Colorado State extends Bobo’s contract through 2022
No charges filed against Oklahoma RB Anderson
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State extended the contract of football coach Mike Bobo through the 2022 season after another year ended with a bowl appearance.
Bobo has led the Rams to a bowl game in each of his three seasons, including the Gildan New Mexico Bowl against Marshall on Saturday.
The agreement lengthens the original five-year deal that started in 2015. He will make $1.8 million in 2018 — a $150,000 increase over what he would have made in his original deal — with increases of $100,000 each season through 2022. He also will receive bonuses based on the team reaching certain performance goals.
Bobo earned $1.55 million this fall in addition to a $50,000 bonus for reaching the bowl, the Denver Post reported.
Bobo is 21-17 since joining the Rams after serving as the offensive coordinator at Georgia, where he also played quarterback (1994-97).
Colorado State opened a new on-campus football stadium on Aug. 26 in style by beating Oregon State in front of a crowd of 37,583. OKLAHOMA: Running back Rodney Anderson will not be charged after a woman accused him of sexual assault, Cleveland (Okla.) County District Attorney Greg Mashburn said Thursday.
The accusation stemmed from a petition for a protective order in which the woman said Anderson assaulted her in her apartment and that she feared for her safety. An attorney for Anderson called the accusations “patently false,” saying the woman made them after Anderson declined her social invitations.
Anderson leads the Sooners with 960 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns and has 283 yards and five touchdowns receiving. Oklahoma plays Georgia in a College Football Playoff semifinal Jan. 1 in the Rose Bowl.
GEORGIA: A misdemeanor marijuana possession charge against inside linebacker Natrez Patrick has been dismissed, apparently clearing the way for him to play vs. Oklahoma.
Patrick was facing dismissal from the team under Georgia athletic rules for a third violation of the drug and alcohol policy. The school hasn’t commented on his playing status.
PEACH BOWL: Central Florida tailback Adrian Killins said his team’s speed will be a critical weapon against Auburn in the Jan. 1 game.
In fact, he added, “SEC football doesn’t have a lot of speed, honestly, so Auburn hasn’t seen any speed the way we have here. So I would say they’re in for a rude awakening because UCF football, we’re UCFast and UCFierce,” Killins said. “Defense will put 11 hats to the ball fast and furious and offense, we have a lot of guys that can go up and get the ball and make you miss and make good plays.”
DIVISION II: Texas A&M UniversityCommerce quarterback Luis Perez has won the Harlon Hill Trophy as Division II’s player of the year.
Perez has led his team into Saturday’s national championship game against West Florida with a 13-1 record. The senior from Chula Vista, Calif., received 198 total points in voting by Division II sports information directors released Thursday.
WEST VIRGINIA: Running back Justin Crawford will skip the Mountaineers’ bowl game to focus on preparing for the 2018 NFL Draft.
Injured West Virginia quarterback ■
Will Grier says he’ll return for his senior season in 2018.
OREGON: Senior running back Royce Freeman won’t play in the Las Vegas Bowl against Boise State on Saturday.