Colorado State Rams athletics is moving into the future soon with their state-of-the-art on-campus stadium, which is set to open its gates in fall of 2017. The new multi-purpose stadium will be sensational, a remarkable upgrade over Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. Though, thanks to an anonymous $20 million donation, the name “Sonny Lubick Field” will remain in…...
Colorado State Rams men’s basketball has landed a new player, Leon Gimore III, most recently with Trinity Valley Community College, per Gilmore’s twitter page. https://twitter.com/3LeeLee_/status/714103630429696001 https://twitter.com/3LeeLee_/status/714306254965972993 Gilmore, is a native of Manvel, Texas was offered by Houston, Texas Tech, Arkansas, Baylor, Louisiana Tech, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, UNLV coming out of high school, while Georgetown and VCU also had…...
The key to any successful offense is offensive line play, down in the trenches, wining the line of scrimmage. Often the unsung heroes of the team, the “big uglies” are not the stars you notice on the stat sheet, but you will notice them when the team has multiple tallies in the loss column. Like a well-oiled engine, people do…...
Nick Stevens, 2015 starting quarterback for the Colorado State Rams, second-team all-conference and Mountain West leader in passing touchdowns (21). 2016, enter Faton Bauta, the “new kid in town,” graduate transfer from the University of Georgia, and long time Mike Bobo affiliate who’s gunning for Stevens’ job. Stevens will be a redshirt junior in fall, and after beating Coleman Key…...
Spring is in the air. And so is…football! Colorado State Rams football kicked off their annual session of spring practices on Friday afternoon inside the Indoor Practice Facility on campus. Of course, as with most seasons, the intrigue lies within the position battles. And, specifically this season, it’s at quarterback first, and the others second. There’s Nick Stevens, the…...
Welcome, Faton Bauta, new kid in school. For Colorado State Rams football, Bauta was a boon as one of their biggest named — OK, the biggest — signees. A former University of Georgia quarterback — that’s the SEC, y’all — Bauta was originally recruited by then quarterback’s coach Mike Bobo One thing that impressed immediately was that Bauta introduced…...
Out of the blizzard of 2016, a beast rose rose through the cracks in the ice, emerging stronger and ready for the long road to the Mountain West Championship. The abominable snow-Rams! That journey to reign victorious over the conference begins today with the first official spring practice of 2016. As the Colorado State Rams prepare for the 2016…...
Breaking news out of Fort Collins today: An anonymous donor has given $20 million to name the new Colorado State Rams on-campus stadium “Sonny Lubick Field” over the next 30 years. “We are thrilled to continue to honor the legacy of one of the true greats in Colorado State history,” said Colorado State President and CSU System Chancellor Tony…...
College basketball season ended somewhat unceremoniously this season for Colorado State Rams men’s basketball, losing in the semifinals of the Mountain West Tournament and then declining invites to the CBI and the Vegas 16 tourneys. So, with Antwan Scott, Tiel Daniels, Fred Richardson III and winningest CSU baller in history Joe DeCiman all leaving the program due to being…...
At this time last year, Mike Bobo was leading the Rams for the first time. After spending nearly two decades as a player and a coach for the University of Georgia, he took his family out west to the land of the majestic Rocky Mountains. As a first-year head coach, Bobo was not inheriting a program in ruins. Quite…...
Springtime in Colorado, you have to love it. Tuesday brought 70 degree temperatures, sun and Colorado State football head coach Mike Bobo’s annual spring football press conference. Wednesday brought nearly a foot of snow, cold and the second day of spring meetings for Bobo’s Rams, who have practice starting Friday. But, let’s rewind to Tuesday, a wondrous spring day…...
With spring football beginning this week, the never-ending circus that is college football is officially back in business. Second-year head coach Mike Bobo, along with his offensive and defensive coordinators Will Friend and Marty English, spoke to members of the media in the first press conference of the 2016 season Tuesday. “I feel like we’ve got a team that…...
This is the end, the end my friends, the end. As Jim Morrison sang 50 years ago, those haunting lyrics ring true today for Colorado State Rams men’s basketball. On Friday night, the Colorado State Rams men’s basketball team played in their final game of the year. So, for Antwan Scott, Tiel Daniels, Joe De Ciman and Fred Richardson…...
March Madness is here, my friends. And what a mad March it could be if your Colorado State Rams women’s basketball team makes noise in the NCAA Tournament. On Monday evening, the Rams learned they are an 11 seed and will face No. 6 seed South Florida. Who: Colorado State Rams women’s basketball 31-1 (18-0 MW) versus South Florida Bulls…...
Another week down, another week closer to football season, and another week closer to the on-campus stadium being completed. As Ram fans mourn the end of the men’s basketball season, stadium progress is the perfect cure for the basketball blues. In a general release from the Colorado State football program, the nearly five months of work is highlighted and…...
The Colorado State Rams men’s basketball season has officially come to an end, after declining invitations to participate in the College Basketball Invitational and Vegas 16 postseason tournaments, the school announced Monday morning. Update, 3:40 p.m. MT: The Vegas 16 Tournament ended up being the “Vegas 8” as only eight teams agreed to take part in it all. A statement from…...
Recognition has come quickly for New York Giants center Weston Richburg, a former star lineman for the Colorado State Rams. Richburg was selected in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Giants, spent 2014 as the team’s right guard due to injuries, starting 15 games and playing in all 16. But 2015 was his “breakout” season.…...
Welcome to life as a DI football coach. As we continue forward in this, the second hear of the Mike Bobo Era at Colorado State, one has come completely clear: Bobo is sincerely about family and keeping those he loves close to him. Three weeks ago, Bobo brought Cox on as a full-time coach, the tight ends coach. We…...
Sometimes you win, but most of the time you lose in Las Vegas. That was the case Friday night for Colorado State as they lost 64-56 to the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Mountain West semifinals. Before the game even began, Colorado State Rams men’s basketball was behind the eight ball. Not only were they the No. 6 seed…...
After an impressive 88-81 victory over Boise State last night, Colorado State Rams men’s basketball advances onward in the Mountain West Tournament to face the Fresno State Bulldogs tonight. The semifinal match-up — which tips at 9:30 p.m. MT on CBS Sports Network — gives the Rams a shot at redemption after an embarrassing performance in Fresno, March 2.…...