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.
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UC Davis downs Cal Poly with second-half rally
With 35 seconds left in the game, Aggies quarterback Randy Wright connected with Sean Creadick on a five-yard touchdown strike, fueling the Aggies (5-5, 3-1 Great West) 22-21 win and marking UC Davis’ second-straight come from behind win against the Mustangs (7-4, 2-2) in as many years.
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Playoffs on the line in the Battle for the Golden Horseshoe
When fullback Jake Romanelli and the rest of the Cal Poly Mustangs (7-3, 2-1 Great West) began the season, they had two goals in mind.
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Asa Jackson talks trash loud and often
“Hungry and humble” is one of the sayings that cornerback Asa Jackson lives by — at least that is what he says. On the field, the picture is painted a bit differently. According to his teammates, Jackson is a player who almost always follows a good play with a good amount smack-talking.
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Football escapes North Dakota rally
North Dakota missed a 41-yard field goal with just over three minutes remaining and the Mustangs (5-3, 1-1 Great West) held on to defeat the Fighting Sioux (2-5, 0-3) 22-21 Saturday night in the team’s first game at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in over a month.
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Football is set to play at home for first time in a month
For the first time in over a month, the No. 21 Cal Poly Mustangs (4-3, 0-1 Great West) will return to Alex G. Spanos Stadium to take on the North Dakota Fighting Sioux (2-4, 0-2) this weekend.
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No. 13 football concludes five-game road trip this weekend
The No. 13 Cal Poly Mustangs (4-2, 0-0 Great West) will conclude their current month long road trip with a Great West conference matchup against Southern Utah (2-4, 1-0) this Saturday.
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Marty Mohamed turns to his brother to get better
As the pain of workouts set in, Cal Poly linebacker Marty Mohamed always seems to have the strength to dig deeper.
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No.14 ranked Cal Poly withstands Old Dominion rally
After the No. 14 Cal Poly Mustangs (4-2) seemed they were developing a one dimensional rushing offense, they boasted 212 yards through the air against Old Dominion, fueling a 50-37 win last Saturday.
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No. 14 football travels to Old Dominion this weekend
The No. 14 Mustangs (3-2) travel to Old Dominion (3-2) this weekend for Cal Poly’s fourth game of its five game road trip.