FORT WORTH, Texas — Colorado State senior safety Klint Kubiak, who came into the weekend leading the defense with 48 tackles, wanted to play his final season without an injury.
Kubiak underwent surgery last week for a torn pectoral muscle. CSU coach Steve Fairchild said it likely will end his career.
Ivory Herd made his first career start in Kubiak’s place.
Kubiak broke into the lineup as a true freshman in 2005 but missed 2007 for a medical hardship and half of last season with a variety of ailments.
Kubiak’s departure was not announced until 90 minutes before the game. Earlier in the week, it was announced that younger brother, third-team quarterback Klay Kubiak, had surgery for a chronic shoulder ailment.
Sign of the times.
Two TCU students in their purple and white body paint: “CSU Football: A bigger hoax than balloon boy.”
BCS numbers.
The BCS standings debuts today. Obviously, TCU coach Gary Patterson is very much aware. He has said all year he wasn’t interested in running up scores to impress pollsters, just winning.
“When you hold somebody under 200 yards, that’s not good enough for some people. If 44 points isn’t enough for some people, what do you do?” Patterson said.
Footnotes.
The Rams have lost to the Mountain West’s big three (BYU, Utah and TCU) by a combined score of 110-42. . . . This was the first time the Rams didn’t score a touchdown since a 27-3 loss to Utah on Oct. 27, 2007. . . . Backup quarterback Jon Eastman saw his first extended duty of the season, completing 3-of-5 passes for 53 yards.
