FORT COLLINS — Jay Norvell's fourth Colorado State team looks like the one he envisioned when he first took over the Rams.

“Overall, we’re starting to look like the body type that we’re recruiting at each position,” Norvell said. “We’re starting to get more depth and competition at each position. This is, by far, the most depth and competition I’ve had since I’ve been here at Colorado State and that makes everybody better.”

Time will tell.

Norvell's first season opener at CSU was a 51-7 loss at Michigan in 2022 and in the following weeks, a few dozen players left the program. His fourth season opener is Saturday's game at Washington (9 p.m., Big Ten Network), where the Rams are 20-point underdogs.

Now, Norvell’s team not only looks the way he wants on the football field, but acts the w

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