Texas vs. Colorado State Week 1 Preview: Defensive Players to Watch

The Texas Longhorns are set to welcome the Colorado State Rams to Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on August 31 for the season-opening game of the 2024 college football season. As it stands the Horns are currently favored by 35.5 points, thanks in large part to the immense amount of talent they have on the offensive side of the ball, including star QB Quinn Ewers, the running back duo of Jaydon Blue and C.J. Baxter, and one of the best offensive lines in all of college football. On the other side of that coin, headng into the new season, the Rams lost a handful of key contributors to a defense that struggled in a big way last season, ranking No. 108 in the nation in pass defense, No. 98 in the nation in rush defense, No. 107 in the nation in total defense, and No. 98 in the nation in scoring defense. In other words, the Rams - at least on paper - are set to be sorely outmatched.