<p>BOULDER, Colo. &mdash; Colorado and Colorado State have agreed to play each other six more times in the Rocky Mountain Showdown rivalry, all of them on campus.</p>
<p>The agreement announced Tuesday means the rivals 45 miles apart will play eight times in the next 18 years. </p>
<p>The series, which is on hiatus for the next two years, resumes in 2023 in Boulder, followed in 2024 by the Buffaloes’ first visit to Fort Collins since 1996.</p>
<p>Last year’s game in Fort Collins was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.</p>
<p>The new deal adds games at CU’s Folsom Field in 2030, 2033 and 2037 and games at CSU’s Canvas Stadium in 2029, 2034 and 2038.</p>
<p>Colorado leads the all-time series 67-22-2, including 13-6 in Denver, where 19 of the last 22 games have been played. </p>
<p>“This has been a great series for the state, and we wanted to be sure we had games locked in moving forward,” Colorado athletic director Rick George said. “The two-on, two-off format we’ve adopted provides both schools some flexibility to schedule other nonconference opponents in other parts of the country, which play a role in several factors, including alumni engagement and recruiting."</p>
<p>CSU athletic director Joe Parker said, "It was also essential to get the Showdown back on campus. College football is best enjoyed in on-campus venues, and I’m thrilled we were able to get that done for fans of both teams for the foreseeable future.”</p>
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