Editor’s note: The following message was sent to the CSU community this week by Vice President for University Operations Brendan Hanlon.

It’s football game week at CSU, and the information below includes important details about Saturday’s first home game of the season at Canvas Stadium.

Game Day Saturday | Sept. 2 vs. Washington State
Themes | Faculty/Staff Appreciation and Youth Sports
Kickoff Time | 5 p.m.

Game Day details

1 p.m. – RamTown Opens | Game Central for pre-game activities for the whole family. Located on northwest corner of Meridian Avenue and Hughes Way.
1 p.m. – Tailgates Begin | Coors Light Ram Walk Tailgate free and open to all. Food, drinks available for purchase. Live music by Titonic. Enjoy a front-row spot to welcome the CSU Marching Band and arrival of the football team, and employees can pick up a free “I am Colorado State” button.
2:30 p.m. – Ram Walk (Meridian Avenue and Hughes Way) | Football team, Special Guests, CSU Marching Band, Spirit Squad, Youth Sports Participants
3:30 p.m. – Canvas Stadium Gates Open
4:15 p.m. – Tailgating and Pre-Game Activities End
4:15 p.m. – Ringing of Old Main Bell at Iris and Michael Smith Alumni Association | Bell Ringer: President Amy Parsons
4:15 p.m. – ROTC Fires Comatose signaling 45 minutes until kickoff | Guest Cannoneer: Former CSU volleyball coach Tom Hilbert
4:40 p.m. – CSU Marching Band Performance and National Anthem
5:00 p.m. – Kickoff

Campus transportation information

There are a variety of ways to get to the game and important things to note about parking on campus during game days:

• Transfort buses (including MAX until 8 p.m.) will be running to serve CSU on game day, and Spin e-bikes and e-scooters will be available. Parking for Spin vehicles and personal bikes/scooters is available at the bike racks northeast of the stadium and throughout campus. Bikes and scooters are not allowed within the security border of the stadium.

• Regular CSU parking permits are not valid on game days when football games are played at Canvas Stadium. Faculty, staff and students who wish to attend the game and park on campus must pre-purchase a single game or season pass parking permit through Athletics. Find out more information on how to acquire valid parking for attending home football games.

• Faculty, staff and student employees who need to be on campus on game days must have a special game day parking pass or arrange alternative transportation to campus. Special game day parking passes must be requested in advance from your college dean, department chair, unit head or supervisor.

• All CSU parking spaces, including street and hourly spaces, are reserved for game day ticket holders only. Please ensure vehicles are moved by 9 p.m. Friday to avoid citation or towing.

• Students who live on campus must move their vehicles as part of the university’s repark program. Please ensure all vehicles are moved to the correct re-park lots by 9 p.m. the night before a home game to avoid citation or towing. Vehicles can return to their permitted residence hall lots 4 hours after the game. The student re-park map is available for all Residence Hall students, and information on all game day regulations can be found on the general Football Game Day site.

Additional information