FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) Colorado State's new stadium can hold 41,000 fans and features a video board that's nearly the size of a basketball court. Even the concession stands are culinary upgrades, with everything from burrito bowls to barbecue beef brisket.
The $220 million on-campus facility has the look and feel of something straight out of a Power Five conference, including the Rams' first opponent - Oregon State on Saturday.
Big aspirations for the team from the Mountain West.
"We're doing things like Power Five schools and guys are starting to internalize that, take pride and honor in the responsibility," said senior offensive lineman Zack Golditch, whose team faces two Pac-12 teams right out of the gate and later travels to top-ranked Alabama on Sept.