Colorado State (1-1) vs. Colorado (1-1)
Saturday, Sept. 14 – 5:30 PM MT
Canvas Stadium – Fort Collins, Colo.
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GAME DAY PRIMER
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C.B. & Potts (Collindale)
GAME DAY TIMELINE
SATURDAY, Sept. 7
10:00 a.m. – Parking/Tailgating Opens
1:30 p.m. – Ram City Opens!
» Nook of Meridian and Hughes
» Rams Children Zone Inflatables
» Ram Stroll Tailgate
» Meals distributors
3:00p.m. – Meet the Crew for the Ram Stroll!
» Nook of Meridian and Hughes
3:30 p.m. – Gates Open
4:51 p.m. – Comatose Fires!
» Tailgating Closes
» March to Victory begins
5:17 p.m. – Golden Poms/Band Take the Area
5:18 p.m. – Recreation Ball Parachute Crew Lands
5:26 p.m. – Nationwide Anthem
5:35 p.m. – The Rams take the sector!
5:39 p.m. – Kick Off!
ESSENTIAL READING
Setting the Stage: Colorado
Conserving yellow flags from changing into purple flags
Memorable Moments: One Photograph Marks the Begin of Showdowns to Come
A single picture exists from the primary recreation 132 years in the past
Stacking Enhancements One Week to the Subsequent
Protection appears once more for the subsequent stage
Offense Out to Create Balanced Assault
Rams but to indicate full passing prowess
New and Enhanced Recreation Day Experiences at Canvas Stadium
Colorado State excited to announce an upgraded expertise for recreation day
Canvas Recreation Day to Characteristic New Engagements
Objective is to create an atmosphere with elevated engagement
GAME NOTES
- The Rams enter yr three below head coach Jay Norvell who was named this system’s twenty fourth head coach on Dec. 6, 2021. Norvell led his former program, Nevada, onto Sonny Lubick Area within the 2021 finale on Nov. 27 and returned to Fort Collins 9 days later because the Rams’ new head coach.
- Colorado State is in search of its first bowl recreation since 2017, and first below Norvell. Over his 5 years in Reno, (2017-21) Norvell compiled four-straight seven-plus win seasons and led the Wolf Pack to 4 bowl video games.
- The final time Colorado State defeated all three rivals (Colorado, Wyoming and Air Power) in the identical season was in 2002 – the identical yr of the Rams’ final convention championship.
- Colorado State’s offensive line is stuffed with expertise, together with the Mountain West’s most seasoned participant in heart Jacob Gardner (47 begins in 47 profession video games). Garnder and the Rams’ entrance unit allowed simply 14 sacks final season – tied for eleventh within the nation – and have allowed only one by way of two video games in 2024 (tied for sixteenth).
- The Rams will play seven video games at dwelling for the primary time in program historical past in 2024, highlighted by a pair of rivalry matchups within the Rocky Mountain Showdown in opposition to Colorado (Sept. 14) and The Border Struggle in opposition to Wyoming (Nov. 15). The final time each rivals had been in Fort Collins the identical season was in 1996.
- Colorado State is dedicated to enhancing on each side of the dashing recreation in 2024. Norvell recognized 4.0 yards per carry as a quantity to focus on, wanting his offense to exceed that quantity and his protection to carry opponents under it. To date so good because the Rams are at the moment averaging 5.1 yards per carry and holding their rivals to three.9.
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