GRR: Air Force
Things got a little tight in the Rocky Mountain over the weekend with Colorado State and Colorado winning very close games.
Colorado State had to really fight for it against Utah Valley and won 30-24. This game was a Rocky Mountain Conference semifinal, and so, really, CSU has probably booked a date with BYU.
The Men’s CRC 7s tournament has to have Lindenwood and Life as their favorites.
Both of these programs have performed very well on the national stage in 7s; Life was runner-up in the old CRC three times and the USA Rugby 7s championships once. They also won USA Rugby’s 7s championship in 2011.
Highly respected national collegiate champion coach Alan Osur has died.
The hoped-for fixture between the US Naval Academy and US Air Force Academy men will not happen.
Navy was due to travel to Colorado Springs, but was essentially unable to secure transportation to get there.
Air Force is still on track to travel to West Point for November 6.
The US Military Academy men’s teams do seem to be set for competition this fall, but there remains the caveat that it could all change in an instant.
Goff Rugby Report checked in with all three major service academy men’s teams to see what their plans were (and to confirm that their plans jibed with that of the other programs). Here’s what we can tell you: