"That's the nature of this conference so you just got to pull yourself up every week and get going, and not get caught up in rather you won or lost," Hawkins said.
Hansen finished the game 7-of-14 passing for 89 yards and no interceptions, but was throttled by K-State's pass rush that had him scrambling for his life and getting sacked four times.
When the Buffaloes went to No. 2 option Cody Hawkins in no-huddle situations, it didn't get any better. Hawkins was 10-of-23 for 95 yards and two picks.
Hansen said he felt like the offense lacked some production in a game that should have gone the other way.
"We didn't execute, we didn't play sound football out there and so it was frustrating and disappointing because we should have won that game," Hansen said.
It wasn't just the pass game that was shut down by K-State, as Colorado leading rusher Rodney Stewart was held to 49 yards on 16 attempts, and the Buffaloes were held to just 1.9 yards per carry as a team.
Colorado offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau said they knew K-State was a good defensive team, but they hoped to establish more of a running game and passing game.
"It came down to guys catching the ball, and throwing the ball, and we had a hard time running the ball, and I got to give a lot of credit to Kansas State," Kiesau said. "They did a great job of defending us well, and after that first drive we couldn't get back into a rhythm."
Hansen led the team down the field on the Buffs first drive of the game for a touchdown, a possession that lasted 5 minutes, 10 seconds. Colorado would never hold the ball longer than 3:28, with that coming on its final drive of the game.
Hansen said the K-State defense appeared to make changes after allowing the early score, but nothing they didn't see coming.
"They didn't do anything we haven't seen before and didn't expect them to do, so it was pretty much on us to execute," Hansen said.
Hansen's evaluation after the game was a mix of positives and negatives from his coaches. Kiesau said Hansen was holding on to the ball too much.
"Tyler was waiting too long," Kiesau said. "There are small windows there, but he has to understand those windows are going to close very fast."
Hawkins, meanwhile, attributed most of Hansen's negatives to a broader view of the whole offense being off.
"We just weren't making a lot of plays, and it was combination of some little things in there. We were just trying to get some continuity," Hawkins said.
Both Hawkins and his offensive coordinator had different statements about the Buffs quarterback situation after the game, stating the reasoning for inserting Cody Hawkins into the game was based purely on using the more experienced of the two players in no-huddle situations.
Kiesau didn't expect a change, or an open competition for the spot, but Hawkins wasn't as solid on the answer, saying his team would make whatever moves necessary to get in a position to win.
