By Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Spear Reporter // Photo via Titus Wilkinson It was around Christmas time in 2018. San Jose State football head coach Brent Brennan said he was stressed and “probably miserable to be around for my family.” The Read more
By Andrew Hartley (andrewhart1ey) – Spear Reporter Beau Leroux awaits an incoming pass from the right side | Photo Courtesy SJSU Athletics In San Jose State men’s soccer’s 2023 season opener under sherbet skies, SJSU men’s soccer tied CSU Bakersfield Read more
By Christian Vieyra (@thecvieyra) – Spear Reporter SJSU women’s soccer notched its first win of the season, defeating Northeastern University 1-0 at Parsons Field in Brookline, Massachusetts. Junior forward Bella Flocchini scored the Spartans’ lone goal of the match after Read more
By Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Spear Reporter // Photo via SJSU Athletics San Jose State survived this round of conference realignment. The Mountain West might even benefit from it. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported, the ACC is “seriously considering” adding Stanford and Read more
Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme) – Spear Reporter Photo courtesy of the Spartan Daily, Mathew Bejarano San Jose State women’s soccer played UCSB yesterday and tied 1-1 in its first home match of the season. The Spartan’s first match of the season Read more
Will SJSU football survive the “realignment rodeo?” Who’s poised for a breakout season? Find out on this week’s mailbag column.
By Matt Weiner (@mattweiner20) – Spear Reporter // Photo via SJSU Athletics From 2020-22, San Jose State football defensive end Junior Fehoko mentored nose guard Soane Toia. He offered pointers at practice and welcomed Toia to his church and his house Read more
Will SJSU football survive the “realignment rodeo?” Who’s poised for a breakout season? Find out in Matt Weiner’s mailbag column.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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