FORT COLLINS — There is an obvious disconnect.
On one end of the spectrum is Ryan Stonehouse. Colorado State’s sophomore punter sits second in the nation with his 50.4 average yards per attempt. On the other side sits the Rams’ net punting average, found at 108th in the nation at 34.6.
That’s too wide of a gap for anybody, where in it one finds the fact the Rams are allowing 22.4 yards per return, which sits 128th nationally. They have allowed three punt returns for touchdowns, tied with Boston College for the most this year.
It could have been worse, too, because Boise State could have another punt return for a touchdown, but it was called back by a flag on an illegal block CSU coach said wasn’t even necessary to spring Avery Williams.
Instead of the Rams flipping the field, their opponents are.
“As I told our team (Sunday) in the special teams meeting, and as (special teams) coach (Chase) Gibson told them, we’re not performing up to our standard,” Bobo said. “The main unit has been punt team. They were challenged again (Sunday). I said we’ve got to coach better and we’ve got to play better. If we can’t do something the way we want to do it — obviously we are not — then we have to change our approach. That was the message with the punt team and the punt team coaches.”
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