Special Senior Night Football Edition Friday, November 13, 2015 Volume 124, No. 64• collegian.com PHOTO BY ABBIE PARR COLLEGIAN Senior Send-O Page 11: Colorado State’s seniors remember their favorite games at Hughes Stadium Unknown soldiers End of the road Sta Picks Along with their well-known Kivon Cartwright gears up for Collegian sports desk teammates, CSU’s walk-on seniors last game as a Ram after missing predicts the CSU vs. will be celebrated Saturday two seasons UNLV game PAGE 13 PAGE 19 PAGE 2 Go Rams! BEAT the unlv rebels! 2 S SPORTS Friday, November 13, 2015 Collegian football sta picks The Collegian sports desk gives their thoughts on the Senior night matchup with UNLV. Keegan Pope Brett Kennedy Justin Michael Football Reporter CTV Sports Anchor Sports Reporter Score: 31-14 Colorado State Score: 34-24 Colorado State Score: 30-13 Colorado State Prediction: Prediction: Prediction: Emmett McCarthy Five years have passed since Trent CSU is licking its chops at the This senior class has been a part of the Sports Editor Matthews, Sam Carlson and Compa- opportunity of getting into a third- reformation of CSU football and I can hon- ny came to CSU’s campus. In that span, straight bowl game and it gets one estly say I will miss watching them play. Sat- Score: 27- 17 Colorado State they’ve seen three di erent head coach- step closer Saturday. I don’t see a 3-6 urday night we’re all invited to a pizza party es, two losing seasons and two winning UNLV team posing a huge threat to at Hughes to send them o properly. UNLV Prediction: ones. What a journey it’s been. As for these Rams, especially on senior night. comes into the game needing to win out for Simply put, CSU is not going to lose Saturday, expect to see CSU’s defense The upperclassman will be jacked up bowl eligibility, so expect the running reb- at home on senior night. Two weeks dominate early and often against an to play in this game especially Trent els to put up a fi ght, but CSU is the superior ago, the Rams were trading punches overmatched UNLV team. The Rams are Matthews and Kevin Pierre-Louis who team, like they were against Wyoming, and with San Diego State for an entire half. feeling good coming o of a 26-7 blowout I expect are going to knock the living like they should be against the rest of their They’re battle-tested enough to knock win over Wyoming, and you can guaran- crud out of some people. opponents on the schedule. Expect CSU to UNLV down and out, as long as they tee there will be a lot of emotions as CSU Defensive ends Joe Kawulok and handle UNLV rather easily in what will be don’t know themselves out fi rst. CSU says goodbye to 26 seniors. Martavious Foster are seniors as well, 26 player’s last game at Hughes. Bold pre- has shot itself in the foot time and time The Rebels have been susceptible to and with it being senior night, their diction for the game: Rashard Higgins has again, and still be in it ‘till the very end the big play, so don’t be surprised to see intensity might bring a rise in the QB a breakout game for the season, brings in 10 in multiple losses. Nick Stevens and Rashard Higgins test sack total for the Rams defense in this catches and three touchdowns. The Rebels won’t be able to take ad- the Rebels’ defense down the fi eld. CSU game. Students better show up to this Collegian Sports Desk can be vantage – they aren’t a Minnesota, or an- is now two wins away from bowl eligibil- game because coach Mike Bobo is buy- reached at [email protected] and on SDSU, etc. The Rams should win a tough ity, and they should pick up one of those ing everyone pizza! Free food! Twitter @RMCollegianSpts. game at home in comfortable fashion. Saturday. collegian.com The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Friday, November 13, 2015 3 4 S SPORTS Friday, November 12, 2015 Colorado State G 2 42 G 1 0 55 56 43 1 0 21 93 99 97 19 24 2 0 82 2 76 61 77 54 71 86 25 7 2 0 3 0 1 3 0 X 4 0 4 0 4 0 5 0 5 0 4 0 4 0 3 0 26 16 31 12 33 3 0 2 0 5 9 93 68 90 13 83 76 60 58 77 63 46 84 2 0 1 0 39 5 28 1 0 G G State Colorado S SPORTS Friday, November 12, 2015 When the Rams are on defense... Colorado State UNLV 9 - Martavius Foster, LDE, 6-4, 270, Senior 5 - Blake Decker, QB, 6-2, 215, Senior 68 - Justin Hansen, DT, 6-5, 305, Senior 28- Keith Whitely, RB, 5-9, 195, Junior 93 - Terry Jackson, DT, 6-1, 295, Senior 39- George Naufahu, FB, 6-1, 215, Senior 90 - Joe Kawulok, RDE, 6-6, 250, Senior 84 - Kendal Keys, WR, 6-4, 200, Sophomore 31 - Cory James, SLB, 6-0, 245, Senior 83 - Devonte Boyd, WR, 6-1, 175, Sophomore 12 - Deonte Clyburn, MLB, 6-1, 230, Junior 46 - Jake Phillips, TE, 6-6, 250, Senior 33 - Kevin Davis, WLB, 6-3, 240, Junior 63 - J’Ondray Sanders, RT, 6-5, 260, Sophomore 13 - DeAndre Elliott, LCB, 6-1, 185, Senior 77 - Nick Gstrein, RG, 6-4, 310 Senior 16 - Trent Matthews, SS, 6-3, 210, Senior 58 - Will Kreitler, C, 6-1, 290, Junior 26 - Kevin Pierre-Louis, FS, 6-1, 215, Senior 60 - Eric Noone, LG, 6-2, 295, Senior 5 - Tyree Simmons, RCB, 5-11, 185, Junior 76 - Kyle Saxelid, LT, 6-7- 270, Sophomore When the Rams are on offense... Colorado State UNLV 7 - Nick Stevens, QB, 6-3, 205, Sophomore 19 - Mark Finau, DE, 6-3, 230, Sophomore 1 - Dalyn Dawkins, RB, 5-9, 175, Sophomore 97 - Dominic Baldwin, DT, 6-5, 265, Junior 82 - Rashard Higgins, WR, 6-2, 190, Junior 99 - Mike Hughes Jr., DT, 6-2, 310, Sophomore 25 - Joe Hansley, WR, 5-10, 180, Senior 93 - Sonny Sanitoa, DE, 6-3, 270, Junior 2 - Deionte Gaines, WR, 5-8, 180, Sophomore 43 - Najee Johnson, LB, 6-4, 220, Senior 86 - Kivon Cartwright, TE, 6-4, 245, Senior 56 - Ryan McAleenan, LB, 6-2, 220, Junior 71 - Sam Carlson, RT, 6-4, 295, Senior 55 - Tau Lotulelei, LB, 6-1, 230, Junior 54 - Fred Zerblis, RG, 6-3, 295, Junior 24 - Fred Wilson, CB, 6-1, 180, Senior 77 - Jake Bennett, C, 6-3, 295, Sophomore 42 - Peni Vea, SS, 6-1, 205, Senior 61 - Zack Golditch, LG, 6-6, 290, Sophomore 2 - Blake Richmond, FS, 6-3, 205, Senior 76 - Nick Callender, LT, 6-6. 315, Junior 21 - Darius Mouton, CB, 5-10, 165, Freshman KEEGAN POPE COLLEGIAN 6 S SPORTS Friday, November 13, 2015 The Border War: Photo Recap CSU quarterback Nick Stevens calls out a play at the line in the Border War CSU receiver Xavier Williams dives forward after a catch against Wyoming .PHOTO BY ABBIE against Wyoming. PHOTO BY ABBIE PARR COLLEGIAN PARR COLLEGIAN CSU senior Joe Hansley and junior Rashard Higgins share a moment during the Rams’ 26-7 win in the Border War. PHOTO BY ABBIE PARR COLLEGIAN collegian.com The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Friday, November 13, 2015 7 8 Friday, November 13, 2015 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian collegian.com 9 S SPORTS “If (the Rams) get an edge at home, they need to keep piling on and never look back.” CSU vs. UNLV fi nal home game preview By Emmett McCarthy neither is CSU. The Rams’ task time for the Rams to get back to If they get an edge at home, they Emmett McCarthy can be @EMcCarthy22 this week is a slight step up passing. The receiving corp was need to keep piling on and never reached by email at sports@ from last week’s Border War supposed to be CSU’s greatest look back. collegian.com. Colorado State can take win against Wyoming. Here’s strength this season. This week another step toward being what CSU can do to win on se- would be a good time to remind Avoid the fl ags bowl eligible, and also send its nior night: folks that one of the best receiv- The Rams are one of the seniors off with a win, Satur- ers in the nation, Rashard Hig- most penalized teams in the CSU vs. UNLV day in the final home game of Balance the offense gins, still dons the green and nation. CSU averaged 80.4 the season at Hughes Stadi- The Rams have been run gold. penalty yards per game, which Where: Hughes Stadium, um. heavy as of late, and who can is more than 121 FBS schools Fort Collins In the Rams’ way is UNLV, blame them? It’s been working Make them quit (out of 128). Even in the win led by first-year head coach well, even last week when the Mike Bobo took his foot o of against Wyoming, the team When: 5p.m., Saturday Tony Sanchez. The Runnin’ train, better known as Jasen the pedal a bit last week against managed to rack up 10 pen- Rebels entered the season Oden Jr., was out with an arm Wyoming after taking a com- alties for 101 yards. Flags On TV: Root Sports Net- with low expectations and injury.