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Keeler: CSU Rams WR Jordan Ross isn’t running from Tory Horton’s legacy

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FORT COLLINS — He’ll miss the dig routes to Texas Roadhouse on Timberline Road most. Tory Horton would order steak. Jordan Ross would order salmon. Horton was a senior last fall, one of the best to ever grace the Mountain West. Between courses, he made a point to always leave Ross, a freshman, with something to chew on. “Everywhere he wanted to go, he’d be like, ‘J-Ross, you … [Read more...] about Keeler: CSU Rams WR Jordan Ross isn’t running from Tory Horton’s legacy

Renck: CSU AD can make case to extend Jay Norvell’s contract now. But should he?

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Spend any time around Jay Norvell, and it hits you like a Northern Colorado hailstorm. He is becoming a politician. He can really talk. Early Thursday morning, during a visit to The Denver Post, he fielded a question about his team’s offensive identity and turned into Sen. Corey Booker. You don’t serve as a head coach for nine years without learning how to turn a conversation … [Read more...] about Renck: CSU AD can make case to extend Jay Norvell’s contract now. But should he?

CSU Rams’ new-look defense rounding into form

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FORT COLLINS — Less than a week into fall camp, the new-look Colorado State defense is starting to take shape. With just one returning starter, several others with limited snaps for the Rams, and even more newcomers to the program, the unit is beginning to gel under new defensive coordinator Tyson Summers and his staff. Fourth-year head coach Jay Norvell is already seeing the … [Read more...] about CSU Rams’ new-look defense rounding into form

Keeler: How Lane Kiffin’s playbook — yes, that Lane Kiffin — helped CSU Rams land best football recruiting class in 16 years

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FORT COLLINS — The buck starts here. Alex Collins told me he knew of seven to 10 CSU football players approached by a Power 4 school this past spring, enticed by careless whispers and the usual blarney. The Rams kept all but two. “There are some kids that are trying to get through college and make every single dollar that they can,” Collins, the new general manager for the … [Read more...] about Keeler: How Lane Kiffin’s playbook — yes, that Lane Kiffin — helped CSU Rams land best football recruiting class in 16 years