SJSU football mailbag: Bowl eligibility and replacing Elijah Cooks
Will SJSU football survive the “realignment rodeo?” Who’s poised for a breakout season? Find out in Matt Weiner’s mailbag column.
The Spear team remembers Katie Hoedt, former magazine designer
The Spear extends our heartfelt condolences for the loss of Kathryn “Katie” Hoedt, who spent nearly two years as part of The Spear team. Her time with us, from joining Spear in fall 2018 to her impactful role during the Read more
Q&A with SJSU football strength and conditioning coach Cullen Carroll
By Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Spear Reporter // Photo via Titus Wilkinson While watching SJSU football practice this year, it’s easy to think that there’s no been no personnel changes. Head coach Brent Brennan is returning along with both coordinators and Read more
A new era begins: SJSU Athletics unveils $70 million athletic facility
By Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Spear Reporter // Photo via SJSU Athletics Before San Jose State unveiled the Spartans Athletic Center [SAC] – a state of the art $70 million facility – a few wisecracks were made. Back in 2018, senior Read more
Mistrial declared in the case of former SJSU athletic trainer accused of groping female athletes
Aikman Fang (@AikmanFang) – Spear Reporter The federal criminal trial of Scott Shaw, former SJSU athletic trainer accused of inappropriately touching female athletes under the pretense of medical treatment, ended in a mistrial last Thursday afternoon. After four days of Read more
Brent Brennan weighs in on conference realignment
By Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Spear Reporter // Photo via Titus Wilkinson of The Spear From coaches to athletic departments to players to fans, seemingly everyone on the West Coast spent the last few days sweating out conference realignment. San Jose Read more
Nick Nash transitioned from QB to WR and never looked back
By Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Spear Reporter San Jose State football’s Nick Nash was introduced to a mental health tool known as the “Flush Technique” last offseason. “[You] clench your fist for 10 seconds and then release,” said Nash, a Read more
The Journey Through SJSU debuts
By Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Beat Reporter I’m thrilled to host and produce the “The Journey Through SJSU” podcast. Each episode will feature captivating and untold stories of San Jose State student-athletes and coaches. By clicking this link, you get Read more
Cordeiro Named MW Preseason Player of the Year
By Nicholas Orozco (@nickorozco03) – Spear Reporter Quarterback Chevan Cordeiro, safety Tre Jenkins and head coach Brent Brennan attended the Mountain West Conference media day in Las Vegas, Nev. this week. At the start of the media day coverage, Cordeiro Read more
The federal trial of Scott Shaw, former SJSU athletic trainer, accused of sexual abuse begins this week
By Aikman Fang (@AikmanFang) – Spear Reporter The federal trial of Scott Shaw, SJSU’s former head athletic trainer, began earlier this week at the Robert F. Peckham Federal Courthouse, a couple of minutes from the campus he is accused of Read more
Reggie Christiansen cut Hunter Dorraugh in 2021. It’s now “the best thing” he did for him.
By Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Baseball Beat Reporter // Photo Via Kavin Minstry When Sacramento State head coach Reggie Christiansen cut freshman Hunter Dorraugh in 2021, he meant well. ‘In 20 years you’ll look back on this and thank me,’ Read more
Omari Moore’s heading to the Milwaukee Bucks. How will he fare?
By Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Basketball Beat Reporter / Photo via Titus Wilkinson of The Spear Mark Tatum, the NBA’s Deputy Commissioner, leaned in and announced the final pick of the 2023 NBA Draft: “With the 58th pick in the Read more
Boogie Roberts, former Spartan, shines in USFL
By Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Spear Reporter // Photo by Emilee Chinn/USFL/Getty Images Boogie Roberts used to love being asked if he played for his hometown Los Angeles Rams. “Think of the pinnacle. The top of the top,” recounted Roberts, Read more
How Thomas Walker crashing on Brad Sanfilippo’s couch shaped SJSU baseball’s turnaround
By Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Baseball Beat Reporter // Photo Via SJSU Athletics Standing just beyond the pitcher’s mound, Thomas Walker, San Jose State’s associate head coach, gazed at the sprawling pandemonium. His eyes drifted toward head coach Brad Sanfilippo Read more
Breaking down SJSU men’s basketball’s roster changes
By Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Basketball Beat Reporter / Photo via Titus Wilkinson of The Spear As San Jose State men’s basketball’s historic rebuild took shape last spring, so did fears of Cal Berkeley poaching second-year head coach Tim Miles. Read more