Nov 11, 2023; Fort Collins, Colorado, USA; Colorado State Rams head coach Jay Norvell celebrates a touchdown with running back Justin Marshall (29) during the third quarter against the San Diego State Aztecs at Sonny Lubick Field at Canvas Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Wevers-USA TODAY Sports
Colorado State is a member of the Mountain West Conference, and its nickname is the Rams. CSU is a public land-grant research university, similar to Penn State and Michigan State.
It is located in Fort Collins, an hour’s drive north of Denver. However, let’s discuss the Rams football team heading into their week-one matchup with the Texas Longhorns.
The Colorado State football program’s third-year head coach, Jay Norvell, has an 8-16 record and is in charge of the Rams. Some Longhorns fans may know him because he was the 2011–2014 Oklahoma Sooners co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach before becoming the Texas Longhorns wide receivers coach in 2015. He became Nevada’s head coach from 2017 to 2021, and shortly after that, he took the head coaching job at CSU.
Last season, the Rams went 5-7 and missed out on a bowl game due to their season finale loss at Hawaii. They lost two road games by three or fewer points last season, as well as losing to their top rival Colorado on the road in double overtime.
This season, Coach Novrvell and the Rams appear to be heading in the right direction. They have the second highest recruiting class in the Mountain West, according to 247 Sports for the 2023 and 24 classes, as well as getting a commitment from a four star recruit like Dagan Myers.
Heading into this season, the Rams are predicted to finish fifth in the Mountain West in the media preseason poll. Players selected by the media for the preseason All-Mountain West offense team for Colorado State include wide receiver Tory Horton…
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Author : Longhorns Wire
Publish date : 2024-08-25 14:26:20
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