Adams State University is looking for their first win of the season as they travel to South Dakota to take on the Black Hills State Yellow Jackets on Saturday.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The game will be streamed online through the RMAC Network. The radio broadcast will be a similcast from Black Hills. Adams State University and KSPK-FM have extended their broadcast partnership for three years. Listeners can tune in to KSPK on-air throughout all southern Colorado on 100.3 in Colorado Springs, Alamosa, and the San Luis Valley, 104.1 in South Fork and Trinidad, and 102.3 in Pueblo and Walsenburg. Fans nationwide can also tune in on KSPK's website (kspk.com).
 
WEATHER REPORT
Saturday's weather forecast is for Mostly sunny skies with a high of  83 degrees and winds south at 5 to 10 mph.
 
LEADING THE WAY
The Adams team has elected five captains for 2021: senior defensive lineman Alu Taito, senior tight end Ian Fryday, senior linebacker Braeden Meyer, senior running back Tyreik Campbell, and senior defensive end EJ Labaze.
 
WHERE WE LEFT OFF
The Grizzlies enter the game 0-3 overall and 0-1 in the RMAC after falling to Western Colorado on Saturday.
 
The Grizzly defense came out strong as they had four takeaways including a pick six. The Grizzlies should have had a second one on the ensuing drive, however, a penalty was wrongfully enforced eliminating the touchdown. The Grizzlies also failed to connect on field goal attempts to make it a closer game in the middle stanzas.
 
Offensively, the Grizzlies finished the game with 311 total yards of offense including 177 on the ground and 134 through the air. Tyreik Campbell was the top rusher as he finished the night with a 5.3 average per carry as he gained 117 yards on 18 attempts for 114 yards. John Buska made his season debut with a 13-of-39 showing through the air.
 
GETTING NIPPED
Black Hills State enters the game with a 2-1 record and an 0-1 RMAC record as their two wins this season come against Dickison State University (N.D.) (30-24) and William Jewell College (Mo.) (31-21).
 
Last week, the Yellow Jackets fell to CSU Pueblo in a nail biter 19-16. Black Hills State was down 16-0 entering the fourth quarter but two touchdowns sandwiched a 33-yard field goal that proved to be the game-winner.
 
Kielar Harpham led the team in receiving, scoring a touchdown on six catches for 88 yards. Matthew Collier scored a touchdown on the ground, rushing for 50 yards on 15 attempts. Nolan Susel added 64 yards on 10 rushing attempts as the Yellow Jackets totaled 153 yards on the ground compared to CSU Pueblo's 118 yards. Chance Eben completed 17 of 26 passing attempts for 204 yards and a touchdown.
Hasaan Williams had four catches for 61 yards, and also hauled in a pair of passes in the end zone on both successful 2-point attempts.
 
NEW LEADERSHIP
On April 26th, Adams State University removed the interim tag from Head Football Coach Jarrell Harrison, who officially became the 24th coach in Adams State football history.
 
Harrison joined Adams State football in 2016 as a Running Backs Coach and Special Teams Assistant under former Head Coach Timm Rosenbach. He was promoted to interim head coach on January 5, 2021, after the resignation of former Head Coach Josh Blankenship. Blankenship finished his two-year tenure with the Grizzlies with an 8-14 (.364) overall record; 8-12 (.400) RMAC.
 
Harrison makes history for Adams State University as he becomes the first African American to lead the football program, in this, the University's 100th year.
 
IN THE POLLS
The Adams State Grizzlies earned one first-place vote and were selected to finish in seventh place in the RMAC by the conferences' ten head coaches while the Yellow Jackets were selected to finish ninth in the conference.
 
AROUND THE RMAC
Colorado Mesa's Karst Hunter, South Dakota Mines' Kyante Christian and Chadron State's Gunnar Jonesn were named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week. Hunter earned the honor for the second week in a row.
 
Six games are on the docket this weekend in the RMAC as the Grizzlies and Yellow Jackets will be one of three 1:00 p.m. kickoffs. In addition, Fort Lewis and Western Colorado will meet in Gunnison and Chadron State and Colorado Mesa will meet up in Grand Junction.
 
CSU Pueblo will be in Rapid City, S.D. when they take on South Dakota Mines at 3:00 p.m. while New Mexico Highlands will be in Stephenville, Tex. For a non-conference match up with Tarleton State University at 6:00 p.m. and Colorado School of Mines and West Texas A&M will meet at 7:00 p.m. in Canyon, Texas in a non-conference clash.
 
NEXT TIME
Adams State will host South Dakota Mines in the Hall of Fame Game set for 1:00 p.m. inside Rex Stadium.