FORT COLLINS — This could have been one of the worst days in Colorado State football history.
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi, and a controversial overturned touchdown in the waning moments, made sure it was just a massive scare, and not a stunning upset for the Northern Colorado Bears. The Rams survived Saturday night with a 21-17 victory at Canvas Stadium, but there will be plenty of coaching tape from this one.
Fowler-Nicolosi fled the pocket on third-and-10 from the Bears’ 13-yard line and dove just inside the pylon in the front-left corner of the end zone for the game-winning touchdown with 45 seconds remaining. He was originally ruled down, but a review confirmed one of the most important touchdowns in recent Rams history.
Even the ending wasn’t easy for the Rams. The Bears moved the ball