San Diego State Aztecs (football)
COLUMBUS, OH - MARCH 16: Jamaal Franklin #21 of the San Diego State Aztecs puts up a shot over the defense of C.J. Williams #21 and Richard Howell #1 of the North Carolina State Wolfpack during the second round of the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Nationwide Arena on March 16, 2012 in Columbus, Ohio.
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Coming from San Diego State, it’s a smaller school, there aren’t as many people evaluating players from here
I think he's a home run ... He's a very charismatic guy. He's got a football background. He played two years of Division 1 football back at San Diego State and his mentor was Bill Walsh (of San Francisco 49ers' fame.) For what we need right now at the University of Memphis, I think he's perfect and the timing is great. I know people were asking me what I was doing at the press conference, but (on Monday) I was a Tiger.
The other kid just played well. It was just a coach’s decision. It was competition. He was bitterly disappointed (to get benched) but handled it like a pro. When the right time came, he came to see me and said he wanted to find someplace he could play his senior year. I was all for him. I just encouraged him to find the right place. That’s why he’s at San Diego State.More quotes »
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SDSU golf reaches Elite Eight in NCAA
stellar comeback on Thursday has put the San Diego State men’s golf team within striking distance of the first NCAA championship in school history. Needing to overcome a three-stroke deficit at the outset of the final stroke-play round to reach the Elite Eight 12:09 AM from San Diego Union-Tribune Read more »
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Martin: Aztecs could be this year's Augusta State
together a strong team in a non-traditional manner. They have experience on their side: four of the five players on San Diego State’s roster are seniors. The Aztecs made it this far in spite of the loss of sophomore Todd Baek, who turned pro at mid-season 5/31/12 from Golf Week Read more »
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Stephen Strasburg and the Nationals’ pitching staff can hit
DENOMA - REUTERS) Before his junior season at San Diego State, Stephen Strasburg made a bet with his coach, Tony Gwynn. The Aztecs always used designated hitters, and Gwynn resisted Strasburg’s pleas to hit for himself, just once, a measure to protect Strasburg 5/31/12 from Capitals Insider, The Washington Post Read more »
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Small Big East money still large at SDSU
AM ET 05.31 | No one would fault San Diego State for feeling a little trepidation on the eve of its entering the Big East, but President Elliot Hirshman remains "very optimistic" about the move. SDSU football decided to move to Big East primarily because of from FanNation Read more »
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Aztecs drop to 15th in NCAA golf
San Diego State men’s golf team will need a big push today in the final round to reach the Elite Eight match play portion of the NCAA Championship tournament. In position to make a solid gain on the leaderboard, the Aztecs’ four scoring players shot 5-over from San Diego Union-Tribune Read more »
