Behind Enemy Lines: Getting to know the Colorado State Rams

Colorado State Rams are playing their season opener against Michigan on Saturday. The Rams went 3-9 last season and lost to Nevada. Steve Addazio was fired and replaced by Jay Norvell. Colorado State has 59 new players this season. Kevin Lytle, who covers Colorado state football for the Coloradoan, talks about the game with The Michigan Insider.

Alejandro Zúñiga is starting a new series called "Behind Enemy Lines" on Michigan247Sports.com. He will talk to a beat reporter from the opposing team every week. This week, he will be talking to Kevin Lytle from Colorado.

Kevin Lytle is excited about college football. He is in Ann Arbor this weekend. It's shaping up to be an exciting season.

The Colorado State Rams went 3-9 last year and had a coaching change. Steve Addazio was fired and replaced by Jay Norvell. There are 59 new players on the roster. The team played an air raid offense. The players are excited about the new system. It's a new era of college football. Players can move across the conference in the offseason. Some of the players came from Nevada. They will have to adapt to the different system and the number of players. In the past, it would have taken a long time to transition the team. Now it's easier. For fans, the future is bright.

Clay Millen is the starting quarterback for Colorado State Rams. He will start against Michigan in front of 110,000 people at Michigan Stadium. The team has four quarterbacks, two of them redshirt freshmen, and two true freshmen. Millens has two starts in college. He was a four-star recruit coming out of high school. Jay Norvell said today that Millenn has done everything he can do, including redshirting last year and going to preseason camp. Kl predicts that there will be some freshman plays, but also some nice plays. They are playing a top-10 team. Michigan is a playoff team, a divisional contender.

Colorado State Rams take on Michigan Wolverines. Michigan has a lot of talent on offense. Colorado State runs a 4-2-5 defense. The Rams have a new administration and a number of new players. They are hopeful, but they are also unsure about their defensive performance last year. They have some holdovers from the previous staff, and some new guys. Both starting cornerbacks are new. TMI thinks the defense will be better than last season.

Tory Horton, a receiver for Colorado State, is expected to play against Michigan on Saturday. Michigan has a lot of new players on the defense, including Daxton Hill, Brad Hawkins and Josh Ross. Michigan and Colorado St. will play a very interesting game. The game will be played in front of a big crowd. It will also be a good test for the new system used by Colorado ST. and Michigan. They will try to keep up with each other. There are a number of players who have transferred recently.

Colorado State is going to have a 100-yard receiver in the game against Michigan. The team's record is bad, but fans hope for some bright spots. TMI and Kl are realistic about the team. They hope the defense can get some takeaways. Tmi and KL are also realistic that the fans are not expecting a win. Colorado State fans keep bringing up Appalachian State. Michigan fans don't want to hear it. It's a bad team, they want some good things. For them, the bright spot is a defense that can take the field. for the offense. If it can show some flashes.

Kevin Lytle is going to cover the game in Ann Arbor on Saturday. He's going by car and will have all his stuff with him.