Falcon Football

Air Force senior quarterback Connor Dietz hands off the ball to Senior fullback Mike DeWitt during practice Aug. 3. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Mike Kaplan)

Spring football practice kicks off

Senior quarterback Connor Dietz participates in a passing drill during spring football training Feb. 27, 2012. Dietz will compete for the starting QB job. In 2011, Dietz went 9-of-15 for 128 yards and one score, and 38 rushes for 252 yards and two touchdowns as the backup quarterback. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Van Winkle)

AF vs. Toledo

The Air Force Academy defense hauls in a Toledo running back at RFK Stadium Dec 28, 2011 in Washington DC. The Falcons played the Toledo Rockets in the Military Bowl. (Air Force photo/Ray McCoy)

AF vs. Toledo

Parker Herrington splits the uprights for a fieldgoal for the Air Force Academy at RFK Stadium Dec 28, 2011 in Washington DC. The Falcons played the Toledo Rockets in the Military Bowl. (Air Force photo/Ray McCoy)

Air Force to remain in Mountain West Conference

Air Force wide receiver Cody Getz, center, dodges Colorado State defenders en route to his first touchdown of the season during the Falcons' 45-21 victory over the Rams Nov. 26, 2011. Regional rivalries like Air Force-CSU were one of the factors in Air Force's decision to stay in the Mountain West Conference, Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould said Dec. 7. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Van Winkle)

Kuath's career high night

Wide receiver Zach Kauth pulls in his first touchdown of the night, while falling in the end zone, to put the Falcons up 14-7. Kauth caught only three passes during the game, but those passes totalled 123 yards and three touchdowns, as the Falcons beat CSU 45-21. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ John Van Winkle)