BOULDER — It went down as a big play for Kenneth Olugbode, but he was happy to share the glory with fellow inside linebacker Rick Gamboa and defensive back Chidobe Awuzie.
With the Rocky Mountain Showdown tied 17-17 midway through the fourth quarter Saturday, Colorado's linebackers were on the lookout for a Colorado State screen pass on third-and-9 at the Colorado 38-yard line. The screen went to running back Dalyn Dawkins, who was hit immediately by Gamboa. The ball went up in the air, and Olugbode grabbed it.
"When the back stepped up in the screen, Rick hit him, the ball went up and I said, 'I've got to get it,' " said Olugbode, who turned it into a 60-yard pick-six that gave CU the lead.