Air Force coach Troy Calhoun opened spring football practice Tuesday with the idea that all positions are open. Junior Shea Smith of Odessa, Texas, who was Shaun Carney’s understudy during Air Force’s 9-4 season last fall, was penciled in as starting quarterback, but Calhoun stressed it wasn’t definite.
“There’s not a spot on our team where we have a starter right now,” Calhoun said. “We’re several weeks away before we get to that. The quarterback position is one of the most important issue this spring.”
Calhoun welcomed about 90 players, including eight starters from last season.
“We had too many players in red jerseys,” Calhoun said. “We had some good work today, but our players have to learn that if they’re going to play they have to practice.”
• Two AFA fencers, Peter French and Daniel Trapani, qualified in individual epee for the NCAA Tournament to be held March 13-15 in Columbus, Ohio.
CSU signs Fossil Ridge star.
Elizabeth Johnson of Fort Collins’ Fossil Ridge High School, who won the 2006 and 2007 4A discus title and the 2007 shot put crown, signed a Colorado State scholarship offer.
Rage wins.
After blowing a two-goal lead, the Rocky Mountain Rage rebounded for a 5-4 overtime win over the Arizona Sundogs at the Broomfield Event Center. Clay Plume got the game-winner 2:34 into the extra session off assists from Ladislav Kouba and Jami Yoder. The Rage is tied with Colorado atop the Central Hockey League’s Northwest Division.
– Irv Moss, The Denver Post
