With the Big XII Conference staging its preseason football media days on July 7-8 in Frisco, Texas, the Mountain West Conference was front and center this week in Las Vegas, where Air Force had two players named to the early all-league teams.
Northern Colorado will participate in the Big Sky Football Kickoff Weekend on July 25-27 in Spokane, Wash. Coach Ed Lamb leads the Bear attendees along with offensive lineman Levi Johnson (Colorado Springs) and defensive lineman Blake Weslin (Lakewood).
CU did not have any players earn preseason recognition at the event where Coach Deion Sanders appeared, along with quarterback Julian Lewis, wide receiver Danny Scudero, tight end Zach Atkins, and defensive backs Ben Finneseth (Durango), Naeten Mitchell, and Cree Thomas. READ MORE
Seniors running back Owen Allen and linebacker Blake Fletcher were on the All-Mountain West preseason teams. Wilson rushed for 750 yards last season for the Falcons with five scores, while Fletcher had 108 tackles. READ MORE
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference stages its annual media day on Wednesday (July 22) at the CAVEA Theater (4th floor, 890 Auraria Pkwy, 80202) on the campus of MSU Denver, with six Colorado schools involved: Adams State, Colorado Mesa, Colorado Mines, CSU Pueblo, Fort Lewis, and Western Colorado. READ MORE
With Black Hills State, Chadron State, New Mexico Highlands, and South Dakota Mines participating in the RMAC Kickoff, here is the interview schedule for the event.
Time, Team, Scheduled to Appear (Colorado hometown)
- 10 a.m., RMAC, Preseason All-RMAC Team & Coaches’ Poll
- 10:30 a.m., New Mexico Highlands, QB Collin Stucki, LB Dontavious Nelson, Coach Kurt Taufa’asau
- 10:45 a.m., Fort Lewis, WR Solomon Latimer (Colorado Springs), DE Walter Stauffer (Durango), Coach Johnny Cox
- 11 p.m., Chadron State, QB Aidan Thompson, LB William Stemler, Coach Jay Long
- 11:15 p.m., South Dakota Mines, RB Dawson Dunbar, LB Charlie Johnson, Coach Charlie Flohr
- 11:30 p.m., Black Hills State, RB Danny Davis, LB Cole Marquez, Coach Josh Breske
- 11:45 a.m., RMAC, Commissioner Danielle Harris
- 12:30 p.m., Colorado Mesa, OL Cooper Mumford, DB Gibson Leafgreen (Centennial), Coach Miles Kochevar
- 12:45 p.m., Adams State, RB Andre Branch, LB Zach Ray, Coach Levi Gallas
- 1 p.m., Western Colorado, WR Caden Measner (Greeley), LB Ian Loomis (Loveland), Coach Jas Bains
- 1:15 p.m., Colorado Mines, TE Blake Smotherman (Fort Collins), DL Joey Beckner (Holyoke), Coach Bob Stitt
- 1:30 p.m., CSU Pueblo, WR Marcellus Honeycutt Jr. (Aurora), DE A.J. Jordan (Colorado Springs), Coach Philip Vigil
