Tag: Ken Niumatalolo
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State of the Program: San Jose State Spartans
Head Coach: Ken Niumatalolo is entering his 2nd season as the head coach of the Spartans with a 7-6 record. It’s not a record that pops but it was better than expected. Niumatalolo came in with a background of a lot of winning at Navy but at San Jose State he’s embracing a new method…
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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 24th)
The Hawaii Bowl: South Florida Bulls (6-6) vs San Jose State Spartans (7-5) Key Facts: Bowl games haven’t been particularly kind to San Jose State recently, the Spartans haven’t won one since 2015. Ken Niumatalolo to the rescue! He’s won 5 of his last 6 bowl appearances although they were at Navy with the triple…
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State of the Program: San Jose State Spartans
Head Coach: Ken Niumatalolo enters his first head as the head coach of the Spartans. He comes in after having a lot of success at Navy in his prior stop. You can read more about him here: https://updogsportstalk.com/2024/05/23/college-football-coach-hire-grades-san-jose-state/ Program Outlook: San Jose State sits in a good place right now. The Spartans program has a…
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State of the Program: Navy Midshipmen
Head Coach: Brian Newberry enters his 2nd season with the Midshipmen following a 5-7 season last year. He’s coached some pretty incredible defenses for both Navy and Kennesaw State and has one of the best beards in college sports. He’s in the challenging position of being the man who follows “the man” but the first…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: San Jose State
San Jose State Spartans: Ken Niumatalolo Why the job was open: San Jose State is an interesting job. They are in a great location, but historically the program struggled. In the last couple decades coaches occasionally managed a good season here or there but struggled to sustain it. Brent Brennan helped change that a bit,…
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