Here’s the eighth installment of the weekly Mountain West Football Notebook, compiled each week by Chadd Cripe of the Idaho Statesman with contributions from beat writers around the league.
More injuries look like they may force Air Force into again changing its style offensively.
The Falcons went into this season loaded with pass catchers and with a pass-first quarterback in Nate Romine. Then, tight end Garrett Griffin went down to a knee injury in warmups before the first game and Romine was lost for the season in Game 2.
Enter Karson Roberts, a run-first quarterback. Air Force tried making its way behind its two standout fullbacks – D.