Game Notes: CSU set for meeting with Florida in "The Swamp"

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Colorado State (1-2, 0-1 MW) at Florida (1-1, 0-1 SEC)
Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 | 2 p.m. MT
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (88,548) | Gainesville, Fla.

TV: SEC Network
Local Radio, Flagship: KARS 102.9 FM (Radio/TV Info)

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Colorado State clashes with a team from the SEC for the second week in a row, traveling to Gainesville to face Florida one week after defeating Arkansas 34-27 at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins (Sept. 8). It will be the first meeting between the Rams and Gators.
The Rams turned the game around after Arkansas scored touchdowns on its first two possessions of the second half to extend a 13-9 halftime lead to 27-9 with 7:28 to play in the third quarter. The Razorbacks also led the Rams in total yards, 393-164. From that point on, CSU outgained Arkansas 265-44, including 195-16 in the fourth quarter.
CSU scored its first touchdown of the game on its 11th possession with a 4-yard pass from QB K.J. Carta-Samuels to WR Preston Williams, capping a 7-play, 70-yard drive.
Senior kicker Wyatt Bryan became CSU's all-time leading scorer during the game, passing RB Steve Bartalo (294 points; 1983-86). He now has 300 career points after going 4-4 on field goal attempts—including a career-best 55-yarder to open the scoring—and 2-2 on PATs, to contribute 14 points in CSU's historic seven-point win.
Colorado State ranks 10th in FBS in passing offense, averaging 369.0 yards per game through the air.
Graduate transfer QB K.J. Carta-Samuels ranks 5th in FBS in passing yards per game (367.3) and 4th in completions per game (28.0). In the second half of Saturday's win over Arkansas, Carta-Samuels completed 22-27 for 291 yards and two touchdowns to finish the game 32-47-389, 2/1.
Junior WR Preston Williams ranks 4th in FBS in receptions per game (9.0) and 6th in receiving yards per game (130.3), and has four touchdown receptions in three games.
Williams caught 12 passes for 154 yards and two touchdowns in CSU's win over Arkansas. He has eclipsed 150 yards in two of his first three games as a Ram (188 vs. Hawai'i, 8/25/18).
Sophomore punter Ryan Stonehouse ranks 2nd in FBS in gross punting average (49.9), and had the two longest punts of his career in Saturday's night's win, of 70 and 68 yards.
Colorado State's three opponents thus far in 2018 have a combined record of 6-1: Hawai'i 3-0, Colorado 2-0, Arkansas 1-1.

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