Henry Takes UTSA To 17-16 Win At Colorado State

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Robert Henry Jr., the nation’s main rusher coming into the weekend, ripped off landing performs of 76 and 74 yards as UTSA edged Colorado State 17-16 on Saturday night time at Canvas Stadium.

Henry completed with 144 yards on 21 carries and added a 74-yard landing reception, accounting for each of the Roadrunners’ scores. His 76-yard burst up the center halfway via the second quarter gave UTSA (1-2) its first lead, and he turned a brief go from Owen McCown right into a 74-yard dash with 4:49 remaining to place the Roadrunners up 17-10 .

Colorado State (1-1) answered with Jackson Brousseau’s 4-yard landing go to Rocky Beers with 29 seconds left, however the Rams’ two-point conversion go failed. Colorado State initially kicked the tying PAT, however took the purpose off the board after a UTSA penalty.

McCown went 14 of 27 for 173 yards and the one lengthy landing to Henry, whereas the UTSA protection got here up with three sacks, led by Nnanna Anyanwu’s 3.0 for 19 yards misplaced .

Colorado State outgained UTSA 407-345 behind Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi’s 176 passing yards and Brousseau’s 78-yard, one-touchdown reduction stint. Lloyd Avant added 96 speeding yards for the Rams, who settled for a 23-yard area objective within the second quarter and got here up quick on the ultimate play .