ARKANSAS vs COLORADO ST
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 8, 2018
Where: Sonny Lubrick Field at Colorado State Stadium, Fort Collins, Colorado

TV: 7:30 PM
LINE:
PREDICTION: COLORADO ST , ARKANSAS

Oddsmakers currently have the COLORADO ST listed as point favorites versus the ARKANSAS, while the game’s total is sitting at .

It’s one game into the new season, and a quarterback quandary has developed at Arkansas. Both Cole Kelley and Ty Storey played and played well in the Razorbacks’ 55-20 season-opening win over Eastern Illinois and first-year head coach Chad Morris says both will play again Saturday when Arkansas visits Colorado State.

Kelley, a sophomore, started and completed 9-of-12 passes for 92 yards and a touchdown against Eastern Illinois. However, the junior Storey earned rave reviews after coming off the bench to complete 12-of-17 attempts for 261 yards and three scores and is taking the primary snaps with the first-team offense in practice this week. In his weekly Monday news conference, though, Morris declined to say which quarterback will start Saturday’s game. “Ty will get the first-team reps starting (Tuesday) in practice, and we’ll re-evaluate things as practice goes,” Morris said. “Ty got first-team reps at times last week, but Cole got the majority of them. This week, Ty will get the majority of them, and we’ll make the decision later in the week how we’re going to run this thing out there. Ty’s earned that right right now.”

TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network. LINE: Arkansas -13.5

ABOUT ARKANSAS (1-0): While the up-tempo passing game produced 353 yards and four TDs against the Panthers of the FCS, the Razorbacks’ ground game managed only 80 yards on 37 attempts, including 31 yards on 14 carries for the top two tailbacks, Devwah Whaley and Chase Hayden. As for the pass-catchers, wide receivers Jordan Jones and La’Michael Pettway reeled in a combined 10 passes for 225 yards and three TDs. Defensively, Arkansas forced six fumbles, recovering five, and was led by senior linebacker Dre Greenlaw, who recorded 10 total tackles, including two for losses, and forced a fumble.

ABOUT COLORADO STATE (0-2): The Rams have been on the wrong side of losses to Hawaii (43-34) and Colorado (45-13) so far and are seeking to avoid their first 0-3 start since 2010 when they wound up 3-9. Defense has been the major issue with Colorado State getting gashed for 44 points and 606.5 yards per game while surrendering 8.8 yards per play and an opponent completion percentage of 77.4. In trying to keep pace, senior transfer K.J. Carta-Samuels has thrown for 713 yards and six TDs with wideouts Olabisi Johnson and Preston Williams combining for 27 catches, 476 yards and five TDs.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Arkansas leads the series 3-0 with all three games being played in Little Rock, but the two schools haven’t met since 1990.

2. It will mark the first time the Razorbacks have faced a Mountain West Conference in a true road game, and Arkansas will be only the second SEC team to visit Fort Collins after Mississippi State in 1981.

3. Colorado State, which is 2-12 against current SEC members, also faces a SEC team the following Saturday when the Rams play at Florida.

PREDICTION: Arkansas 38, Colorado State 23

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COLORADO ST vs COLORADO
When: 9:30 PM ET, Friday, August 31, 2018
Where: Broncos Stadium at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

TV: 9:30 PM
LINE: -7.5
PREDICTION: COLORADO , COLORADO ST

Oddsmakers currently have the COLORADO listed as -7.5 point favorites versus the COLORADO ST, while the game’s total is sitting at 65.5.

Colorado was unable to follow up on its surprising run to the Pac-12 South division title in 2016, tumbling to the basement a year ago as part of a disappointing campaign that did not include a bowl game. Now, the Buffaloes are looking to bounce back as they kick off the new season Friday night against rival Colorado State at Broncos Stadium in Denver.

Colorado’s 5-7 record in 2017 marked the program’s 11th losing season in the last 12 and the fourth in five years under coach Mike MacIntyre, who is 12-33 in league play since coming to Boulder from San Jose State. The Buffaloes must rebuild after losing 12 starters, including running back Phillip Lindsay, the program’s all-purpose yards leader, and a talented trio of wide receivers. “Yeah, it’s a lot more fun to be in first place than down where we were (in 2017),” MacIntyre told reporters in July during his Pac-12 media days news conference. “… We lost a lot of good players (from) the year before and so we had some guys out there who were a little bit newer. We didn’t quite make enough situational plays in some games.” Colorado State has its own questions to answer following a disappointing 43-34 season-opening home loss Saturday to Hawaii, which entered the game as a two-touchdown underdog.

TV: 9:30 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network. LINE: Colorado -7.5

ABOUT COLORADO (2017: 5-7): The Buffaloes will at least have an experienced starter returning under center in junior Steven Montez, who threw for 2,975 yards and 18 touchdowns last season and is second among the Pac-12 returning total-offense leaders at 276.1 yards per game. Only three other offensive starters are back, though, and none of them are wide receivers Bryce Bobo, Shay Fields or Devin Ross – who combined for 151 catches, 1,824 yards and 11 TDs a season ago. The defensive picture is brighter for Colorado with its top three tacklers returning in linebackers Drew Lewis and Rick Gamboa and safety Evan Worthington.

ABOUT COLORADO STATE (0-1): A dearth of defense was the primary issue in the Rams’ loss Saturday as Hawaii jumped out to a 37-7 lead and finished with 617 yards of total offense, including 514 and five total TDs from quarterback Cole McDonald. New starting quarterback K.J. Carta-Samuels, a graduate transfer from Washington, nearly rallied the Rams – completing 34-of-50 passes for 537 yards and five TDs. Colorado State head coach Mike Bobo called offensive plays from the coaches box after returning to practice late last week following a 10-day stay in the hospital while dealing with peripheral neuropathy.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Colorado owns a 65-22-2 advantage in the Rocky Mountain Showdown series, including 17-3 and 44-7 wins the last two seasons.

2. Worthington was an All-Pac 12 honorable mention selection in 2017 and is the latest standout in the Colorado secondary, which has produced a quartet of top four-round NFL Draft picks in the last two drafts.

3. Colorado State enters the season with a run of five straight bowl appearances and is looking to avoid its first 0-2 start since 2013.

PREDICTION: Colorado 34, Colorado State 16

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HAWAII vs COLORADO ST
When: 8/25/2018 7:30 PM
Where:

TV: 7:30 PM
LINE: -17
PREDICTION: COLORADO ST , HAWAII

Oddsmakers currently have the COLORADO ST listed as -17 point favorites versus the HAWAII, while the game’s total is sitting at 59.

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COLORADO vs COLORADO ST
When: 9:30 PM ET, Friday, August 31, 2018
Where: Broncos Stadium at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

TV: 9:30 PM
LINE: -6
PREDICTION: COLORADO ST , COLORADO

Oddsmakers currently have the COLORADO ST listed as -6 point favorites versus the COLORADO, while the game’s total is sitting at .

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