Aztecs

When Brian Dutcher studied Saint Katherine he saw a team whose offensive execution made up for their physical limitations. That showed up early in the Aztecs’ meeting with the Firebirds. The North County NAIA squad hit three three-pointers, and took advantage of a 1-for-6 shooting stretch from San Diego State to open the game, to lead 11-9. Their fun...

Brian Dutcher expected to see his team’s schedule change through the course of the season. It hasn’t taken long for those suspicions to come true. San Diego State will host Pepperdine Sunday at 1:30 p.m., the latest evolution of his team’s early season slate. The changes began with the Mountain West’s decision to cancel this week’s league series against...

Since their scheduled game against Fresno State was canceled due to COVID-19 issues with the Bulldogs football program, San Diego State made a last-second trip to Boulder to play the undefeated Colorado Buffaloes of the Pac-12 Conference. It’s hard to play a team you aren’t familiar with, on the road, and have less than 48 hours to prepare. When...

The uniforms looked different. The result did not. San Diego State beat UC Irvine 77-58 on Friday afternoon at Viejas Arena while wearing their annual NIKE N7 turquoise uniforms to support Native American Heritage Month. Much like their season-opening win over UCLA the game was close for much of the first half before the SDSU defense went into lockdown mode....

With less than 48 hours until kickoff, the San Diego State football program announced its plans for Saturday. The Aztecs are headed to Boulder. Shortly after Colorado had its visit to USC canceled by the Pac-12 because of COVID-19 cases in the Trojan locker room, SDSU announced that it will visit the 2-0 Buffaloes Saturday at 2:00 p.m. The game…

NBC 7’s Darnay Tripp has the story of Nathan Mensah, who was cleared to return to the court after experiencing blood clots only to find out minutes later that the coronavirus had cancelled the entire season.

SDSU went to Nevada for a national TV game against an undefeated team they needed to beat to keep their Mountain West Conference title game hopes alive. In the first half the Aztecs were the better team. In the second half that team disappeared, at least on offense. San Diego State let a lead slip away with a dismal 2nd-half…

In last week’s loss to San Jose State the Aztecs only had 101 yards rushing, an extremely low number for a ground game that’s been among the nation’s best over the last decade. On Saturday afternoon they went back to their bread and butter. In worked in a big way. San Diego State rolled up 327 yards on the...

There’s another quality opponent on San Diego State’s schedule, and more are on the way. Today the Aztecs announced that BYU will visit Viejas Arena on December 18. Brian Dutcher’s team has won four in a row against the Cougars, including last year’s 76-71 victory in Provo. SDSU has won four straight over BYU, their longest win streak in...

San Diego State basketball will be their conference champions, according to media members who regularly cover Mountain West Conference Basketball.

The event we’ve heard about for weeks became official Tuesday. Quality competition from Southern California is headed to Viejas Arena to tip-off the new college basketball season. San Diego State will host No. 22 UCLA November 25. “To go right into the fire against UCLA will be a test for both teams,” SDSU head coach Brian Dutcher said. Those programs…

With programs and conferences across the country adjusting their plans to adapt to life in a pandemic, the Mountain West reconfigured its upcoming basketball season. Teams will play 20 games over the course of 11 weeks in the 2020-2021 conference season. The changes, however, go well beyond the addition of two games. Instead of the customary two opponents per week,…

San Diego State and San Jose State were both 2-0 when they started their Friday night showdown. The Aztecs made far too many mistakes to stay undefeated. A trio of turnovers in the 2nd half handed the Spartans a 28-17 win at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson. On the very first series of the game Spartans quarterback Nick Starkel,…

Greg Bell had 22 carries for a career-high 157 yards and a touchdown and added 29-yard TD reception to help San Diego State beat Utah State 38-7 on Saturday night. Through two games the Aztecs have outscored their opponents a combined 72-13. Carson Baker completed 18 of 27 passes for 163 and two touchdowns for San Diego State (2-0, 2-0 Mountain West…

In their season opener against UNLV, San Diego State’s defense was phenomenal. The Aztecs allowed just 25 yards of total offense in the 1st half and won 34-6. A lot of their players are kinda ticked off about it. “Our goal as a defense is to pitch a shutout. Anything less than that, to us, is unacceptable,” says SDSU defensive…

Last week Brian Dutcher said he wasn’t ready to release San Diego State’s non-conference schedule. Today brought more uncertainty about what the early season holds for the Aztecs and a number of other programs. It also brought a report of an exciting matchup that could be on its way to Viejas Arena. ESPN will not host multi-team events at...

Scheduling sports during a pandemic is a major challenge — Monday brought disappointing news in college basketball that has an impact on SDSU. NBC 7 sports anchor Darnay Tripp explains.

For the first time in more than 10 months, it’s game week for the San Diego State University football team.

It seemed like a fitting point, given the setting. As Brian Dutcher addressed reporters on a video conference call, the Aztec basketball coach spoke about the need to adjust and be flexible during the pandemic. He didn’t miss the perfect example sitting right in front of him. “I didn’t even know what Zoom was,” Dutcher confessed. “None of us...

The Aztecs are one week away from their first football game of the season, against UNLV in their temporary home at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson. But, as the real thing gets closer, SDSU still hasn’t gotten much of its traditional prep time. “We’re still virtually meeting most of the time,” says head coach Brady Hoke. “We’re going...