Aztecs Football

Jeff Hecklinski is the offensive coordinator at San Diego State. He’s well aware of the fact you can’t be a successful football coach without a tough, understanding better half. His wife, Tiffany, is the daughter of a college football coach. She gets how this profession works. In 2010, Jeff was on San Diego State’s staff with Brady Hoke, helping...

Every year at the NFL Combine we hear stories of guys who “helped” or “hurt” their draft stock. This year, San Diego State tight end Daniel Bellinger is squarely on the list of rapid risers. The Aztecs didn’t use him much in the passing game so he came into the annual prospectpalooza with the reputation as a great blocker...

Daniel Bellinger’s career at San Diego State was a lot better than most people realize. In four seasons the tight end caught 68 passes for 771 yards and five touchdowns, which are solid but not superstar numbers. But the Aztecs haven’t had a dynamic arm talent at quarterback and employ a run-heavy offense so he didn’t have a whole...

It’s official: Braxton Burmeister is headed back to San Diego. The Aztecs announced the addition of the La Jolla Country Day graduate Tuesday. There had previously been speculation that Burmeister was planning to transfer to San Diego State, but nothing formal from the player or program until Tuesday. Burmeister played the last two seasons at Virginia Tech. In 2021 he…

Have you heard this story from Brady Hoke

Old school college recruiting versus new school recruiting: San Diego State head football coach Brady Hoke shared a funny story when comparing the two.

After being a first round draft pick in the 2018 National Football League draft, former San Diego State and current Seattle Seahawk running back Rashaad Penny missed most the last 3 and half seasons due to injuries, and appeared to be on his way out of the league, this December that all changed. “I feel like I didn’t make any…

The San Diego native was the game’s offensive MVP after catching 11 passes for 175 yards and two touchdowns in the 38-24 win over UTSA.

San Diego State’s historic 2021 football season, along with a new stadium opening up next year, helped them lay the foundation for another solid recruiting class. The Aztecs locked up 14 players during the early signing period, all of them currently in high school. That’s an interesting note because while SDSU was building its program over the last several years…

San Diego State will play University of Texas, San Antonio on Dec. 21 in the Frisco Bowl

They were the best team in the Mountain West during the regular season, and it showed when the league handed out its end of season awards Tuesday. Brady Hoke took Mountain West Coach of the Year, while Matt Araiza grabbed Special Teams Player of the Year and Cameron Thomas claimed Defensive Player of the Year. For Hoke its his second…

Being in the Mountain West Conference, the Aztecs often find themselves with late start times. It’s not uncommon for them to kick off at 7:30 p.m., which doesn’t do them any favors with national voters who probably aren’t going to stay up on the East Coast to watch a game that ends well after midnight and see just how...

San Diego State hosts Fresno State on Saturday night. The Aztecs are 7-0 and have the nation’s 5th-ranked defense with a potent rushing offense. Logically, the first media question to Bulldogs head coach Kalen DeBoer was about SDSU’s best player: Punter Matt Araiza. “It’s crazy what he does,” said DeBoer. “He just flips the field on you so many...

Season tickets for San Diego State football’s highly anticipated inaugural season at Aztec Stadium will go on sale in January.

NBC 7’s Todd Strain breaks down everything from the Aztecs’ win streak to the Padres’ managerial search

NBC 7’s Todd Strain caught up with Hoke ahead of the Aztecs’ first game this weekend.

NBC 7’s Todd Strain talks big picture with SDSU Football Coach Brady Hoke ahead of the Aztec’s season opener on Sept. 4.

It’s time to play football! San Diego State plays the first game of their 2021 season this Saturday at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson. It’s a 7:30pm kickoff as the Aztecs host New Mexico State. San Diego State is a 31 point favorite over the Aggies, who lost their season opener to University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) 30-3…

San Diego State University’s Aztec Stadium is starting to look like a … stadium.

Football at Aztec Stadium is one beam closer to a reality. NBC 7’s Joe Little has a preview.