Thick green smoke drifted across the arena as pyrotechnics fired and roaring announcers welcomed thousands of fans to Colorado State University’s Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colo.
Instead of the world’s best professional bull riders, the first athletes introduced at the 2026 Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Bulls & Beats event this past weekend were the college rodeo competitors taking part in the inaugural Collegiate All-Star Rodeo.
The event combined college rodeo with the PBR Teams season opener, complete with thundering arena introductions, explosives, a live broadcast and concerts by headliners Brad Paisley, Bailey Zimmerman and Miranda Lambert…