Redshirt freshman quarterback Jalen Hamler emerged from a three-way battle to take the starting position at the head of Cal Poly Football’s offense. Mustang News caught up with the Los Angles native before the team’s Big Sky Conference home-opener against Montana State on Saturday, Oct. 5, also Hamler’s 19th birthday. Video by Brian Truong Mustang […]
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Mustang in Focus: Football’s leading receiver J.J. Koski on stepping into the spotlight
Football captain and senior wide receiver J.J. Koski has been the Mustangs’ leading receiver for the past two years. An integral part of the Mustang offense, Koski was listed as the No. 1 wide receiver on Cal Poly’s depth charts heading into the 2019 season. The Danville native spoke about leading by example, expectations and […]
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Football remains undecided on their next quarterback
With quarterback Khaleel Jenkins graduating, Cal Poly Football is now faced with an important question: Who will be the starting quarterback next year? Although head coach Tim Walsh and his staff have not named a frontrunner, it appears that junior Jake Jeffrey, sophomore Kyle Reid and redshirt freshman Jalen Hamler are the candidates being considered. “Jalen […]
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Get to know Cal Poly Football’s record-breaking senior fullback Joe Protheroe
In his final game as a Mustang, senior fullback Joe Protheroe entered the history books by setting the record for most rushing yards in program history with 4,271 rushing yards in his five year career at Cal Poly. Protheroe not only dreams of making it in the NFL, but plans to make it a reality. He […]
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Why is Alex G. Spanos Stadium empty on Saturdays?
For the second year in a row, my family made the trip down to San Luis Obispo to watch a Cal Poly Football game. Again, we found ourselves leaving at half time. The Mustangs lost to Big Sky Conference rival UC Davis 52-10. The end result did not bother me— what did bother me was […]
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Alex Spanos, Cal Poly alum and donor, dies at 95
Alex Spanos, the longtime Chargers owner, died at age 95 early Tuesday morning. He was surrounded by his family. The Cal Poly alumnus donated $8 million in 2004 to renovate the university’s football stadium, now named Alex G. Spanos Stadium. He and his late wife Faye Spanos also donated $1.5 million in 2003 to renovate […]
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Parachutist crashes into building at Cal Poly football game Saturday
Wind caused a parachutist flying the American flag into the home football game last Saturday to crash.
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Cal Poly Football makes a triumphant return with first win of the season
Cal Poly’s 44-15 win over Brown had extra significance for the Mustangs’ offensive leadership.
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More than a team on his back
Cal Poly football senior fullback Joe Protheroe isn’t just a college football star, but an all-star dad too.
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Blackface backlash: How Cal Poly’s reputation has been impacted by racist incidents
The recent blackface incident has drawn national and international attention and affected Cal Poly’s image and reputation.
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Cal Poly football hires three new assistant coaches
Kenneth McMillan, Matt Ta’ufo’ou and James Jones III will attempt to push the Mustangs back to relevance.