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SJSU to take on Washington State on Saturday night

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By: Ana Kieu

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Not only did the San Jose State Spartans suffer a heartbreaking 44-38 loss to the UC Davis Aggies this past Saturday, the Spartans–along with everyone else inside CEFCU Stadium–witnessed the top running back, Tyler Nevens, suffer a gruesome injury on the field. Nevens had been resting following his release from a local hospital, but it’s unclear as to when he’ll return to the lineup.

SJSU’s record is 0-1 (0-0 MW). The Spartans lost their season opener to UC Davis, 44-38, on August 30.

WSU’s record is 1-0 (0-0 Pac-12). The Cougars defeated Wyoming, 41-19, on September 1.

The Cougars lead the series, 7-4-1. These two teams are playing each other for the first time in the 21st century, resuming a series that began on November 12, 1955 when the two teams tied, 13-13, in what was later called “The Refrigerator Bowl.”

More recently, WSU won the last meeting between these teams, 52-16, on September 28, 1996.

All four SJSU wins in the series occurred in the state of Washington.

In each of the last six seasons, SJSU had a 1-1 win-loss record after two games. The Spartans needed wins over UC Davis (2012), Portland State (2016) and Cal Poly (2017) for their 1-1 win-loss record in those seasons.

The Spartans seek their first win over a current Pac-12 Conference member in 12 years. SJSU is 0-11 since defeating Stanford, 35-34, on September 9, 2006 in CEFCU Stadium. Since then, the Spartans lost to Stanford six times; Utah, twice; USC, UCLA and Oregon State, once each. The Pac-12 team was nationally ranked in five of those losses.

SJSU’s Josh Oliver was the leading pass receiver among FBS tight ends for the opening week of the season. Oliver caught a single-game career-best eight passes for 86 yards. Six of his eight receptions resulted in a first down. The John Mackey Award candidate came into the UC Davis game with 42 receptions in his first three seasons.

For the second consecutive season, Bailey Gaither’s opening game resulted in at least 100 receiving yards on six catches and two touchdowns. Gaither heads into the WSU game ninth nationally in all-purpose running with 213.0 yards per game.

SJSU is looking to get into the win column in this Saturday’s game against the Washington State Cougars at 8:00 pm PDT on Pac-12 Networks. The Spartans’ players and coaches were utterly disappointed after their home opener versus UC Davis, who pulled off the first FCS over FBS upset of the 2018 season.

San Jose sports podcast with Ana Kieu and Jerry Feitelberg: Do the Quakes really have home field advantage?; Is it time to throw in the towel on SJSU football?

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On the San Jose sports podcast with Ana:

1. The Quakes took on the WhiteCaps at BC Place in Vancouver on September 1st. What were your three takeaways from this match and how did it compare to the August 25th match at Avaya Stadium?

2. The Wondo watch remains in full effect as Chris Wondolowski is just four goals away from making history. Right now, Wondo has 142 goals.

3. Vako is the other Quakes player that fans should be talking about whether or not they’re a diehard or a casual fan.

4. Quakes attacking midfielder and Loomis, Calif. native Tommy Thompson is grateful for the amazing fans.

5. The Quakes will host a Beer Fest at Avaya Stadium on September 15th versus Sporting Kansas City. All proceeds will go to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

6. Flipping the script to San Jose State football. The Spartans lost to the UC Davis Aggies 44-38 and that was a game that they were supposed to win, according to most Spartans’ media members and fans and even some college football odds in Las Vegas.

7. A lot of people have contacted you through email, phone and social media that it’s time to throw in the towel on SJSU football. Do you still stand by your prediction of 5-7 and do you think that head coach Brent Brennan should get fired?

Ana does the San Jose sports podcast each week at sportsradioservice.com

SJSU’s Josh Oliver named to John Mackey Tight End of the Week program

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By: Ana Kieu

San Jose State senior Josh Oliver was one of three FBS tight ends named in the weekly John Mackey Tight End of the Week program for games played through September 2.

Oliver and Utah State’s Dax Raymond were awarded the honorable mention statuses. Texas A&M’s Jace Sternberger received the top honor for the week.

In the SJSU season opener against UC Davis on August 30, Oliver caught a personal single-game-high eight passes for 86 yards. Though he did not score any touchdowns in the contest, six of his eight receptions resulted in Spartan first downs.

Oliver was the top pass-catching tight end among FBS players the first week of the season. He enters the September 8 SJSU at Washington State game ranked tied for 13th nationally in pass receptions per game at 8.00.

The John Mackey Award recognizes the top tight end in college football. Eight semifinalists will be named on November 15. Three finalists will be announced on November 22. The 2018 winner be revealed on December 5 and presented on December 6 at the Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show on ESPNU.

Tuesday presser thoughts: Where do the SJSU Spartans go from here?

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By: Ana Kieu

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose State Spartans had a much-needed day off, thanks to Labor Day. The Spartans’ football activities resumed Tuesday afternoon, as head coach Brent Brennan addressed the media members in his weekly press conference at the Simpkins Stadium Center.

As you should already know, SJSU has a lot of things which they must do this season. And, I mean a lot of things. In fact, multiple sources have blasted the Spartans’ football team for everything from Brennan’s lack of experience to Tyler Nevens’ injury. While both arguments may be true, things have gone overboard.

Chris Murray, a columnist at the Reno-Gazette Journal, recently published a 1,000 word column on how the Mountain West Conference should do something about San Jose State. Murray wrote, “I’VE COME CLOSE TO WRITING about his topic before but haven’t pulled the trigger. It felt a bit too soon and perhaps a touch mean. But the time has come. The Mountain West needs to seriously consider San Jose State’s future in its conference. Like I said, I’ve thought about this in the past but haven’t broached the subject. But after SJSU’s 44-38 season-opening loss to FCS school UC Davis–a team picked to finish ninth in the 13-team Big Sky–in which the Spartans allowed 589 yards and was flagged 12 times for 125 yards while turning it over three times, does SJSU really belong in the conference anymore?”

Murray has brought up some valid points, but I thought his opinion that SJSU should’ve never been invited to the MWC in the first place was a tad bit harsh, as the Spartans have upgraded their facilities–CEFCU Stadium and Simpkins Stadium Center–and commercialized its features to attract the younger generation.

But, right now, I’m going to focus on the question, “Where do the Spartans go from here?” and I promise you that I won’t be a jerk about it.

SJSU is 45-152 in games against the Pac-12 Conference. SJSU’s winning percentage against the Washington State Cougars is 36.6 and tied for the best, but it has been 12 years since SJSU has picked up a Pac-12 win. As a head coach, Brent Brennan is going to ensure the Spartans will run away with a win in Pullman by not doing the same things they did versus UCD.

Brennan told me, “First and foremost, we need to win the turnover battle, which we didn’t do last Thursday. Secondly, we gotta do a great job just being sound. I felt like we settled down in the second half and we played well offensively and defensively and we need to take a deep breath, walk out on that stage, and execute at a high level. Third, we just need to play in order to have a chance to win.”

The Spartan defense has given up 40 points or more in 10 of its last 14 games and 39.9 per game since the 2017 season opener. In Brennan’s opinion, there are a couple of guys who can take on larger roles this coming Saturday for the Spartan defense.

“I think there’s a couple of guys,” Brennan said. “I think the biggest part would be just upfront–how we handle it. Washington State has a big offensive line and their quarterback does a great job getting the ball out of his hands and they’re doing a nice job–they got some running backs who are mixing in some of the run game.”

“I think our defensive front has to show up. They need to be the ones that give us a chance to play sound defense and be able to be a little bit disruptive and get them off the field.”

It was pointed out that the Spartans haven’t put together a winning season in any of the major sports, including football, in Murray’s recent column for the Reno Gazette-Journal. Moreover, SJSU’s most recent winning season came in 2012 when they went 11-2 and defeated Bowling Green 29-20 in the Military Bowl. The past can’t be changed, but there are some things that the 2018 Spartans could do in order to prove the critics wrong.

“Well, I think we’re doing a lot of those things right now,” Brennan said. “And I think the process takes time. There’s a significant push from our institution to upgrade our facilities here, to increase our recruiting base, and to continue to raise the profile of our program. And that’s what we’re doing. As we do those things, we’ll continue to improve our football products on the field…The players are working really hard with that. Me and my coaching staff are working very hard with that. And I believe this can be a great place. I really do. And, even though the results aren’t instant, they never really are in situations like these. It takes time…As frustrating as that is for me, our fans, our students, our alumni, our faculty, all that–I promise you that lots of pieces are coming together and give us a chance to build a great program here.”

The Spartans take on the Cougars this Saturday at 8:00 pm PDT on the Pac-12 Network.

NCAA Football podcast with Michelle Richardson: App State makes a valiant effort, but Penn State overcomes; Grier lights up the gridiron–429 yards and 5 touchdowns for Vols; plus more

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On the NCAA Football podcast with Michelle:

#1 No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions held on to a 45-38 overtime win against Appalachian State as App State almost pulled off an upset.

#2 West Virginia got an 40-14 win past Tennessee. The game was delayed for a half hour due to lightning. Will Grier, the quarterback from the Vols, threw for five touchdowns and 429 yards.

#3 Auburn running back Jatarvious Whitlow ran for 10 yards in the fourth quarter to help Auburn with a touchdown with 6:15 left against the Washington Huskies in a 26-16 win. This big moment occurred just three weeks after Whitlow’s paternal grandmother, Sylvia Holloway, passed away on August 11 at the age of 64 after a five-year battle with cancer. It was a loss that shook Willow, who called Holloway “Grandma Sippy” and his “baby.” This was bigger than football, as Willow loved her more than anything else.

Michelle Richardson does NCAA Football podcast each week right here on http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Cal starts fast, but sees North Carolina rally late in narrow 24-17 win

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By Morris Phillips

BERKELEY, Calif. — Undoubtedly the California Golden Bears got a break in their sun-drenched opener against the North Carolina Tar Heels, but did they take advantage of it?

The Tar Heels were rocked by suspensions of 13 players including starting quarterback Chazz Surratt and defensive lineman Malik Carney due to improper benefits derived from the sale of team-issued Air Jordan tennis shoes. That created one obvious mismatch with junior quarterback Nathan Elliott facing the fastidiously prepared Golden Bears’ defense.

But while Elliott struggled until the end of the third quarter, the Bears did little outside two, early touchdowns that put the game out of reach. Down 24-3, North Carolina came up with a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns to turn the final minutes anxious.

After the game, UNC’s early, offensive struggles and Cal’s uneven defense late stood out, but the Tar Heels four turnovers trumped both happenings in explaining how this one was won.

“Unfortunately, we turned the ball over four times today, and if you turn the ball over like we did, you’re going to have a hard time winning football games,” UNC coach Larry Fedora admitted. “You can still be in the game, but you’re going to have a hard time winning the football game. They didn’t turn it over and we turned it over four times.”

Elliott managed just one UNC first down before halftime, and three interceptions put the Tar Heels at a huge disadvantage on the scoreboard, trailing 17-0 at the break. With the Carolina receivers unable to create separation, and the Cal secondary jumping routes, Elliott found third downs to be disastrous.

Jaylinn Hawkins snatched Elliott’s overthrow late in the first quarter and that set up Cal’s first touchdown, Patrick Laird’s three-yard run three plays later.

Defensive end Cameron Goode joined the party in the second quarter going 23 yards with Elliott’s errant throw to give Cal a 14-0 lead.

Two other interceptions bogged down UNC’s offense that converted just one of their first 13 third down opportunities. Elliott finished 15 of 35 for 137 yards. Thirteen UNC penalties spoke to the team’s disjointed play given the numerous suspensions. But Cal never pulled away, as the Tar Heels crowded the line of scrimmage and dared Cal quarterback Ross Bowers to throw.

“We forced them to go to their quick game really the whole second half,” Fedora said. “I thought our guys played extremely well. The only other thing I would have liked to see from them would be a couple takeaways, but they played their hearts out. We were aggressive, we tackled. I thought we played really well on defense.”

The Bears head to LaVell Edwards Stadium to take on the BYU Cougars on Saturday, September 8 at 7:15 pm PDT.

2018 season off to a good start as the Cardinal rout the SDSU Aztecs 31-10

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By Jerry Feitelberg

STANFORD — The Stanford Cardinal avenged the stunning upset loss to the San Diego State Aztecs last year. The Cardinal offense had trouble getting going in the first half. The Aztec defense shut down the Cardinal’s running game as they held Bryce Love in check. K.J. Costello did not get the passing game going until late in the first half. The Cardinal led 9-7 at the half, and the Aztecs knew they had a chance to pull off another upset. That did not happen as the Cardinal offense came to life in the second half and the best the Aztec offense could do against the Cardinal defense was a field goal. The Cardinal won the game 31-10 at Stanford Stadium on Friday night.

On the opening drive, the Cardinal took the ball down to the Aztec 20-yard line. The key play on the drive was a 21-yard pass play from Costello to JJ Arcega-Whiteside. The drive stalled at the 20 and Jet Toner was asked to kick a 38-yard field goal. The usually reliable Toner’s attempt went wide and the Cardinal came up empty.

The Cardinal defense appeared to have the Aztecs pinned in their end of the field. However, Aztec QB Christian Chapman Completed an 8-yard pass to Parker Houston for a first down. Running back Juwan Washington ripped off runs of 22, 10, and 40 yards to get SDSU down to the Cardinal’s 4-yard line. Washington ran the ball into the end zone for the first score of the game. The extra point was good, and the Aztecs were ahead 7-0 with 2:38 left in the first quarter. The Aztecs went on an 8-play, 92-yard drive that took 4:14 off the clock.

In the second period, the Cardinal defense stiffened and forced the Aztecs to punt. The 50-yard punt was fielded by Connor Wedington. He returned the punt 12 years but appeared to fumble the ball on Stanford’s 35-yard line. The call was challenged, and it was reversed when the review showed the ground caused the fumble. Stanford retained possession. There were 11 minutes left in the first half. The Aztecs defense forced Stanford to punt. Jake Bailey’s 63-yard punt went out of bounds at the Aztec one-yard line. It was third down and six from the Aztec 5-yard line. The Cardinal defense pressured Chapman to run into the end zone. ILB Bobby Okereke tackled Chapman for a safety. The Cardinal trailed 7-2 and will get possession of the ball. The Aztec defense stymied the Cardinal once again, and they had to punt the ball away with 6:02 left in the second quarter. The Cardinal finally scored a touchdown with just 27 seconds left in the half. The Cardinal went on a 3-play, 54-yard drive. The key play was a 38-yard pass from Costello to Arcega-Whiteside for the score. The extra point was good, and the Cardinal has the 9-7 advantage. The stats showed the Cardinal were not able to get the running game going. They rushed for a total of just 15 yards Heisman Trophy candidate Bryce Love had 10 carries for seven yards. Costello completed 12 passes in 19 attempts good for 141 yards. SDSU’s Juwan Washington carried the ball 17 times for 114 yards and one touchdown.

The Cardinal kicked off to the Aztecs to start the third quarter. The Stanford defense stopped the Aztec offense and forced them to kick. The Cardinal received the ball on the Aztec 49-yard-line. Costello engineered a 49-yard drive in 4 plays that culminated with a 19-yard strike to JJ Arcega-Whiteside in the end zone for the touchdown. Toner converted the extra point. Stanford leads 16-7 with 11:02 left to play in the third period. Stanford’s kickoff went out of the end zone for a touchback. The Aztecs then went on a 62-yard drive from their own 25-yard line. The drive stalled on Stanford’s 11-yard line. The Aztecs made a 30-yard field goal to tail the Cardinal 16-10 with 6:49 left in the quarter. Stanford was at its own 20-yard line and having trouble moving the ball. The Aztec defense was putting pressure on Costello, but he eluded the pass rush and found Arcega-Whiteside streaking down the far sideline. The Aztec defender fell down, and Arcega-Whiteside has his third touchdown of the night. The Cardinal converted the two-point conversion (Costello to Arcega-Whiteside again) to increase the lead to 24-10.

The Cardinal scored with 10:54 left in the game to take a 31-10 lead. Stanford went on a 68-yard drive in 7 plays culminating with a 19-yard strike from Costello to tight end Colby Parkison for the score. The extra point was good.

Stats: K.J.Costello had a terrific evening. He completed 21 passes in 31 attempts good for 332 yards, four touchdowns and one interception.

But the running game for Stanford was nonexistent. Bryce Love could not get anything going. He had 18 touches, and all he could muster was a measly 29 yards.

JJ Arcega-Whiteside was Costello’s favorite receiver Friday night. Arcega-Whiteside had six receptions for 226 yards and three touchdowns.

Aztecs quarterback Christian Chapman was 10-for-15 passing for 113 yards.

Cardinal running back Juwan Washington had 24 carries for 158 yards and one touchdown.

40,913 fans watched the Cardinal win their first game of the 2018 season.

Up Next: The Cardinal will host the USC Trojans at Stanford Stadium next Saturday. The game will start at 8:30 pm PDT and will be televised on FOX.

Three takeaways from SJSU’s home opener vs. UC Davis

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By: Ana Kieu

SAN JOSE, Calif. — In case you missed it, the San Jose State Spartans welcomed the UC Davis Aggies to its home turf inside CEFCU Stadium on Thursday night.

As you should already know, SJSU went 2-11 (1-7) last year under first-year head coach Brent Brennan, who’s now in his second year as the Spartans’ head coach. And, of course, there are a lot of folks–mostly non-Spartan fans–who doubt that the 2018 Spartans will be an improved team, but that’s fine. It’s still too early to throw in the towel.

Here are three takeaways from SJSU’s home opener vs. UC Davis.

3. Tyler Nevens is in our thoughts and prayers 
The Spartans’ 2018 season is off to a rough start. Tyler Nevens, who’s arguably the Spartans’ top wide running back, suffered a serious injury following a head-to-head collision. Nevens was on the field for nearly 20 minutes before being taken off the field on a stretcher for an evaluation at a local hospital. Nevens was released late Thursday night and has been resting since then.

Many people sent their thoughts and prayers to Nevens, who scored two touchdowns prior to his injury, and it appears to be working wonders on the Spartan star. While it’s unclear if Nevens will be cleared to play in next Saturday’s game at Washington State, Spartans’ head coach Brent Brennan said that Nevens’ replacement at running back would be DeJon Packer, Jamar Williams or Brenden Manigo.

2. Montel Aaron is more confident this year
Spartans’ quarterback Montel Aaron, who’s now a sophomore, told the local media that he felt more confident this year compared to last year.

The only issue is that Aaron hasn’t had much experience last year, so he has a lot of things to learn and a lot of strides to make, but it’s a process, so he’d say that it’s all about mental techniques, so he has to have the required confidence regardless of who’s starting the game or what they’ve done in the offseason, as you’ll have to go after what you want to achieve.

1. Where’s the Spartan defense?
If you listened to the radio broadcast and/or followed live updates on Twitter, you’d notice that the Spartan defense was pretty much non-existent during the SJSU vs. UC Davis home opener at CEFCU Stadium. The Spartan offense, however, was a force that just happened to be reckoned with.

The Aggies are far from a good college football team in the Big Sky Conference, but they were able to hold off the Spartans, who are in the Mountain West Conference, for a 44-38 win in San Jose, Calif. Ulonzo Gilliam became the ninth Aggie to score three touchdowns in a single game in UC Davis’ Big Sky history, and the second to do so against an FBS opponent.

That being said, the Spartan defense has to show up sooner than later if the Spartans want to win games this season. The Spartans’ defensive lineup of Bryson Bridges, Owen “Boogie” Roberts, Sailosi Latu, Jesse Osuna, Tysyn Parker, Ethan Aguayo, Jamal Scott, John Touissaint, Tre Webb, Jay Lenard and Dakari Monroe looks pretty darn good on paper, but in the game versus UC Davis, SJSU’s defense allowed an FCS quarterback to pass for 446 yards and three touchdowns and an FCS running back to rush for 132 yards and two touchdowns. The Spartan defense clearly got destroyed by the Aggies in 2018’s first-ever FCS over FBS upset, which was extremely disappointing.

Up Next
SJSU heads to the Pacific Northwest to take on Washington State at Martin Stadium on Saturday, September 8th at 8 pm PDT on PACN.

Rough night in San Jose: Nevens suffers scary injury; SJSU loses to UC Davis 44-38

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By: Ana Kieu

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose State Spartans knew how to get things going with the home crowd in their season opener versus the UC Davis Aggies inside CEFCU Stadium on a cool, breezy night.

Spartans head coach Brent Brennan officially entered his second season at San Jose State, Spartan quarterback Josh Love got the start, and the Spartan fans were a bit surprised to see a fireworks show just seconds after the Spartan Marching Band performed their typical yet talent-filled performance.

Unfortunately, the early minutes weren’t in favor of San Jose State, as UC Davis jumped to an early 7-0 lead at the 11:58 mark of the first quarter. Ulonzo Gilliam scored a 5-yard rushing touchdown and Matt Blair’s kick for an extra point was good.

Jake Maier threw a pass that was intended for a fellow Aggie, but Dakari Monroe intercepted the pass midway through the first quarter. Monroe returned the pass for 29 yards to the 1-yard line.

Just moments later, San Jose State evened the score at 7-7, thanks to a game-tying touchdown. Love threw to JaQuan Blackwell for a 5-yard passing touchdown with 9:33 left in the first.

Spartan fans danced to “This Is How We Do It” by Montell Jordan, as the old-school hip-hop song played just moments after Tyler Nevens scored a 2-yard rushing touchdown to help the Spartans to a 14-7 lead with 5:54 left in the first. Bryce Crawford’s kick for the extra point was obviously good.

UC Davis evened the score at 14-14 on Gilliam’s second touchdown of the game, a 1-yard rushing touchdown, with 2:21 left in the first. Blair’s kick for an extra point was good.

The score was tied 14-14 at the end of the first.

UC Davis regained the lead, 21-14, on Wesley Preece’s 22-yard passing touchdown at the 14:56 mark of the second quarter. Blair’s kick for an extra point was good. Not only that, UC Davis snatched the lead, 28-14, on Jared Harrell’s 49-yard passing touchdown just 1:30 later. Blair’s kick for an extra point was good.

San Jose State pulled within seven and trailed UC Davis 28-21 at the 11:29 mark of the second. Nevens, who scored his scored touchdown of the game, helped the Spartans with a 23-yard rushing touchdown. Crawford’s kick for an extra point was good.

The Aggies extended their lead to 35-21 with 9:54 left in the second. Carson Crawford scored a 9-yard rushing touchdown. Blair successfully kicked in the extra point.

The Spartans had a chance to pull within 11 to reduce the deficit to 35-24, but Crawford’s attempt at a 53-yard field goal was unsuccessful. Crawford was 10 yards short.

San Jose State trailed UC Davis 35-21 at halftime.

The Aggies’ first play of the second half was a safety, which extended its lead to 37-21 at the 14:51 mark of the third quarter. The Spartans, however, had something else to be excited about as the Spartans’ gymnastics team were honored on the field for their latest achievements.

Crawford made a 29-yard field goal to pull the Spartans within 13, but the home team continued to trail the Aggies 37-24 with 2:10 left in the third.

The Spartans pulled within six on a noteworthy, last-second 79-yard passing touchdown by Bailey Gaither, who initially caught the pass from Montel Aaron. The Aggies, however, continued to lead 37-31 at the end of three quarters.

The Aggies didn’t waste any time in the fourth quarter. Gilliam scored his third touchdown of the game, an 18-yard passing touchdown from Maier, to put the Aggies up by 13 for a 44-31 lead at the 13:46 mark of the fourth.

The Spartans were down by 13 for quite a while in the fourth, but the most important part of the game was that the Spartans’ top running back Tyler Nevens was fine after a reported head-to-head collision. The Spartan fans sent their thoughts and prayers to Nevens, who later returned the favor by giving a thumbs up as the trainers stretchered him off the field.

Gaither scored his second touchdown of the game, a 17-yard passing touchdown from Aaron, to pull the Spartans within six, 44-38, with 1:24 left in the fourth.

San Jose State lost to UC Davis 44-38.

Notes
Spartans’ defensive lineup

Spartans’ offensive lineup

Up Next
The Spartans head to Martin Stadium to take on the Washington State Cougars on Saturday, September 8 at 8:00 pm PDT.

San Jose Earthquakes podcast with Ana Kieu: What did the Quakes do at home?; plus SJSU football preview

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On the San Jose Earthquakes podcast with Ana:

1. The Vancouver WhiteCaps edged the San Jose Earthquakes 3-2 at Avaya Stadium last Saturday night. What were your three takeaways from that match?

2. The Quakes hosted FC Dallas last night at Avaya. What do you have to say about that match?

3. Speaking of last night, the Quakes hosted A’s night for those who are A’s and Quakes fans. How did that turn out?

4. The Quakes head to British Columbia to take on the WhiteCaps this Saturday. What are three things the Quakes need to do in order to beat or at least draw with the WhiteCaps?

5. The Quakes will face Cruz Azul FC in an international friendly at Avaya on October 13th. Do you think that’s a good matchup?

6. The San Jose State Spartans host the UC Davis Aggies in its season opener at CEFCU Stadium tonight. What’s your prediction for the Spartans and do you think they’ll beat the Aggies?

Catch Ana on the San Jose Earthquakes podcast each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com