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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Colin Kaepernick survived San Franciscos roster cuts on Saturday when the 49ers determined that his ability as a quarterback more than offset any potential distraction over his refusal to stand during the national anthem.Coach Chip Kelly announced that Kaepernick will start the season as the backup to Blaine Gabbert with Christian Ponder as the third-stringer. Kelly had telegraphed that move to keep Kaepernick earlier in the week when he called him one of his teams two best quarterbacks.Kaepernicks status on the team was briefly in question after his anthem protest over racial oppression and police brutality in the United States became public last weekend. But the Niners determined his ability as a player outweighed any potential distraction.When hes here, hes all about football and all about work, Kelly said. Thats what Ive seen since weve been here. He continues to display that every day hes been in this building.In other moves, the Niners acquired receiver Rod Streater and an undisclosed draft pick from Kansas City for an undisclosed draft pick and traded safety L.J. McCray to Seattle for an undisclosed draft pick. Both deals are pending physicals.The Niners also waived receiver DeAndre Smelter with an injury, placed linebacker Aaron Lynch on the suspended list for four games for violating league rules on substance abuse and released 20 players.But the biggest focus was at quarterback, where San Francisco released Jeff Driskel but kept Kaepernick and Ponder.Kaepernick refused to stand for the national anthem on Aug. 26 against Green Bay and was outspoken in his reasoning, saying he would continue standing up for people who were oppressed until he saw significant change.Kaepernick once again protested the anthem on Thursday night in San Diego, but kneeled alongside teammate Eric Reid, instead of sitting, in a move meant to show more respect to veterans.Kaepernicks performance had plummeted in recent years after he led San Francisco to the Super Bowl following the 2012 season and the NFC title game the following year.He eventually lost his starting job to Gabbert midway through last season and had done little to show he should win it back this year. He was slowed in the offseason after undergoing operations on his non-throwing shoulder, right thumb and left knee and did not get any practice time.He returned to the practice field at the start of training camp in late July but then missed about two weeks with a tired right shoulder but wasnt able to win the job back.He knows he still has work to do, Kelly said. Hes not up to his playing weight that he was when he was successful here and hell continue to work on that. He missed a couple of weeks there with the arm and that set him back a little bit in terms of his ability to compete for it.After struggling in his return against the Packers and causing a media maelstrom with his protest, some raised questions about whether he was worth keeping around.Adding to that was the fact that 49ers would be on the hook for his $14.5 million base salary in 2017 if Kaepernick gets hurt this season and is not fully recovered by April 1. Kaepernicks $11.9 million salary for this season became guaranteed when he was on the roster in April. The Niners had discussions with Denver about a possible trade in the offseason and Kaepernick even met with Broncos general manager John Elway. But hangups over Kaepernicks salary contributed to the deal falling apart.Kaepernicks teammates supported his protest and Reid even joined in. Kaepernick said after Thursday nights game that he loved America and wants to make the country a better place. He also said he intends to donate $1 million to different organizations to help these communities and help these people, declining to provide specifics.The other players cut by the Niners were receivers Dres Anderson, Devon Cajuste, Bryce Treggs, Ryan Whalen and DeAndrew White; offensive linemen Alex Balducci, Fahn Cooper, Colin Kelly and Norman Price; defensive linemen Demetrius Cherry, B.J. 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The Wildcats are the last winless Pac-12 team in conference play and they have lost six in a row for the first time since 2004.We have to try to get that good feeling back. Now we have to try to make someone elses season bad, or at least put a dent in their season, Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez said, talking about what motivates his team for the final three games.Thats all you have to do. And if youre a competitor, youll play.Colorado is looking to complete a worst-to-first finish in the South after placing last in each of Mike MacIntyres first three seasons. Colorado won only two Pac-12 games in the coachs first three seasons.The Buffaloes have already clinched a spot in a bowl game for the first time since 2007.Were always thinking Pac-12 champions, wide receiver Bryce Bobo said. Thats what we were thinking even before the season started.After playing last Thursday, CU had a couple extra days to prepare for Arizona, which lost 69-7 at Washington State on Saturday.The Wildcats allowed the Cougars to complete 47 of 52 passes, but Colorado takes a more balanced approach to offense and can attack on the ground or through the air.When the Buffs run for 100 or more yards in a game, they win. Colorado has rushed for 247, 260, 260, 263, 315, 224 and 144 yards in its victories, while being held to 64 and 96 in its two losses. Arizona, with a small front line and injuries at linebacker, are 97th nationally against the run, allowing 202.8 yards per game.Colorado running back Phillip Lindsay has 818 rushing yards, averaging 5.7 per carry. His 10 rushing touchdowns are the most in a season for the Buffs since 2010.Colorado senior quarterback Sefo Liufau is ready to make his 36th career start, whhich would set a school record.dddddddddddd He had thrown a school-record of 152 consecutive passes without an interception before having two passes picked off against UCLA.Wide receiver Shay Fields leads the Buffaloes with 602 receiving yards, while Devin Ross has a team-high 45 catches.Theyre very explosive at wideout, Rodriguez said. They probably have some of the fastest wideouts in the league.Their quarterback is an experienced guy, and they do a good job up front. Theyve changed it a little bit over the last couple of years. Theyre more spread and theyll get them out wide more times, and theyre more up tempo.Arizona, which has scored just 31 points in the past three games, might be headed toward a return of Anu Solomon as the starting quarterback.Solomon missed six games because of a knee injury after the season-opener, but he played a couple of series two weeks ago in a loss to Stanford and played about half the game in relief of Brandon Dawkins on Saturday.Solomon, the starter in 2014 and 2015, completed 9 of 13 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown last week. He is the better passer; Dawkins the superior runner. Rodriguez said Monday hell play both against Colorado.Arizonas quarterbacks will be going against a Colorado defense that is 10th nationally in passing yards allowed (179.3) and features standouts such as cornerbacks Chidobe Awuzie and Ahkello Witherspoon, and safety Tedric Thompson.Arizona also will continue with converted wide receiver Samajie Grant at running back. He has started the past two games there because of attrition at the position. He has rushed 27 times for 141 yards in the past two weeks.The Buffs finish with home games against Washington State and Utah, two ranked teams who remain in the hunt for the conference title. Colorados November is off to a good start with a 1-0 record.We call these the gold games because this gets you gold, MacIntyre said. We want to keep moving in that direction. Were 1-0 in our gold games and we want to make it 2-0 if we can. ' ' '