Justin Michael dives into Clay Millen’s first month as a starting quarterback and compares it to Carson Strong (2019) and Ty Gangi (2017) at Nevada. Justin talks about how their situations are similar, as well as how they’re different. He also breaks down some goals for Millen in the second half of the year based on how those under guys…
Ty McCullouch is the latest veteran player to leave the Colorado State football program. The senior wide receiver announced via Twitter that he will sit out the remainder of the 2022 season and use his redshirt year before entering the transfer portal in December. McCullouch is the fourth wide receiver to leave the team this month, joining Dante Wright, Melquan…...
Tory Horton has been as good as advertised through the first four games of his Colorado State career. While the passing offense has not been able to click consistently — largely due to an inability to protect the quarterback — Horton has been the one guy that has really been able to shine for CSU. With 23 catches for 427...
Clay Millen is three starts into his collegiate career and while the Rams have not managed to win a game yet, the redshirt freshman quarterback is showing growth. Millen is completing 71% of his pass attempts (61-of-85), which is about 8% more than Carson Strong at this stage back in 2019, an encouraging sign according to associate head coach Matt…...
Dante Wright has played his final game in the Green & Gold. On Tuesday the senior wide receiver confirmed earlier reports that he has elected to enter the transfer portal. https://twitter.com/DanteWright8/status/1569801955144511491 Wright was one of the more popular players on the roster over the last couple of years after bursting onto the scene in Mike Bobo’s final year back in…...
Colorado State held its second of three scrimmages on Wednesday and although head coach Jay Norvell could not attend due to a positive COVID-19 test, the Rams, led by offensive coordinator Matt Mumme and defensive coordinator Freddie Banks, were able to get in live reps on a gorgeous morning in Fort Collins. “You hate not having your fearless leader,” Mumme…...
FORT COLLINS — Rebuilding the offensive line was a major task for Colorado State head coach Jay Norvell and offensive line coach Bill Best. With a complete shift in offensive ideology and significant roster turnover occurring for the Rams in the trenches, the staff relied heavily on the transfer portal in the 2022 cycle, bringing over multiple former Nevada starters…...
FORT COLLINS — We started the preview series with the quarterback position and how Colorado State has a stable of talented, young gunslingers to develop behind the presumed starter Clay Millen. Now we take our attention to the other position in the backfield, which is of course the running back. When you think of the Air Raid offense, running back is…...
FORT COLLINS — The Jay Norvell era is going to begin with a bang this fall. Earlier this week it was announced that Colorado State’s 2022 season opener at Michigan will be a 10 am kickoff and will be televised on ABC. It’s not surprising that the matchup was given a premium time slot on a premiere outlet for Week 1…...
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 — 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…...
Justin Michael plays postgame audio from head coach Jay Norvell and talks about what they learned from the 30 minute press conference. He also gives his thoughts on Saturday’s action, spring ball as a whole and the tremendous impact the Norvell’s have had on Fort Collins. Finally, Justin plays more audio of Norvell answering some of his questions from after…
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…...
Justin Michael breaks down what was a solid day for the defense during CSU’s second scrimmage of spring ball. He also plays audio from interviews with Ty McCullouch, Dequan Jackson and Jay Norvell. DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! iTunes Link | Stitcher Link |Spotify Link | Google Play
Justin Michael plays audio from head coach Jay Norvell on the benefits of going live and what he wants to see from QB Clay Millen over the final two weeks. Justin also gives his thoughts on the scrimmage, including what we can away from it long-term. DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! iTunes Link | Stitcher Link |Spotify Link | Google Play
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…...
Justin Michael gives his thoughts on how Colorado State’s offense is quickly progressing. He also gives out some observations, like who has been running with the ones and more. Finally, Justin plays audio from interviews with quarterback Clay Millen and offensive coordinator Matt Mumme. DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! iTunes Link | Stitcher Link |Spotify Link | Google Play
FORT COLLINS — Colorado State is one week into spring ball and while the Rams still have a long way to go, the offense is in a good position for only being four practices into a new system. Now, obviously it’s a bit of a unique situation, considering 11 players followed Jay Norvell and his staff from Nevada to CSU. For…...
FORT COLLINS — Clay Millen has been able to hit the ground running since transferring over from the University of Nevada. The redshirt freshman quarterback was expected to take over for Carson Strong following his impressive collegiate career. And assuming all goes to plan between now and August, it will be Millen that leads the Rams on offense against Michigan…...
FORT COLLINS — Welcome to the Air Raid. Colorado State has a completely new philosophy on offense and although it might still be early in the process, the pass-catchers on the roster are absolutely loving the change. “There’s a difference,” wide receiver Ty McCullouch chuckled. “These guys love to throw and us, as receivers, love to do that. So we have…...