COLORADO SPRINGS – The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference has announced Adams State Football is expected to finish eighth in the 2024 Preseason Coaches Poll ahead of the 2024 RMAC Football Media Days scheduled for Friday, August 2, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in the Denver Tech Center in Denver, Colo.
The Grizzlies, who finished the 2023 season ranked at eight in the RMAC with a record of 2-7 received 21 points from the ten head coaches. Points are accumulated by the coaches ranking their opponents on a scale of 1-9 without voting for their own team.
Last year’s national runner-up Colorado School of Mines is picked to finish first with a total of 79 total points.
Western Colorado and CSU Pueblo came in second and third respectively with 74 and 66 points.
Behind Thunderwolves, in order, were Colorado Mesa, Black Hills, and South Dakota Mines in the sixth position.
Chadron State holds the seventh spot, followed by New Mexico Highlands in ninth place and Fort Lewis in the tenth and final position.
During the RMAC Media Days Kickoff Event, Adams State will go live at 10 a.m. with fourth-year head coach Jarrell Harrison, along with senior Alex Reid (Pueblo, Colo. / Pueblo West HS) and graduate student Christian Toelein (Pago Pago, American Samoa / Fa’asao Marist HS).
“I’m excited to take Christian and Alex to Media day to represent Adams State Football & our great university. Both of these young men embody, through their hard work, dedication, and commitment to teammates, what it is to be an Adams State Grizzly,” said Head Coach Jarrel Harrison.
The entire event starting with the number 10 team will be broadcast on the RMAC Network starting at 9 a.m. and concluding around 2 p.m.
The Grizzlies will open their season at home on Saturday, September 7, at 6 p.m. against Western New Mexico University.
