FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Execute and win. Fail and lose. Although it’s become a cliche spouted by every football coach in the country, going up against Air Force’s triple-option offense this week, Colorado State football has significantly less room for error than usual.  “We’ve got a big one with this rivalry game against Air Force — a game we haven’t won down…...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — It’s been a wonky week for everyone associated with Colorado State football. The Rams were supposed to play UNLV on Saturday. Then it was reported that the game was canceled, but it wasn’t actually at that time. After another 24 hours of preparing for the Rebels, on Wednesday, it was announced by the Mountain West that the…...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State has locked down Niko Medved with a contract extension through the 2025-26 season. The third-year Rams coach has had success building up programs everywhere he has been — and after guiding CSU men’s basketball to a 20-win campaign last year, it’s clear that the administration is banking on a continuation of that upward trajectory. …

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State had an opportunity to prove that the program was truly different under head coach Steve Addazio. The Rams did the opposite, however, falling 52-21 to Boise State on the infamous blue turf.  The loss to the Broncos is CSU’s 10th in a row since Boise State joined the Mountain West back in 2011. The blowout…...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State had nothing to play for but pride in last season’s matchup with Boise State. Despite this, the Rams challenged an 11-win Broncos team to the very end, falling 31-24 in a competitive game at Canvas Stadium.  This time around it’s a different story. Only about a quarter of the way through the 2020 season,…...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State football (1-1) is coming off of its biggest win since upsetting Arkansas at home back in 2018. After a half-decade of frustration and misery, the Rams finally defeated Wyoming, 34-24, at Canvas Stadium last Thursday night.  Now that we’ve had a few days to let the excitement of the upset mellow out a little bit,…...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — There was no way that Trey McBride was going to let a defensive back bring him down Thursday night, not in the Border War, and not with the Bronze Boot on the line.  On 2nd and eight, one minute after Wyoming cut CSU’s lead to a single score for the first time since the opening quarter…...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — After five long years, the Bronze Boot is finally back where it belongs — where Army Captain Dan J. Romero first donated it 50-something years ago. And where it sat for so long during the Sonny Lubick era, that it gathered dust in the trophy case. After five years of embarrassment, frustration and disappointment, the Bronze…...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State football (0-1) did not live up to expectations in their season opener against Fresno State (1-1).  Offensively CSU struggled to maintain drives and failed to move the ball through the air. Defensively things were not a whole lot better as the Rams allowed 38 points and 432 yards of offense in the loss.  While…...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — When Colorado State football (0-1) faces the University of Wyoming (1-0) on Thursday night, there will be a whole lot more on the line than just positioning in the standings.  The longest running rivalry west of the Mississippi River, CSU-Wyoming means everything to the local communities. Not only are bragging rights for the next year at…...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — “It sucks to be a CSU Ram.” The words echoed throughout Canvas Stadium as the Wyoming Cowboys jumped, hugged, and mocked their bitter rivals on their own turf back in 2018.  Although it was just one moment in what has now become an extended losing streak full of painful memories against the school to the north,…...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Steve Addazio made a bold decision in not starting Patrick O’Brien on Thursday night. Despite being a second-team preseason all-conference selection and the team’s starting quarterback for the majority of the 2019 campaign, the Rams went with Todd Centeio — a running QB that transferred over from Temple in the offseason.  Early in the contest, Centeio’s…...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — After 335 days, Colorado State football finally played a team other than themselves Thursday night. Unfortunately, for the Colorado State faithful, the Rams looked like a team that had not played in roughly 11 months, as they fell to Fresno State 38-17 at Bulldog Stadium.  In the blowout loss, CSU consistently brought pressure and actually managed…...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — When Colorado State and Fresno State kick off on CBS Sports Network Thursday night, Steve Addazio will finally be making his debut as head coach of the Rams.  After 10 full months of putting in work behind the scenes, practicing, and at times managing a circus worth of distractions for his team, Addazio has a chance…...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Assuming all goes to plan, Colorado State football is set to play its first game of the season on Thursday night against the Fresno State Bulldogs.  Despite originally being slated to host Fresno State (0-1) in 2020, due to some shuffling of the schedule, the Rams (0-0) will travel to Bulldog Stadium for a second straight…...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State football will not be kicking off the season this weekend after all. The Mountain West Conference announced on Tuesday that Saturday’s home opener versus New Mexico has been cancelled due to the prevalence of the COVID-19 virus in Bernalillo County. “In accordance with state guidelines, the University of New Mexico is unable to participate…

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — When Colorado State and New Mexico kick off the 2020 season at Canvas Stadium on Saturday night, it will be the latest date that a Rams team has started a season since 1914.  “This has been a different year for everybody on a lot of fronts but I think with the great collaboration from the Mountain…...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Steve Addazio met with the local media on Monday afternoon to discuss his first game as head coach of the Colorado State Rams.  “It’s game week. I’m excited to play New Mexico and looking forward to getting back and starting the Mountain West college football season,” Addazio said in his opening remarks. While Addazio’s message of…...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State’s 2020 schedule will be a blast from the past.  Much like when the Rams used to square off with BYU and Air Force under the lights of Hughes Stadium during the Sonny Lubick years, CSU will play four games on Thursdays in 2020.  Starting with Fresno State on Oct. 29, continuing with Wyoming on…...