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Brett is an up-and-coming writer and photographer. He is currently in his final semester at CSU and can't wait to translate two decades of passion for sports into a professional environment. He has a passion for all things multimedia and is willing to go the extra mile to get the best story.

There are those who walked out of Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium Saturday sad about a loss. And then there are those who watched every play and saw something special happened last weekend. Two teams met in Week 2 with very different stories. One played a Division II team in Week 1 and the other got very close to taking down a…...

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Here at BSN Denver we strive to bring you new and original content. This is a video that I created to celebrate the CSU Rams 500th victory and coach Mike Bobo’s first win with his new team. It is the last day to celebrate this victory as the Rams face a tough competitor tomorrow in the Minnesota Golden Gophers. So,…...

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Yesterday, Colorado State University’s football team celebrated its 500th win and the team’s first with new head coach Mike Bobo. That was yesterday. Today, it’s time to discuss the lessons they need to learn and the improvements that must be made. Since football begins with the kickoff it seems appropriate to nip this glaring problem in the bud. In…...

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When a team comes together, it becomes a brotherhood of men. “If I could rewind two years ago, when he came in as a true freshman, he was the smartest true freshman quarterback that I have seen,” Kivon Cartwright admitted of Nick Stevens at today’s press conference. Jasen Oden Jr. wore Treyous Jarrells number in practice when Jarrells was…...

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The No. 9 Colorado State University Women’s Volleyball team did not disappoint this weekend with their three-game sweep in each and every match-up. They looked disciplined, excited and united. It seems the team has figured out a lot of the pieces of the puzzle. When Coach Tom Hilbert was interviewed a few weeks ago he looked tired and…...

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When it comes to Colorado State Rams Football, you could say that it’s a new coach with a bunch of young guys filling in the gaps. You might be right. In that case, you might throw out all of the players’ numbers besides the ones everyone already knows about. You might check the other guy’s stats and say that there…...

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The Colorado State University football team has completed its two scheduled scrimmages and the two couldn’t be more different. In the first scrimmage the offense was praised, a starter at quarterback was named and coach Mike Bobo got a better look at his wide receiver depth. In the second scrimmage, the defense didn’t allow the offense to score. That…...

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A head coach is an enigma. He has public persona and one players see behind the scenes, as well. Every player that BSN has interviewed during Colorado State Rams fall camp has told a long tale about their coach, Mike Bobo. They don’t speak about his impressive record with the Georgia Bulldogs, the players he helped produce or how hard…...

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This morning, Pro Football Focus, a provider of premium sports stats, declared Garrett Grayson the highest graded rookie quarterback for Week 1 of the preseason. But, according to the site, they reviewed the stats again and deemed him not the highest graded rookie quarterback. Instead, the New Orleans Saints rookie was rated No. 2. BSN Denver decided to review…...

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Colorado State Rams head coach Mike Bobo has a simple plan to win games; keep the ball off the ground. It’s a straightforward enough idea, but one which is extremely hard to do consistently. The truth is that turnovers are often the one stat that can decide the game. Not letting the ball hit the ground is exactly what Colorado…...

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Yesterday the coaches met as a group, studied film and made their decision. Not a huge surprise. Head coach Mike Bobo has been leaning towards redshirt sophomore Nick Stevens since the beginning of camp but it was wise to not count out Coleman Key too early. He is a talented young quarterback. What really tipped the scales was consistency. In…...

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20 consecutive years. 20. Two decades! That is how long Colorado State University been taking trips to the NCAA Tournament. 18 of those have come under the leadership of coach Tom Hilbert. It’s an incredibly impressive resume, so when Hilbert says he’s confident his team can compete in the MW again; we should probably have a little faith that he…...

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The Colorado State Rams defense is stacked with experience. Eight seniors, two juniors and a sophomore will return to the field Sept. 5 and head coach Mike Bobo expects them to come out hitting. With this many seniors coming back, you can expect CSU’s defense to be a well-oiled machine. Even if they are learning a new scheme. They have…...

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2017, it seems so far away. But in just over two years from now, the Colorado State Rams will open their new, on-campus stadium for fans all across the front range. Colorado State University is being proactive by informing season ticket holders about their many new options and how they can earn them. In 2009, CSU initiated the Ram…...

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When we think about running backs, sometimes Herschel Walker comes to mind, exploding through the hole. Or, maybe, Arian Foster does, making cuts that drop defenders to their knees. No matter how big the star running back, professionals always talk about the importance of blocking assignments. If you think about it, a balanced offense lives half of the time on the run. Sometimes,…...

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It’s been a long, fun, wild ride of an offseason for Rashard “Hollywood” Higgins. Colorado State’s All-American junior receiver, who led the NCAA with 17 touchdowns in 2014, hadn’t had time to realize he beat out Dez Bryant, last year’s NFL touchdown leader with 16. He was too busy attending the Belitnikoff Award banquet, putting together photo shoots and…...

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90-degree temperatures and no wind; first-year head coach Mike Bobo is handling the heat well. Literally and figuratively. Sure, he’s not running in the drills himself in Colorado State football’s first fall camp of the year, but he is running around the field, yelling his head off, vocally leading his team. Coach Bobo is clearly a man driven by…...

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