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Game Preview: Air Force Junior fullback Broam Hart leads the way for a balanced Air Force ground attack with 389 yards and three touchdowns through seven games. photo courtesy air force trous 1-6," Briggeman said. "There's a lot of struggle, but it's not quite as horrible." The last-second losses are a step in the right direction. Prior to those games, Air Force had not been within three touchdowns of its opponent at the end of a game. The Falcons allowed 50-plus points in blowout losses to Wyoming and Utah State. Closer outcomes have started to show up despite the Falcons offense having to reach further and further into its quarterback depth chart as the year goes on. Four different quarterbacks have taken the field for the Falcons already this season, and none of those changes was made due to poor play. Junior Kale Pearson led the Falcons to their only win of the season in the opener against Colgate, but left that game with a knee injury in the second half and has not yet returned. Sophomore Jaleel Awini, more of a dropback passer, took over for the next few games. He lost his good standing as a cadet for undisclosed reasons late in September and remains ineligible. Third-stringer Karson Roberts lasted two weeks before a concussion put him on the sidelines. He might be healthy enough to return, but if not it will be freshman Nate Romine taking snaps against the Irish. During the offseason, Air Force laid