It's Game Day vs. UTSA

GAME DAY DETAILS

Colorado State (1-1) vs. UTSA (1-2)
Saturday, Sept. 20 - 7:30 PM MT
Sonny Lubick Field at Canvas Stadium - Fort Collins, CO
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GAME DAY TIMELINE

Make a plan for game day at Canvas Stadium and check out when parking/tailgating starts, Ram Walk, gates open and more!!
» Parking Lots and Tailgating open SIX HOURS prior to kickoff
» Rams Team Store opens FIVE HOURS prior to kickoff
» The Ram Walk Tailgate hosted the by CSU Alumni Association and CSU Athletics and the Iris and Michael Smith Alumni Center all open FOUR HOURS prior to kick off.
» Join the CSU marching band and spirit squad on Meridian Avenue to Meet Coach Norvell and the team for the Ram Walk into Canvas Stadium TWO AND A HALF HOURS prior to kick off.
» Gates to Canvas Stadium - including premium areas - open ONE AND A HALF HOURS prior to kick off.
» Join the CSU Marching Band and Spirit Squad on Meridian Avenue for the March to Victory Parade hosted by ASCSU as they march to Canvas Stadium so all fans are in their seats for the pregame show. 48-MINUTES prior to kick off.
» Be in your seats for the CSU Marching Band Pregame Show and get Canvas Stadium rocking to Welcome the Rams onto the field 30-MINUTES prior to kick off.

GAME DAY PRIMER

Coach Norvell Weekly Press Conference
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Weekly Game Notes
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CSU insider Podcast
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Jay Norvell Coach's Radio Show
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Wednesday - 6:00 PM
C.B. & Potts at Collindale

ESSENTIAL READING

Feeling There is Plenty to Put on Display
Tight end room takes shape as a possible strength

Building A Team in the New Era
Colbert lends experience to Collins' pursuits

Back To His Beginning
Matthews proud to be a Ram once again

Team Names Captains for Upcoming Season
Long becomes youngest captain on a Norvell team

Thriving in the Chaos
Fueled by brotherhood the Rams' secondary steps up

Tempering the Enthusiasm – For Now
Agurs focused on growth, not expectations

Moving Forward Without a Misstep
Johnson takes over defensive line room on short notice

GAME NOTES

Colorado State took a big jump in year three of the Jay Norvell era, making a bowl game for the first time as a program since 2017. The Rams collected eight wins on the season including six at home - both the most since 2014. Norvell has upped his win total in each season at Colorado State and looks to build off of a 6-1 record in Mountain West games last season.
Tyson Summers is back in Fort Collins as the Rams' 2015 defensive coordinator returned to the same position under head coach Jay Norvell. Summers spent the past three seasons as the defensive coordinator at Western Kentucky. Summers' aggressive schemes allowed the Hilltoppers to lead the nation with nine defensive touchdowns across the 2022 and 2023 seasons, which should provide a spark to a Ram defense that had no scores on defense in 2024.
The turnaround of the CSU run game in 2024 cannot be understated. In 2023, the Rams mustered just 92.2 yards on the ground per game, which was the ninth-worst mark nationally. However, in 2024 the Rams racked up 168.15 rushing yards per game, which put them 53rd in the country at the end of the season. It was one of the ten-largest increases by any FBS team and the largest by any MW team. Redshirt freshman Jalen Dupree looks primed play the lead role in the backfield as he racked up 92 yards and a TD at Washington.
Colorado State defeated Northern Colorado in its home opener despite a stat that would normally equal a death blow in college football: Five turnovers. CSU is the only team to log a win despite five-or-more turnovers in a game this season, something just three FBS teams managed during the entire 2024 season: SMU def. Duke (6 turnovers), Louisiana Tech def. Nicholls St. (5 turnovers), East Carolina def. Norfolk St. (6 turnovers). Prior to this season, only 11 teams in MW history had won while having 5+ turnovers – CSU last did so on September 5, 2015.
Colorado State's defense saw a lot of change over the offseason with 11 starters departing the program via graduation or the transfer portal. Despite all the fresh faces, CSU found some leadership from within as they named sophomore linebacker and second-year Ram Owen Long as a captain ahead of the season - the youngest captain selection in Norvell's head coaching career. Long has proven the selection to be a good one through two games as he has racked up double-digit tackles in each outing and leads the Mountain West in total tackles per game (12.0)

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Saturday, September 27 - 5:30 PM MT (CBS Sports Network)
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