Kori Garcia, a freshman who impressed fans during the Spring Game (above), only carried the ball one time for one yard against San Diego. The Mustangs won 38-16 at Alex G. Spanos Stadium to start their season. (Photo by Nha Ha) Stephan Teodosescu sports@mustangdaily.net With the help of five touchdowns scored on the ground, including […]
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Moraga, Brown among four vying for starting role at QB
After last weekend’s Cal Poly football Spring Game at Alex G. Spanos Stadium, one thing is clear: The quarterback situation still remains a mystery.
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Quarterbacks battle in Spring Game
Senior Vince Moraga, redshirt freshman Tanner Trosin, sophomore Dano Graves and senior Kenny Johnson took snaps behind center and mixed the Mustangs’ traditional up-tempo triple-option attack with a few passes downfield during Saturday’s Spring Game. Chris Brown, another option at quarterback, sat out the game with a bruised wrist. The four quarterbacks combined to take 105 snaps, with 83 rushing attempts and 23 passes, and totaled 467 yards of offense.
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Football readies for Spring Game
The Cal Poly football team will hit the turf this Saturday for the Spring Game — a chance to see how the Mustangs are shaping up for their second season in the Big Sky Conference.
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Graves, Trosin take familiarity into Spring Game
Four quarterbacks, one spot. Talk about a quarterback battle royale.
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Deonte Williams signs with Raiders
He grew up a fan of the silver and black, but now former Cal Poly running back Deonte Williams will get a chance to don that iconic jersey after signing with the Oakland Raiders shortly after the conclusion of the 2013 NFL draft on Saturday.
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Cal Poly football announces 2013 recruiting class
J.J. Jenkins jjjenkins.md@gmail.com Cam Akins had dreams of playing wide receiver for schools in the Pac-12, but an injury to his meniscus scared off scouts. Now, after becoming one of 12 recruits to receive football scholarships from the Mustangs, he’s ready to prove the doubters wrong and move onto the NFL anyway. “My objective is, […]
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Football team builds reputation in Big Sky Conference
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net At the beginning of the season, they were the new kids on the block. And they became the hunted. First year in the Big Sky Conference. A share of the conference title. A perfect 5-0 season at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. A 7-1 record in conference. 9-2 overall in the […]
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Cal Poly ends season with 18-16 loss to Sam Houston State
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Until its final possession, the Cal Poly football team looked to be just a step behind Sam Houston State on Saturday night. Then, with 1:44 to go in the game, Ryan Taylor hit sophomore wide receiver Willie Tucker on a 50-yard double-reverse touchdown pass, helping cut the Bearkats’ lead […]
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Strength vs. strength: Cal Poly to travel to Sam Houston State
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net When it comes down to it, it’s just a matter of who can make more plays. At least, that’s how Cal Poly head coach Tim Walsh sees it. “At the end of the day,” Walsh said, “We’ll see what happens.” It’s a blatant and simple plan for this weekend’s game, […]
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Broadous leads Mustangs into playoffs
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Andre Broadous stood on the sidelines watching as the Cal Poly football team suffered one of its most demoralizing defeats in program history. A 2008 opening round loss to Weber State in the program’s first-ever home playoff game proved to be a crushing defeat for a record-breaking team that year. That Mustangs […]