Air Force football garners loftiest preseason accolades in 25 years as Mountain West picks are released

Have 5 minutes? Catch up on today's stories in Colorado Springs [View In Browser]( [Share with Friends]( Springs Midday Update [NEWS]( [SPORTS]( [LIFE]( [A&E]( Curated by Emily Bejarano. This is a 5 minute read. [Air Force football garners loftiest preseason accolades in 25 years as Mountain West picks are released]( Air Force will enter the 2023 with its loftiest outside expectations in more than two decades. The Falcons were picked to finish second in the now-divisionless, 12-team Mountain West. [>> READ MORE]( [Other Trending Stories Here]( LOCAL NEWS El Paso County land-use code discriminates against disabled residents, 10th Circuit finds [READ MORE]( 1 dead in fall from iconic Colorado rock [READ MORE]( Cherokee Metro District unveils wastewater plant, complies with consent decree [READ MORE]( [Irish pub in Colorado Springs is lucky for diners]( Chef Brother Luck, with Inez and Sean Fitzgerald, didn’t simply renovate the interior of the former Lucky Dumpling; rather, they created Folklore Irish Pub, a gathering place evocative of the Emerald Island. [Read More]( [NEWS]( [SPORTS]( [LIFE]( [A&E]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [Instagram]( [Become a member of our E-Edition to get access to your local news straight to your phone, tablet, or desktop!]( [Subscribe]( The Gazette, 30 E Pikes Peak Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, USA [Gazette.com]( To sign up for more of our newsletters or opt out of this one [Manage Email Preferences](