Tag: San Jose State Spartans

• 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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  July 23, 2025

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• State of the Program: San Diego State Aztecs

  Head Coach: Sean Lewis is entering his 2nd season as the head coach of the Aztecs with a 3-9 record. It was a major adjustment year but he comes in with great credentials, he won at Kent State, one of the toughest jobs in the country. His accolades include a bowl win, a division and…

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  July 22, 2025

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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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  December 17, 2024

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• FBS College Football Roundup Week 7

  I spent the weekend in the Denver area to catch Big 12 After Dark. It was a great time with great friends. There’s something special about attending a College Football game, and it’s even better with good company. If you’re reading this, you already love this sport, take the lesson from me, get together with…

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  October 15, 2024

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• FBS Roundup Week 6

  Now that’s more like it, this Saturday was the most chaotic day of College Football we’ve seen in a long time. Not only did we see lots of massive upsets, there were also a lot of close games. I can run 8 screens at once and still didn’t have enough at times. American Army and…

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  October 7, 2024

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• College Football Roundup Week 4

  This season is already flying by, and even though it doesn’t feel like it (because of so many weird matchups) conference play has begun for most. It’s time for things to ramp up. American The American had a lot of teams mentioned as playoff favorites and none of them really panned out. Suddenly it feels…

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  September 23, 2024

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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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  August 1, 2024

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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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  May 23, 2024

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