Author: Brent Briggeman

The most encouraging sign for Air Force basketball was found in the words of freshman Kam Sanders following an 18-point loss. The Falcons fell 71-53 to Northern Colorado at home Wednesday. Air Force was outscored 30-9 from 3-point range and 20-5 over the final 10:33. If strictly viewed from a basketball lens, there would have…

When Air Force sits down at its team hotel for a Thanksgiving meal at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, minds won’t be stuck on three three-point losses, a disappointing 3-8 record or any other hardships suffered this year. Because, first, the thoughts and bellies will be filled with food. The meal is scheduled early in the day…

Details from Air Force’s 20-3 loss to New Mexico in front of 20,218 at Falcon Stadium on Saturday evening, the final home game of the season. AIR FORCE PLAYER OF THE GAME Brody Bujnoch, Jr., Inside Linebacker Thrust into a starting role because of an injury to Dallas Daley, Bujnoch made a career-high 10 tackles,…

Perspective came for Air Force senior Payton Zdroik before his final game at Falcon Stadium. The Falcons lost in a 20-3 lopsided contest to New Mexico, just the second loss in a home finale for the program since 2013 and the first home loss to the Lobos in 25 years. It might seem like a…

The finish line for Air Force football players remains at the same fixed point as always, but in relation to the rest of college football it is as if players are being plucked just as they’re hitting the final straightaway. The team will celebrate 32 seniors in their final home game vs. New Mexico at…

Air Force closes its home schedule with a conference matchup against New Mexico. Air Force (3-7) vs. New Mexico (7-3) Kickoff: 5 p.m. at Falcon Stadium (ticket information) TV/stream: CBS Sports Network — in Colorado Springs on DirecTV 221, Dish Network 158 and Xfinity/Comcast 170/846 as well as through the CBS Sports streaming devices Broadcast crew: Chris Lewis…

Much will be on the line for Air Force and New Mexico on Saturday, and not just from a sentimental standpoint. For Air Force, a loss would be the nail in the coffin for a bowl bid. The Falcons (3-7, 2-4 Mountain West) cannot get to eligibility, which would require six wins, but they can…

Air Force will match up with a team from the other end of the college football spectrum on Saturday. New Mexico has 30 transfers on their offensive and defensive two-deep depth chart. Air Force has no transfers. The Lobos entered the year with the fewest returning players (34) in the nation. The Falcons had nothing…