CSU Rams vs. Air Force Falcons football: How to watch, storylines and staff predictions
Air Force - - Mountain West at Colorado State - - Mountain West When p m Friday Where Canvas Stadium TV FS Radio HD AM BetMGM Line CSU over under Weather degrees cloudy Series History Air Force leads - - CSU won - last year in Colorado Springs Three storylines CSU s revolving QB door The Rams entered the season seemingly set at quarterback with Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi entering his third year as the starter But the key position has been exceedingly volatile for CSU Fowler-Nicolosi started the first three games before losing his job to Jackson Brousseau BFN then quit the group Brousseau then started the next seven games before giving way to Darius Curry last week Now with Curry suspended for spitting at an opposing participant CSU likely turns to Tahj Bullock this week New regime coming to FoCo News broke on Tuesday that UConn coach Jim Mora will be CSU s next head coach The son of a longtime coach of the same name Mora s been the head coach of the Huskies for the last four seasons He also was head coach of the Falcons - the Seahawks and UCLA - His imminent arrival in Fort Collins means the tenures of interim coach Tyson Summers and other staffers are likely coming to an end and that the Rams will see lots of transfers from its roster Owen Long s tackling title While the Rams need a win to avoid posting the initiative s worst non-COVID season since going - in CSU sophomore linebacker Owen Long has plenty to play for The club captain right now leads the nation with tackles three more than UTEP s Micah Davey Long s tally ranks th all-time in effort history as Kevin McLain holds the record with in Long s had double-digit tackles in nine of his games including tackles each of the last two weeks as one of CSU s silver linings Predictions Kyle Newman sportswriter Air Force CSU The Falcons are also without their starting QB after Liam Szarka a Grandview alum who was having a stellar season broke his arm in the loss to UConn a couple weeks ago That means Air Force has two options at QB in juniors Kempher Hodges and Josh Johnson Even with that and Air Force s struggles this season the triple-option remains tough to stop even more so for a porous CSU defense that ranks last in the Mountain West with yards allowed per encounter on the ground this season Air Force wears the Rams down up front then Hodges rushing TD delivers the knockout blow on the event s final possession Sean Keeler sports columnist Air Force CSU The Ram-Falcon Trophy the Jan Brady of college football rivalry prizes could be getting a long long rest soon as the Pac- Mountain West split ends a series that had run annually save for s COVID strife since Both teams QB rooms are a mess Both defenses are soft as mashed potatoes Although Air Force perhaps plays keepaway and converts on third down better than the Rams at this point At least CSU faithful can toast particular New Belgiums to Jim Mora all while passing the hat to help pay for the players he ll want to revamp this roster Related Articles CSU Rams look to end tumultuous season on positive note CSU Rams lose ninth meeting of season to Boise State CSU Rams vs Boise State Broncos football How to watch storylines and staff predictions Ralston Valley dominates Columbine in Class A quarterfinals as Mustangs keep punching toward first title competition CSU defensive back Jace Bellah making preponderance of opportunties Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams
