Colorado State’s Mohamed Kamara on Tuesday was named the Mountain West Conference’s defensive player of the year and led a group of eight players from CSU and Air Force who were named to all-conference first team. The 6-foot-1, 250-pound defensive end led the Mountain West in tackles for a loss (17) and sacks (13). Kamara, a graduate defensive end, is second in conference … [Read more...] about CSU’s Mohamed Kamara named Mountain West defensive player of the year; 8 Rams, Air Force players make all-conference first team
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Kiszla: Air Force Falcons squander chance to prove there’s still room for underdog story in college football
Playing on the biggest stage in decades, Air Force squandered its claim for a big bowl bid, coughed up the football six times and lost 23-3 Saturday to Army. As 52,401 fans headed to the exit, Falcons cornerback Jamari Bellamy took a slow and silent walk the length of a stadium draped in shadows. His silence spoke volumes: With the dream of an undefeated season broken, the … [Read more...] about Kiszla: Air Force Falcons squander chance to prove there’s still room for underdog story in college football
Air Force has six turnovers in loss to Army, likely squandering chance at New Year’s Six bowl and Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy
Air Force crash-landed on the big stage Saturday. And with that, the Falcons said goodbye to an undefeated season and winning the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy outright, while their hopes of playing in a New Year’s Six bowl were dealt a serious blow. Army dominated the Falcons, 23-3, by owning the first half and capitalizing on an array of uncharacteristic Air Force mistakes. The … [Read more...] about Air Force has six turnovers in loss to Army, likely squandering chance at New Year’s Six bowl and Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy
Army, Air Force fans enjoy reunions, the spectacle of a stunning upset
Joey Odell and Brian Wortinger were classmates at the United States Military Academy, graduating from West Point in 1995, but they hadn’t seen each other in 24 years. That reunion happened Saturday afternoon at halftime on the concourse at Empower Field at Mile High, while their Army Black Knights were in the process of pulling off one of the biggest upsets of the 2023 college … [Read more...] about Army, Air Force fans enjoy reunions, the spectacle of a stunning upset
Kiszla: Sorry, Coach Prime. But the real football miracle worker in Colorado is Troy Calhoun.
There’s no better college football coach in America than the man quietly working a miracle in Colorado, and we’re certainly not talking about Deion Sanders, the brash and bold king of clicks. Troy Calhoun will never move the needle for short-attention-span America or sell sunglasses the way Coach Prime can. But in his 17th season as coach at the Air Force Academy, Calhoun has … [Read more...] about Kiszla: Sorry, Coach Prime. But the real football miracle worker in Colorado is Troy Calhoun.