Tim Walter News

Facing a long off-season after a disappointing 3-9 2009 campaign, the CSU Rams football team could use some good news.

Senior Klint Kubiak runs down the field during the celebration honoring the football team's seniors before the Border Wars game on Friday at Hughes Stadium.

A chance to have a winning record and bowl berth are on the line. Not for CSU's football team.

Dion Morton never set out to achieve any team longevity records when he enrolled at Colorado State in January 2005 as a midyear grayshirt, a semester behind his twin brother, Damon.

They've endured a 13-game losing streak over two seasons, a coaching change and, regardless of what happens Friday against Wyoming, a disappointing finish to a season that began with a win at the University of Colorado and CSU's first 3-0 start in 15 years.

Despite an eight-game losing streak and a loss this past Saturday night to a previously winless New Mexico team, CSU football coach Steve Fairchild insisted Monday that 'we're going to put our best foot forward on Friday.' Colorado State University faces Wyoming that day in the annual Border War game at Hughes Stadium.

LAS VEGAS - Steve Fairchild is adamant that no one game ever will define his CSU football program.

Most of the time, Zac Pauga is a lineman playing in the backfield for the CSU football team.

After another sub-par performance from the passing game Saturday, head coach Steve Fairchild is left scratching his head at trying to fix the ailing aerial attack.

Tim Walter will not quit, and the senior center is not about to allow some of his teammates to cash out for the season.

Not much is going right for the CSU football team right now. Mired in a four-game losing streak, the Rams lost leading tackler Klint Kubiak for the season to an injury and might have to get by for a while without leading rusher Leonard Mason, who was injured early Saturday in a 44-6 loss at now 10th-ranked TCU.

FORT WORTH, Texas - Leonard Mason ran for 17 yards on his second carry and for 8 more on his third.

CSU's football team is at a crossroads in its season. After opening the season with three consecutive wins for the first time since 1994, the Rams have lost their past three games.

Robert Johnson had been upset with his play three games into the season. And the Utah free safety had vowed to improve his performance this time around.

Before the season started, Nevada football coach Chris Ault talked about making his defense more "vanilla," a reference to a more simplistic approach following last season's difficulties stopping the pass with a young and inexperienced secondary.

Rashaun Greer dropped a deep ball for the second time in as many games. Regrettable, to be sure.

Weber State scored three second-quarter touchdowns today to erase an early 10-0 deficit and take a 20-17 lead over CSU's football team at halftime of the Rams' home opener before about 28,000 rain-soaked fans at Hughes Stadium.

Playing in the national spotlight Sunday night and knocking off a heavily favored opponent on its home turf brought some national attention to the CSU football team.

At the start of his senior season, Grant Stucker didn't have the luxury of kicking back, reveling in memories or idly dreaming about how his final chapter might play out.

The applied pressure is nothing new. However, the added attention definitely goes against the grain.