There was plenty of action in the double overtime win for the Beavers, as they took down the Colorado State Rams 39-31 at Reser Stadium on Saturday.

Overtime started with the Rams in possession, and after some penalties, they found the endzone on a 17-yard catch and run by Caleb Goodie. Then Gevani McCoy showed off his speed, rushing for his third touchdown of the game, on a 19-yard designed quarterback scamper.

Double overtime presented itself as Anthony Hankerson took the first handoff to the house for a 25-yard touchdown. He followed it up by running to his running back partner, Jam Griffin, and hugging him.

“It meant a lot, he looked me in my eyes and told me straight up, I need to know if you got me,” Hankerson said. “Just to come out and kinda put the icing on the cake and the first person I see after I celebrate with my teammates is my boy Jam on the sideline. I knew it meant a lot to the both of us.”

This was followed by a pass to Jermaine Terry II for the two point conversion. The Rams saw their back to the wall on a fourth down but lucked out with a pass interference call on Melvin Jordan IV.

“You can’t let it affect you too much,” Jordan IV said. “If you think of the last snap, you definitely will lose the following snap. Clear your mind and get ready to play the next snap.”

Tory Horton had a chance to catch a touchdown, but Andre Jordan Jr broke it up on the game’s last play to seal the deal.

The game didn’t start how quarterback McCoy wanted it to. A bobbled pass on his first passing attempt of the game led to an interception by CSU defensive lineman Gabe Kirschke, his first in his college career. 

The ensuing play resulted in a Justin Marshall touchdown after he bounced to the outside and ran the 12-yards almost untouched for the first score of the game.

After Anthony Hankerson was stopped multiple times, a gutsy call by head coach Trent Bray saw McCoy call his own number and split a pair of defenders on his way to a 29-yard touchdown, tying the game at seven a piece.

The next play saw Tory Holton bring in a 34-yard catch and run, and then Avery Morrow ran in for an 11-yard touchdown. A flag was thrown on the play, an illegal formation on the offense, reversing the touchdown call. Colorado State settled for a field goal, making the score 10-7 in favor of the Rams.

A 13-play drive is how the first half ended. The Beaver offense got some help from the Ram defense with a couple defensive holding penalties that moved the ball up to the one yard line. Hankerson turned on the afterburners and muscled his way into the endzone to retake the lead for the Beavers, 14-10. 

A few turnovers by the Beaver offense kept the Rams in the game up until this point, with the Rams unable to convert any of their third down attempts on offense.

For the Beavers, star running back Jam Griffin went down with an injury early in the first quarter after he fumbled the ball and was ruled out for the rest of the game.

“Couldn’t tell you that now,” Head coach Trent Bray said about if Griffin was out for the rest of the season.

On the Beavers second drive of the second half, McCoy took off on a fourth down to score his second rushing touchdown. McCoy had a day on the ground, rushing for a career high 91-yards on 10 carries and three touchdowns.

The ensuing drive had multiple third and long plays picked up, and the drive ended in a Tory Horton receiving touchdown. The Rams went for two and failed to pick it up, leaving them in a five point deficit. 

The Beavers lost possession after only one first down and punted the ball back to the Rams. It only took the Rams six plays, thanks to a Horton catch and run for 52-yards, to get another touchdown, yet this time they converted on the two point attempt, putting them up 24-21 with under two minutes remaining in the game.

The Beavers offense marched out on the field, and McCoy led them into field goal range, setting up a game tying field goal.

“It’s just a thing I live for,” McCoy said. “Coach put his trust in me to go out there and make a play, just put my team in the best position possible.”

The Beavers then drove 52-yards in a minute and a half, and Everett Hayes nailed a 44-yard field goal to tie the game at 24 apiece.

“I have every faith in Everett’s ability to make those kicks, and we gave him good protection, which helps a kicker a ton, and he was able to knock it through,” Bray said.