Andy Cross / The Denver Post)
FORT COLLINS — Being better across the board is good.
It's just not enough for a Colorado State defense that was forced to grow up together last season.
A unit that gave up 214 yards per game on the ground in 2016 now yields just 134.8, twice holding teams to fewer than 100 yards, including last week at Utah State. The flip side is allowing 256 yards per outing in the air (up from 205.2), but teams have been forced to throw to play catch-up against the Rams recently.