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The Colorado School of Mines football team is done playing nip-and-tuck games away from Golden — at least for now. The Orediggers submitted their strongest offensive performance of the season Saturday in Alamosa, piling up a season-high 638 yards in a 56-14 rout of Adams State in RMAC play. Quarterback Evan Foster did it all, completing 25 of 31 passes for 326 yards and four touchdowns, running for 57 yards on four carries, and even reeling in a 17-yard scoring pass from Landon Walker on a trick play. The 12th-ranked Orediggers (6-1, 4-1 RMAC) rumbled for 288 yards on the ground against out-manned Adams State (0-7, 0-5 RMAC), which lost starting quarterback Chase Nelson in the first half and never recovered.

AIR FORCE ACADEMY — Fueled by pride, passion and pageantry, rivalries have long put the pizzazz in college football. But as conference realignment continues to reshape the landscape, rivalries are an endangered species. That’s likely the case for the decades-old Colorado State-Air Force showdown. The two teams met for the 62nd time Saturday night at Falcon Stadium where the Rams had not won since 2022.

Initial observations from the CU Buffs’ 34-7 win over the Arizona Wildcats in Big 12 play at Arizona Stadium. Paging Sean Payton: An onside kick attempt to start the game? Did Arizona head coach Brent Brennan consult the Broncos’ Sean Payton earlier this week? Bold move, to say the least — if not a very bright one.

Colorado’s Supreme Court turned down a request from 11th Judicial District Attorney Linda Stanley to postpone her disbarment Friday, rejecting arguments that immediately stopping her from practicing law would burden her financially and disrupt the work of her office. Presiding disciplinary judge Bryon Large wrote in his order denying Stanley’s request that he was unswayed by claims that disbarring Stanley before a ruling on her appeal or before her term as DA expires in January would damage the public’s confidence in the legal system or interfere with the work of prosecutors. “Lawyers serving as publicly elected officials are not subject to special, more lenient, standards,” Large wrote.

A motorcyclist has crashed and died in Denver’s Lowry area, closing the intersection of Red Cross Way and East First Place. Denver police announced the fatal crash and closure of the intersection on social media at 3:15 p.m. Police advised drivers to expect delays in the area and use detours around the intersection. Get more Colorado news by signing up for our Mile High Roundup email newsletter.

Forecasting the Rockies’ offseason is like forecasting Colorado’s weather. It’s an inexact science. But there are trends to watch and indications of what’s likely to come. The most important and obvious trend is the Rockies’ ongoing youth movement. If the talent blossoms, as general manager Bill Schmidt and manager Bud Black believe it will, a turnaround could happen, if not in 2025, then in ’26. The Rockies’ “construction project,” as they prefer to call it, will continue during the offseason and into spring training. Following is my offseason forecast: • Colorado’s payroll will take a dip in 2025, multiple sources confirmed. That’s because the team’s spending is closely tied to its TV revenue and that revenue has fallen.