Colorado State superfan wants to walk on to CSU football team
If you’ve paid attention to Colorado State athletics over the last couple years, you may remember Justin Stank.
He’s the superfan who was noticed during the 2013 NCAA tournament, when the Rams beat Missouri and lost to Louisville. Stank, set to graduate high school this spring, has been attending Colorado State games in a ram costume for much of his life.
He now has plans to be at Colorado State football games in the near future, though the goal is to be in a Rams uniform. He hopes to walk on to Colorado State’s football team after getting his associate’s degree at a Fort Collins-area community college.
Stank, now a senior, was recruited by NAIA and junior colleges to continue his football career, but there’s only one school he’s ever had an interest playing for, CSU. Since his grades won’t allow him to enroll in the fall, he plans on attending Front Range Community College in Fort Collins to get his associate’s degree before transferring in, similar to what former star running back Kapri Bibbs — now a Denver Bronco — did, Stank said, but as a walk-on.
At 5-7, Stank’s height likely contributed to the lack of attention he got from big-time colleges. He played center at his high school and his coach said he was a great fit for his offense’s system.
According to the Coloradoan, he got offensive line pointers from former Colorado State coach Jim McElwain. With McElwain now at Florida, Stank likely won’t be playing for him in the near future, though we hope he can go from mascot to player. It’d be a pretty cool story.
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