Myers, Salaam Boast Schools’ Chances In Rocky Mountain Showdown
DENVER (CBS4) – Ahead of Friday’s Rocky Mountain Showdown, two stars of Colorado’s college football heyday engaged in some friendly ribbing during Xfinity Monday Live on CBS4. Greg Myers, a CSU safety...
View ArticleRams Embrace Underdog Status Against Buffaloes
DENVER (AP) — CSU is coming off a bowl win and returns a starting quarterback who set the team’s single-season passing record last season. Still, coach Jim McElwain considers his team the vast underdog...
View ArticleCSU Takes On Utah State, A Victory Could Put Rams In Top 25
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)– The Colorado State University football team is on the verge of achieving something great. If they win on Saturday they could find themselves ranked in the Top 25. The Rams...
View ArticleCSU’s ‘Hollywood’ Higgins Stars With Play, Attitude
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – On the CSU Rams’ football team, there isn’t a brighter star than the one in Hollywood. That’s Rashard “Hollywood” Higgins for anyone not paying close attention. If you...
View ArticleGrayson Breaking Records At CSU
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – Garrett Grayson is a little astounded — humbled and honored, too — by all the storied names he’s leapfrogged on his way up Colorado State’s career passing list. These were...
View ArticleCSU Rams Another Step Closer To Cracking Top 25
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – The Colorado State University Rams are still waiting to be ranked in football for the first time since 2003. The Rams received enough votes on Sunday to be 26th and 27th in...
View ArticleDespite 7-1 Record, Rams Still Don’t Make AP Top 25
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – The Colorado State Rams football team can’t crack the AP Top 25 despite winning six in a row. They’re ranked 26th. “But you have to start somewhere, and my guess is (we)...
View ArticleCSU’s ‘Hollywood’ Higgins Leads Nation In Receiving
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – The only thing more magnetic than Colorado State receiver Rashard Higgins‘ hands may be his personality. The sophomore simply enjoys standing out in a crowd, especially...
View ArticleRams, Buffs Moving In Opposite Directions
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – For all the talk of an in-state rivalry, the fortunes of Colorado’s two marquee college football teams are trending in opposite directions. Colorado State, at 8-1, hosts...
View ArticleNo. 23 CSU Rams Off To Best Start Since ’94
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – Colorado State’s rise to national prominence is a little bit sudden for coach Jim McElwain. After all, he’s not quite done teaching the 23rd-ranked Rams the finer points of...
View ArticleFalcons Disrupt Rams’ Conference Title Hopes With 27-24 Win
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) – Jim McElwain gambled on fourth down with the game on the line and lost. Know what? The free-wheeling Colorado State coach would make the same decision again. PHOTO...
View ArticleCSU’s Jim McElwain Reportedly Lead Candidate For Florida Job
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – According to multiple sources, Colorado State University football coach Jim McElwain is a leading candidate for the Florida head coaching job and has talked with the...
View ArticleFlorida: Coaching Job Hasn’t Been Posed To CSU’s Jim McElwain
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP/CBS4) – A week after starting its coaching search to replace Will Muschamp, Florida is already shooting down reports the job has been offered to Colorado State University’s Jim...
View ArticleDespite Going Winless In Conference, CU’s Mike MacIntyre Stays Optimistic
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – While Jim McElwain is busy preparing his Colorado State Rams for a bowl game in Fort Collins, there will be no bowling for the boys in Boulder. CU head coach Mike MacIntyre...
View ArticleSource: Florida AD Meeting With CSU’s McElwain
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida has targeted Colorado State’s Jim McElwain to fill its coaching vacancy. Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley spent several hours at McElwain’s home Tuesday and was...
View ArticleCSU’s Grayson, McElwain Earn Mountain West Top Honors
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – Colorado State senior quarterback Garrett Grayson was named the Mountain West offensive player of the year and Jim McElwain earned coach of the year honors after leading...
View ArticlePlanes, Twitter And Automobiles: The Saga To Land Jim McElwain Plays Out On...
DENVER (CBS4) – It’s unclear whether Colorado State football coach Jim McElwain will leave the Rams after spending just three years turning the program around. But if speculation on Twitter is to be...
View ArticleCSU Fans Disappointed McElwain May Part Ways
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – On the day CSU football coach Jim McElwain was honored with Mountain West coach of the year distinctions, it’s looking possible his success may land him a prestigious job...
View ArticleFlorida AD Leaves Fort Collins Without Naming McElwain New Coach
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Athletic director Jeremy Foley is back in Florida. Colorado State’s Jim McElwain remains at home. According to a person with knowledge of the situation, negotiations hit a snag...
View ArticleFlorida Hires CSU Rams Coach Jim McElwain
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (CBS4/P) – After working though a buyout issue, Jim McElwain is leaving the CSU Rams to become Florida’s next head coach. The Gators announced the hiring later Thursday by stating...
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