ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Darius Curry had Colorado State driving, the Rams’ first lead of the game in reach, when disaster struck.

Facing third-and-9 at the New Mexico 27-yard line with the score knotted at 10 and 12:44 to go, the redshirt freshman quarterback dropped back, set and fired — only to see his pass tipped high in the air at the line of scrimmage and flutter helplessly into safety Austin Brawley’s waiting arms.

Fifty-six yards later, Brawley had the Lobos back in business. And four plays after that, they were in the end zone and on their way to a white-knuckle 20-17 victory over Colorado State at University Stadium.

The Rams (2-8, 1-5 Mountain West) came into the game as 14.5-point underdogs, but stuck to the Lobos (7-3, 4-2) for much of the afternoon thanks to a defense that forc

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