MW notebook: Hauck bans Twitter, gets extension
A look around the Mountain West: UNLV. Add Rebels coach Bobby Hauck to the list of coaches who ban their players from using Twitter. When top receiver Phillip Payne was critical of the first-year staff...
View ArticleMW Notebook: UNLV schedule gets easier
A look around the Mountain West: UNLV — After an 0-7 road effort a year ago, UNLV is the first Mountain West team to get the 2011 season underway tonight at No. 10 Wisconsin (6 p.m.MT, ESPN). “We’re...
View ArticlePac-12 Notebook: Cal off to great start in trying to erase first losing...
A look around the Pac-12: California – One of Cal’s biggest question marks in trying to bounce back from a 5-7 season was quarterback. However, Buffalo-transfer Zach Maynard may be the answer. He threw...
View ArticlePac-12 Notebook: Utah visits USC to officially launch new, expanded Pac-12
A look around the Pac-12: Utah — The Utes visit USC in the first conference game for the Pac-12 “expansion” schools. The game is huge on and off the field. Utah coach Kyle Whittingham has always made...
View ArticlePac-12 Notebook: Cal’s Maynard-Allen connection a case of brotherly love
A look around the Pac-12: California — Quarterback Zach Maynard and receiver Keenan Allen have a bond that goes back to their early days of Pop Warner in Greensboro, N.C. They are half brothers but...
View ArticleMW notebook: Blue on blue? No green on green for CSU vs. Boise State
A look around the Mountain West: Boise State — For all the traditional whining about Boise State blue uniforms and helmets disappearing into the blue carpet, no one ever says anything about Colorado...
View ArticleMW notebook: SDSU’s Hillman not commital about NFL draft
A look around the Mountain West: San Diego State — Aztecs stellar running back Ronnie Hillman has drawn comparisons with ex-Aztec great Marshall Faulk since he restored pride in the running game. Faulk...
View ArticleIs CSU freshman A.J. Frieler nearing a burned redshirt?
FORT COLLINS – To be clear: No Colorado State coach wants to burn freshman offensive lineman A.J. Frieler’s redshirt. Injuries, however, might force their hand. CSU’s offensive line has been hit harder...
View ArticleReliving CSU linebacker Mike Orakpo’s smashing hit of UNLV’s Tim Cornett
FORT COLLINS – Mike Orakpo isn’t huge on taunting, and not big on gloating, either. But… Even he, the sophomore Colorado State linebacker, eventually had to smile when he was in full explanation mode...
View ArticleFor Colorado State, is it Chris Nwoke or Raymond Carter?
FORT COLLINS – Colorado State coach Steve Fairchild has long said he doesn’t care who carries the football or how the attempts are split, just as long as certain numbers and effectiveness comes out of...
View ArticleColorado State coaches expect to see two UNLV quarterbacks
FORT COLLINS – The most prudent course of action, Colorado State coach Steve Fairchild knows, is to be ready for anything. In this case, the subject centers on UNLV’s quarterbacks. The Rebels have two...
View ArticleFive plays that could have changed the current course of CSU’s season
How thin is the line between Colorado State’s current 3-5 record and one that could have been 4-4, 5-3 or better? Razor thin. Colorado State starts a stretch run of football games this week at home...
View ArticleCSU’s Paul Madsen feeling much better; no new injuries for Rams
FORT COLLINS – Surprises came all around when Paul Madsen took the field at his usual right tackle slot for CSU against UNLV on Oct 29. CSU coach Steve Fairchild was surprised at how long the senior,...
View ArticleCSU men’s hoops faces pivotal three-game stretch
Beginning with Wednesday night’s game at 15-4 New Mexico (8 p.m., CBSCS), Colorado State faces a murderers-row stretch against arguably the three most talented teams in the Mountain West Conference. On...
View ArticleSDSU’s Steve Fisher: Air Force’s Lyons deserves to be co-player of week
The Mountain West Conference announced Monday that the player of the week is New Mexico senior forward Drew Gordon, who averaged 22 points and 18.5 points in victories over nationally ranked San Diego...
View ArticleCSU Rams scouting report on Murray State for NCAA Tournament
Now that Colorado State is in the NCAA Tournament, and now that the No. 11-seeded Rams know who they will play, here’s a scouting report on sixth-seeded Murray State: MURRAY STATE (30-1, 15-1)...
View ArticleCU vs. UNLV: A Buffaloes scouting report of Runnin’ Rebels for NCAA Tournament
Colorado, as a No. 11 seed, learned it will face No. 6 UNLV on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Mountain West team should be familiar to Front Range fans of CSU. But for Buffs...
View ArticleColorado’s Jon Embree only second-year coach who’s 0-3
Everyone always compares first-year coaches and their progress. How about we check up on second-year coaches? For Colorado, as you can imagine, it isn’t pretty. Jon Embree is one of 21 coaches in their...
View ArticleCould a bowl game still be in CSU Rams’ future?
FORT COLLINS – In this hair-pulling, eyebrow-raising, frustrating, patience-testing Colorado State football season, there remains one hard-to-believe and, yes, harder to achieve goal that given the...
View ArticleUNLV provides Colorado State its second in-conference chance at a signature win
FORT COLLINS – One of Colorado State coach Larry Eustachy’s sternest lessons to date came in the post-game locker room at San Diego State one week ago. His Rams played well, particularly in the second...
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