A look at Saturday’s Cal-Colorado State game

Friday, Sept. 7, 2007 | 7:37 a.m.

Site - Hughes Stadium, Fort Collins, Colo.

Kickoff - 12 p.m. MDT.

TV - CSTV (Tom Hart play-by-play, Trev Albert analyst).

Records - Cal (1-0), Colorado State (0-1).

Coaches - Cal , Jeff Tedford (44-20 career and at Cal). Colorado State, Sonny Lubick (126-85 career, 105-66 at CSU).

Last Meeting - Colorado State won 23-21 on Sept. 6, 2003, at Berkeley, Calif.

Series - Colorado State leads 1-0.

Key Players - CSU Jr. RB Kyle Bell returned from a knee injury that wiped out his 2006 season by carrying a career-high 40 times vs. Colorado, gaining 135 yards and scoring a touchdown. That was the most carries by a Rams running back since Oct. 12, 1985, when Steve Bartalo set a school record with 47 carries at New Mexico. ... Rams TE Kory Sperry tied his career high with eight catches against Colorado and became the first CSU player to score three TDs in a game since Dustin Obsorn at Minnesota in 2005. ... Rams QB Caleb Hanie was 20-of-27 for 229 yards and three TDs against the Buffs but his lone interception came in overtime of the Rams' 31-28 loss. ... KR DeSean Jackson was named the Pac-10 special teams player of the week after tallying 143 all-purpose yards on just six touches in the Bears' 45-31 trouncing of Tennessee in the opener. ... Also, Rams Sr. RB Justin Forsett was nominated for offensive honors and Jr. LB Zack Follett was a nominee for defensive honors.

Extra Points - Rams are trying to snap an eight-game skid. They haven't won since Oct. 7, 2006. ... The Bears are only the second Pac-10 team to visit Fort Collins. The first one, Oregon, spoiled Lubick's debut with a 23-9 win in 1993, one of only two losses in 14 home openers during Lubick's tenure. ... Four years ago, the Rams upset the Bears when Jeff Babcock's 32-yard field goal with 1:57 left sealed CSU's 23-21 win. ... The Rams aren't wearing names on the backs of their jerseys this season. They'll wear throwback jerseys Saturday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the school's name change from Colorado A&M.