The Jim McElwain era at Colorado State continues with the beginning of fall camp. On Saturday, the players took to the practice fields to get ready for their Sept. 1 opener against the Colorado Buffaloes. McElwain was pleased with the way the players worked the huddle (via CSURams.com):

"That is what the most impressive thing was," McElwain said. "They attacked their summer workout and summer group work the way it was supposed to be done, because they were really in and out (of the huddle) and I was really proud of that."

But there are still plenty of big questions that McElwain needs answered over the next few weeks. How quickly does a quarterback, likely Garrett Grayson, emerge to lead this team? How will the defense deal with losing several players to dismissal?

McElwain has a tall order ahead of him this fall. It all starts now.

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