Colorado State University Athletics
Game notes: CSU, SDSU true freshmen meet in San Diego
11/1/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 1, 2010
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This week’s notable storylines…
- The Mountain West’s most dynamic true freshmen face off: Southern California high-school products Ronnie Hillman (SDSU), the league’s leading rusher, and Pete Thomas (CSU), the nation’s only true freshman to start each of his team’s games at quarterback.
- CSU meets the fifth opponent in 10 games this season receiving votes in the national polls (also Nevada, TCU, Air Force and Utah).
- At Qualcomm Stadium against the Aztecs, CSU has won six of its last seven games (1995-2008). Counting the 1995 and ‘97 Holiday bowls, the Rams have returned from the venue victorious in seven of their last nine San Diego trips.
- Several members of the CSU coaching staff, including Head Coach Steve Fairchild, and an assortment of players return to their hometown, San Diego.
- The Rams face a daunting travel itinerary, with a night game on the West Coast followed by an early morning return to Fort Collins. The good news is that Daylight Savings ends Sunday morning at 2 a.m., while the Rams are in the air, giving them an extra hour of sleep.
- CSU must win to keep any hopes alive of a bowl berth in 2010. The Rams are 2-1 since Fairchild challenged them after their Oct. 9 loss at Air Force to leave no regrets in the second half of their season.
- The Rams play for the second and final time on grass, their fewest games on natural surfaces in program history.
The setting...
Date: Saturday, Nov. 6
Kickoff: 8:06 p.m. MDT/7:06 p.m. PDT
Location: San Diego, Calif.
Site: Qualcomm Stadium
Capacity/Surface: 54,000/Grass
Series: SDSU leads, 16-13-0
Broadcast information
Television — The Mtn.
DirecTV: Ch. 616
DirecTV: Ch. 616-1 (HD)
Comcast Digital Cable: Ch. 411
Comcast HD: Ch. 948
DISH Network: Unavailable
Play-by-play: James Bates
Color Analyst: Todd Christiansen
Sideline Reporter: Jenny Cavnar
Producer: Mike Helling
Colorado State Sports Network
Flagship station: KLZ, 560-AM, Denver
Internet: CSURams.com/allaccess
Voice of the Rams: Brian Roth
Color Analyst: Kevin McGlue
Engineer: Bob Greenfield
The Colorado State radio broadcast begins with a pregame show two hours prior to kickoff.
LiveStats: CSURams.com (GameTracker)
