BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion Sanders made the pairing with fellow coach Matt Rhule and Nebraska personal a year ago. This season, he has had nothing but praise.

The Colorado coach praised his rival just days before the Buffaloes travel to Lincoln, Nebraska, for the last meeting of these legendary teams for the foreseeable future.

Colorado and Nebraska were longtime rivals when both were in some version of the Big 12. The Cornhuskers moved to the Big Ten in 2011, and the Buffaloes to the Pac-12. But Colorado returned to the Big 12 this season.

Both teams recorded victories to open the season.