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What Falcons fans need to know as Air Force hosts the Nevada Wolf Pack for the first time … under the Friday night lights. Who, where, when: Nevada (6-2, 3-1 Mountain West Conference) at Air Force (4-3, 3-1 MWC), tonight, 6 p.m. Mountain time (8 p.m. Eastern). TV: CBS Sports Network (Brad Johansen and Doug Chapman have the call). Gambling is illegal in most states (but not Nevada): Nevada is a 3.5-point favorite. RB news, Part I: Last week, the Falcons allowed 338 yards rushing to New Mexico’s Kasey Carrier, yet still came away with a victory over the Lobos.…

Saturday’s Air Force-New Mexico game wasn’t available on national cable television, so for those who missed it, a quick recap: Air Force’s leading rusher, Cody Getz, aggravated his left ankle injury on the first play of the game and didn’t return. Air Force allowed New Mexico junior Kasey Carrier to rack up 338 yards on the ground and three touchdowns. No Air Force running back topped 100 yards, and the Falcons’ leading rusher, junior Ty MacArthur, plays wide receiver. New Mexico jumped out to a 10-0 lead before the halfway point of the first quarter. … And despite all that,…

We’ve been Dublin-heavy this week as the start of the college football season nears, but Navy won’t be the only service academy to open its season Saturday — just the only one to do it on national television in a foreign country. Far from the spotlight but far more likely to come out victorious, Air Force will kick off against Football Championship Subdivision (the artists formerly known as Division I-AA; another name change pending) foe Idaho State. Here’s a quick breakdown. When and where: Saturday, noon Mountain time (2 p.m. Eastern), Falcon Stadium. TV: None, but the the game will…

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