The Big West conference and the Big Sky conference announced that fall sports were postponed until 2021, shaping the way Cal Poly Athletics look like this fall. The captains of the Football and Cross Country programs shared some insight into the current standing of their teams. Football Matthew Shotwell is a redshirt senior dedicated to upholding […]
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Cal Poly Football is staying prepared for a potential spring season
Big Sky Conference postponed football until spring on Aug. 7. Despite the looming question of whether the football team will get to play in the spring or not, the Mustangs have stayed focused and prepared.
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Big Sky Conference postpones conference football season until spring 2021
Update: The article was edited to say the vote occurred on August 6, not April 6. The Big Sky Conference postponed conference football competition until spring 2021 in a vote on Wednesday, August 6. The decision was made due to continuing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. Cal Poly Football joins men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross […]
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Football adjusts to 2020 season preparation in absence of spring training
In any other year, Cal Poly Football would be in the midst of spring training in anticipation of the 2020 season. However, football teams across the country are losing valuable time as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. With an entirely new coaching staff that expects to change the style of play compared to previous […]
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Wide receiver J.J. Koski signs with the Los Angeles Rams
After going undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft, senior wide receiver J.J. Koski signed a free agent contact with the Los Angeles Rams Saturday evening. Video by Brian Truong Koski was named Cal Poly’s most valuable player and most valuable offensive player after recorded career-highs in the 2019 season. In his senior year, he averaged […]
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The Climb: New football Head Coach Beau Baldwin’s vision to rebuild the program
Baldwin was the head coach of Eastern Washington from 2008-16 before taking the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach positions at Cal from 2017-19.
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Football players past and present reflect on Tim Walsh’s legacy
The departure of Cal Poly Football head coach Tim Walsh leaves with it a legacy that has impacted student-athletes for over a decade. During his 11 years as head coach, Walsh preached the importance of developing his players as both students and athletes. Several of those student-athletes felt Walsh had achieved his goal of helping […]
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Cal Poly announces Beau Baldwin as next football head coach
Cal Offensive Coordinator Beau Baldwin was named the next Cal Poly Football head coach Wednesday, Dec. 11 during a press conference in the Multi-Activity Center. Baldwin will be the 17th head coach in program history, following the retirement of former head coach Tim Walsh. Baldwin was accompanied by his wife and two daughters as he […]
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Cal Poly to reportedly hire Cal Offensive Coordinator Beau Baldwin as new football head coach
Multiple sources have reported that Cal Poly’s new head football coach will be Cal Offensive Coordinator Beau Baldwin. This was first reported by Football Scoop and later confirmed by ESPN reporter Kyle Bonagura. Cal Poly announced former head coach Tim Walsh’s retirement on Monday, Nov. 25. Confirmed: Cal OC Beau Baldwin will be the new […]
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NFL hopeful J.J. Koski reflects on historic Cal Poly career as he looks ahead to the Collegiate Bowl
It’s not easy being a star wide receiver in a run-heavy, triple option offense in college. However, senior wide receiver J.J. Koski managed to make a name for himself as a focal point of the Cal Poly offense for four years in a row, with 2019 capping off a historic career. His time as a […]
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Football head coach Tim Walsh announces retirement after third losing season in a row
Cal Poly Football head coach Tim Walsh announced his retirement Monday evening after 11 years with the Mustangs, according to a Cal Poly Athletics news release. Walsh’s retirement comes on the heels of a 3-8 season — the third losing season in a row for the program. “On behalf of our department staff, and the hundreds […]