It didn’t matter that it was after midnight.

When Peggy Coppom’s phone rang and Colorado athletic director Rick George was on the line, the 99-year-old Buffaloes superfan answered.

“She answered on the first ring, in Peggy fashion, with a lot of energy and the presence that she has,” CU head football coach Deion Sanders said with a smile. “We told her she’s going to a bowl.”