SAN DIEGO — Eventually, the direction of the conversation is going to have to change.
After Colorado State spent all week talking about how tough San Diego State’s defense was — and with good reason — someone is going to start using the same tones about the Rams’ offense.
For the fifth straight week, Colorado State was explosive with the ball, tearing apart the Aztecs’ defensive unit that ranked in the top 10 nationally in three major categories Saturday night. CSU scored 35 points in the first half of what became a 63-31 rout at Qualcomm Stadium.
Colorado State (7-5, 5-3 Mountain West) never let the MW West Division-leading Aztecs (9-3, 7-2) breathe, forcing them to play catchup all night. A week after out-rushing the top run team in the nation, the Rams beat down the No. 9 total defense.
CSU scored on its first three offensive possessions, punted, then scored two more times with Robert Ruiz adding a record-setting punt return for a score in between, finding little problem in solving the riddle CSU coach Mike Bobo said San Diego State’s defense presented.
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