FORT COLLINS — From the moment the schedule became official, was already concerned.
The Colorado State football coach knew the successive trio of Power 5 opponents would be challenging in terms of wins and losses — and the Rams came out of games with Colorado, Arkansas and Florida 1-2 — but also physically on his team. In terms of the training room angle, the Rams didn’t do too bad on that front.
“We’re a little big banged up, but we’re better than I thought we’d be. There’s some guys that got some bumps and bruises, but I think they’re going to be able to play and practice,” Bobo said Monday at his weekly press conference. “Today we’re going in shorts and helmets, where normally this would be a shells day. (Tuesday) we’ll go full pads and then shells on Wednesday.
“(I’m) taking a little bit off of them physically today; be more of a mental practice, and that’s a little adjustment I’m going to make. Then I gotta keep an eye as the week goes on. There’s been a lot of strain in all four games.”
Defensive end has missed past two weeks under concussion protocol and remains doubtful for this week. Receiver Warren Jackson missed last week with a knee bruise, though he made the trip and was available for red-zone use. During the Florida game, guard exited with an ankle issue.
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