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Texas Tech fan claims to find part of Colorado's playbook at hotel bar, shows plays that match opening drive

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Harris, M. (2026, October 4). Texas Tech fan claims to find part of Colorado's playbook at hotel bar, shows plays that match opening drive. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/texas-tech-fan-claims-find-part-colorado-playbook-hotel-bar-shows-plays-match-opening-drive

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A Texas Tech fan claimed to find pages from Colorado's playbook at a hotel bar where the Colorado team was staying before their game against Texas Tech. The fan shared photos showing plays that matched Colorado’s actual opening drive in the game, which Colorado lost 29-7. While there is no evidence of any Texas Tech staff accessing or using this information, the incident has cast doubt on Colorado's coaching practices and performance, given their recent struggles.
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A Texas Tech fan claimed to have discovered what appears to be Colorado's football playbook at a bar inside the hotel where the team was staying before their game against Texas Tech. The fan, identifying as "VivaTerlingua," shared details suggesting the document contained around 25 pages, including opening plays and red zone strategies. Another individual identified as a friend of VivaTerlingua’s posted videos on Instagram showing specific playbook pages that matched Colorado's actual plays used in their game against Texas Tech.

The incident has raised questions about the security practices of the Colorado Buffaloes football team, particularly after they suffered a significant loss to Texas Tech and dropped to 2-3 for the season. Despite no concrete evidence proving that a Colorado staff member left the playbook behind, the story has garnered substantial attention online, painting the program in an unfavorable light amidst recent struggles.

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Despite the fact that, again, there is zero evidence that a Colorado staffer did, in fact, leave a playbook sitting at the hotel bar, the story has taken on a life of its own, and it's not one that puts Colorado head coach Deion Sanders and his program in the brightest of lights amid serious struggles. Colorado fell to 2-3 on the year with the loss to Texas Tech, and the Buffaloes have been outscored 93-27 over their last three games combined.
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🔮 "OK I’m not posting pics of it but a bunch of us are in the Colorado team hotel at the bar and we found a 25 page or so playbook that I would bet large amounts of money on is the actual CU playbook," VivaTerlingua posted.

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A Texas Tech fan claimed to have found pages from Colorado's playbook left behind at a bar inside the hotel where the Buffaloes were reportedly staying ahead of their home matchup against the Red Raiders. uncertain
Buffaloes → claim → Raiders
Based on the photos shared on social media, the evidence is rather damning for the Colorado coaching staff. asserted
evidence → base → staff
The fan shared the claims to On3's Inside The Double T message board under the name 'VivaTerlingua' on Friday. uncertain
fan → share → Friday
"OK I’m not posting pics of it but a bunch of us are in the Colorado team hotel at the bar and we found a 25 page or so playbook that I would bet large amounts of money on is the actual CU playbook," VivaTerlingua posted. asserted
VivaTerlingua → post → money
"It’s got opening plays, red zone info, our tendencies, etc., etc." asserted
It → get → plays
This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. uncertain
page → contain → partners
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain
News → sign → wager
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted
that → create → newsroom
A person who identified themselves as a "buddy" to the group of people who found the alleged pages of the playbook was not as discreet and shared different videos to Instagram showing different pages that appeared to be the same plays Colorado called early on in the game against Texas Tech. asserted
Colorado → identify → Tech
With photos and videos of the alleged playbook made public, another user on X shared a video early Sunday morning that showed the play sheet, and the first six plays of the game from Colorado's offense appeared to match the pages. asserted
plays → allege → pages
There is no evidence that anyone on the Texas Tech staff received or even saw a copy of the pages from the alleged playbook, but the Red Raiders were lights out against the Buffaloes' offense on Saturday night. asserted
Raiders → be → night
Colorado managed to score on its opening drive of the game, but from then on, the Red Raiders' defense dominated the remainder of the contest. asserted
defense → manage → contest
The Buffaloes threw four interceptions in the second half alone, which helped Texas Tech ultimately cruise to a 29-7 victory to move to 5-0 on the season. asserted
Tech → throw → season
Despite the fact that, again, there is zero evidence that a Colorado staffer did, in fact, leave a playbook sitting at the hotel bar, the story has taken on a life of its own, and it's not one that puts Colorado head coach Deion Sanders and his program in the brightest of lights amid serious struggles. Colorado fell to 2-3 on the year with the loss to Texas Tech, and the Buffaloes have been outscored 93-27 over their last three games combined. asserted
Buffaloes → be → games
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