Gartrell Johnson News

NEW MEXICO: Fresno State vs. Wyoming Last year's New Mexico Bowl didn't go so well for the Bulldogs, who allowed Colorado State RB Gartrell Johnson to run for 285 yards.

After suffering a season ending injury and a 3-9 team record in his final season with the CSU football team, Klint Kubiak was due for some good news Tuesday.

For all the tantalizing matchups the New Mexico Bowl bandied about during the college football regular season, it got the one most expected.

Sophomore linebacker Mychal Sisson and senior kick and punt returner Dion Morton earned second-team honors, but the CSU football team failed to land a single player on the first team for the third time in four years in all-Mountain West Conference voting, announced today.

Gartrell Johnson was back in Colorado on Thursday night. Back playing football. And back at Invesco Field.

Fresno State became bowl eligible for the 10th time in 11 seasons Saturday night, so let the bowl projections begin.

CSU senior offensive guard Shelley Smith was selected on Monday to play in the East-West Shrine Game on Jan.

Colorado State receiver Rashaun Greer, a Mojave High grad, catches a deep ball against UNLV on Oct.

Colorado State junior tailback Leonard Mason leaned forward and down, speaking into the tape recorder's built-in microphone for emphasis.

Leonard Mason ran for more yards Saturday than TCU's defense has given up to any team other than Air Force since the middle of the 2007 season.

The super enlarged canvas photo jumps out at a visitor the second someone steps off the second floor elevator in the McGraw Athletic Center.\ There is Miami Dolphins linebacker and CSU locker room donor Joey Porter in mid-leap of his famed end zone chest bump last season with ex-Ram running back Gartrell Johnson.

Leonard Mason wasn't going to go down without a fight Saturday. The junior running back powered his way through one of the nation's top defensive units to the tune of 130 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries.

When Scott Johnson and Gartrell Johnson crashed into each other on the field last season - on the day after Halloween - the result was scary.

John Mosure sees the end zone and can't imagine not reaching it. It's always been that way, the CSU running back said after practice Tuesday.

The Chargers released rookie RB Gartrell Johnson and signed DE Andre Coleman from their practice squad prior to Monday night's game at Oakland.

Game #2 WEBER STATE vs. COLORADO STATE Saturday, September 12, 2009 3:05 p.m. Hughes Stadium, Fort Collins, Colorado COLORADO STATE "Rams" HEAD COACH CSU's STEVE FAIRCHILD begins his 2nd season as head coach of the Rams.

Gartrell Johnson and his 1,476 rushing yards have moved on to the NFL, and Billy Farris and his 2,934 passing yards and 19 touchdowns also are gone.

BOULDER - John Mosure ought to play more games against the University of Colorado.

Jon Cooper has made an NFL team. The former Fort Collins High School and Oklahoma standout survived the last day of cuts Saturday and will begin the season as the backup center for the Minnesota Vikings.

The gloom from last spring has given way to optimism as the season approaches. A lot of it.