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DENVER -- Alex Kelley turned in Colorados first TD of the season. Quite an achievement for an offensive lineman.Sefo Liufau threw for 318 yards to become Colorados all-time leading passer and Kelley recovered a fumble for a score as the Buffaloes rolled past Colorado State 44-7 on Friday night.I didnt know I scored until I ran off the field, said Kelley, who jumped on Liufaus fumble in the end zone. Everyone said I scored and I celebrated then.Kelleys next mission: Find that football. Its the first TD of his life. Hes never so much as had one in practice.Tailback Phillip Lindsay had two TDs for Colorado (1-0), which built a 37-0 lead heading into the fourth quarter. The defense did its part, forcing four turnovers and bottling up the Rams (0-1) all evening.Liufau made an unexpectedly quick recovery from left foot surgery to return for his senior season. He showed hes up to speed by rushing for 66 yards. He also threw one TD pass.This version of Sefo we have right now is way better (than before he was hurt), Kelley said. His passion for the game? I feel like its never been this high. His work ethic? Never been this high. You could see it tonight -- it was on point most of the night. Hes completely better than before.On Colorados opening possession, Liufau surpassed Cody Hawkins (7,409 yards, 2007-10) as the schools leading passer. Later on that drive, Liufau fumbled going into the end zone, but his center, Kelley, pounced on the loose football -- the first score by a Colorado offensive lineman since Heath Irwin on Oct. 28, 1995.Im happy for Alex, said Liufau, whose team had 578 yards of total offense. But I should take care of the football.Colorado State coach Mike Bobo kept his starting quarterback secret until game time. Starter Nick Stevens never found his rhythm, finishing 6 of 20 for 31 yards and two interceptions. His backup, Georgia transfer Faton Bauta, provided a late spark. Bauta threw a 5-yard TD pass to Marcus Wilson to start the fourth quarter. It prevented the first shutout in the series since 1957.Its embarrassing. Totally embarrassed our name, Bobo said. Theres only one (thing) weve got to do, weve got to go back to work. We can talk about a lot of things, what ifs. Bottom line, we got our tails whipped tonight.QUITE A GRABColorado receiver Bryce Bobo turned in a nifty one-handed grab down the left sideline just before halftime. It set up a Lindsay score to give the Buffaloes a 31-0 lead.A couple of plays before that, I dropped a wide open pass. It hit me dead in the hands, Bobo explained. Sefo gave me a chance to go deep and threw me the ball again. It happened to be a one-handed catch. I work on one-handed catches in practice. It paid off.QB QUANDARYMike Bobo will reassess his muddy QB situation as both Stevens and Bauta failed to ignite the offense.We really werent executing anywhere, not just the quarterback position, Bobo said. Weve got to be able to throw the ball more than we did tonight, at a higher percentage.Well reassess it and figure out who gives us the best chance to win next week.THE TAKEAWAYColorado State: Shake it off. The Rams were an 8 1/2-point underdog, anyway. Mike Bobo and his team started 1-2 last season and still went to the Arizona Bowl.Colorado: This takes some pressure off coach Mike MacIntyre, whos on the hot seat entering his fourth season. His career record at Colorado is now 11-27. With a veteran-laden squad, the Buffaloes are trying to earn their first bowl trip since 2007.This is the best football team weve had since Ive been here, MacIntyre said.UP NEXTColorado State: Host University of Texas at San Antonio, Sept. 10. Beat the Roadrunners 33-31 last season.Colorado: Host Idaho State, Sept. 10. Its the first meeting between the two schools. Colorado is 4-2 all-time against FCS teams. Air Force 1 Sale . Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek defeated Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (4) on the indoor hard-court at Belgrade Arena. The victory improved the Czech pairs impressive cup doubles record to 14-1. Air Force 1 Wholesale . -- Teemu Selanne scored the first goal of his 22nd NHL season, and the Anaheim Ducks extended the best start in franchise history with their fifth straight victory, 3-2 over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. https://www.cheapairforce1outlet.com/ . It might not have mattered. While the Dodgers are preparing for the playoffs, the Padres showed their future has promise behind two rookies. Air Force 1 For Sale . The injury bothered Bledsoe in the Suns victory over the Clippers on Monday and he sat out the teams home loss to Memphis on Thursday night. Air Force 1 Store . Then the Pacers gave Oladipo and his Orlando teammates the cold shoulder. Paul Georges buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter spurred a 21-4 run, finally sending Indiana past the Magic 97-87 in a tougher-than-expected opening night matchup. An old adage in college football has been never play for a field goal.It might be time for the pros to take heed.Particularly in overtime.For the first time in 19 years, the NFL has had two ties in a season. On consecutive weekends, no less, and punctuated by poor placekicking. It nearly was three draws, including a pair on Sunday, which would have been a league first. But Oakland knocked off Tampa Bay with 1:45 remaining in overtime by avoiding a field goal try and throwing for the winning points.Ties are strange creatures in the NFL, and coaches tend to be unsure how to avoid them. Should they be aggressive or conservative in the extra session? How do you use the clock? Most importantly, when do you strategize for a winning kick?Maybe the answer to that one is simply never.Bruce Arians and Pete Carroll were burned by that approach in the 6-6 deadlock between Arizona and Seattle last weekend. On Sunday, in a 27-27 tie in London between Washington and Cincinnati that was one of the most watchable games of a mostly pedestrian 2016 season so far, the Redskins got scorched by a field goal failure in OT. The Bengals had their kicking woes in regulation.I need to make those kicks, bottom line, said Dustin Hopkins , who hooked a 34-yarder in OT seconds after his successful kick was negated because Cincinnati called a timeout. I try my very best every time I go out, and thats kind of the only standard I can hold myself to. Obviously, I expect more from myself. I cant expect anything more from these guys. They played their heart out, so Im disappointed for them.Just as disappointing as the botched kicks by Hopkins or Arizonas Chandler Catanzaro or Seattles Steven Hauschka is the uncertainty on the part of Arians, Carroll, Washingtons Jay Gruden and Cincinnatis Marvin Lewis for handling overtime. Gruden even facetiously suggested he and hhis players didnt know games could end in ties.ddddddddddddI dont know how to react, Gruden said. I didnt think it was possible to tie. I know there was a tie last week in Arizona, but I was like, `How the heck did they tie?Now we know.Draws -- yes, a nod to the 27-27 affair in England -- also confuse the playoff tiebreakers. All four of the teams who played ties this month made the playoffs last year. If they become contenders again, well, good luck figuring out all the permutations.While those ties were packed with drama, they werent necessarily filled with strong play. Its generally true that defenses get worn down quicker than offenses in the NFL, and that looked particularly true of the Bengals on Sunday. They were spared defeat as much by mistakes by Washington as anything.On the other hand, in the Cardinals-Seahawks prime tie last Sunday, the play of both defenses ranged from stingy to spectacular. Sure, there was some clunky offense, but much of it was caused by the likes of Richard Sherman and Patrick Peterson.Theres also the issue of exhaustion. A 60-minute game, especially if its close and extremely physical, usually leads to underwhelming overtimes. While the situations have improved with the current rule that, barring an immediate touchdown both teams must get a possession, the coin toss to begin OT still has too big a role. The team going on offense first has a huge edge -- witness the Cowboys victory Sunday night against Philadelphia.While the NFL is loath to copy nearly anything the colleges originated, perhaps something similar to their OTs would provide a more level playing field. One thing it would ensure is no more ties.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '