Football Game Preview: Prairie View Thunderhawks vs. Fort Collins Lambkins + How To Watch

The Prairie View Thunderhawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Fort Collins Lambkins at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Prairie View is looking for their season's first win.

Prairie View's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Rocky Mountain on Friday. They were dealt a 45-0 defeat at the hands of the Lobos.

Meanwhile, Fort Collins made easy work of Brighton on Friday and carried off a 44-22 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 30-0.

Prairie View better keep an eye on Jack McKeon. He was instrumental in Fort Collins' win, rushing for 143 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. McKeon has been hot, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last five times he's played. Holden Irby was another key player, rushing for 65 yards and one TD on only five carries.

Fort Collins was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Brighton only rushed for 75.

Fort Collins has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.0 points over those games. As for Prairie View, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.

Prairie View was dealt a bruising 49-19 defeat at the hands of Fort Collins in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Lambkins' Justin Cranford, who threw for 193 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 83 yards and one score. Now that the Thunderhawks know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.