Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Football Beat Reporter Chevan Cordeiro threw for 230 yards and one touchdown in his first game against University of Hawaii since transferring to SJSU this past winter. The fourth-year quarterback led the Spartans to a 27-14 Read more
Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Basketball Beat Reporter The Bahama Islands weren’t all paradise for SJSU men’s basketball (4-2, MW 0-0) as they dropped the first game of the Baha Mar Hoops tournament 69-54 to North Texas (4-1, 0-0) 69-54. Fourth-year Read more
Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Basketball Beat Reporter Second-year point guard Alvaro Cardenas and fourth-year wing Trey Anderson were giddy when they hopped on the Zoom call. After all, it was their last obligation before going to a water park in Read more
Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Football Beat Reporter Thanksgiving is a time of gratitude— however short-lived it may be— but it’s also a time of football and storytelling. The final edition of Coach’s Corner with SJSU football head coach Brent Brennan Read more
After an hour-long meeting, you walk over to the water cooler for a little chit-chat with coworkers. Immediately, you find yourself waterboarded with painful small talk. You don’t have any interest in it because you have more pressing matters on Read more
Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Football Beat Reporter Wasn’t exactly deja vu, but the feeling was eerily similar for SJSU football. The Spartans (6-4, MW 4-3) went up 6-0 on an Elijah Cooks touchdown reception (Taren Schive’s extra point was blocked), Read more
Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Football Beat Reporter Sixth-year wide receiver Elijah Cooks recorded the first hat trick of his career, catching three touchdowns, but SJSU football (6-4, MW 4-3) still felt short to Utah State 35-31. Fourth-year quarterback Chevan Cordeiro Read more
Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Football Beat Reporter Prepare for all SJSU football tailgates and watch parties with Matt Weiner’s “Get Smart” column. If you bring up any of these topics and no one’s intrigued, find some new company to keep. Read more
Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Basketball Beat Reporter SJSU men’s basketball undefeated season comes to an end as they lose to Hofstra (4-0, 0-0) 85-76. The final score doesn’t reflect how well the Spartans (3-1,0-0) played, but that’s what happens when Read more
Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Basketball Beat Reporter Ibrahima Diallo took the podium wearing a shirt with the world famous photo of Muhammad Ali towering over Sonny Liston. It was only fitting for the third-year seven-footer to wear a shirt that Read more
Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Football Beat Reporter Welcome to “Coach’s Corner,” a safe space for three ridiculous observations made by beat reporter Matt Weiner from SJSU head coach Brent Brennan’s weekly press conference. Handling the truth Film study is a Read more
Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Football Beat Reporter Fourth-year center Ibrahima Diallo blocked eight shots as San Jose State men’s basketball (3-0, 0-0) clinched its first 3-0 start since the 2010-11 season against Alabama State (0-3,0-0) with a 70-57 win. Diallo’s Read more
Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Football Beat Reporter After an hour-long meeting, you walk over to the water cooler for a little chit-chat with coworkers. Immediately, you find yourself waterboarded with painful small talk. You don’t have any interest in it Read more
Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Football Beat Reporter The question wasn’t, ‘When would SJSU football score again?’ It was, ‘How many could they score?’ This sort of pondery happens when a 6-2 football team goes up 14-0 10 minutes into the Read more
Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Football Beat Reporter SJSU football fell to San Diego State 43-27 after allowing 38 unanswered points rebound from a 14-0 deficit to start the game. Fourth-year quarterback Chevan Cordeiro had his hand in both Spartan touchdowns, Read more