Colorado State University Athletics
Spring Football Notebook: Practice 13
4/16/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
Snowy weather on Thursday forced the Rams inside to the indoor practice facility for the 13th practice of spring. The Rams will practice one more time, on Friday afternoon, before Saturday's Green and Gold Spring Game.
Head coach Mike Bobo said his team has finished a majority of the install but they'll continue to install small facets of the playbook. Bobo was pleased with the work Colorado State accomplished on Thursday afternoon.
"It was a good day," said Bobo. "We worked a little more situations, some passing situations, blitz, third down, red zone and it was good on both sides of the ball."
High energy, spirited practices are important to this coaching staff, and Thursday was just what they wanted. The practice finished with a one-minute drill pitting the one offense against the one defense, the two offense against the two defense, etc.
"We did a one-minute at the end, and the defense won all three drills," Bobo said. "We actually went with the ones one more time, and winner didn't have lifting in the morning. The offense got it down to the eight-yard line and had three shots to score and couldn't get it in. The defense bowed their necks and stopped them. Good job by the defense."
On Friday, as the focus turns to Saturday's spring game, the Rams will have a condensed practice similar to what they were doing at the start of spring ball.
"We'll do some 7-on-7 and some team stuff. It'll be more like the first couple of days that we had in shorts, but not as long."
Spring Notebook
#HollywoodHiggins: Consensus All-American Rashard Higgins has not been practicing due to a minor hamstring injury. Although he has been in full pads, he has spent the practices taking mental reps and working with associate athletic director for sports performance Terry DeZeeuw on the sideline. Bobo said there is a slim chance Higgins plays on Saturday, but said the coaching staff is leaning to hold him out.
"There is an outside chance," Bobo said. "He would probably be able to go if there was a game, but we'll probably hold him and not risk anything. He's been doing a good job of paying attention and taking mental reps. Maybe a couple snaps, we'll see how he feels."
Green and Gold Game: The Colorado State football team will play its annual Green and Gold Spring Game on Saturday, April 18, at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. Kickoff is at 11:30 a.m. The game will conclude CSU's 15-session spring practice period, and this year coincides with "I Love CSU Day," established in 2001 by proclamation of then-Colorado Governor Bill Owens, in recognition for Colorado State University.
Several pre- and postgame events are scheduled to provide a fun and entertaining event for the whole family. Starting at 10 a.m., McDonald's will provide free breakfast burritos to the first 1,500 fans, on the west concourse of Hughes Stadium.
- Halftime will feature performances by the Ramettes junior cheerleading group, the CSU Cheerleaders and Golden Poms, as well as an interview with director of athletics Joe Parker.
- Following the game, players will sign autographs for fans on the field.
Green and Gold Rosters: Rosters have been announced for Saturday's annual Green and Gold Spring Game. Fans can find a printable version of the squads here.
Gruden Camp: Quarterback Garrett Grayson's Guden Camp show will air for the first time on Saturday, April 18 at 10 a.m. on ESPN2. Below is a full schedule of Grayson's Gruden Camp.
TV SCHEDULE
Sat., April 18 at 10 a.m. on ESPN2
Mon., April 20 at 3 p.m. on ESPNU
Tue., April 21 at 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. on ESPNU
Sat., April 25 at 7 a.m. on ESPNU
Wed., April 29 at 9 a.m. on ESPNU and 12:30 p.m. on ESPN Classic
*All times listed in Mountain
Mini-Plan Packages: This season, fans can choose from three mini-plan packages, each featuring the Sept. 19 Rocky Mountain Showdown against Colorado, and two preselected home games at Hughes Stadium.
Mini-Plan 1: Colorado, Savannah State, UNLV
Mini-Plan 2: Colorado, Boise State, San Diego State
Mini-Plan 3: Colorado, Air Force, UNLV
There are two price options for the three mini plans, premium or standard. Premium, which allows fans to sit club level at Mile High for the Rocky Mountain Showdown and in the chairback seats at Hughes Stadium in sections upper E or lower D/F, is available for $198. The standard package puts fans in the upper bowl sections (at midfield) at Mile High and in the north end zone at Hughes Stadium, and is available for $75.
Fans can purchase online at CSURams.com/tickets/football, the Ram Zone retail and ticket location, which is located at 172 N. College Ave., or by calling the Rams Sales Department at 800-491-7267.
