The crowd can’t change us,” Fairchild said. “I told them we have to change the crowd. It was 14-0 with less than a quarter gone, and boos filled the air. Stucker’s 57-yard bomb to Morton at the 10 set up the game’s first score, a 1-yarder by starting tailback John Mosure, the longtime backup, barely three minutes into the game.Įlijah-Blu Smith intercepted a bobbled pass by receiver Scotty Mc-Knight to set up a 50-yard drive, capped by Stucker’s 13-yard TD pass to Mosure in the middle of coverage. He limited Stucker’s playbook but picked his spots. You can tell we’re buying in.”Ĭolorado, despite three losing seasons under Dan Hawkins, had a veteran secondary, two seasoned quarterbacks and a stable of highly regarded running backs, as well as a home crowd of 53,168 fans. “We’ve been in this system a couple years now. “We’ve got a lot of perseverance,” senior receiver Dion Morton said. Maybe for CSU and Fairchild, the future is now. CSU, a 10 1/2-point underdog, had nearly all new skill position players and linebackers in what appeared a classic rebuilding year under second-year wunderkind coach Steve Fairchild. Two bitter in-state rivals continued to go in opposite directions as upstart Colorado State shocked Colorado 23-17 in the season opener for both teams.Ī national TV audience is certainly scratching its collective head. Colorado’s booing masses had given way to a green avalanche of Colorado State fans who poured onto Folsom’s turf for the first time since 1986. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close MenuīOULDER - No, that was not “CUUUUUUUUUUUUUU” raining down from the packed Folsom Field stands Sunday night.
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