Author: Tyler King tyler.king@gazette.com
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Pair of CSU Rams earn weekly Pac-12 awards
One week into being a part of the new-look Pac-12 and Colorado State is already leaving its mark. After taking down rival Wyoming by a final of 35-13 to kick off the 2026 season this past weekend in Fort Collins, the Rams earned a pair of player of the week honors from their new conference.…
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Multiple Colorado players recognized by Big 12 for Week 1 performance
The Thursday night primetime kickoff helped a national audience see Colorado’s season-opening win at Georgia Tech, but the Big 12 is making sure no one quickly forgets. The Buffaloes were well-represented on the conference’s first weekly awards of the 2026 season, with Lamont Lester Jr. winning Big 12 co-defensive player of the week, while safety…
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Colorado State pulls away from Wyoming for biggest Border War win in 13 years
FORT COLLINS — Oumar Diomande grew up in the Bronx and spent the first three years of his college career in Storrs, Connecticut. When he arrived in Colorado for the first time this past winter, he was told to hate Wyoming — so he did. On Saturday night, as over 17,000 of his new classmates…
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Colorado Buffaloes unveil elite rushing attack to grind out win over Georgia Tech
ATLANTA — Colorado ran the ball 15 straight times. Yes, that actually happened Thursday night at Bobby Dodd Stadium. For the first time in the Deion Sanders era, the ground game led the way to a 14-13 victory at Georgia Tech. For once, the offensive line was dominating the line of scrimmage, and it wasn’t…
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How to watch Colorado State Rams football vs. Wyoming
Colorado State vs. Wyoming Kickoff: 4 p.m. Saturday TV: USA Network Stream: usanetwork.com/ Broadcast crew: Nate Gatter (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst) and Lauren Green (sideline reporter) Radio: 104.3 FM (Denver) and 99.1 FM (Fort Collins) Rams broadcast crew: Brian Roth (play-by-play), Marty Lenz (analyst) & Marty Cesario (sideline reporter)
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Rare Border War opener gives CSU a perfect chance to start a new era
FORT COLLINS — For decades, Labor Day weekend was reserved for a different kind of rivalry in the state of Colorado. When Colorado and Colorado State met nearly every year from 1985 to 2019, the Rocky Mountain Showdown was often the first game of the season for both programs. As the Rams begin the 2026…
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Cherry Creek’s Blake Purchase ready for the big time in the SEC | College Football Insider
Nobody needs to remind Blake Purchase that the SEC is different. He’s living it every day. Compared to where Purchase has spent the majority of his life, where he is now in Oxford, Miss., might as well be a different universe. The former Cherry Creek star grew up in Denver and blossomed into a recruit…
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CU Buffs survive Georgia Tech 14-13 after Boo Carter’s game-saving blocked FG
ATLANTA — Almost as fast as he came off the edge on the final play, Boo Carter’s helmet was off as he sprinted down the field in a state of delirium. Playing his first game at Colorado, Carter, the Tennessee transfer whose time in Knoxville unceremoniously ended 10 months ago, made the game-saving play in…
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CU Buffs at Georgia Tech | 3 takeaways from Colorado’s comeback win
ATLANTA — These Buffaloes just might be different after all. After one-score losses early in the 2025 season derailed Deion Sanders’ team on the way to a 3-9 record, the latest Colorado team has already delivered in the clutch in a big way. Julian Lewis’ 20-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Williams in the final minute…
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CU Buffs Q&A: Fisher Clements’ journey from Northern Colorado walk-on to Power 4 tight end
BOULDER — Four years ago, Fisher Clements was a walk-on tight end playing for coach Ed McCaffrey at Northern Colorado. On Thursday night (6 p.m. ESPN), he’ll take the field at Bobby Dodd Stadium as a valuable piece of Colorado’s offense against Georgia Tech. The Denver Gazette discussed with the fifth-year senior his decision to…