CO Mines was involved in a bizarre one against Washburn in Topeka, KS, yesterday (9/5/26) that concluded in a 16-16 tie. Yes, you read that correctly, a tie. CO Mines got off to a slow start that resulted in the Orediggers going into halftime, down 10-3. CO Mines’ 3 first half points came off the leg of Preston Kyle, who drilled a 43 yard field goal. Nick Stone provided CO Mines with a much needed spark in the middle of the 3rd quarter when he made a phenomenal leaping catch and somehow managed to get his left foot down inbounds for an Orediggers’ touchdown. Preston Kyle followed up with another 43 yard field goal and then put yet another through the uprights from 29 yards out to give CO Mines a 16-10 lead. While Washburn tied the game with a touchdown with 1:48 remaining, the Orediggers refused to let them take the lead as Redshirt Sophomore DB Jack Mills blocked the go ahead PAT to keep it tied 16-16. CO Mines was able to drive the ball past midfield to set up a Preston Kyle 64 yard field goal attempt. While Kyle put the leg to it and split the uprights, Washburn called a timeout half a second before the snap. Kyle’s second attempt at the 64 yarder, while impressive, was wide left, forcing OT. Unfortunately, before OT could get started, the WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATURE (WBGT) reached 92.1 degrees Fahrenheit, and the MIAA mandates that all outdoor sporting events must immediately stop when the 92.1 threshold is met. Due to the amount of time it would take for the WBGT to drop below the 92.1 threshold, and due to the distance between the two teams, the resolution was to call the game a tie. Leading CO Mines in the game were: 🏈 Joseph Capra, 21 Cmps on 33 Atts for 214 Yds & 1 TD; 🏈 Nick Stone, 9 Recs for 125 Yds & 1 TD; 🏈 Max Barnes, 20 Carries for 82 Yds; 🏈 Mo Russolillo, 11 Tackles (8 Solo & 3 Ast); & 🏈 Luke Johnson, 6 Tackles (5 Solo & 1 Ast) & 1 INT. The Orediggers will be looking forward to a sense of normalcy next weekend when they travel a short distance to face an extremely familiar opponent in CSU Pueblo to kick off RMAC play. Here are a few of the Orediggers’ highlights from Saturday’s game: #RMAC #RMACfb #COMinesFB #HelluvaEngineer