Mike Brohard / Loveland Reporter-Herald)
FORT COLLINS — A nerve had been struck.
Sometimes when a coach's eyes light up like so, and there is an intense nature to the speech pattern, a reporter knows. It doesn't always mean irritation, either.
In this case, it was the opposite. An appreciation ... No, an admiration.
Colorado State football coach Mike Bobo didn't even wait for the question to be formed, all he needed was the topic and he was ready to roll.
"Nolan Peralta is what I want on this football team," said Bobo, who was just getting started.