"I doubled my salary, but you couldn't put a price tag on being called coach."
My latest for
@Easternnmnews
details how Stan Hodges found his way to Clovis, and back to his life calling.
From 1-5 to bowl eligible.
@SanJoseStateFB
really just pulled off the greatest mid-season turnaround in program history.
Is the
@MountainWest
Championship next?
"I hope everybody outside the state of California tunes in to watch the game, but I hope that everybody in the Bay Area actually comes to the game."
HC Brent Brennan on SJSU playing its first regular season game on CBS since 1982.
Not long ago, SJSU was 1-5 and Brent Brennan was under fire.
But after defeating SDSU Saturday night,
@SanJoseStateFB
is bowl-eligible and Brennan's a bonafide Spartan legend.
My latest for
@TheSpearSJSU
:
Tim Miles inherited an SJSU squad that had gone 20-93 in its prior four seasons.
Two years later, after beating Colorado State 63-46 SJSU clinched its 18th win, clinching the program's most in a single season since 1981.
San Jose State wide receiver Nick Nash has withdrawn from the transfer portal,
@On3sports
has learned.
An All-Conference selection who finished with 728 receiving yards and eight touchdowns for the Spartans in 2023.
The Tim Miles led miracle continues
SJSU triumphs over Nevada in overtime to win its first game in the Mountain West Tournament.
MW Player of the Year Omari Moore finished with 26 points.
How Myron “MJ” Amey’s overcome multiple suicide attempts since 2020 to become
@SanJoseStateMBB
’s leading scorer and an advocate for mental health.
My latest for
@TheSpearSJSU
:
Like many others, I wish nothing but the best for Brent Brennan. He was candid, honest and offered tons of his time.
But mostly, I’m thankful that through him I found transcendental meditation. It’s something I’ve done almost daily since September and found it’s a great remedy
Brent Brennan said
@sanjosestatefb
’s brand new $70 million facility “has been talked about since 2006” and that he “literally got teary” while walking toward it.
@SJSUDuck
Coach Miles mentioned that you are the wallpaper on his laptop during the presser and you're a part of the rebuild. Hope this eases the pain a tad
.
@SanJoseStateFB
HC Ken Niumatalolo said his goal was to make a New Year's Six bowl.
That may be too lofty, but can he find sustainable success without the triple option?
My latest for the
@MWCwire
:
SJSU men's basketball, one of college basketball's greatest rebuilds, has four games left to conclude its first winning season in a decade and third of the 21st century.
A thread of what's at stake:
Tough times don't last, tough teams do.
In two years,
@SanJoseStateBSB
went from utter disarray to celebrating a 2023 Mountain West regular season title.
My latest for
@TheSpearSJSU
:
A HUGE thank you to
@SanJoseStateFB
and
@SkyKersteinSJSU
for letting me hang around and cover the team this year for Spartan nation.
First go-around as a 🏈 beat reporter will be remembered and cherished.
Status of
@SanJoseStateMBB
's mission to repeat history: work in progress.
But the staff who'll do it has been finalized.
My latest for
@TheSpearSJSU
:
“He never gave up. Never. Not once."
How former Spartan
@boogiethegoat8
overcame setbacks and bouts of depression to shine for the
@USFLMaulers
while discovering a love for acting.
My latest for
@TheSpearSJSU
:
Woahhhhhh. SJSU lands former 4-star Adrame Diongue. Arguably the biggest splash of the Tim Miles era. Diongue played for
@SanJoseStateMBB
's newly hired assistant coach Ed Gipson
@AZCompass_Prep
.
Junior Fehoko's motivations for the upcoming 2023 NFL Draft: First his unstable housing situation and now his mom's ongoing fight against cancer.
"She helps me stay strong."
My latest for
@TheSpearSJSU
:
Former Spartan
@frankginda05
is the
@USFL
’s 2023 Defensive Player of the Year. While at SJSU, he set a
@MountainWest
record for tackles in a season with 163.
SJSU stages a miraculous comeback to end its miracle of a season.
The Spartans rally back from a 20-point second half deficit to beat Air Force after Omari Moore's first career 30-point performance and help from student manager turned walk-on Ryen Perry.
Ken Niumatalolo is set to take over for Brent Brennan at
#SJSU
. Let’s talk about it.
Send in all questions, thoughts and concerns for this week’s Matt’s Monday’s Mailbag for the
@MWCwire
A year after finishing 333rd in the NET, SJSU clinches its first winning season in a decade.
“I’m just so happy for these guys who were here last year after such a difficult season."
My latest for
@TheSpearSJSU
:
.
@SanJoseStateFB
beats UNLV 37-30 and now computers will decide the odd man out between SJSU, UNLV and Boise State for the
@MountainWest
championship.
After
@SanJoseStateFB
's 35-0 win, Chevan Cordeiro dabbed at the tears in his eyes.
It wasn't about playing UH for the first time since transferring. It was about playing in front of family and friends for the last time.
My latest for
@TheSpearSJSU
:
What an unforgettable day for Jenessa Ullegue:
First, she tossed seven shutout innings in
@SanJoseStateSB
’s single-game elimination W over Fresno State.
A few hours later, she drove in the game-winning runs to upset No. 1 seed Boise State.
Many
@SanJoseStateFB
fans are wondering who'll step in for Junior Fehoko.
Look no further than Soane Toia, who "basically did everything" with Fehoko for the last three years.
My latest for
@TheSpearSJSU
:
“You’ll see three guys jumping up. Two of their guys and one of our guys. If our guy is Rob we get it.”
Tim Miles details his reaction to Vaihola's double-double and 7 OREB performance.
@Alchemist
“Eureka, Einstein on the brink of the theory of relativity
Really no MC equal, feel me, Cole pen be lethal”
How tf is J Cole getting better 🤣
SJSU ended last season 333rd in the NET and 288th in Kenpom.
They just ended their regular season 96th in the NET and 92nd in Kenpom.
Is jumping 237 spots in one and 196 spots in the other a lot?
San Jose State has a chance Saturday night to accomplish something it hasn’t done since 1987:
Become bowl eligible twice in the span of three years.
My latest for
@mercnews
:
San Jose State's defense has been humming. Like really humming. Like not allowing allowing a single point in the fourth quarter in their last three games humming.
Latest for
@TheSpearSJSU
:
Fehoko and his story is such an easy one to root for.
Commits to SJSU following a 1 win 2017 and sticks through a 2 win 2018 and becomes a vital piece of two bowl teams.
On the journey to a
@MountainWest
Defensive Player of the year, Junior Fehoko learned that, "I'm a little tougher than I thought I was and can show up in those hard times for my team."
Fresno State-transfer Robert Vaihola scoffed at the suggestion he was better fit to play at a JUCO this season.
“It was like, ‘Shoot, I know what I’m capable of.'"
Vaihola's become anything, but JUCO material for SJSU.
My latest for
@TheSpearSJSU
:
Clinching bowl eligibility was fun. Let’s talk about it.
Send me all your
@SanJoseStateFB
-related questions, thoughts and concerns for this week’s Monday Mailbag.
Per a
@SanJoseStateFB
press release, Craig Stutzmann will be the new offensive coordinator/QB coach and current SJSU OC Kevin McGiven will move to passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach.
QB-turned-WR Nick Nash talks about how his dad Kenny, a former NFL WR, has helped his transition. Plus, the advantage of "knowing where I would want the receiver from the QB's perspective."