CSU Pueblo outlasts Chadron State in double overtime thriller to claim RMAC football title

The CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves are the RMAC s new drama kings Roman Fuller identified receiver Marcellus Honeycutt Jr for a -yard walk-off touchdown pass in double overtime to lift the fifth-ranked ThunderWolves to their second straight RMAC football title with a - preeminence over No Chadron State on Saturday inside the ThunderBowl CSU Pueblo rallied from a double-digit deficit for the third week in a row following up record-breaking comeback wins over Western Colorado - and Colorado Mines - OT with another afternoon of drama that pushed them to - on the season and - in RMAC play Fuller CSU Pueblo s senior quarterback finished with yards and three touchdowns on -of- passing with Reggie Retzlaff catching of those passes for yards and two scores Loveland High product Zack Rakowsky had catches for yards while George Washington High s Honeycutt had four receptions for yards and the game-winning TD Chadron State - - took a - lead on Wyatt Sprague s -yard touchdown run with left in the second quarter before Pueblo definitively punched back with a nine-play -yard march that ended with Fuller finding Retzlaff for a -yard number and - deficit at the break Kiahn Martinez gave the ThunderWolves their first lead since the first quarter on a -yard plunge with left in the third quarter but Chadron State kicker Wilson Yee answered with a -yard field goal that knotted the sum at with left in regulation and set up the overtime drama to come The two teams traded touchdowns in the first overtime with Retzlaff s second TD reception of the championship right away followed by Jake Marschall s -yard scoring run for Chadron State The ThunderWolves then forced a -yard field goal on Chadron State s second OT possession allowing Fuller to Honeycutt to end it in walk-off fashion CSU Pueblo will now have to wait to see where it lands in the NCAA Division II playoffs during Sunday s selection show at p m on NCAA com RMAC football Saturday s scores Related Articles CSU Rams upset bid falls short at New Mexico despite promising performance from Darius Curry Air Force s bowl hopes dashed Liam Szarka s season likely over after loss at UConn Keeler CU Buffs next AD has to convince Deion Sanders to fire friends hire better coaches Wish them luck CSU defensive back Jace Bellah making most of of opportunties CSU Rams vs New Mexico Lobos football How to watch storylines and staff predictions Colorado School of Mines Fort Lewis Western Colorado Colorado Mesa South Dakota Mines Adams State Black Hills State New Mexico Highlands Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams