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Sep. 16—UTPB head coach Kris McCullough finally got a win against a Colorado school.
It took a couple of attempts but the Falcons helped him get one back on the Rocky Mountain State in UTPB’s 67-14 win against Adams State this past Saturday at Astound Broadband Stadium in Midland.
Last year, the Falcons were dealt a 35-27 loss to Western Colorado.
Then, over a week ago, UTPB fell to Colorado State-Pueblo 40-23.
It was not only a chance to get one back on a school from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference but also a redemption for the Falcons who were coming off their first loss of the season and moved to 2-1 overall, 1-0 in the Lone Star Conference.
“That state’s had my number, but we played a really good game in all phases,” McCullough said at Monday’s press conference at the D. Kirk Edwards Human Performance Center. “There were a few plays that I wish we had back, but overall, it was a good performance by our guys. I thought we really answered the call. The biggest thing I told our guys was that I thought our preparation last week was the best that we’ve ever had.”
>>INTERNAL BATTLE: McCullough says his players’ internal battle has been to simply be better than themselves.
That ended up being the key as the team focused on getting back on track after the loss at Colorado State-Pueblo.
“We have to go 1-0 every day,” McCullough said. “If we give anyone a glimmer a hope, they can take advantage of us. We don’t care what color jersey the other team has or what the other team’s name is. Our battle is with ourselves to be the best person we can be.”
>> TRENCHES: There wasn’t a whole lot for the Falcons to be upset about in Saturday’s blowout.
The team set the tone early with a 22-0 first quarter lead and kept its foot on the gas pedal.
The Falcons’ offense finished with 306 yards of rushing from 51 carries and 306 yards…
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Publish date : 2024-09-17 00:01:00
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