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SIU BUFFS KICKING OFF THEIR SEASON AT FOLSOM FIELD AT HOME. OF COURSE, DENVER, 7 ALL OVER THE GAME. SPORTS REPORTER BRADY KING WILL PREVIEW THE MATCHUP. METEOROLOGIST DANIELLE GRANT TRACKING OUR GAME DAY. WHETHER WE WANT TO START FIRST WITH DANIEL CRATER LIVE OUT WITH FANS JUST OUTSIDE FOLSOM FIELD HEADING INTO THE STADIUM. DANIEL. >> YEAH, JASON, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HEAR THE MARCHING BAND THERE HEADING THROUGH THE MAIN ENTRANCE RIGHT NOW OR BY THE STUDENT ENTRANCE. STILL ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY FROM KICKOFF. BUT WE SAW SOME FANS SETTING UP TO START TAILGATING AROUND 03:00PM. YOU CAN SEE A WHOLE LOT MORE PEOPLE HERE. NOW, FANS ARE KIND OF MOVING THROUGH SECURE. SEE A LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENT, EASY SECURITY HERE, KEEPING FANS SAFE. THIS IS SIU'S FIRST HOME GAME OF THE SEASON AND THE FIRST GAME AS PART OF THE BIG 12, FRANCE. IT'S THE BUCS VERSUS THE BISONS AND YES, RALPHIE SEES MASCOT IS TECHNICALLY A BISON. IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE WEIRD TO SEE THE BISON IN VAST LOGO AND BOTH TEAMS WEARING THE BUFFALO HORNS ON THEIR HEADS BY WILL BE LIVE ON. THIS IS ALSO THE FIRST FOOTBALL GAME SINCE THE U.S. TOPLESS, THEIR NEW DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY. SO WE CHATTED WITH THEM TODAY ABOUT THEIR PLANS FOR THE SEASON AHEAD. THEY TELL ME THERE DEFINITELY SOME LESSONS LEARNED FROM LAST YEAR WHEN TICKET SALES GAME ATTENDANCE AND FANS RUSHING THE FIELD SPIKED DURING ALL OF THE HYPE AROUND THE NEW HEAD COACH. AT THAT TIME COACH PRIME. THAT IT HAS ALREADY CONTINUED INTO THIS YEAR, EVEN THOUGH THE SEASON HAS NOT EVEN OFFICIALLY STARTED YET. THERE ARE ALREADY SEVERAL SOLD OUT GAMES. THE STRATEGY THROUGHOUT THE SEASON IS TO HAVE THE DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY TEAM UP WITH LOCAL POLICE CAMPUS. POLICE AND PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION BREAK. NEEDED EFFORT TO KEEP FANS SAFE. >> WE WOULD ASK FOR PATIENTS. THEY'LL BE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON CAMPUS COMING AND GOING WITH THAT ONE THING THAT SPECIFICALLY IS DIFFERENT IS THAT THERE ARE NO LOCKER RENTALS AVAILABLE. SO PLEASE CHECK THE BAG POLICY FOR THE STADIUM AND THE FIELD WITH THAT. AND IN ADDITION, ADDITION TO THAT WOULD BE JUST OVERALL SCREENING PROCESS PRIOR TO ENTERING THE STADIUM. PLEASE ALLOW ENOUGH TIME TO GO THROUGH THE SCREENING PROCESS. >> GOOD ADVICE BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE EVEN AN HOUR AHEAD OF THE GAME. THERE'S STILL A TON OF PEOPLE OUTSIDE. THERE'S ALSO A LOT TO EXPECT INSIDE A NEW THIS SEASON. THERE'S 13 NEW CONCESSION OPTIONS. AND YOU'RE LOOKING RIGHT NOW AT THE HUGE NEW ADDITION YOU CAN SEE FACING OUT OF THE STADIUM IS A NEW SIGN TO BIG SCREENS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF IT. THE WHOLE ENTIRE THING IS A MASSIVE MONITOR. IT IS ABOUT 5 TIMES THE SIZE OF THE SCREEN. I USED TO BE INSIDE FOLSOM FIELD. NOW YOU HAVE IT ABOUT AN HOUR. SO IF YOU WANTED TO COME TO THE GAME, SEEN IN PERSON, I DID CHECK. AND WITHIN THE LAST HOUR, THERE ARE SOME TICKETS LEFT THE CHEAPEST. I WAS ABLE TO FIND WAS $87 MORNING LIVE IN BOULDER. I'M DANIEL PORTER, DENVER, 7. >> CAN REALLY HEAR ALL THAT FUN. SHOUT OUT TO THE GOLD. BUFFALO MARCHING BAND. MY GOD. THAT DOCK INDOOR, OK? WELL, SEEMINGLY IN THAT LIVE SHOT, DANIEL ALL IS NICE. DID MOTHER NATURE GET THE FOOTBALL MEMO? NICE AND COOL OUT THERE. I MEAN, AT LEAST RIGHT IN BOULDER, CERTAINLY DEAD. BUT YOU COULD JUST FEEL THE ENERGY SO MUCH BLACK AND GOLD OUT THERE. I LOVE TO SEE IT PICK UP AT 6 O'CLOCK AND IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD. >> WE HAVE THE CLOUD COVER IN PLACE RIGHT NOW. BUT A LITTLE BIT MORE SUNSHINE AS THE SUN BEGINS TO SET. TEMPERATURES HOLDING IN THE UPPER 70'S LOW 80'S. AND THEN BY THE TIME THE GAME IS WINDING DOWN. WE'LL BE LOOKING AT PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. WE DID HAVE A COUPLE OF SHOWERS JUST OFF TO THE EAST. LOOK AT THIS SHOT WITH THERE GOES THAT RAINBOW JUST LIKE THAT. WE DO HAVE A FEW SHOWERS OUT THERE. THEY'RE PRIMARILY SOUTH OF I-SEVENTY PRETTY MUCH IMPACTING THE KEN CARYL AREA AS WE SPEAK OUT IN BOULDER. IT'S GOING TO BE DRY. NOT GONE, WOULD RIGHT. WE'RE LOOKING GOOD FOR THE REST OF THIS EVENING. I'LL HAVE THAT FORECAST. A LOOK AHEAD TOWARD LABOR DAY COMING UP, JASON IN JUST A FEW. ALL RIGHT, DANIEL, THANK YOU. NOW LET'S TALK ACTUAL FOOTBALL YEAR, TOO. >> OF THE COACH PRIME ERA ON THE FIELD. AFTER ALL THIS TALK, WE FINALLY GET TO PLAY FOOTBALL. SO LET'S GET OUT TO SPORTS REPORTER BRADY KING LIVE AT FOLSOM FIELD WITH MUCH MORE ON THE BOOKS, INCLUDING THE HIGHER EXPECTE HE SHUNS THIS SEASON. >> I GOT THE WAIT IS FINALLY OVER. WE GET TO SEE THIS NEW AND IMPROVED COLORADO TEAM IN ACTION FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME AFTER GOING. 48 LAST SEASON HOST PRIME SPENT THE OSBI THEN COME TRANSFORMING THIS ROSTER FROM TOP TO BOTTOM UTILIZING THE TRANSFER PORTAL AND OF COURSE, BRINGING IN SOME TALENTED FOR TROOPS. NOW, THE TOP 2 PRIORITIES REVAMPING THE OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE LINE ON OFFENSE OR SANDERS IS BACK FOR ONE MORE SEASON. HE PROJECTED TO BE A TOP 10 PICK AND THE NFL DRAFT NEXT YEAR AFTER BEING THE MOST SACKED QUARTERBACK IN ALL OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL YEAR AGO. HE NOW HAS 5 NEW PLAYERS PROTECTING THEM ON THE O-LINE MADE UP OF 3 TRANSFERS INTO FRESHMEN, INCLUDING 5 STAR JORDAN, CNN. SO THEY'RE BIGGER, FASTER AND STRONGER AND SHOULD HELP THE OFFENSE RUN SMOOTHER. SUCH AN ORGAN UTILIZES MANY WEAPONS AT WIDE RECEIVER. NOW THE D LINE IS ALSO IMPROVE, WHICH WILL BE KEY TONIGHT GOING UP IN NORTH DAKOTA STATE TEAM WHO LOVES AROUND THE VAN HAS HAD SUCCESS DOING IT. ULTIMATELY, COACH PRIME IS PROUD OF HOW HIS ROSTER IS COMING TOGETHER AND SAYS PEOPLE SHOULDN'T UNDERESTIMATE THEIR DEBT. >> YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES AND POINTED TO RECEIVE A BOARD AND PULL OUT A STARTER. SAME THING WITH THE DEFENSE ALLIANCE. SAME THINGS WITH ALSO LINEBACKER. SAME THING WITH THE CORNERBACK SAME THING WITH THE RUNNING BACKS AND SO SO I LOVE THE ROSTER THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED. I LOVE WHAT I'M SEEING ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS. NOT ONLY FROM THE THE PLAYERS BUT FROM THE STAFF AS WELL. THOSE GUYS ARE CHALLENGING THOSE GUYS TOO, TO DO THEIR JOBS AT A HIGH LEVEL WITH NO EXCEPTIONS IN IN THIS. WHAT I LOVE. >> SO THE BEST PART THE HEAVY FAVORITE GOING INTO THIS SEASON OPENER, BUT THEY CANNOT OVERLOOK IN THE STATE IS ACTUALLY AT OUR HOUSE BUT HAS WON 17 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN HONESTLY THEY ENTER THIS GAME WITH NOTHING TO LOSE. THE BUS GOT TO BE READY TO DEFEND THEIR HOME TURF AND TAKE CARE OF PATIENTS IN ORDER