Coach Jason Eck has done a great job in turning around the New Mexico program. They're able to score at will and do a great job situationally, which lets them salt games away from their opponent. Since firing their coach, the Colorado State Rams have sort of mailed it in and expect the Lobos to show no sympathy towards them in this game.

If CSU thought dismissing Jay Norvell might provide a spark for the Rams; think again; ; CSU is 0-2 and being outscored a whopping 70-10 across the two games with interim Tyson Summers, hardly proving any upgrade from the end of the Norvell era . Indeed, the Rams could be excused for wishing rather to forfeit their remaining games, as any players with eligibility remaining look toward the portal. Among other negatives, the QB situation has been a mess since QB Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi was benched in September, then entering the portal. No wonder CSU has dropped six of its last seven games. Meanwhile, Jason Eck has the Lobos bowl-eligible and winging with back-to-back rousing wins over the Utags and UNLV. Play New Mexico

Colorado State fired its coach a few games ago and the team has responded by getting outscored 70-10 in its last two. Meanwhile, New Mexico still has a narrow path to the Mountain West Championship Game after last week's win over UNLV.