn't want heading into a step-up game like this one. The Wildcats built a 29-20 halftime lead and then couldn't hold it, losing 47-42 as Southern Utah's offense took over the second half. Whatever Weber State did well for two quarters, it came apart late, and now it walks into a talent gap that magnifies exactly that problem — which is a big part of why the number here treats this game as close to a formality.
Folsom Field sits at altitude in Boulder, and Saturday's forecast calls for a mild, cloudy afternoon — nothing that changes the math for a Wildcats team that just got outscored in a track meet against another FCS program. Sanders spent the offseason turning the page from a 3-9 finish with a near-total roster overhaul — 66 new players — and new coordinators on both sides of the ball, so this is also the first real look at whether that offense can pull away from an overmatched opponent instead of grinding out a one-score win the way it did in Week 1.
The natural question for Colorado is whether Lewis and that retooled offense look sharper against a defense that just allowed 47 points, or whether last week's 14-point output against Georgia Tech says more about where this unit actually is right now. On the other side, a defense that surrendered 27 second-half points to Southern Utah gives Colorado's skill players every reason to expect openings that Georgia Tech didn't offer.
None of that changes what's actually at stake: this is a get-well game, not a measuring stick, and both programs know it. For Colorado, the value is confidence and health heading into the meat of the schedule; for Weber State, it's about not letting a shootout loss to a rival turn into a blowout loss to a Power Four team a week later.