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If you want to win a conference championship one thing you absolutely cannot do is drop games at home to teams you are obviously more talented than. San Diego State is obviously more talented than San Jose State, and made sure to drive that point home on Saturday night at Viejas Arena.

After starting the season with 2 wins at home, San Diego State basketball passed its first road test, and passed it in impressive fashion. The Aztecs led Stanford by 11 points at halftime, and pulled away in the second half for 74-62 win at Maples Pavilion. With the win 17th ranked Aztecs improved to 3-0 with wins over Stanford, Cal…

It’s been rumored for months (perhaps years). Now it may finally be happening. San Diego State is expected to leave the Mountain West Conference and join the Pac-12 Conference. On his national radio show on Monday, Dan Patrick said he’s been told an announcement could come as early as this week. SDSU is not ready to make anything official....

Hason Hernandez knew he wanted his 15th birthday to be the last one he had a big party for, so he wanted to go out with a bang. The Southern California asked his mom if he could have a quinceañera, the time-honored coming-of-age celebration for girls in Latin American cultures. Hernandez’s mom loved the idea. He’s part of a growing...

“Always an exciting time!” That’s what San Diego State men’s basketball head coach Brian Dutcher said just moments before his Aztecs team took the court at Viejas Arena for their first official practice of the 2022-23 season. This year the excitement around the Aztecs program is higher than normal. Why so much excitement? Well this teams roster is loaded,...

Through the first 57 minutes of their game against Toledo, the San Diego State offense had a total of 40 yards passing. They more than doubled that on their final drive to pull out a too-close-for-comfort 17-14 win over the Rockets. Starting quarterback Braxton Burmeister was having trouble connecting with his pass catchers. His longest completed pass was an interception…

For a few minutes on Saturday evening, Aztecs fans had a terrible feeling that they were about to witness the worst loss in the 100-year history of San Diego State’s football program.

SDSU’s athletic director said there were about 200 medical requests from the stadium during the game, with 10-20 of those patients later hospitalized

An entire strike team was dedicated to heat-related medical calls at SDSU’s first game at the new venue.

It’s not where you’d hope a team coming off a 12-win season and a dominant bowl game victory would be. But, it’s better than the Aztecs usually get. San Diego State’s football program was left out of the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 College Football Poll, but did receive votes. Two votes. Just two votes, which seems paltry but...

In 2021, San Diego State won a program-record 12 games, the last of which was a two-touchdown victory over UTSA in the Frisco Bowl, and finished the season ranked in the Top-25. They would have likely won the Mountain West Championship Game had they not been missing nearly half their starters due to a COVID outbreak. This year they have…

We’ve all heard the expression, “Nice guys finish last.” Six-time SDSU Basketball Head Coach Steve Fisher was announced as San Diego’s 2022 Nice Guy of the Year.

When John David Wicker heard reports that USC and UCLA were bolting for the Big Ten the SDSU Athletic Director dipped into his contacts to figure out just how legitimate the news was. As it turns out the high profile move was imminent – made official Thursday afternoon. By that time Wicker had spoken to reporters curious about the impact…

While dealing with her own heavy diagnosis, SDSU’s Tammy Blackburn is moving full speed ahead with a program she hopes will turn into a national model for student care.

While battling breast cancer, SDSU alumna Tammy Blackburn saw a gaping hole in resources for students affected by cancer. She did something about it. NBC 7’s Steven Luke has the story.

Brian Dutcher was on track to field a talented basketball team next season, even if the biggest question of the offseason didn’t go the Aztecs’ way. On Thursday an answer came, and with it returns a big piece of the puzzle for SDSU. Nathan Mensah is back. The Aztecs announced the 6-foot-10-inch center’s decision to return. Mensah tested the...

You don’t set a program wins record and finish in the Top-25 without having plenty of extremely good football players. That was the case for San Diego State, and a good number of those guys know where they’ll be playing professional football in 2022. The one with the most fanfare was certainly the Punt God. Matt Araiza was taken...

During the pre-NFL Draft process San Diego State defensive lineman Cameron Thomas earned the reputation as “the best player you don’t know.” He’s getting a chance to make sure everyone knows his name. Thomas was taken in the 3rd round, 87th overall, by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2022 NFL Draft. The reigning Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of...

Nick Novak had what former San Diego State kicker and punter Matt Araiza wants… a long successful National Football League (NFL) career.  So, for the past 4 months, Araiza has been working with Novak to get ready for the NFL. “It’s been great,” Araiza told NBC 7. “I’ve just turned into more of a pro.” When asked what he’s...