A suspect in a hit-and-run crash was arrested Thursday night after driving his truck onto the playing field at Colorado’s Folsom Field.

Police in Boulder said they received a call reporting multiple hit-and-run crashes involving the same blue pickup truck near Foothills Parkway and Arapahoe Avenue, about 1.5 miles away from the stadium. The driver of the truck struck several trees and a car as he fled, and nearly struck a witness at the scene.

Both Boulder police and university police tried to stop the driver before he rammed into a gate to Folsom Field, stopping the truck near the 40-yard line, along the visitors sideline. After negotiating with police, the driver got out of the truck and surrendered.

Boulder police identified the suspect as Karl E. Haglund, 48, from Massachusetts. He will be booked in Boulder County Jail on several charges, including three counts of leaving a scene of a crash after damage, criminal attempt vehicular assault, reckless endangerment, driving without insurance and trespassing.

No one on campus was injured during the incident, a university spokesman told ESPN.

Colorado’s football team visits Colorado State on Saturday before returning to Folsom Field on Sept. 21 to face Baylor.

Colorado (1-1) at Colorado State (1-1), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (CBS)

BetMGM College Football Odds: Colorado by 7.

Series record: Colorado leads 68-22-2.

WHAT’S AT STAKE?

It’s a second straight rivalry game for Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes. It might even be must-win, too. They try to put the sting of a 28-10 loss at Nebraska behind them as they face a Colorado State team coming off a 38-17 win over Northern Colorado. For the first time since 1996, the Rocky Mountain Showdown will be played in Fort Collins. Last season, Colorado trailed by eight with two minutes remaining when Shedeur Sanders led a 98-yard scoring drive and connected on a two-point conversion to tie the game. The Buffaloes won 43-35 in double overtime. This will be the last time the teams face each other on the football field until Sept. 15, 2029.

KEY MATCHUP

Colorado receiver Travis Hunter vs. CSU safety Henry Blackburn. In the game a year ago, Hunter was running a deep route in the first quarter when he was hit by Blackburn shortly after the ball sailed by him. Blackburn drew a penalty on the play as Hunter stayed down on the turf. Hunter eventually left to go to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with a lacerated liver. The two players put the incident behind them by meeting up for a conversation and to go bowling.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Colorado: Defensive back Carter Stoutmire figures to play a big role with Shilo Sanders sidelined at least two weeks with a broken forearm suffered at Nebraska. Stoutmire’s father, Omar, played in the NFL from 1997-2007.

Colorado State: Center Jacob Gardner and the rest of the offensive line. They’ve allowed just one sack this season. Colorado State surrendered only 14 sacks last season.

FACTS & FIGURES

Colorado has won six straight over the Rams in the series. … The last time Rams beat the Buffaloes on their home field was 1955. They were Colorado A&M then and changed to Colorado State in 1957. The contest was played at the home of the Denver Broncos for many years. … Since the series resumed in 1983, Colorado leads 25-8. … The Buffaloes are averaging 37.5 yards rushing per game, which is at the bottom of the nation. They figure to be without banged-up running back Dallan Hayden. The Rams’ defense is allowing 148.5 yards rushing per game. … Hunter has been targeted just six times over 128 defensive snaps so far this season.

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(AP) – The Pac-12 is ready to begin its rebuild.

The Conference of Champions is targeting Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Colorado State of the Mountain West, with the schools on the verge of being accepted as members as soon as this week, two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday night.

The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the conference’s plans and discussions with possible new members were not being made public. They said, if an agreement is reached, the new schools would join in 2026.

Yahoo! Sports first reported the four Mountain West schools were applying for Pac-12 membership.

The Pac-12 is currently a two-school conference, with Oregon State and Washington State the only remaining members after the league was picked apart last year by other power conferences.

NCAA rules allow for a conference to operate with only two schools for two years. Teresa Gould was hired to be the Pac-12 commissioner earlier this year, leading a slimmed down league office.

Leaders at Oregon State and Washington State have insisted since the Pac-12 collapsed last year their priority was to rebuild.

Those efforts are poised to start about a week after Oregon State and Washington State failed to renew for 2025 a football scheduling agreement they have in place with the Mountain West this season.

In a recent interview with the AP, Washington State President Kirk Schulz hinted at what could be next for the the Cougars and Beavers.

“So I think my philosophy going through all this has always been, let’s look for what’s the best long-term solution for WSU. Let’s look where our budget is and how much can we spend in a sustainable fashion around intercollegiate athletics. And can we put ourselves in a position to win championships, conference championships, where maybe you are in the top half of the league instead of near the bottom of the league in terms of resources,” he told the AP.

Oregon State and Washington State also have a two-year agreement with the West Coast Conference to be affiliate members, which covers men’s and women’s basketball and other Olympic sports.

Mountain West exit fees go down the further out a school departs, making it financially prudent for the Pac-12 to wait until 2026 to add the new schools. Still, the conference will have to pay close to $30 million for each school to the Mountain West in exit fees and penalties that were included in the scheduling agreement.

Oregon State and Washington State have tens of millions of dollars at their disposal to work with from the two remaining years of the current College Football Playoff agreements and a contract with the Rose Bowl that will also expired after the 2025 football season. Plus, they have revenue accrued by Pac-12 teams in recent years from the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and Pac-12 Network assets.

If the four schools leave the Mountain West, the conference would be left with eight members — Air Force, UNLV, Nevada, Utah State, New Mexico, Wyoming, San Jose State and Hawaii.

MW Commissioner Gloria Nevarez said in a statement late Wednesday night the conference was aware of media reports and its board of directors was meeting to discuss the next steps.

“All members will be held to conference bylaws and policies should they elect to depart,” she said. “The requirements of the scheduling agreement will apply to the Pac-12 should they admit Mountain West members.”

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AP Sports Writer Tim Booth in Pullman, Washington, contributed to this report.

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