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SDSU wide receiver Vincent Brown is tackled by TCU safety Tejay Johnson early in Saturday's 41-7 loss at TCU.
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Aztecs' Lindley 'doubtful'
Oct. 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
San Diego State junior quarterback Drew Westling said he was looking forward to an opportunity for atonement. He's about to get his chance.
Coach Chuck Long said yesterday that Westling likely will make his first start of the season this week against Air Force after starter Ryan Lindley suffered an injury to his throwing shoulder in Saturday's 41-7 loss at TCU.
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FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs routed, lose QB to boot: A prognosis already dim just grew considerably darker. San Diego State, whose prospects of success this season largely hinged on the right arm of quarterback Ryan Lindley, may have seen their immediate future crumble when Lindley suffered a potentially separated throwing shoulder in the first quarter of yesterday's 41-7 loss at TCU.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs backup QB critical of performance: The son of a coach who has never backed away from a challenge, Drew Westling is his own worst critic. And in the aftermath of yesterday's 41-7 loss to TCU, he let himself have it.
Oct. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs game summary:
FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
TCU horror flick from '06 not on Aztecs' Top 10 list: Senior linebacker Russell Allen says he's never seen it. Coach Chuck Long, who originally said it never would be seen but watched it anyway, said it has since been thrown away.
Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs seek rare win streak: Perhaps the best way to measure the progress of a struggling football team is to check its temperature after victories.
Oct. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Long may have help in preparing for TCU: If Chuck Long didn't look like the cat that had just swallowed the canary, his expression was certainly a worthy facsimile thereof.
Oct. 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Spain regains SDSU hoops playing status: San Diego State basketball player Kyle Spain is getting a second chance – again. Coach Steve Fisher yesterday announced that Spain, who was suspended for the second time in his career in February, officially has been reinstated and is eligible to rejoin the team immediately.
Sept. 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Lindley earns MWC honor: Two days after earning his first victory at San Diego State, redshirt freshman quarterback Ryan Lindley picked up his first honor from the Mountain West Conference.
Sept. 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Drubbing of Idaho a needed remedy: Forget that the opponent was suspect. Never mind that resistance was far from rigid. Far too often defined by similar terms, San Diego State isn't spending an inordinate amount of time apologizing.
Sept. 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs dent win column in big way: Cupcakes can cure a lot of ills. Not that San Diego State was in any position to take a pass on the pastry, mind you.
Sep. 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Defensive play calls shift to Nelson:San Diego State defensive coaches Bob Elliott and Mike Nelson still won't publicly comment on the changes that were made this week in play-calling responsibilities.
Sep. 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Idaho-SDSU game summary
Sept. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs look to unchain ground game: In football parlance, it's known as getting “behind the chains.” In layman's terms, it can safely be interpreted as “not good.”
Sep. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
What to watch for :
While much has been made of SDSU's defensive struggles, the Aztecs haven't exactly been a study in efficiency on offense. Heading into tonight's game, they rank 106th among the nation's 119 Football Bowl Subdivision teams in total offense.
Sept. 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
This, you've got to want to see: Not even the brightest minds in sports marketing could find an easy way to sell tickets to a game like this.
Sept. 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Sacramento High guard says he'll attend SDSU: Chase Tapley, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound shooting guard from Sacramento High, has given an oral commitment to San Diego State. In leading the Dragons to last season's CIF Division III state title game, Tapley averaged a team-high 22.2 points, 4.8 assists and 4.6 steals.
Sept. 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU, ex-swim coach reach $1.45 million settlement: Former San Diego State swim coach Deena Deardurff Schmidt has reached a $1.45 million settlement in her Title IX sex discrimination lawsuit against the school.
Sept. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Rebels runnin' from past, looking ahead: At the intersection of Hell and High Water, home to UNLV football the past several years, Rebels coach Mike Sanford held fast to the belief that the tide would turn – assuming he wasn't prematurely lashed to the mast.
Sept. 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs defensive dynamics unclear: If the union of Bob Elliott and Mike Nelson is to achieve the desired result, the first order of business might be to improve the lines of communication.
Sept. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU coordinator slowed by illness: San Diego State coach Chuck Long said yesterday that the team's defensive play- calling responsibilities will be shared between coordinator Bob Elliott and line coach Mike Nelson until further notice while Elliott undergoes treatment for an undisclosed illness.
Sept. 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
After limping into bye week, SDSU limps out: So much for the benefit of a bye week. San Diego State, whose defensive front has been riddled by injuries to the point of ridiculousness, got more bad news over the weekend when starting nose tackle Ernie Lawson was diagnosed with mononucleosis.
Sept. 20 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU's Ohton asks court to reinstate whistle-blower lawsuit: San Diego State strength coach David Ohton has filed a notice of appeal to have his whistle-blower protection lawsuit against the school reinstated.
Sept. 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs on the mend after rash of injuries: During San Diego State's first week of fall camp, with coaches and players housed in Quonset huts on the far reaches of Camp Pendleton, the final sounds of the night often emanated from a guitar being strummed softly by defensive tackle Siaosi Fifita.
Sept. 18 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Long opts to pass on switch to balance: In light of his team's near-drowning experience last week at San Jose State, San Diego State coach Chuck Long has thought better of changing horses in midstream.
Sept. 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Pac-10 stalwarts fed humble pie: Bronco Mendenhall had seen enough. Another point was pointless, the risk of losing a starter to injury ridiculous. All that mattered was trying to survive the final quarter and a half with a cast of reserves.
Sep. 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
BCS busters :
Aug. 31 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Defensive line is hit with more injuries: Starting defensive end Tony DeMartinis was helped off the field with a left leg injury in the first quarter of last night's 29-27 season-opening loss at Qualcomm Stadium. He did not return and was using crutches on the sideline. Head coach Chuck Long said afterward he might be out for the year.
Aug. 31 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs scoreboard:
Aug. 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Has San Diego State's rush defense improved? :
Has San Diego State's rush defense improved? The Aztecs are about to find out. SDSU couldn't have been much worse in that category a year ago, ranking 118th (241.5 yards per game) among the nation's 119 FBS teams. The Aztecs histor.
Aug. 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs 2008: Best case/ worst case :
Aug. 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Football funk haunts Aztecs: Three weeks before San Diego State's football team was to appear in the 1998 Las Vegas Bowl, its opponent still unknown, then-Athletic Director Rick Bay was asked by members of the bowl's committee if he would be opposed to facing fellow Western Athletic Conference member Utah.
Aug. 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Nowhere near the summit:
Aug. 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Long time coming:
Aug. 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Cal Poly returning with ugly reminders: It's a picture that says, “Remember 2006? Cal Poly 16, San Diego State 14.” Underneath the score, a Mustangs player has his arms spread wide in celebration at Qualcomm Stadium. The Cal Poly Alumni Association has been distributing the picture to promote a tailgate party at tomorrow's 6:30 p.m. rematch against SDSU.
Aug. 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU volleyball coach Warner set to retire: San Diego State's Mark Warner will step down as head coach of the women's volleyball program after this season. Warner has been involved with SDSU volleyball, men's or women's, for 27 years.
NICK CANEPA, CAMP PENDLETON, Aug. 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)San Diego State roams 'Halls of Montezuma': If the Marines had played as well down through history as San Diego State's football team has in recent years, at the very least we'd all be speaking broken English. So Chuck Long has taken his Aztecs to boot camp, where they get to meet Marines, eat with Marines and, he hopes, win like Marines.
