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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-20 · by Pat Graham The Associated Press
LJ Martin rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns, including a 56-yard run on the second play of the game, helping No. 11 BYU defeat Colorado State 41-23 in Fort Collins on Saturday night. The Cougars finished with 559 total yards, while Colorado State’s quarterback injuries hampered their performance; starter Hauss Hejny and backup K’saan Farrar were sidelined due to injury, leaving Darius Curry to finish the game. Following derogatory chants from some fans directed at BYU, Colorado State issued an apology for the behavior.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-20,
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Story summary
On Saturday night, LJ Martin rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns, including a 56-yard run on the second play of the game, as No. 11 BYU beat Colorado State 41-23 in Fort Collins, Colorado. This victory marked BYU’s fourth consecutive season starting with a 3-0 record. The Cougars finished with 559 total yards, while Martin contributed significantly with 173 rushing yards before halftime. Meanwhile, the Rams' quarterback situation was troubled by injuries, forcing them to use their third-string QB in the fourth quarter after initial starters and backups were sidelined. With this loss, Colorado State's new coach Jim Mora experienced his first defeat since taking over the team.
Written for “BYU Football Win” on 2026-10-04,
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — LJ Martin rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns, including a 56-yard run on the second play of the game, and No. 11 BYU beat Colorado State 41-23 on Saturday night to move to 3-0 for a fourth straight season.
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BYU → rush → season
The Cougars now have 20 seasons where they’ve started 3-0, with six under coach Kalani Sitake.
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they → have → Sitake
Martin had 173 of his yards rushing in the first half.
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Martin → have → half
The reigning Big 12 offensive player of the year carried the ball once in the second half with BYU up big.
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BYU → reign → half
Martin and the BYU offense had to wait an extra 37 minutes to get started after a thunderstorm pushed back the kickoff time.
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thunderstorm → have → time
The Cougars finished with 559 total yards.
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Cougars → finish → yards
Bear Bachmeier had 227 yards passing and an interception.
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Bachmeier → have → yards
Freshman receiver Legend Glasker caught five passes for 131 yards and had a rushing TD.
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Glasker → catch → TD
The Rams (2-1) took their first loss under coach Jim Mora, who was brought in after turning around the program at UConn.
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who → take → UConn
Hejny threw for 80 yards and a score before being banged up late in the first quarter.
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Hejny → throw → quarter
Farrar had 70 yards and an interception but was helped up off the turf and went into the medical tent early in the fourth quarter.
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Farrar → have → quarter
Darius Curry took over for the rest of the game and threw a late TD.
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Curry → take → TD
Apology from Colorado State
Colorado State issued an apology to BYU for derogatory chants from the student section.
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State → issue → section
“Mocking anyone’s faith has no place at CSU,” the school said in a statement.
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school → mock → statement
“It runs counter to our community’s values and to who we are.
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we → run → values
BYU’s players, coaches and fans deserved better.
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players → deserve → better
We are addressing this with our students.”
The takeaway
BYU: The Cougars won their first true road game of a season for the ninth straight time under Sitake.
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Cougars → address → Sitake
The Rams have dropped 28 straight games to ranked teams.
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Rams → drop → teams
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