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Colorado Daily – Washington State
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November 13th
… CU in a few minutes …
Colorado opens as a 4.5-point favorite over Washington State
From VegasInsider.com … No. 12 Colorado has opened as a 4.5-point favorite over No. 20 Washington State (1:30 p.m., MT, Fox Sports).
Other Pac-12 games:
— No. 15 USC is a 10.5-point favorite on the road against UCLA;
— No. 11 Utah is a 10.5-point favorite at home against Oregon;
— No. 7 Washington is a 24.5-point favorite at home against Arizona State;
— Stanford is a 12.0-point favorite on the road against Cal;
— Oregon State is a 9.0-point favorite at home against Arizona.
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Washington State loses second-leading receiver to a torn ACL
From CougCenter.com … Our worst nightmare appears to have been confirmed: River Cracraft has suffered a torn ACL in his left knee, bringing his WSU career to an end, Cougfan.com is reporting.
The play itself looked fairly innocuous; Cracraft caught a pass over the middle, as he has done about 150 times in his career, and was tackled in what looked like a fairly typical manner. There was no direct contact to the knee, which means it’s hard to know exactly what happened.
Not that it really matters, at this point. All that really matters is that one of the great receiving careers at WSU has come to an unceremonious end. Cracraft, who missed about a half dozen games over the past two seasons because of injuries, was enjoying a renaissance as a senior: 53 receptions, 701 yards and 5 touchdowns.
Three of those TDs came last night before the injury.
… Cracraft finishes his career second on the school’s all-time receptions list (218) and sixth in both yards (2,701) and touchdowns (20).
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Colorado faced Arizona with a patchwork offensive line
From CUBuffs.com … Colorado and Washington State will square off Saturday in Boulder in late November in a game featuring the Pac-12 division leaders.
Savor that for just a minute — then consider what the Buffs accomplished on a day when the football gods were casting about all manner of complications for teams around the nation.
For starters, the Buffs got their offense moving back in the right direction. Quarterback Sefo Liufau threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns, and also ran for 56 yards and another score. Running back Phillip Lindsay notched his third 100-yard game this season, finishing with 119 and three touchdowns. Wide receiver Shay Fields caught six passes for 108 yards and a pair of scores and fellow wideout Jay MacIntyre had a 40-yard touchdown reception, the longest of his career.
“It was good to get the offense back on track,” Fields said. “We did some good things. We still made some mistakes, but we did what we have to do.”
Even more impressive was that the offense did it behind a patchwork line. Starting left tackle Jeromy Irwin, who was sick all week, did not play — but senior Shane Callahan stepped in and performed admirably. Starting right tackle Sam Kronshage didn’t play because of a shoulder injury, but redshirt freshman Aaron Haigler filled the bill in his stead. Starting left guard Gerrad Kough went out with an ankle injury and his replacement, Jonathan Huckins, also went out briefly with an injury before returning.
… “Our young men have taken us from good to really good,” MacIntyre said. “Now they have a chance to take us to great.”
Already, the Buffs have accomplished more than most people believed possible when the season began. But no one in the CU locker room is ready to pronounced the mission accomplished.
“We’re one step closer,” Liufau said. “Now Washington State is the biggest game for us. They just keep getting a little more important every week.”
For the older players on team, those who have been through two or three years of difficult times, games such as Saturday’s win are simply another reminder of where they’ve been and how far they’ve come. They came into the game having lost four straight to the Wildcats; now UA is just the latest team to see such a win streak against Colorado come to an end.
“We’re getting closer to that complete game,” Liufau said. “We needed the offense to come around and help the defense out. Our special teams played well. We know we can play better; we just have to go out and do that next week.”
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Colorado Daily – Washington State
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November 13th
… CU in a few minutes …
Colorado opens as a 4.5-point favorite over Washington State
From VegasInsider.com … No. 12 Colorado has opened as a 4.5-point favorite over No. 20 Washington State (1:30 p.m., MT, Fox Sports).
Other Pac-12 games:
— No. 15 USC is a 10.5-point favorite on the road against UCLA;
— No. 11 Utah is a 10.5-point favorite at home against Oregon;
— No. 7 Washington is a 24.5-point favorite at home against Arizona State;
— Stanford is a 12.0-point favorite on the road against Cal;
— Oregon State is a 9.0-point favorite at home against Arizona.
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Washington State loses second-leading receiver to a torn ACL
From CougCenter.com … Our worst nightmare appears to have been confirmed: River Cracraft has suffered a torn ACL in his left knee, bringing his WSU career to an end, Cougfan.com is reporting.
The play itself looked fairly innocuous; Cracraft caught a pass over the middle, as he has done about 150 times in his career, and was tackled in what looked like a fairly typical manner. There was no direct contact to the knee, which means it’s hard to know exactly what happened.
Not that it really matters, at this point. All that really matters is that one of the great receiving careers at WSU has come to an unceremonious end. Cracraft, who missed about a half dozen games over the past two seasons because of injuries, was enjoying a renaissance as a senior: 53 receptions, 701 yards and 5 touchdowns.
Three of those TDs came last night before the injury.
… Cracraft finishes his career second on the school’s all-time receptions list (218) and sixth in both yards (2,701) and touchdowns (20).
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Colorado faced Arizona with a patchwork offensive line
From CUBuffs.com … Colorado and Washington State will square off Saturday in Boulder in late November in a game featuring the Pac-12 division leaders.
Savor that for just a minute — then consider what the Buffs accomplished on a day when the football gods were casting about all manner of complications for teams around the nation.
For starters, the Buffs got their offense moving back in the right direction. Quarterback Sefo Liufau threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns, and also ran for 56 yards and another score. Running back Phillip Lindsay notched his third 100-yard game this season, finishing with 119 and three touchdowns. Wide receiver Shay Fields caught six passes for 108 yards and a pair of scores and fellow wideout Jay MacIntyre had a 40-yard touchdown reception, the longest of his career.
“It was good to get the offense back on track,” Fields said. “We did some good things. We still made some mistakes, but we did what we have to do.”
Even more impressive was that the offense did it behind a patchwork line. Starting left tackle Jeromy Irwin, who was sick all week, did not play — but senior Shane Callahan stepped in and performed admirably. Starting right tackle Sam Kronshage didn’t play because of a shoulder injury, but redshirt freshman Aaron Haigler filled the bill in his stead. Starting left guard Gerrad Kough went out with an ankle injury and his replacement, Jonathan Huckins, also went out briefly with an injury before returning.
… “Our young men have taken us from good to really good,” MacIntyre said. “Now they have a chance to take us to great.”
Already, the Buffs have accomplished more than most people believed possible when the season began. But no one in the CU locker room is ready to pronounced the mission accomplished.
“We’re one step closer,” Liufau said. “Now Washington State is the biggest game for us. They just keep getting a little more important every week.”
For the older players on team, those who have been through two or three years of difficult times, games such as Saturday’s win are simply another reminder of where they’ve been and how far they’ve come. They came into the game having lost four straight to the Wildcats; now UA is just the latest team to see such a win streak against Colorado come to an end.
“We’re getting closer to that complete game,” Liufau said. “We needed the offense to come around and help the defense out. Our special teams played well. We know we can play better; we just have to go out and do that next week.”
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Stuart
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