FORT COLLINS — We are officially within 100 days of the 2022 football season, so it’s time to start looking ahead at what the team is going to look like this fall. Obviously we still have the entire summer and of fall camp to go before the Rams open the campaign at Michigan this September. During that timeframe it’s completely…...

DENVER — The 2022 season is still more than three months away but it is never too early to start looking at the schedule.  The Rams play two power five opponents this season and a total of eight teams that qualified for the postseason last year. CSU’s opponents include the 2021 Big Ten champions (Michigan) and the Mountain West champions…...

DENVER — Colorado State has landed Illinois State transfer Josiah Strong.  A veteran guard with an ability to light up the gym from deep, Strong comes to CSU with experience in three different programs under his belt.   https://twitter.com/jbuckets5/status/1524760329598783488 The 6-foot-4, 195-pound hoopster started his career at the Naval Academy in 2018-19, where he averaged 3.1 points in about 10…...

DENVER — Colorado State secured a big-time commitment for the program on Monday with edge rusher DeAndre Gill announcing he will play for the Rams in 2022.  Listed at 6-foot-5, 210 pounds, the outside linebacker/tight end out of Kentwood High School in Kent, Washington, had quite a bit of interest from Pac-12 programs and was at one point even committed…...

DENVER — It’s time to shake things up.  The gap between the haves and the have-nots is growing by the year and with the idea of an expanded College Football Playoff appearing dead in the water, the Mountain West Conference needs to do whatever it can to remain relevant in the national landscape.  There are always going to be certain limitations…...

DENVER — Colorado State Football was able to add depth in the trenches with the addition of Cameron Cooper, a 6-foot-5, 280-pound offensive tackle.  Cooper is an Aurora native, a Grandview High School graduate, and on Sunday afternoon he announced that he is officially transferring from UTEP to CSU.  Despite having been at UTEP for three seasons, Cooper will join…...

DENVER — Following a phenomenal college career at Colorado State, Trey McBride’s NFL dreams came to fruition Friday night when he was selected by the Arizona Cardinals with the 55th overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft. A three-time All-Mountain West selection, the 2021 John Mackey Award winner and the program’s first-ever consensus All-American (2021), McBride leaves CSU with a…

DENVER — Patrick Cartier was one of the most coveted Division II transfers in the country this offseason.  With reported interest from multiple high-majors including Colorado, Marquette and Wisconsin, the two-time DII All-American had a variety of suitors to choose from and they all are known for being respectable hoops programs.  https://twitter.com/patrickcartier_/status/1518565929243795456 Instead of playing in a Power 6 conference, on…...

FORT COLLINS — Despite battling extremely windy conditions, Colorado State flashed its explosive potential in Saturday’s spring game.  Redshirt freshman quarterback Clay Millen, who started and received the vast majority of the reps with the 1s in the exhibition, completed 22-of-33 pass attempts for 292 yards. He did throw an interception on his first drive, which was returned 70 yards…...

FORT COLLINS — Colorado State Football concluded spring ball on Saturday with the first Green & Gold Game of the Jay Norvell era.  In front of a solid showing of CSU supporters, who were willing to brave the windy conditions over at Canvas Stadium, the Rams competed in an intrasquad exhibition that pitted the 1s against the world.  Although it was…...

FORT COLLINS —  Colorado State Football held its final practice before the spring game and while the defense is certainly still a work in progress, according to defensive coordinator Freddie Banks, the fundamentals and technique have improved significantly over the last five weeks.  “That was the biggest thing about spring ball — just being able to execute our jobs. You see…...

DENVER — After five-plus glorious months of college basketball, the offseason is officially here. Just because there aren’t games happening on the court, though, does not mean that it isn’t an important time for the Colorado State Rams.  Coming off of a successful year in which CSU went 25-6, finished the regular season in the AP Top 25 and secured…...

DENVER — Colorado State Football picked up a late commitment for the 2022 recruiting cycle over the weekend.  Rex Haynes, a 6-foot-4, 195-pound wide receiver from San Diego, Calif., pledged his allegiance to the Green & Gold with a tweet on Monday afternoon. Haynes’ tweet came one day after CSU wide receivers coach Chad Savage posted about the WR room getting…...

FORT COLLINS — Colorado State held its second “scrimmage” and 12th total practice of the spring period on Saturday morning.  For much of the last month the focus has naturally been on the Air Raid and all of CSU’s explosive play-makers on the offensive side of the ball. This time around, though, it was the defense that headlined the show. The…...

FORT COLLINS — Another day in the books for the Colorado State Rams.  In front of a small gathering of supporters at Canvas Stadium on Saturday, the Green & Gold held the first “scrimmage” of the spring period.  While it was not necessarily the most complex of exhibitions — Jay Norvell even said they were really just trying to successfully run…...

FORT COLLINS — Colorado State Football held its first scrimmage of the spring on Saturday and according to head coach Jay Norvell, the execution was pretty clean.  While the Rams weren’t out there trying to reinvent the wheel — Norvell said they were really just trying to successfully run plays — he also told reporters afterwards that overall he felt that it was…...

DENVER — Ryan Stonehouse is the best NFL prospect that nobody seems to be talking about.  Colorado State’s starting punter from 2017-2021, Stonehouse leaves Fort Collins as one of the most decorated individuals to ever play the position collegiately. His career average of 47.8 yards per punt is an NCAA FBS record. And he’s coming off of a banner season…...

FORT COLLINS — ‘Wide Receiver U’ is back. With the arrival of the Air Raid offense, the excitement from the fans has returned and so has the potential of producing elite pass-catchers all over the field.  During the tenures of Jim McElwain and Mike Bobo, Colorado State developed the nickname WRU for consistently developing elite wide receivers that ultimately went…...

FORT COLLINS — David Roddy has declared for the 2022 NBA Draft while still maintaining his collegiate eligibility. The junior guard/forward officially announced the decision on Twitter Wednesday afternoon.  The news is no surprise for those that have followed the Rams closely. Roddy said on the Brady Hull show, as well as the DNVR Rams Podcast last week that he would…