by Joshua Average

COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. — Hungry for revenge from last year’s loss to in-state rival Colorado State, Air Force Head Coach McBall wasn’t worried heading into halftime even with his team down 14-6. Confidence in his team’s ability to adjust during the rest period, the Falcons proved him right in the second half. Colorado State’s offense was stymied in the third quarter and watched as the Falcons scored 20 unanswered points on their way to a 40-35 victory in front of the home crowd.

“We analysed their defensive schemes in the first half and saw where the gaps were opening in their D-Line and adapted where we were running to exploit that.”

Air Force’s offense progressively got better as the game went on. Coach McBall’s squad ended the day with 287 yards on the ground, and that was not by accident.

“Primarily, we were focused on getting first downs today and our run game did exactly that, as long as we can string first downs together on a drive we’re eventually guaranteed to make the end zone.”

The Falcon’s also won the turnover battle by recovering two of the Ram’s drops and committing zero turnovers of their own. The Ram-Falcon Trophy comes to Colorado Springs for the first time in Fake College Football after spending a year in Fort Collins.

Coach McBall is happy to have a conference win and is confident that the Falcons will be a force to be reckoned with in the Mountain West this year.

“I can see Air Force finishing top or near to the top of the mountain division and even challenge for a conference championship. I believe we have it in us.”

The Falcons move to 2-1 on the season and prepare for a tough match-up against Boise State next week. Colorado State falls to 1-2 as they host Arkansas State in Week Four.