Texas vs. Colorado State: How to watch, odds, weather, injuries, series history

The regular season opens up for Texas football and head coach Steve Sarkisian against head coach Jay Norvell and the Colorado State Rams from the Mountain West Conference, as UT finally returns to DKR for live football action this fall.

Texas is expected to contend for a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff this year, along with competing for the SEC title in its inaugural season competing in the conference. Sarkisian has the Longhorns trending in the right direction as a program, after they won the Big 12 Championship for the first time since 2009 and made the program's first appearance in the four-team CFP last postseason.

Both coaches are ready to open up the 2024 regular season this upcoming weekend with what will be a hot and possibly wet contest at DKR between Texas and Colorado State in Austin on Saturday afternoon.

Here's a look at the game information, betting odds, injuries, and more for the Week 1 regular season opener between No. 4 Texas and Colorado State at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, TX, on Aug. 31.

How to watch Texas football vs. Colorado State

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: ESPN app

Radio/Audio Stream: Longhorn Radio Network

Game time: 2:30 p.m. CT

Live Stats: StatBroadcast

ESPN will have the national broadcast for the Texas-Colorado State game in Week 1. On the call for this game on ESPN will be Mike Monaco, Kirk Morrison, and Dawn Davenport on Saturday afternoon at DKR.

Texas football vs. Colorado State betting odds

Texas is a 31.5-point favorite against Colorado State in Week 1, and the Longhorns are favored in the money line (-10000) over the Rams (+2500), per FanDuel. The over/under is 59.5 points.

The betting line has moved one point away from the Longhorns in favor of the Rams since it opened during game week at 32.5 points.

Texas football vs. Colorado State injuries

Sarkisian's squad lost multiple scholarship running backs for the 2024 season due to lower-body injuries that were suffered during fall practice. Texas has four remaining healthy scholarship running backs on the roster, including recent fall portal grad transfer Velton Gardner from SMU and Kansas.

CJ Baxter Jr., RB (Knee)

After he was expected to compete for the RB1 job this fall in camp, sophomore running back CJ Baxter Jr. suffered a season-ending knee injury early in fall practice. Baxter underwent a successful knee surgery in Dallas earlier this week and is expected to be ready for the start of the 2025 season.

Christian Clark, RB (Achilles)

True freshman running back Christian Clark suffered a torn Achilles injury in fall practice roughly one week after Baxter tore a couple of ligaments in his knee during full-contact team drills in camp. He will also miss his entire true freshman campaign in 2024 due to an unfortunate injury during training camp for the Longhorns.

Texas vs. Colorado State weather forecast

According to the AccuWeather forecast, it is expected to be 92 degrees for the high on Aug. 31 in Austin, with a chance of rain during the day (40 percent forecasted chance of precipitation in the aftenroon). The humidity will make it feel like 100 degrees in Austin during the afternoon.

Texas vs. Colorado State series history

Texas is 1-0-0 in the all-time series against Colorado State. The only matchup between these two teams on the gridiron was in 1975. Texas defeated the Rams by a commanding score of 46-0 for head coach Darrell Royal's squad when these two teams faced each other in Austin in the 1975 season.

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