Coach Prime, Colorado Buffaloes Ranked in Latest AP Poll

Coach Prime and the Colorado Buffaloes were the storyline of Week 1 of the College Football season, and now they're being rewarded.

The new AP Top 25 is out, and the previously unranked Buffaloes are now in the rankings following an upset road win over then number 17 TCU.

Colorado is 22nd in the latest AP Poll.

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The Buffs certainly were projected to be a fun team this Fall, but that doesn't necessarily mean they'd end up amongst the top teams in the nation.

Following the electrifying 45-42 win in which new QB Shedeur Sanders rewrote the Colorado record book, the Buffs now have a number in front of their name.

Here is the latest poll:

AP Top 25

RK	TEAM	REC	PTS	TREND
1	Georgia(58)	1-0	1569	-
2	Michigan(2)	1-0	1485	-
3	Alabama	1-0	1424	1
4	Florida State(3)	1-0	1384	4
5	Ohio State	1-0	1308	2
6	USC	2-0	1255	-
7	Penn State	1-0	1212	-
8	Washington	1-0	1107	2
9	Tennessee	1-0	975	3
10	Notre Dame	2-0	967	3
11	Texas	1-0	935	-
12	Utah	1-0	919	2
13	Oregon	1-0	823	2
14	LSU	0-1	706	9
15	Kansas State	1-0	579	1
16	Oregon State	1-0	558	2
17	North Carolina	1-0	551	4
18	Oklahoma	1-0	426	2
19	Wisconsin	1-0	407	-
20	Ole Miss	1-0	379	2
21	Duke	1-0	343	NR
22	Colorado	1-0	269	NR
23	Texas A&M	1-0	267	-
24	Tulane	1-0	241	-
25	Clemson	0-1	141	16

Others receiving votes: Iowa 73, UCLA 55, Arkansas 28, TCU 27, Kentucky 15, Pittsburgh 8, Mississippi State 5, Miami 4, NC State 4, Wyoming 3, Troy 3, Fresno State 3, Minnesota 3, Auburn 3, Texas State 2, Iowa State 2, Texas Tech 1, UCF 1, Illinois 1, Washington State 1, James Madison 1, Houston 1, Louisville 1

Dropped from rankings: TCU 17, Iowa 25

Next up for Coach Prime and the Buffaloes is a nationally televised duel with the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday.

Source: ESPN.com

Know Your South Dakota College and University Mascots

The college football experience is an ultimate high for football fans and it takes several other teams to make that happen week after week during the season.

Just think about what goes into gameday? First and foremost, the players and coaching staff who put in hours and hours of practice and training to play in front of their fans. Then there's field prep, game officials, live broadcasts, concessions, and on-the-field entertainment. Yep, entertainment.

Second to the game, who do you watch? The cheerleaders? The band at halftime? What about the mascot? That's a job not many people can do.

I asked Sioux Falls native and former Cagey mascot for the Sioux Falls Canaries and Little Red & Herbie for the Nebraska Huskers Nate Welch about being a mascot:

What does it take to be a mascot?
"Losing a bet or filling an opportunity!" Welch says, "An internal energized desire to love life. After meeting great performers who are introverts out of costume, they become the center of attention when they take the stage. And also feeding off the performance of others."
Why does the mascot never talk?
"Know your role and shut your mouth. You are there to entertain. Tell the story with your actions and not your voice."
Advice to someone putting on that costume for the first time?
"Remember you are now in a costume. Have fun. Otherwise, you're just a dork in tights. If the fur ain't flying you ain't trying."

Nate Welch has moved on from his days as a mascot to Executive Director of the Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce and Development Company in Vermillion, South Dakota.

So, can you name the mascots at our South Dakota Colleges and Universities? Check out the gallery below: