Colorado vs Colorado State Preview and Prediction

DENVER, CO - AUGUST 29: The Centennial Cup is up for grabs as the Colorado State Rams face he Colorado Buffaloes in the Rocky Mountain Showdown at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on August 29, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. The Colorado State Rams defeated the Colorado Buffaloes 31-17 to capture the Centennial Cup. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /

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SEATTLE, WA – OCTOBER 07: Quarterback K.J. Carta-Samuels #11 of the Washington Huskies passes against the California Golden Bears in the fourth quarter at Husky Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) /

3 Reasons Colorado State will win

1. KJ Carta-Samuels is the real deal

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Previewing this matchup by position, we had a lot of unknowns at the quarterback position for Colorado State–KJ Carta-Samuels answered those questions against Hawaii.

His stat-line is a little inflated because the Rams were down by so much in the second-half and abandoned the running game, but impressive nonetheless.

Carta-Samuels completed 34-of-50 passes for 537 yards with five touchdowns to one interception.

The Rams totaled 653 yards of offense, their highest in the Mike Bobo era.

If Carta-Samuels replicated this success against the Buffs, we could see an upset in the works.

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