Colorado State just got absolutely shellacked 73-7 by Washington State, and head coach Jim Mora Jr. wasted no time after the game to say some folks at Colorado State “don’t know how to win.” Yeah, you read that right.
Mora’s Raw Truth After the Stomp
Washington State just flat out embarrassed Colorado State on Saturday night, running all over them for a crazy 73 points. We’re talking 58 rushes for 535 yards and a staggering NINE rushing touchdowns. That’s over nine yards per carry! Cougars QB Owen Eshelman barely threw for more yards per pass than the team ran per carry, going 13-of-14 for 135 yards and a score himself. This brutal loss sinks Colorado State to a truly rough 3-7 overall record, as they’ve now dropped seven of their last eight games. Mora, who came over from UConn at the end of the 2025 season, didn’t pull any punches in his postgame conference. He wrapped it up by saying, “Hopefully we can get a couple of wins, so they can learn how to win , what it takes to win. You know? I think that’s a real problem here. And it has been for many, many years. These are people here that don’t know how to win. The place I’d came from, they’d won 16 national championships in basketball so the whole school knew how to win. We gotta teach people around here how to win.” That’s a pretty scathing assessment, even for a frustrated coach.
The Defense is a Full-Blown Catastrophe
Mora’s blunt assessment comes as Colorado State’s defense has fallen apart in spectacular fashion. This team is giving up nearly 48 points per game, a number that’s just mind-blowing. They’ve allowed 137 points in their last two losses alone. When you look at the stats, it’s even worse: Colorado State is dead last, 138th out of 138 FBS teams, in scoring defense. To put that in perspective, Southern Miss is 137th at 36.5 points per game allowed, and they’re closer to the 79th-ranked team than they are to Colorado State. That’s not just bad, that’s historically awful. And it seems to have gotten worse since Mora’s viral midgame confrontation with former defensive coordinator Tyson Summers. Summers left the sideline mid-game during a 56-26 loss to Oregon State back on October 3, and Mora quickly said he was no longer with the program. Since Summers got the boot, Colorado State has given up at least 64 points three different times. The defense is in a complete freefall.
Mora says he hopes his guys will keep fighting over these last two games of the season. For Colorado State, the goal isn’t just about winning, it’s about trying to learn “what it takes to win.” Can they even snag one more win, let alone two, before this brutal season finally comes to an end? Because right now, the numbers are absolutely savage, and Mora’s words are definitely hanging heavy over Fort Collins.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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