(Published: 2008-05-15 09:00 AM)
Tom Shanahan's stories on Aztecsportsreport.com.
(Published: 2008-04-28 11:41 PM)
Photos from San Diego State's fifth-place finish in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation women's water polo tournament April 24-27 at SDSU.
(Published: 2008-04-27 03:16 PM)
Chuck Long and Del Miller to review entire spring ball before narrowing race to two.
(Published: 2008-04-21 09:03 AM)
Chuck Long played for John Robinson with the Rams, and Robinson suggests you add a couple of more prominent names to Long's list of coaching influences.
(Published: 2008-04-03 05:31 PM)
San Diego State and its All-American catcher from Mt. Carmel High return to the field this weekend against UNLV in the Aztecs' opening series of the Mountain West Confernece.
(Published: 2008-04-01 08:29 PM)
San Diego State's full schedule has been set with the Mountain West Conference on Tuesday releasing dates for conferences games.
(Published: 2008-03-20 10:14 PM)
Ernie Anderson dug into his archives to post a photo of Kim Goetz and Steve Malovic playing for San Diego State. Goetz passed away on March 17 at the age of 50 of an apparent heart attack. Malovic died a year earlier at the age of 51.
(Published: 2008-03-04 06:46 PM)
Ernie Anderson's photos from the Aztecs' win over Colorado State on March 1 at Cox Arena.
(Published: 2008-02-14 11:28 PM)
Ernie Anderson's photos from the Aztecs' loss to New Mexico on Feb. 13 at Cox Arena.
(Published: 2008-01-30 12:13 AM)
Ernie Anderson's photos from the Aztecs' 72-69 loss to UNLV on Jan. 26 at Cox Arena.
(Published: 2007-12-04 12:25 AM)
Ernie Anderson's photos from the Aztecs' season-ending loss to BYU at Qualcomm Stadium.
(Published: 2007-11-27 12:16 AM)
Ernie Anderson's photos from the Aztecs loss to TCU.
(Published: 2007-11-23 07:45 PM)
Tom Shanahan's feature on Lynell Hamilton first appeared in the North County Times.
(Published: 2007-11-16 06:06 PM)
Southwestern College recruit started college career at Tulsa.
(Published: 2007-11-06 07:48 PM)
Ernie Anderson's photos from the Aztecs' 27-24 win over Wyoming on Nov. 3 at Qualcomm Stadium
(Published: 2007-11-05 05:26 AM)
The true freshman wide receiver broke off his pattern to get open for the game-winning touchdown pass. Click on photo for larger image.
(Published: 2007-11-01 06:27 PM)
Mayor Jerry Sanders will be among those on hand before the Satuday's Wyoming game to honor those that fought the wildfires.
(Published: 2007-10-31 08:04 PM)
Aztecs safety making the most of his senior year.
(Published: 2007-10-28 06:19 PM)
Oceanside High alum, who grew up playing soccer in Panama, catching on to American football.
(Published: 2007-10-24 12:01 AM)
Ernie Anderson's photos from the Aztecs' 23-20 loss to New Mexico on Oct. 20 at Qualcomm Stadium.
(Published: 2007-10-08 07:27 PM)
Kevin O'Connell's 80-yard touchdown drive to beat Colorado State Saturday 24-20 reminded photographer Ernie Anderson of the Aztecs' 1986 win at CSU in a snowstorm. Colorado State scored with minutes remaining to take a 26 to 20 lead. SDSU quarterback Todd Santos engineered an incredible drive in the final minute, throwing the winning touchdown to a wide open Alfred Jackson for a 27 to 26 win.
(Published: 2007-10-08 12:02 PM)
San Diego State quarterback's 80-yard drive for the game-winning score in the last two minutes was the longest by an SDSU team since 1982.
(Published: 2007-10-02 02:57 PM)
Ernie Anderson's photos from Cincinnati's 52-23 win over San Diego State game Sept. 29 at Qualcomm Stadium.
(Published: 2007-09-28 12:09 PM)
True freshman Vincent Brown provides the Aztecs with a return threat.
(Published: 2007-09-26 09:00 AM)
SDSU's Brett Swain set career highs in touchdowns (three) and yards (224) in the Aztecs' 52-17 win over Portland State.
(Published: 2007-09-24 05:09 PM)
Ernie Anderson's photos from the San Diego State's 52-17 win over Portland State on Sept. 22 at Qualcomm Stadium.
(Published: 2007-09-04 05:13 PM)
Mountain West Conference countdown: BYU was picked to finish second at the MWC presesaon football meetings.
(Published: 2007-09-03 11:34 PM)
Mountain West Conference countdown: TCU was picked to win the conference title at the preseason MWC football meetings.
(Published: 2007-09-01 11:54 PM)
Mountain West Confernce countdown: New Mexico was picked to finish fourth at the MWC football meetings.
(Published: 2007-09-01 11:50 PM)
Mountain West Conference countdown: Utah was picked to finish third at the MWC football media days.
(Published: 2007-08-31 02:09 PM)
Mountain West Conference countdown: Colorado State was picked sixth in the MWC preseason meetings.
(Published: 2007-08-29 11:12 PM)
Mountain West Conference countdown: Colorado State was picked sixth in the MWC preseason meetings.
(Published: 2007-08-28 11:37 PM)
Air Force was picked to finish seventh at the preseason MWC football media meetings.
(Published: 2007-08-28 04:22 PM)
San Diego State was picked to finish eighth at the preseason MWC football media days. More preseason MWC stories can be found with the Aztecs story on the home page.
(Published: 2007-08-28 12:39 AM)
Mountain West Conference countdown: UNLV was picked to finish ninth at the MWC preseason meetings.
(Published: 2007-07-05 12:48 PM)
El Capitan's Ryan Lindley and Tommie Draheim playing in 17th annual Alex Spanos All-Star Football Classic before launching college careers at SDSU.
(Published: 2007-07-05 12:39 PM)
San Diego State will induct seven new members in the Aztec Hall of Fame the weekend of Nov. 2-3.
(Published: 2007-05-04 04:22 PM)
O’Connell gets another shot at a breakthrough season that was thwarted by last year’s thumb injury.
(Published: 2007-03-05 11:45 PM)
With SDSU's men's and women's teams preparing for this week's Mountain West Conference tournament, it seems frivolous to fret over whether the Aztecs' men's team is living up to preseason expectations if you know a story such as Tamika Lipford's.
(Published: 2007-02-07 06:51 PM)
Long-time San Diego State photographer Ernie Anderson offers a photo gallery from the San Diego State's upset of No. 15-ranked Air Force on Feb. 6 at Cox Arena. The evening included San Diego State alumnus and baseball coach Tony Gwynn being honored at halftime for his election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame this summer in Cooperstown.
(Published: 2007-01-30 04:13 PM)
Indianapolis Colts rookie Freddy Keiaho, a third-round draft pick from San Diego State, enjoyed the Super Bowl week with the AFC champions.
(Published: 2007-01-19 11:48 AM)
Long-time San Diego State photographer Ernie Anderson offers a photo gallery from the New Mexico-SDSU game on January 17 at Cox Arena. San Diego State won, 73-68.
(Published: 2007-01-05 11:50 AM)
Long-time San Diego State photographer Ernie Anderson offers a photo gallery from the Wyoming-SDSU game on January 4 at Cox arena.
(Published: 2007-01-02 02:18 PM)
Long-time San Diego State photographer Ernie Anderson offers a photo gallery from the Lafayette-SDSU game played on Dec. 30 at Cox Arena.
(Published: 2006-12-26 11:26 PM)
Why SDSU football can't win is a puzzle -- "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma" as Winston Churchill would have said if he were an Aztecs fan.
(Published: 2006-12-13 10:39 PM)
(Published: 2006-12-11 10:41 AM)
Long-time San Diego State photographer Ernie Anderson offers a photo gallery from the Aztecs' loss Saturday to Arizona in the San Diego Slam. Click on photos for larger images.
(Published: 2006-12-04 08:05 PM)
Tom Shanahan's column on the end of the season and long-time San Diego State photographer Ernie Anderson's photo gallery from the Aztecs' 17-6 win over Colorado State in the season finale. Click on photos for larger images.
(Published: 2006-12-02 04:00 PM)
Hall of Champions founder Bob Breitbard was inducted into the San Diego State Hall of Fame on Dec. 1 at the Aztec Athletics Center along with Neal Petties (football), Craig Scoggins (football), Kim Goetz (basketball) and Cynthia MacGregor (tennis) in the Class of 2006. Breitbard, former player and football coach at San Diego State, was inducted for his community service to his alma mater.
(Published: 2006-12-01 06:30 PM)
Long-time San Diego State photographer Ernie Anderson offers a photo gallery frmo the Aztecs' 79-76 win Wednesday over the University of San Diego in the City Championship game. Click on photos for larger images.
(Published: 2006-11-26 09:36 PM)
(Published: 2006-11-20 10:57 AM)
Long-time San Diego State photographer Ernie Anderson offers photo gallery from the Aztecs' basketball game Nov. 18, an 86-79 win over Cal.
(Published: 2006-11-17 03:19 PM)
Long-time San Diego State photographer Ernie Anderson offers photo gallery from the Aztecs' basketball game Nov. 15, an 84-48 win over UC San Diego.
(Published: 2006-11-13 10:42 AM)
Long-time San Diego State photographer Ernie Anderson offers photo gallery from the Aztecs' football game Nov. 11, a 21-7 win over UNLV.
(Published: 2006-11-10 01:19 AM)
Long-time SDSU photographer Ernie Anderson offers a collection of photos of Monty Montezuma through the years. The late Tuffy Avii may have been the most fearsome Monty in 1970.
(Published: 2006-10-31 12:54 PM)
Long-time San Diego State photographer Ernie Anderson offers photo gallery from the Aztecs' football game Oct. 28, a 16-14 loss to Cal Poly.
(Published: 2006-10-22 07:47 PM)
Long-time San Diego State photographer Ernie Anderson offers photo gallery from the Aztecs' football game Oct. 21, a 19-12 win over the Falcons.
(Published: 2006-10-11 05:19 PM)
Long-time San Diego State photographer Ernie Anderson offers photo gallery from the Aztecs' football game Oct. 7, a 47-17 loss at BYU.
(Published: 2006-09-25 01:31 PM)
Long-time San Diego State photographer Ernie Anderson offers photo gallery from the Aztecs' football game Sept. 23, a 38-7 loss to Utah.
(Published: 2006-09-01 01:52 AM)
Turning around a football program in the Mountain West Conference isn't as easy now as it was in the days of the old Western Athletic Conference.
(Published: 2006-08-31 03:08 PM)
The Hall of Champions' Tom Shanahan provides a daily countdown to the San Diego State season opener on Aug. 31 against UTEP at Qualcomm Stadium with a Mountain West Conference preview. The preview first appeared in ATS Consultants' 2006 Ultimate College Football Annual. Utah is picked to tie for first with defending champion TCU by the magazine. Both teams have an opening power rating of 78. SDSU plays host to Utah on Sept. 23. For other conference predictions, the ATS magazine is available on newstands around San Diego.
(Published: 2006-08-31 03:07 PM)
The Hall of Champions' Tom Shanahan provides a daily countdown to the San Diego State season opener on Aug. 31 against UTEP at Qualcomm Stadium with a Mountain West Conference preview. The preview first appeared in ATS Consultants' 2006 Ultimate College Football Annual. Colorado State is picked sixth by the magazine. SDSU is picked to tie for third and qualify for a bowl bid. SDSU hosts Colorado State on Dec. 2. For other conference predictions, the ATS magazine is available on newstands around San Diego.
(Published: 2006-08-31 01:29 AM)
The Hall of Champions' Tom Shanahan provides a daily countdown to the San Diego State season opener on Aug. 31 against UTEP at Qualcomm Stadium with a Mountain West Conference preview. The preview first appeared in ATS Consultants' 2006 Ultimate College Football Annual. Defending champion TCU is picked to tie for first with Utah by the magazine. Both teams have an opening power rating of 78. SDSU plays at TCU on Nov. 18. For other conference predictions, the ATS magazine is available on newstands around San Diego.
(Published: 2006-08-29 01:52 PM)
The Hall of Champions' Tom Shanahan provides a daily countdown to the San Diego State season opener on Aug. 31 against UTEP at Qualcomm Stadium with a Mountain West Conference preview. The preview first appeared in ATS Consultants' 2006 Ultimate College Football Annual. BYU is picked to tie for third with SDSU by the magazine with both teams qualifying for a bowl bid. SDSU plays at BYU on Oct. 7. For other conference predictions, the ATS magazine is available on newstands around San Diego.
(Published: 2006-08-29 01:42 PM)
The Hall of Champions' Tom Shanahan provides a daily countdown to the San Diego State season opener on Aug. 31 against UTEP at Qualcomm Stadium with a Mountain West Conference preview. The preview first appeared in ATS Consultants' 2006 Ultimate College Football Annual. SDSU is picked to tie for third and play in the New Mexico Bowl against Nevada of the WAC. For other conference predictions, the ATS magazine is available on newstands around San Diego.
(Published: 2006-08-28 12:01 PM)
The Hall of Champions' Tom Shanahan provides a daily countdown to the San Diego State season opener on Aug. 31 against UTEP at Qualcomm Stadium with a Mountain West Conference preview. The preview first appeared in ATS Consultants' 2006 Ultimate College Football Annual. Air Force is picked fifth by the magazine. SDSU is picked to tie for third and qualify for a bowl bid. SDSU hosts Air Force on Oct. 21 at Qualcomm Stadium. For other conference predictions, the ATS magazine is available on newstands around San Diego.
(Published: 2006-08-24 11:13 PM)
The Hall of Champions' Tom Shanahan provides a daily countdown to the San Diego State season opener on Aug. 31 against UTEP at Qualcomm Stadium with a Mountain West Conference preview. The preview first appeared in ATS Consultants' 2006 Ultimate College Football Annual. Wyoming is picked to tie for seventh by the magazine. SDSU is picked to tie for third and qualify for a bowl bid. SDSU plays at Wyoming on Nov. 4. For other conference predictions, the ATS magazine is available on newstands around San Diego.
(Published: 2006-08-24 11:12 PM)
The Hall of Champions' Tom Shanahan provides a daily countdown to the San Diego State season opener on Aug. 31 against UTEP at Qualcomm Stadium with a Mountain West Conference preview. The preview first appeared in ATS Consultants' 2006 Ultimate College Football Annual. UNLV is picked to tie for seventh by the magazine. SDSU is picked to tie for third and qualify for a bowl bid. SDSU hosts UNLV on Nov. 11. For other conference predictions, the ATS magazine is available on newstands around San Diego.
(Published: 2006-08-24 04:59 PM)
The Hall of Champions' Tom Shanahan provides a daily countdown to the San Diego State season opener on Aug. 31 against UTEP at Qualcomm Stadium with a Mountain West Conference preview. The preview first appeared in ATS Consultants' 2006 Ultimate College Football Annual. New Mexico is picked ninth by the magazine. SDSU is picked to tie for third, which will qualify the Aztecs for a bowl bid. SDSU plays at New Mexico on Nov. 25. For other conference predictions, the ATS magazine is available on newstands around San Diego.
(Published: 2006-07-17 11:24 AM)
San Diego State quarterback Kevin O'Connell knows how to handle himself in front of the media or a group of impressionable kids.
(Published: 2006-04-18 01:00 PM)
SDSU's new football coach is not spending his time beating up on the old coach and if he keeps up what he's started, he might soon be booking the Aztecs for their first bowl game since 1998.
(Published: 2006-03-26 10:00 AM)
Trimaine Davis was a role player for San Diego State's basketball team, but his best role may be upcoming as 'Coach Carter.'
(Published: 2006-02-27 09:00 AM)
Steve Fisher is a better basketball coach in his seven years at San Diego State than he was as the coach of an NCAA champion and Final Four team at Michigan.
(Published: 2006-01-31 01:02 PM)
Eastlake High's Marcus Yarbrough picked San Diego State on his own, even though his father played for the Aztecs' and has been disappointed in the program for the past couple decades.
(Published: 2006-01-17 12:02 PM)
Some people will tell you San Diego is a bad basketball town, but they don't know about the Curse of the Bamboozler.
(Published: 2005-12-27 10:37 AM)
Oklahoma's players tell San Diego State's returning players to expect new Aztecs coach Chuck Long to throw the ball and to find each player's strength. One California Sooner says if Long can recruit California kids to Oklahoma, he can recruit them to San Diego State.
(Published: 2005-12-20 07:33 AM)
Chuck Long provides a fresh start for a San Diego State football team that needs a clean slate from lingering bitter rivalries that dragged down the program.
(Published: 2005-12-06 09:15 PM)
Quotes from San Diego State athletic director Jeff Schemmel on the dismissal of Tom Craft as the Aztecs' football coach after four years at the school and 5-7 record in 2005.
(Published: 2005-12-04 10:03 AM)
Kirk Morrison will dress in the same locker room he used as a San Diego State All-American linebacker when the Raiders plays the Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium.
(Published: 2005-11-29 11:36 AM)
San Diego State All-American linebacker Kirk Morrison is a rookie playing for his hometown Oakland Raiders, but San Diego football fans will always see red and black as his true colors.
(Published: 2005-11-18 07:46 PM)
Former San Diego State wide receivers J.R. Tolver and Kassim Osgood, now in the NFL after setting an NCAA record in their only season playing for Aztecs' head coach Tom Craft, want to see Craft to return next season.
(Published: 2005-10-23 01:24 AM)
San Diego State football showed in a 47-24 loss to New Mexico the Aztecs still have a ways to go to close the gap on the Mountain West Confernece schools with bowl experience.
(Published: 2005-10-19 05:53 PM)
San Diego State junior strong safety Reggie Grigsby, the Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Week, received words of encouragement from an old teammate before the Utah win.
(Published: 2005-10-04 08:29 PM)
The NCAA requires a winning record for football bowl eligibility, meaning San Diego State must finish 7-5 for bowl eligibility despite recent seasons when a 6-6 record was permitted.
(Published: 2005-10-02 12:41 AM)
The Aztecs were 14-22 and without a bowl game the last three years under Tom Craft, but you didn't have to look hard to recognize the program was making progress toward a milestone win such as Saturday's victory over BYU.
(Published: 2005-09-25 12:19 AM)
The time to look for San Diego State's progress this year under Tom Craft started with the San Jose State game. San Jose State coach Dick Tomey liked what he saw in the Aztecs after losing to SDSU 52-21.
(Published: 2005-09-20 12:37 PM)
Don Coryell is in the College Football Hall of Fame and belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but his only regret is leaving San Diego after his days as the Chargers' head coach came to an end.
(Published: 2005-09-09 01:52 AM)
San Diego State running back Lynell Hamilton overcame some early jitters in his injury comeback and gave evidence the Aztecs may be ready to balance their offense with a running and passing game.
(Published: 2005-09-04 02:01 AM)
San Diego State once again lost by a lopsided score to UCLA, but the play on the field wasn't as one-sided as it has been in the past.
(Published: 2005-08-29 02:39 PM)
San Diego State football coach Tom Craft's first true recruiting class following the 2002 season is now entering its third year on campus and in position to contribute and provide depth. Several of the third-year sophomores have earned starting jobs or are in prominent backup roles for the Aztecs' season opener Sept. 3 against UCLA at Qualcomm Stadium.
(Published: 2005-08-09 10:35 PM)
Jamel Wallace's coaches say he's athletic enough to have excelled at many other sports, but he fell in love with soccer at early age. That won't stop San Diego State football coach Tom Craft from encouraging the Aztecs' prized soccer recruit to try kicking a football before his collegiate career is finished.
(Published: 2005-08-03 10:49 PM)
Kevin O'Connell, a quarterback from La Costa Canyon who feels the pulse of San Diego sports, is confident San Diego State football is about to finally satisfy a community waiting for a winner to back.
(Published: 2005-07-21 10:50 AM)
San Diego has a history as a college football town that includes a time when the Aztecs drew bigger crowds than the Chargers.
(Published: 2005-03-15 11:01 PM)
San Diego State suffered through a disappointing season in 2004-05, but basketball fans in San Diego should thank Chris Walton for taking a chance on his hometown's state university.
(Published: 2005-02-20 11:22 AM)
Kirk Morrison, San Diego State's two-All-American linebacker, will be honored as an Ameteur Star of the Year at the 59th annual Salute to Champions dinner on Feb. 22 at the Town and Country Hotel. For ticket information, calll 619-234-2544.
(Published: 2004-10-27 04:17 PM)
In an article that originally appeared in a San Diego State's gameday program against UCLA in 2002 at Qualcomm Stadium, back when Tom Ables had atttended "only" 600 Aztecs football games, he wrote about his most memorable moments in SDSU football. This week's Utah-SDSU game at Qualcomm will be his 621st. Ables, San Diego State's No. 1 fan, is recognized nationally as one of college football's most dedicated fans.
(Published: 2004-09-29 09:08 PM)
New York Jets coach Herman Edwards was smiling proudly while in San Diego during a bye week to watch his alma mater play.
(Published: 2004-09-24 05:44 PM)
Robert Ortiz, San Diego State's walk-on from Horizon High, steps up to the level of high-profile recruits.
(Published: 2004-09-18 10:53 PM)
Results from the Michigan poll.
(Published: 2004-09-01 11:14 AM)
Chargers linebacker Donnie Edwards liked what he saw of San Diego State's six recruits who played in the Alex Spanos All-Star Football Classic in July.
(Published: 2004-08-21 05:03 PM)
The play that has secured Kirk Morrison's legacy was grabbing the microphone the night of Jan. 12, 2004 at Cox Arena before a sellout basketball crowd to announce he was returning for his senior year, turning down NFL draft money for a season that could end with a bowl game.
(Published: 2004-08-16 11:34 AM)
San Diego's top prep football prospects in the fall of 2003 realized the image of the Aztecs had changed when they talked among themselves about turning down BCS schools for SDSU.
(Published: 2004-08-16 11:30 AM)
Aztecs defensive backs Reggie Grigsby and Carl McCullough are cornerstones in Tom Craft's efforts to keep San Diego recruits at home.
(Published: 2004-07-26 11:02 AM)
So how did Russell Allen end up at San Diego State as a recruiting coup? The Aztecs’ coaching staff uses a simple breakfast as part of their strategy.
(Published: 2004-07-15 10:24 AM)
Kevin O'Connell says quarterback knowledge he gained at a summer camp in high school convinced him his college future was in football, not basketball, and the experience ultimately led him to San Diego State.
Sports at Lunch: Don Coryell with Dan Fouts & Brian Sipe
Shelley and Thomas talk about returning home
