Colin Barnard

Colin Barnard is a sports reporter covering Colorado State basketball and prep sports for five local high schools in the Loveland area. A native Coloradan and graduate of CSU, he values the ability to connect a community through diligent, creative journalism.

Loveland football eager to prove doubters wrong 鈥� again

August 28, 2019 at 5:20 p.m.

The numbers are just about as daunting as possible -- 5,150 yards from scrimmage, 579 tackles, 559 points, 21 players, one head coach.

Adam Prentice stiff arms Cade Plath in a drill during CSU football’s fall camp on Wednesday, Aug. 14. (Colin Barnard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

CSU football鈥檚 Adam Prentice brings contagious leadership to Rams

August 21, 2019 at 2:09 p.m.

He鈥檚 a football player in every sense of the phrase -- a mountain of muscle with a heaping load of grit and sergeant-like work ethic who鈥檚 willing to do anything...

Jalen Bates pushes a sled during fall camp on Monday, Aug. 12 at Canvas Stadium. (Colin Barnard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Graduate transfers settling into roles throughout CSU football鈥檚 defense

August 20, 2019 at 3:03 p.m.

No matter the player's class, things move fast when transitioning to a new school. Different teammates, an unfamiliar coaching staff and a foreign playbook make the jump daunting.

Jeremiah Pruitte extends to make a catch during fall camp on Thursday, Aug. 15. Pruitte joined the team after missing the first 12 practices of camp. (Colin Barnard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Wide receiver Jeremiah Pruitte joins CSU Rams football team

August 15, 2019 at 9:39 a.m.

An already promising class of freshmen wide receivers at Colorado State got a little more talented Thursday during fall camp, and quite a bit bigger. After missing the first 12...

Logan Stewart presses a wide receiver in a drill during fall camp on Monday, Aug. 12. (Colin Barnard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Former walk-ons developing into leaders, starters for CSU football

August 12, 2019 at 6:58 p.m.

It抖阴ap the kind of motivation nearly every walk-on athlete experiences in some fashion during their career. For Wesley and teammates Logan Stewart, Adam Prentice, Brenden Fulton and Braxton Davis, the...

Colorado State linebackers Dequan Jackson (5) and Cam’Ron Carter come out of a break during a drill Thursday as the Rams opened spring practice. Jackson has been placed in a leadership role on the team this season.

Sophomores ready to carry the load on defense for CSU Rams football

August 8, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

From the moment Colorado State鈥檚 2018 defensive class arrived on campus last June, the connection was evident.

CSU football tight ends draw early praise from Mike Bobo

August 7, 2019 at 5:28 p.m.

You can tell a lot about a group of players by the way they react to praise. Do they soak up the complement and let it float around in their...

CSU quarterback Collin Hill admitted the offense is still looking to gain some confidence as a group.

What to watch for when CSU football begins fall camp Thursday

July 29, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Colorado State football can鈥檛 just forget about last season. When a team struggles as much as the Rams did in 2018, it doesn鈥檛 make sense to do that.

Loveland football coach Wayne McGinn watches from the sideline during his team’s 26-0 win over Westminster on Thursday night.

Loveland鈥檚 Wayne McGinn steps down after six seasons as head football coach

May 28, 2019 at 10:22 a.m.

When Wayne McGinn replaced John Poovey as Loveland鈥檚 head football coach in 2013, it was already a school rich in football tradition. Now as he departs six years later fresh...

Colorado State will get $1.8 million payday for playing at Texas in 2024

May 10, 2019 at 1:05 p.m.

Fort Collins, meet Austin. Colorado State football is headed to the Lone Star State for a matchup against another marquee program, the University of Texas.

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