A sliver of hope for Colorado State was sprinting up the seam just before halftime of the Rocky Mountain Showdown on Friday night.
Rams quarterback Nick Stevens, afforded a rare clean pocket, unleashed a deep pass for receiver Michael Gallup, who appeared to have a couple steps on Colorado cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon. Only the daylight didn’t last. Witherspoon turned on the jets and by the time the ball was about to hit Gallup’s hands inside the red zone, Witherspoon was in the air, hovering and waiting to knock the ball down.
The play became a footnote, if that, during CU’s 44-7 rout of its in-state rival, but it illustrated the speed and talent of a defense that has made head-turning strides over the past two seasons.