Lindley clinches starting QB job
Aug. 20 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
While there was little intrigue involving Ryan Lindley's coronation as the starting quarterback, there remained ample mystery surrounding the offensive line yesterday when San Diego State released a revised two-deep chart.
The Aztecs, who projected two redshirt freshmen to start at the tackle spots at the conclusion of spring drills, are unlikely to open the season with either when the season begins Aug. 30 against Cal Poly.
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Aug. 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Linemen needn't get defensive if switching sides: San Diego State offensive line coach Jonathan Himebauch's eye for talent may be exceeded only by his power of persuasion.
Aug. 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU football not paying own way at stadium:As ticket sales and attendance have continued to decline, San Diego State football games at Qualcomm Stadium have cost city taxpayers more than $310,000 in losses the past two years, according to stadium officials.
Aug. 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Boots are made by a walk-on: Through the first two weeks of fall camp, San Diego State's place-kicking has been sketchy at best and woeful at worst.
Aug. 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
New arrival could be a big plus for Aztecs: Wielding a sledgehammer and a smile, a 350-pound man-child was spotted yesterday morning at San Diego State football practice.
Aug. 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU hoops schedules released:San Diego State's men's basketball team, which finished fourth in the Mountain West Conference last season, will open the 2008-09 season with three consecutive home games beginning Nov. 15 against UCSD.
Aug. 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU basketball schedules:
Aug. 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs' Long tackles new role: A recent arrival from California's central coast, Jerome Long understandably has a limited knowledge of San Diego and its surrounding environs.
Aug. 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Campbell pursues a name for himself: Facing the prospect of being elbowed aside by celebrity and stagnated by stardom, Tyler Campbell knew the day would come when he would run away from home. While it wouldn't be forever, it would arguably be for the best.
Aug. 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Ex-Aztec earning a spot, somewhere: Former San Diego State defensive end Antwan Applewhite is noticeably quicker and more certain of himself this summer, after a year of learning the NFL and a new position.
Aug. 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Kicking game remains unsettled: With San Diego State place-kicker Bryan Shields dealing with a hip flexor injury, Nick Linder, a graduate defensive assistant, stepped in to lend a hand with the field goal duties yesterday.
Aug. 12 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
J.C. transfer misses opening of two-a-days: Taylor Wallace isn't practicing and his coach isn't talking. Wallace, the junior college transfer who was expected to compete for a starting job at offensive tackle, was a no-show yesterday as San Diego State staged its first two-a-day workout of fall camp.
Aug. 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Forget personal glory, Allen just wants to win: Russell Allen couldn't climb atop a soapbox with the aid of a stepladder; couldn't boast if threatened with bodily harm.
Aug. 10 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU facing special challenges: In Michael Hughes, San Diego State last year featured the 11th-best punter in the nation, one who ranked second in the Mountain West Conference while completing his three-year run of handling the Aztecs' punting duties.
Aug. 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Vet Louis may move to shore up tackle: Besides quarterback, perhaps the biggest question this fall for San Diego State's football team is protection: Are his tackles good enough to keep him standing up?
Aug. 8 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs experience whole new world inside Camp Pendleton: If San Diego State's three-day stay at Camp Pendleton was designed to culminate in building cohesiveness while underscoring the importance of teamwork, it also elicited a fair measure of awe.
CAMP PENDLETON, Aug. 7 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs quarterback job not settled, says transfer: While all signs point to redshirt freshman Ryan Lindley becoming the starting quarterback at San Diego State, pardon Drew Westling for failing to pay heed.
CAMP PENDLETON, Aug. 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU's rushing roulette: San Diego State will move forward without Kevin O'Connell's arm. Whether it can move at all without his feet remains to be seen.
NICK CANEPA, CAMP PENDLETON, Aug. 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)San Diego State roams 'Halls of Montezuma': If the Marines had played as well down through history as San Diego State's football team has in recent years, at the very least we'd all be speaking broken English. So Chuck Long has taken his Aztecs to boot camp, where they get to meet Marines, eat with Marines and, he hopes, win like Marines. Aug. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Long road for Aztecs enters its third season: In seven seasons as an assistant coach at Oklahoma, Chuck Long was part of a program that went 67-11, won a national championship in 2000 and captured three Big 12 titles.
Aug. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
OOH-RAH: Pendleton provides a mental test: Three days at Camp Pendleton. Twelve days without rest. If San Diego State football coach Chuck Long was interested in measuring the mettle of his team, the first two weeks of fall camp should provide some answers to what appear to be some rather thorny questions.
Aug. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Ex-Aztec upset in AVP opener: Second-seeded San Diegan John Hyden and partner Brad Keenan were eliminated in the biggest upset yesterday in the opening round of play in the AVP Crocs Slam beach volleyball tournament at Mariner's Point on Mission Bay.
Aug. 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU grad has big beach plans: Hans Stolfus didn't know what he did wrong. He had never been punched before, let alone attacked. But for whatever reason, in May of 1997, that changed.
July 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs land another local: La Costa Canyon High linebacker Jacob Driver, selected to the Cal-Hi all-state junior second team last year, has given an oral commitment to San Diego State.
July 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Ex-Aztec back, armed with an Arsenal: The players wore red, the coach wore black, and any connection to San Diego State colors was more than coincidental for one Arsenal team at the 28th annual Surf Cup youth soccer tournament yesterday.
July 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
A tiny transgression yields tiny punishment: San Diego State has offered to reduce its on-field practice activities by one hour during the first week of football practice next month as a result of having slightly excessive practice time in March 2007.
LAS VEGAS, July 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs football team won't be left homeless: San Diego State is in the midst of negotiating a new lease with the city that would allow its football team to continue playing at Qualcomm Stadium for at least the next five years, even if the Chargers opt to leave San Diego.
LAS VEGAS, July 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU football picked seventh in the MWC: Only three times since the inception of the Mountain West Conference in 1999 has San Diego State's football team been picked to finish in the league's upper echelon. On all three occasions, the Aztecs failed miserably, once finishing fifth and twice concluding the campaign in seventh.
July 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Strasburg: no hits, 13 whiffs, no decision: San Diego State's Stephen Strasburg pitched seven no-hit innings yesterday and struck out 13 against one walk in the U.S. National (Collegiate) team's 5-2 win over Korea in the opening game of the FISU World Championships in the Czech Republic.
July 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Fractured shoulder shelves Aztecs center: Fractured shoulder shelves Aztecs center Redshirt freshman center Tommie Draheim, who emerged from spring drills as the starter, has a fractured shoulder and will be out of the lineup indefinitely, San Diego State football coach Chuck Long confirmed yesterday.
July 18 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztec hides cancer fight with a smile: Clad in a day-glow orange New York Yankees cap and matching sneakers, Kelvin Davis is summering in style, the grin he sports suggesting that life is but a bowl of cherries, no pits.
July 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU athletics explores adding women's teams: San Diego State will explore adding more women's sports in order to meet a California State University target for gender equity in scholarship rates.
July 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Strasburg, Cahill named to Olympic baseball team: San Diego State right-hander Stephen Strasburg took the national stage earlier this year when he struck out 23 in a game against Utah.
July 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs pitcher Strasburg named to Olympic baseball roster: San Diego State right-hander Stephen Strasburg took the national stage earlier this year when he struck out 23 batters in a game against Utah.
July 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Craft's behavior at issue in lawsuit: Attorneys for San Diego State strength coach David Ohton and the university were in Superior Court yesterday, making arguments to a judge about allegations of excessive drinking in 2002 by former football coach Tom Craft.
July 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs football tickets go on sale tomorrow:Single-game tickets for San Diego State's six home football games this season will go on sale at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
July 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Gwynn waiting on new deal: San Diego State baseball coach Tony Gwynn was in his office yesterday doing paperwork. Gwynn expects to be doing the same thing today. The difference is that today Gwynn will be doing it without a contract, yesterday being the last day of his three-year deal.
June 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs get Illini 'big' man: Quinton Watkins may have an impact on San Diego State's basketball program after all. Watkins, the transfer from Illinois who left SDSU for personal reasons in April before playing a minute, appears to have influenced another member of the Illini to forge a future with the Aztecs.
June 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU vaulter gets second in NCAAs: San Diego State sophomore Stephanie Bagan finished second in the pole vault yesterday at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. Bagan, runner-up to Cal's Katie Morgan based on attempts, earned All-America honors.
June 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Tornado watch can't stop SDSU golfers from best finish since '82: A frightening tornado watch and a difficult 24 hours didn't stop the San Diego State men's golf team from achieving yesterday its best finish since 1982 in the NCAA Division I Golf Championships.
