Author Archives: Donovan Aird

When Tim Walsh was hired as Cal Poly’s head football coach Jan. 9, he stressed that he didn’t want to “sign guys just to sign guys,” especially in light of starting recruiting at such a late date due to Rich Ellerson‘s Dec. 26 departure to Army. That apparently wasn’t a problem, as he announced 15 […]

The 3,245 fans who’ve filed into Mott Gym this season to take in 10 Cal Poly women’s basketball games have seen considerably more winning than the 17,594 who’ve watched the men. Through 20 games, the women are 13-7 — tied with perennial power UC Santa Barbara for the best overall record in the Big West […]

While current Cal Poly football players adjust to a new coaching staff, just-graduated receiver Ramses Barden seems on the verge of becoming the most well known Cal Poly product in recent history. At Monday’s Senior Bowl weigh-in in Mobile, Ala., he measured in at 6-foot-6, 227 pounds, and had the largest hands and longest wingspan […]

Cal Poly ended its search for a head football coach Friday by hiring Tim Walsh, (ironically) the former offensive coordinator at Army. Prior to his brief stint in West Point, Walsh was the head coach at Portland State. Interestingly, because of the unusual nature of what appears to be a trade of coaches, athletic director […]

While the Cal Poly football coaching search continues, check out an audio slideshow I made looking back at the Cal Poly-Wisconsin game Nov. 22. Below is an embedded version. View the original here. The photos were taken by Andrew Santos-Johnson.

A reported 10 finalists have been chosen of 45 preliminary candidates for the Cal Poly head football coaching vacancy left by Rich Ellerson, and the athletic department could reportedly make a decision by the end of the week. FootballScoop.com reported Monday that former Michigan State defensive coordinator Chris Smeland interviewed and “could be the leading […]