For the second-straight game to open the season, the Washington State Cougars will host a football team representing a public university located in a city of around 100,000 people in a Four Corners state (Saturday, 2 pm PT on Pac-12 Networks) . This week, that opponent is the University of Northern Colorado Bears, who hail from Greeley, Colo. and are members of the Big Sky conference.
You may be thinking, “UNC can’t possibly be a bigger deal than WeldWerks Brewing, which is also located in Greeley.” You’d be wrong. Northern Colorado is Greeley’s fourth-largest employer. WeldWerks doesn’t even crack the Top 10—even while producing delicious beers such as Juicy Bits IPA and barrel-aged Medianoche stouts.