FORT COLLINS — First, Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi lost Fort Collins. Then, he lost his job.

The Canvas Stadium crowd, its frustration seeping over from the Rams barely beating FCS Northern Colorado at home two weeks ago, repeatedly booed Fowler-Nicolosi in CSU’s 17-16 loss to UTSA on Saturday. A bye week did CSU’s sputtering offense no favors, and at one point the Rams student section chanted “Take him out!” in reference to the struggling quarterback.

Head coach Jay Norvell finally did just that, benching the third-year starter in the final quarter. That sparked a pair of TD drives by backup Jackson Brousseau, including a potential game-tying score with 29 seconds left.

UTSA jumped offsides on the ensuing extra point, which CSU made, and Norvell elected to go for two from the 1-yard line wi

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