On the Sidelines with Sunjay: predictions for the SJSU women’s basketball 2022-23 season

Navin Sunjay Krishnan (@NavinKthespear) – Spear Opinion Columnist After a lackluster ending to last year’s 5-25 season by SJSU women’s basketball, the Spartans are looking to become relevant in the Mountain West. New head coach April Phillips has reinvigorated her team with accountability and can engage the Spartans in a winning way. Phillips has significant […]

On the Sidelines with Sunjay: SJSU football trekking atop the Mountain West

Navin Sunjay Krishnan – (@NavinKthespear) Spear Opinions Columnist Spartan nation can count on the fingers of their hands the number of times SJSU football ascended atop the mountain. Or went undefeated at home. Or thrashed a household-name team. SJSU’s 40-7 rampage against the UNLV Rebels Friday solidified its dominance. Spartan faithful have a reason to […]

On the Sidelines with Sunjay: SJSU football bounce-back against Western Michigan solidified by three elements

By Navin Sunjay Krishnan – (@NavinKthespear) Spear Opinions Columnist SJSU football was able to pull off their 501st victory with a score of 34-6, in a blowout at home versus the Western Michigan Broncos Saturday night at CEFCU stadium. However, much to the dismay of the Spartan faithful, it wasn’t the shiny new black-and-silver uniforms […]

On the Sidelines with Sunjay: SJSU football must win mental game against Western Michigan

By Navin Sunjay Krishnan (@NavinKthespear) – Spear Opinions Columnist San Jose State football had an impressive finish against Portland State University at home and nearly succeeded as a spoiler versus big-time SEC powerhouse Auburn on the road in Alabama. However, SJSU football will try to bounce back with a hungry roster as they readjust their […]

On the Sidelines with Sunjay: Grading SJSU men’s basketball 2021-2022 season

By Navin Sunjay Krishnan (@NavinKthespear) – Spear Opinion Columnist The San Jose State men’s basketball team (8-23, 1-17 MW) had a memorable, ‘meaningful’ season. But Spartans men’s basketball will be revamping their rosters with significant changes to their crew. This is most notably expressed through the development and improvement of the current players that were […]

On the Sidelines with Sunjay: Three things the Spartans can learn from their bout with SEC powerhouse Auburn

By Navin Sunjay Krishnan (@NavinKthespear) Opinions Columnist The San Jose State football team took a devastating blow against the massive powerhouse Auburn and nearly came out with what could have been a huge upset. The Spartans showed up to duel, earning an early lead with sophomore punter Taren Schive booting a 33-yard field goal. “He’s […]

On the Sidelines with Sunjay: What’s next for Omari Moore?

By Navin Sunjay Krishnan (@NavinKthespear) – Opinions Columnist San Jose State junior guard Omari Moore is one of SJSU’s top Spartan sports icons of the past decade. Moore has the uncanny ability to elevate his game. It was in high school where he made a jump going from averaging 7.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 […]

On the Sidelines with Sunjay: Five key takeaways from football’s first home game

What went well and what needs to continue after Spartan football’s opening night thriller By Navin Sunjay Krishnan (@NavinKthespear) – Spear Opinion Columnist Lady luck showed up last Thursday as the Spartans’ football team were able to secure their first win in their bout with the Portland State Vikings. It was a thriller and SJSU […]

On the Sidelines with Sunjay: SJSU’s best teams you can’t miss

Navin Sunjay Krishnan (@NavinKthespear) – Spear Opinion Columnist San Jose State has a plethora of successful teams. The three teams ranked and analyzed here are based on their potential, effort and perspective. In other words, these teams best represent Spartan Nation. These teams are not dependent on the hope or chance of winning games, but […]