So much for a Rocky Mountain Showdown hangover. Down seven points at halftime, Colorado State scored three consecutive touchdowns between the third and fourth quarters, then got the last-minute stop they couldn’t a week earlier to beat Middle Tennessee State, 31-23, on Saturday night in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Nuer Gatkuoth strip-sacked MTSU quarterback Nicholas Vattiato on the game’s final play at the CSU 32-yard line, handing the Rams their first win of the season and sixth straight immediately after a loss to CU. “I think it’s just a testament to the brotherhood we’ve built,” CSU quarterback Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi said postgame on the ESPN+ broadcast.