Michael Brian / Loveland Reporter-Herald)
FORT COLLINS — Tom Hilbert had an inkling the recruiting class was good.
After seeing the eight newcomers to the Colorado State volleyball program — seven true freshmen and a junior transfer — in practice for nearly two weeks, his assessment has changed.
"They were better volleyball players," he said. "They were more game ready than I expected."
Yep, the kids are all right, and Friday night brings about the first of many tests for them on the season, as Hilbert expects to inject at least six new players to the court when North Dakota State visits Moby Arena (6 p.