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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/usffan on 2025-05-26 14:05:07+00:00.
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Colorado State (high = 77, low = 97) is next in the countdown at #89. Jay Norvell enters his third season in charge of the Rams as they come off a pretty spectacular 2024 season that saw them finish tied for 2nd in the Mountain West with UNLV. They return a fair amount on offense (57th overall in FBS), including QB Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi, but the defense ranks 119th in returning production, and Ourlads projects 9 transfers on that side of the ball on the 2 deep will be via the portal. Norvell appears to have done fairly well there, ranking 3rd in the Mountain West and 75th in the country (compared with 107th nationally in recruiting), and while he focused on the defense, he did add former Ohio State WR Koji Antwi and all CFB team name TE Rocky Beers on offense as well. After a road opener at Washington, the schedule seems manageable at first glance, though the Rams missed both Boise State and UNLV on the schedule last year and don’t this year. With no Rocky Mountain Showdown on the schedule this year, the Rams face potentially competitive games against UTSA and Washington State (both ranked ahead of them in these composites) that, if they don’t win some of those, could lead to an iffier prospect of going bowling (using these rankings would project out to a 6-6 record), which would be a disappointing way to head into their Pac-12 future.