Iowa Small College Football Results: October 21, 2017

How’s this for a fish story? The Rockies led Miami 8-4 entering the ninth inning Tuesday night at Coors Field. Then the Rockies lost 9-8 when the Marlins scored five runs in the top of the inning off shaky relievers Tyler Kinley and Angel Chivilli. Talk about the one that got away. Kinley served up a bases-load, two-run double to Miami designated hitter Jake “Smash” Burger.

BOULDER — The old guard wasn’t worried about the Mid 12. Or the Nebraska trip. Or CSU and all those old wounds. Deion Sanders was eight points away from 6-6. Have the Buffs learned how to get out of their own way? “If their penalty problems have been resolved, that, to me, is even more important than it was last year,” FOX Sports analyst and former NFL lineman Geoff Schwarz said of the Buffs, who open their season Thursday night at Folsom Field against plucky North Dakota State. “So that’s always the (concern), I think, for college programs like CU.

Colorado Mobile users, tap here to see the schedule. Date Opponent Time TV Aug. 29 North Dakota State 6 p.m. ESPN Sept. 7 at Nebraska 5:30 p.m. NBC Sept. 14 at Colorado State 5:30 p.m. CBS Sept. 21 Baylor TBA TBA Sept. 28 at Central Florida TBA TBA Oct. 12 Kansas State TBA TBA Oct. 19 at Arizona TBA TBA Oct. 26 Cincinnati TBA TBA Nov. 9 at Texas Tech TBA TBA Nov. 16 Utah TBA TBA Nov. 23 at Kansas TBA TBA Nov. 29 Oklahoma State 10 a.m. ABC Sarah Kelly, deputy sports editor: The Buffs will survive a scare — and perhaps some fun smack talk about Ralphie’s true species — from the Bison, but the road stays rocky against an improved Nebraska team and a CSU squad that tasted blood last season.

This year, Wyoming has a 6-foot-5, 245-pound dual-threat quarterback who wears No. 17 and has the talent to turn heads across the country. Sound familiar? No, former Cowboys star and current Bills QB Josh Allen isn’t back in Laramie. But the Cowboys have a signal-caller with a nearly identical build, the same number and a similar skill set in Evan Svoboda. New head coach Jay Sawvel, who took over after Craig Bohl retired following a decade-long run, begins a new era of Cowboy football following a recognizable formula.

Editor’s note: These capsules highlight 10 Paralympians with Colorado ties who will compete in the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. In determining who counted as a Coloradan, we included athletes who attended a Colorado high school or college, as well as those who currently live or train primarily in the state.  PARATRIATHLON Kyle Coon Colorado connection: Lives in Carbondale, trains in Colorado Springs. What to know: Placed fifth in the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 and has five wins on the World Triathlon Para Series circuit.

A new set of faces will decide how well Air Force football does this fall. The Falcons bring back just one starter on offense and three on defense in a complete roster turnover from last year’s 9-4 team. Of 134 Division I FBS teams, Air Force ranks last in returning production. Head coach Troy Calhoun, entering his 18th year at the helm in Colorado Springs and coming off three straight bowl seasons in which the Falcons racked up 29 total wins, is embracing the challenge. “You look at the gap between the team that’s 133rd (in returning production), and where we are at 134th, it’s a gigantic space,” Calhoun said.