Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Football Beat Reporter When three-star recruit Junior Fehoko committed to SJSU football in 2018 over Cal, Hawaii and Arizona he was taking a leap of faith. The Spartans were coming off a 2-11 season, each loss 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 SJSU football head coach Brent Brennan took the podium brimming with joy. The Spartans (7-4, 5-3) had just defeated the Rainbow Warriors (3-10, 2-6) to complete a perfect 6-0 season at home. A Read more
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) – 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 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 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 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) – 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. Rolling into bowl season When coaches walk Read more