Leila Durmaz is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily freshman columnist. I came from a high school with minimal school spirit. You know how some high schools have spirit weeks where every day has a theme such as “Twin Day” or “Disney Day,” and everyone dresses up to match the theme? Well, that wasn’t my […]
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A pair of pick sixes lead Cal Poly by South Dakota State
The Cal Poly football team was in desperate need of a win on Saturday, and Andre Broadous rallied the team to 48-14 victory over South Dakota State University on Armed Forces Day at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The United States Navy flew F/A-18 Hornets over the stadium prior to the game, but the real aerial […]
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Mustangs start third season under head coach Tim Walsh
The first practice of the 2011 Mustang football season kicked off Monday, beginning an exciting third season under head coach Tim Walsh.
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Speed key to Asa Jackson's success this year
Cal Poly football cornerback Asa Jackson gets faster while his draft position gets higher, giving himself and his coaches expectations for his best season yet.
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Johnson signs 3-year deal with Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings gain a valuable player in former Cal Poly wide receiver Dominique Johnson.
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BLOG: Jackson named 9th-best non-FBS player
The Cal Poly football team has been turning many heads in recent months. After going 7-4 last season, ending the year with a painful 22-21 loss to UC Davis that shut Cal Poly out of the postseason, many are starting to believe the Mustangs are going to return with tons of firepower this upcoming season. […]
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Lockout keeping Johnson locked out of NFL
Cal Poly alumni Dominique Johnson has high hopes for a free-agent-contract after NFL draft.
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Offensive changes highlight spring game
Cal Poly set to show off a new, uptempo approach to its passing game next season.
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Walsh adds a new batch of recruits
Fourteen high school players, two community college transfers and one four-year school transfer have signed national letters of intent to Cal Poly, head coach Tim Walsh said in a press conference Wednesday.
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‘Small school’ kid looks for his big break
Former Cal Poly wide receiver Dominique Johnson looks up to guys like NFL star Marques Colston. He has done what he wants to. Despite playing football at a school not surrounded by national spotlight — Hofstra University — Colston is now a starting wide receiver in the NFL.
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Football season officially ends for the Mustangs
A dream that was just simply a nightmare became a reality for the Cal Poly football team this weekend. After piecing together one of the best seasons in program history in 2008, Cal Poly was left out of the FCS Playoffs for the second-straight year Sunday morning.