Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, September 6
Fort Collins, CO
5:00 PM
Colorado State
vs
Northern Colorado
Game Week: vs. Northern Colorado
9/2/2025 2:27:00 PM | Football
The Rams open Canvas Stadium against the Bears in the annual Ag Day
GAME DAY DETAILS
Colorado State (0-1) vs. Northern Colorado (1-0)
Ag Day / Orange Out
Saturday, Sept. 6 - 5:00 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.
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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
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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
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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.
- CSU's defense will look quite different from last year's squad as program mainstays Jack Howell, Henry Blackburn, Cam Bariteau and James Mitchell all graduated from the program. The Rams lost an additional seven starters to graduation or the transfer portal, tasking new defensive coordinator Tyson Summers with reloading his group. Summers hit the portal to bring in 17 defensive transfers, including JaQues Evans (WKU/Baylor), Jacob Ellis (Iowa State) and Jahari Rogers (SMU) to slot in alongside promising returners Owen Long, Dylan Phelps and Mukendi Wa-Kalonji.
- CSU will miss the presence of receiver Tory Horton after he was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Horton was one of the top receivers in the Mountain West during his career, logging back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons in 2022 and 2023 before injuries affected his senior season. With Horton now in the league, Colorado State will look to returners Armani Winfield, Jordan Ross and Tommy Maher, as well as Northern Arizona transfer Tay Lanier to develop into the go-to guy.
NEXT UP
Colorado State vs. UTSA
Saturday, September 20 - TBD (FOX Networks)
Canvas Stadium | Fort Collins, Colo.
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