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Football

A referee makes a call during the game against Illinois State Sept. 22, 2018.  (Collegian File Photo)

Positive COVID-19 tests put pause on CSU football

Scott Nies July 31, 2020

Colorado State University’s football program joins the unfortunate trend of recent college teams pausing football operations as COVID-19 cases surge. CSU’s athletic department has announced they will...

Dante Wright and Warren Jackson during the fourth quarter September 21. The rams lost to Toledo 41-35 but kept it a close game. (Ryan Schmidt | Collegian)

CSU’s offense gets national preseason recognition

Scott Nies July 29, 2020

If the college football award watch lists and Mountain West preseason predictions are anything to go by, the Colorado State Rams are poised for a season of strong offensive output. Rarely has there been...

CSU football players are dogpiled during the Rocky Mountain Showdown. The Rams lost to the Buffs  13-45. (Collegian file photo)

Rocky Mountain Showdown unlikely, not impossible

Scott Nies July 11, 2020

The Colorado State Rams vs. the University of Colorado Buffaloes, Steve Addazio vs. Karl Dorrell, Canvas Stadium vs. Folsom Field. The potential matchups in this year’s Rocky Mountain Showdown are electrifying,...

The CSU marching band preforms at halftime during the inaugural football game at the new on-campus stadium on August 26, 2017. (Jack Starkebaum | Collegian)

CSU athletics uncertain but hopeful for fall game atmosphere

Scott Nies July 7, 2020

As athletes return to play across the world, there is one question plaguing every supporter's mind: When will fans be returning to stadiums?   With no clear answer to how game attendance will look in...

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Bassett NFL mock draft 1.0: Receivers dominate the 1st round

Bailey Bassett April 22, 2020

1. Cincinnati Bengals, Joe Burrow, QB, LSU Anytime a franchise quarterback is available with the top pick, a quarterback-needy team should scoop him up without any hesitation. The Bengals can reset the...

CAM the Ram flashes his KGB badge. CAM recently was exposed as being a KGB agent on assignment to destroy CSU Football's record. (Smack Attackit | The Wake Up Slap)

Two-legged CAM revealed as KGB agent sent to destroy CSU football

Austin Fleskes March 31, 2020

Over the last few years, many fans of Colorado State University football have wondered how the team has gone downhill so quickly. But a recent exposé has revealed the reason: an inside agent. In a report...

Coach Tom Hilbert acts as a stand in field goal during a Colorado State University football practice. Hilbert is now part of the CSU football coaching staff. (Smack Attackit | The Wake Up Slap)

BREAKING: Tom Hilbert to join CSU football staff for 2020-21 season

Ryan Loberger March 31, 2020

Taking a critical look around the Colorado State University athletics department, it’ll be difficult to find someone who’s been more consistent in their time in Fort Collins than volleyball coach Tom...

Team photo of the 1997 CSU football team. The Rams recored a final record of 11-2 and finished ranked No.17 in the final AP poll. (Photo courtesy of John Hirn, CSU Athletics Historian)

Remembering the 1997 Rams: CSU’s top football squad

Ethan Lee March 25, 2020

The Colorado State Rams football teams of the 1990s and 2000s were no strangers to winning. Under the direction of legendary coach Sonny Lubick, the Colorado State Rams reached eight wins or more in seven...

Preston Williams catches a touchdown during CSU's second half comeback against the Arkansas Razorbacks. (Joe Oakman | Collegian)

Games CSU fans can look back on while sports are postponed

Tyler Meguire March 25, 2020

Nearly two weeks ago, the sports world came to a complete stop as many professional leagues and college athletics suspended their remaining games because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Not long after the suspensions...

Coach harry Hughes with 1936 Olympic Decathlon Champion Glenn Morris. (Photo Courtesy of Jon Hirn, CSU Athletics)

Glenn Morris: ‘The greatest athlete in the world’ went to CSU

Ethan Lee March 11, 2020

Born in Colorado, Glenn Morris arrived at Colorado State University in the fall of 1930. Recruited primarily for his prowess on the football field, Morris would eventually find his niche on the track....

Mike Bell as a member of the Kansa City Chiefs of the National Football League. (Photo courtesy of John Hirn, athletic historian for Colorado State University)

Remembering CSU’s forgotten football superstar Mike Bell

Ethan Lee March 5, 2020

During the mid to late 1970s, Colorado State University quietly boasted one of the nation's premier defensive lines, headlined by defensive end Mike Bell. During Mike's four-year tenure at CSU, the Rams...

Photos courtesy of CSU Blue Spruce

Aerophobia grounded the dreams of CSU hoops legend Bill Green

Ethan Lee February 27, 2020

William E. Green, more commonly known as Bill, was a basketball phenom at Colorado State University in the early 1960s. During his time at CSU, Green elevated the men's basketball program to unprecedented...

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