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Sunday, November 8, 2026

Boise State routs CSU 64-38; Larimer County eyes a 1A recount

Plus, Fort Collins utility rates will rise about 9% in 2027.

The Good Day Fort Collins team2 stories18 sources5 min read

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Boise State beats Colorado State 64-⁠38 at Canvas Stadium and the Rams fall to 3-⁠6

Boise State beat Colorado State by 26 points

  • Boise State64
    Colorado State38
    FinalPac-12 game at Canvas Stadium

Sources: The Gazette, CBS Sports

If you missed Saturday night at , Boise State beat Colorado State 64-38, which drops the Rams to 3-6 overall and 1-4 in play. The Broncos needed just two plays for their first touchdown and finished with 669 total yards.

  • Dylan Riley: 192 rushing, 88 receiving, 20 on a kickoff return
  • Hauss Hejny: 253 passing yards, two TDs, 69 rushing yards
  • Boise State: 8-1 overall, 5-0 in the Pac-12
  • Games with 600+ yards allowed by CSU this year: three

Backup Max Cutforth, filling in for injured starter Maddux Madsen, threw four touchdown passes and ran for another. CSU gave up touchdowns on all of Boise State's first four possessions.

Boise State's offense dominated Saturday night

669
total yards for Boise State
300
all-purpose yards for Dylan Riley
317
passing yards for Max Cutforth
3-6
Colorado State's overall record

Sources: The Gazette, CBS Sports

“I've been doing this a long time and I've never been involved with something like this. It's disappointing.”

Jim Mora, Colorado State head coach

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Rocky Mountain, Timnath and Windsor head to state volleyball, and Windsor FFA earns national honors

If you follow high school sports, it was a good weekend. Rocky Mountain's volleyball team won its Class 5A home regional and is headed to state for the first time since 2018. Timnath and Windsor also won regional titles among double-digit Northern Colorado qualifiers.

8 yearssince Rocky Mountain last made the state volleyball tournament

The Lobos' last trip to state was in 2018.

Source: The Coloradoan

Windsor High School FFA teams also earned national honors at the 99th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis. The Parliamentary Procedure team tied for fifth nationally, and the Food Science and Technology team finished eighth.

Windsor FFA teams brought home gold and bronze placings

TeamResult
Parliamentary ProcedureGold, tied for fifth
Food Science and TechnologyGold, eighth
Agricultural CommunicationsBronze
Meats Evaluation and TechnologyBronze

Source: North Forty News

  • Food Science team: invited to an Atlanta expo in January
  • Will Steinhausen: ninth individually, $400 scholarship
  • American FFA Degrees: Clara Howell and Cailyn Landon
  • Weld RE-4 students competed in four national events

News Notes

Ballot Issue 1A

Larimer County is planning for a recount of , a proposed sales and use tax for county programs and projects. The measure is passing by just 314 votes, which is within the margin that triggers a mandatory recount. The Coloradoan

Utility rates

Fort Collins City Council approved 2027 rate increases of about 9% across electricity, water, stormwater and wastewater at its Nov. 3 meeting. The Coloradoan

Winter Wonderland

NoCo Winter Wonderland, the drive-thru light display east of Fort Collins, opens Thanksgiving evening with almost 500,000 lights and 22 animated displays. Tickets cost $25 per vehicle, and participating nonprofits get $5 for each ticket bought with their promotional code. BizWest

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Tickets to NoCo Winter Wonderland cost $25 per vehicle. The event drew more than 40,000 visitors and 9,700 vehicles in 2025.

Source: BizWest

Coffee for a Cure

Human Bean Northern Colorado raised $67,569.08 at its 21st annual Coffee for a Cure on Oct. 16, with proceeds going to local nonprofits' cancer-care programs. BizWest

Gives Day

is Dec. 8, and Homeward Alliance's executive director, David Rout, says it is one of two big fundraising days a year for the group. Homeward Alliance runs The Murphy Center in Fort Collins. The Colorado Sun

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Around Colorado

Ski season

Loveland Ski Area opened Saturday for its 89th season, with $60 lift tickets to mark 60 years of snowmaking. Three runs are open for now, and Copper Mountain plans to open Sunday. Marketing director Loryn Roberson said the mountain announced the opening just a day ahead on purpose, because "it's all up to Mother Nature." She also talks about what's new at Loveland this season. CBS ColoradoSummitDaily.com9NEWS

Loveland went from making snow to opening in weeks

  1. Oct. 15Loveland started making snow.
  2. Nov. 6Loveland announced it would open the next day.
  3. Nov. 7Loveland Ski Area opened its 89th season with three runs.
  4. Nov. 8Copper Mountain plans to open to skiers and riders.

Sources: CBS Colorado, SummitDaily.com

Football playoffs

All seven classifications are now in the Colorado high school football postseason, one week after Class 2A kicked off on Halloween weekend. The Coloradoan

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The Wrap

Darkness fell over downtown Friday, Nov. 6, and a large crowd waited in the square for the city's annual holiday lights to spring to life. The Coloradoan reports that thousands of LED bulbs were switched on in Old Town. With a clear forecast and a high of 67 today, a stroll under them sounds easy. Sparkle achieved.

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  1. Fri., Nov. 13Poudre board keeps Blevins Middle School open; rail tax passes
  2. Thurs., Nov. 12CSU volleyball wins 14 straight and will host the Pac-12 tournament
  3. Wed., Nov. 11Veterans Day: free state parks for vets, plus a downtown hotel plan
  4. Tues., Nov. 10CSU researchers are building AI to forecast hail days ahead
  5. Mon., Nov. 9Boise State beats CSU 64-38; Copper opens for ski season
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Boise State routs CSU 64-38; Larimer County eyes a 1A recount

Plus, Fort Collins utility rates will rise about 9% in 2027.

The TLDR

  1. Boise State beats Colorado State 64-38 at Canvas Stadium
  2. Rocky Mountain, Timnath and Windsor head to state volleyball
  3. Larimer County plans a recount of Ballot Issue 1A
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