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Nick Starkel: career high passer rating in ‘20
Elijah Cooks: 1,076 rec yds, 10 TDs in ‘22
Chevan Cordeiro: career high passer rating in ‘23
Quali Conley: 809 rush yds, 8 TDs as RB2 in ‘23
Jay’vion Cole: 80.7 PFF CB grade, 3 INTs in ‘23
Things are going well in San José 😎
What’s the best transfer destination in the Group of Five?
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First and foremost, Arizona is getting a wonderful human being in
@CoachBrennan
. He truly cares for his players and people around him. San José State is in a much better place after his 8 years running the program and we will be forever grateful for his dedication to SJSU.
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How it started ⬅️ How it’s going ➡️
Incredible how much Coach Brennan helped transform this program from 2017 till now
SJSU Football went from obscurity to a MW Title, MW T-1st, SEC Win, 3 bowl games, and the Valley and Tomey trophies are home. Spartan legend forever!
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The momentum continued this season for San José State Football, as the Spartans had their highest average attendance per home game since 2008! It’s now been five seasons in a row with an increase in average attendance at CEFCU Stadium.
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Ever wonder who the “GOAT” of
@SanJoseStateFB
is? It’s time to answer that question! Today is the start of the Spartan Spotlight 64-person tournament to determine the greatest San José State Football player of all-time! First three matchups will be below ⬇️
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Take a look back to 1993, Jeff Garcia’s senior season and best year as a Spartan! While taking on Washington on the road, Garcia connects with WR Brian Lundy for the touchdown. Garcia would go on to throw for 21 TDs and 2,608 passing yards this season at San José State.
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Former USC DB, Chase Williams announces his commitment to San José State! Important addition to the Spartans’ secondary, now being without Jay Lenard (graduation), Bobby Brown (graduation), Charlie Bostic (transfer portal), and Malik Welch (transferred to McNeese St).
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Bailey. Gaither. SJSU legend. Great to see him shining with the Ravens!
Kyle Hamilton just got Cooked by a nobody raven fans are in shambles😭
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Congratulations to Chevan Cordeiro and Kairee Robinson on two of the most impactful careers in
@SanJoseStateFB
history!
• Chevan finishes with the 2nd best passer rating in SJSU history, only behind
@DavidFales
• Kairee finishes with the most career total TDs of any SJSU RB
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Big time RB commit for the Spartans! Radcliffe was previously committed to Utah and has offers from USC, Oregon, Arizona, Cal, and Fresno
Honored and blessed to announce that I’m 100% Committed to the University of San Jose state
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Really exciting hire for the Spartans! SJSU lands a proven winner, as Niumatalolo arrives in San José with a head coaching record of 109-83 and 6 bowl victories.
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In the Spartans’ last win over the Aztecs in 2020, SJSU legend Tre Walker (
@BambinoTre
) forced a key fumble on special teams that would lead to a 28-17 win for San José State.
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OTD in 2000, San José State pulls off a 27-24 win over 9th ranked TCU at Spartan Stadium! Marcus Arroyo would find WR Rashied Davis for a 20-yard TD pass to extend the Spartans lead in the 4th.
#ClimbTheMountain
#SpartanUp
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It’s official: Spartan Nation has voted for the current blue-blue-gold combo as the best uniform in
@SanJoseStateFB
history! Roster breakdown for the 2022 season coming soon, as we get closer to the start of fall camp and opening kickoff!
#38MoreDays
#SpartanUp
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Another huge development for the Spartans! Welcome home,
@SoaneToia
San Jose State all-conference defensive lineman Soane Toia, who entered the transfer portal last week, has withdrawn his name from the portal,
@chris_hummer
and I have learned for
@247Sports
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Absolutely devastating news. Camdan was far too young. Sending our thoughts and prayers to his family and everyone in the program 💙💛
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My heart goes out to everyone associated with the Oregon Ducks Football program. A truly awful tragedy. RIP, Spencer Webb 💚💛
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On this day two years ago, San José State came from behind to defeat Nevada 30-20, sending the Spartans to the Mountain West Championship! This 69-yard run by Tyler Nevens (
@NevensTy23
) sealed the victory, adding to his 184 rushing yards on the day.
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It can’t be emphasized enough what a brilliant job
@CoachBrennan
is doing at San José State.
•Only 4 wins from tying Gilbert for 2nd most wins by any SJSU HC
• 3 Bowls in 4 years
• 20-10 MW record since 2020
• 8-0 vs UNLV and UH since 2020
• 42-18 win over Fresno St
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One last game for two DE legends at San José State, Cade Hall (
@cade_hall97
) and Junior Fehoko (
@juniorfehoko42
)! Here is a clip from the Spartans’ win over UNLV in 2020, featuring one of the many times the duo have met in the backfield.
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San José State receives their first AP Poll vote of the season! I would expect that number to grow if the Spartans win a key rivalry game in Fresno next weekend.
#SpartanUp
#ClimbTheMountain
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Former Florida State and Nebraska QB, Chubba Purdy is headed to SJSU! CEFCU Stadium visit for
@brockpurdy13
soon?
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Exciting transfer portal pick up for the Spartans! Robert “Rocket” Rahimi had 5 INTs for Liberty as a safety in 2022. Fills an immediate need with Tre Jenkins and Chase Williams out of eligibility after this season.
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Congrats to Frank Ginda and Nehemiah Shelton on signing contracts with the Atlanta Falcons and New York Jets! San José State now has 10 former Spartans in the NFL with Ginda, Shelton, Fehoko, Oliver, Chachere, Smith, Cooks, Snyder, Schweitzer, and Quessenberry.
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San José State is on FIRE in the transfer portal 🔥 WR Treyshun Hurry commits to SJSU after two years at FCS Weber State, averaging 13.2 yards per catch last season as a redshirt freshman.
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San José State with another safety commit through the portal! Larry Turner-Gooden played for Texas for the past two seasons, originally committing there as a 4-star recruit with over 20 offers out of HS.
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One of the greatest seasons and careers by a defensive lineman in San José State history. Junior was a huge reason for the turnaround between Coach Brennan’s first season and the MW Championship in 2020. Deserves to go out with a bowl ring. Spartan Legend!
Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year‼️
@juniorfehoko42
4th in nation in TFLs (18.5)
10th in nation in sacks (9)
Career High 65 tackles
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#AllSpartans
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With a critical game coming up in Las Vegas this weekend, take a look back at San José State’s last trip to Allegiant Stadium in 2021. Kyle Harmon made one of the biggest tackles in his illustrious SJSU career, securing a 27-20 win for the Spartans
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3 years ago today, San José State defeated Boise State 34-20 and took home their first ever Mountain West Championship!
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The former All-American RB from Montana State commits to the Spartans! Ifanse rushed for 1,623 yards in the 2021 campaign for the Bobcats.
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First and foremost, we’re sending our thoughts and prayers to Noah Wright for a quick recovery. Very scary stuff.
Secondly, another great win by San José State tonight! The defense made it tough on Wyoming all night, and the offense once again showed out. 3-1 now, 1-0 vs the MW
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SJSU lands a commit from former Grambling State sophomore RB Floyd Chalk IV! Chalk rushed for 696 yards this season, with 9 TDs and 5.7 YPC.
Fun fact: Chalk and recent Spartan transfer commit Larry Turner-Gooden played at Bishop Alemany HS together
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Welcome home,
@nick3nash
! It’s a great day to be a Spartan.
San Jose State all-conference WR Nick Nash has withdrawn from the transfer portal,
@mzenitz
and I have learned for
@247Sports
.
Nash caught 48 passes for 728 yards and 8 TDs this season.
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San José State’s second bowl game in three years and a rematch of the 1987 California Bowl! It’ll be the Spartans’ first ever appearance in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩: 𝐁𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞, 𝐈𝐃
The Spartans are set to face Eastern Michigan in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl!
📅🕢 Dec 20th // 1:30 PM MST
🏟️ Albertsons Stadium
📺 ESPN
#AllSpartans
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@AlaskaAir
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RIP, DeJon. We love you. Gone far too soon.
We are deeply saddened by the news of DeJon Packer. The San José State Football family has suffered a great loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with DeJon’s family & friends.
Forever a Spartan.
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Big addition to the Spartans’ QB room! Butterfield is a transfer from Oregon with three years of eligibility remaining. The Brentwood native was a 4-star coming out of HS with offers from Oregon, Arizona, ASU, Cal, CU, Fresno, ISU, Michigan, Nevada, OSU, Tennessee, among others.
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Big time class of ‘23 commit for the Spartans! Higgins is a Pittsburg High 3-star WR with offers from ASU, BYU, Pitt, Wazzu, Fresno, Hawaii, and CSU
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Spartans RB Kairee Robinson is just two TDs from tying Deonce Whitaker and Johnny Johnson for most rushing touchdowns in a single season in San José State history!
Here’s a look back to Kairee’s first rushing TD as a Spartan, coming in the 34-17 win over UNLV in 2020
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With the start of
@SanJoseStateFB
Spring Ball tomorrow, I thought it would be a good time to start a uniform tournament! I’ve seeded, in my opinion, the 16 best SJSU Football uni’s of all time. Up first is
#1
seeded current blue blue yellow vs
#16
current white blue blue. Poll ⬇️
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Finally, the long awaited return of the
@SanJoseStateFB
Uniform Tournament! After rounds of voting from Spartan Nation, we are left with current All-White vs current Blue-Blue-Gold for the title of best SJSU uniform of all time! Vote below ⬇️
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Lots of positives to take away from this for San Jose State:
• Shorter flights + less time changes than last season
• No monthlong trip of road games
• Bye week to recover after battle with the SEC’s Auburn Tigers
• No game on Thanksgiving
The 2022 San José State Football Schedule 📅
Lock in your season tickets now 🎟️🔒
Call or text 408.924.7589 (SJTX)
🔗
#SpartanUp
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• Texas State last year w/ Stutzmann:
457 yards per game
• Utah Tech in 2022 w/ Stutzmann:
425 yards per game
Get ready for the Spread ‘N Shred in San José 👀
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So great to see the Spartan legend,
@BaileyGaither__
get another well deserved chance!
RB Gus Edwards has returned to practice.
We have also signed WR Bailey Gaither has been signed to the practice squad.
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SJSU gets a transfer commit from Jayvion Cole, a DB from Cal Poly who will have 3 years of eligibility left. Between Cole and Michael Dansby, the Spartans now have two DB’s from McClymonds High School in Oakland.
After a great official visit with
@SanJoseStateFB
this weekend and further conversations, I would like to say that I will be committing to San Jose State University. I would like to thank
@CoachBrennan
@CoachChipViney
@RealCoachCarter
for the oppurtunity. .
#AllSpartans
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One last game tomorrow for one of the all-time great linebackers in San José State history, Kyle Harmon! This clip from 2018 vs San Diego State features his first career tackle for loss. Kyle ranks third in career tackles in SJSU history.
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San José State is back in everyone’s favorite video game once again 😎
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A little road trip for Spartan Spotlight! One more day until we get to watch
@SanJoseStateFB
face off against SEC competition.
#SpartanUp
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In San José State’s 6th win of the 2012 season, clinching bowl eligibility for the Spartans, SJSU RB De’Leon Eskridge ran for 134 yards and a TD in their 31-20 win over Texas State. (📹:
@GetSportsFocus
)
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What a game last night for
@SanJoseStateFB
! ICYMI, the final from CEFCU Stadium: Spartans 34, WMU 6. This is San José State’s largest margin of victory over an FBS opponent since 2012, when SJSU defeated NMSU 47-7. Player of the game is Chevan Cordeiro. More analysis coming soon!
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First addition of the Ken Niumatalolo era! Spartans land the lefty quarterback from SF City College, and at Sac State prior to that.
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Congratulations to these four Spartans on their NFL opportunities! Nick, Derrick, Jack, and Tre all played key roles in SJSU’s climb to the top in 2020 and we can’t wait to see them shine on Sunday’s. It’s a great day to be a Spartan!
#ClimbTheMountain
#SpartanUp
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SJSU lands their third commit of the 2023 class! Kaawalauole is a 3-star Tight End from Ewa Beach, Hawaii. His offer list includes Arizona, Air Force, Army, Colorado State, Hawaii, Nevada, Navy, and NMSU.
#SpartanUp
#ClimbTheMountain
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Huge game tonight for San José State, as they take on UNLV in a battle for first place in the west division! Which of these Spartans shows out tonight?
#SpartanUp
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.
@ElijahCooks
doing Elijah Cooks things
Kai QB Tanner Morgan from Minnesota LAUNCHES it to WR Elijah Cooks from San Jose State on a 35-yard pass.
#HulaBowl2023
#Orlando
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With the late commit of Dejon Roney, the Spartans likely close the book on the 2022 class. The 3-star DL from Rancho Cucamonga had 14 other offers, including Oregon, USC, Tennessee, Nebraska, Arizona State, and Fresno State!
#SpartanUp
We finna blast off 🚀
@SanJoseStateFB
@CoachBrennan
@Coach_Seumalo
@GregBiggins
@adamgorney
@BrandonHuffman
@EHSAthletics
@ArmondSr
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With all of this conference realignment talk in the air, I wanted to remind everyone about the state of San José State athletics. We are on the rise 📈
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One Spartan Nation made it to the island. Spartans looking for four consecutive wins over Hawaii!
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With the home opener vs Portland State being two weeks away, today we preview the 2022
@SanJoseStateFB
wide receivers!
#SpartanUp
#ClimbTheMountain
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Such a well-deserved honor for an SJSU legend 👏🏼
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How we feeling, Spartan Nation? 😎
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Spartans land their second commit of the 2023 class, with the 3-star safety from Folsom, Greco Carrillo! His other offers included Sac State and Fresno State.
#SpartanUp
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Rebranding announcement:
We’ve decided to focus more on San José State Football’s history! We’ll be sharing videos and pictures of the many different Spartans from over the years, along with occasional discussion and analysis on current and past
@SanJoseStateFB
teams.
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Next
@SanJoseStateFB
position group preview is up!
@coachmattadkins
has produced two NFL tight ends, who’s next?
#SpartanUp
#ClimbTheMountain
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On this day in 2020, Nick Starkel (
@NickStarkel
) connected with Bailey Gaither for a 41-yard TD. This was the first of two touchdowns on the day between the two of them, as the Spartans would go on to defeat UNLV 34-17.
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San José State lands a 3-star defensive end from St. Anthony High in Long Beach! Cobbs’ other offers came from Idaho and Morgan State.
#SpartanUp
#ClimbTheMountain
All I can tell you is that I am Blessed.
San Jose State,
I am Committed!!!💙💛
#SpartanUp
#AllSpartans
#ClimbTheMountain
#ForThe408
@SanJoseStateFB
@CoachBrennan
@TheNewEScott
@Coach_Seumalo
@FletcherSJSU
@raul3lara
@OLCoachCam
@FitnessImpactLB
@TCobbs
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SJSU lands a transfer RB from Utah Tech! Conley put up impressive numbers this season at the FCS level, rushing for over 100 yards in six different games.
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With San José State’s 40-7 win over UNLV on Friday, the Spartans had their largest margin of victory over a Mountain West opponent since they joined the conference in 2013. (largest conference win for SJSU since their 47-7 win over NMSU in 2012 as WAC members)
#SpartanUp
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Congrats to Dave Chaney, Dwight Lowery, David Fales, Keith Smith, Chandler Jones, Junior Fehoko, Cade Hall, and James Jones on advancing to the Elite Eight in the SJSU GOAT 🐐 Tournament! We will be starting the next round tomorrow!
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The Spartans land their first offensive line commit of the 2023 class, with the addition of Luke Griskey from Huntley, Illinois. The two-star’s other FBS offers includes Air Force, Army, Central Michigan, and Toledo.
After much thought and consideration, I have decided to Commit to San José State University. I will be signing with the Spartans on December 21st. I want to personally thank
@CoachBrennan
@CoachOglesby
@FletcherSJSU
for everything they’ve done for me.
#spartanup
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The
@SanJoseStateFB
uniform tournament continues, with the
#4
seed, Current Blue-White-Blue facing off against the
#13
seed, 2013 Blue-Gold-Blue. Vote in the poll below!
#SpartanUp
#ClimbTheMountain
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Home opener vs PSU and the November 5th home game vs CSU are both confirmed for an NBC Sports Bay Area broadcast, as neither had been selected for national broadcasts. This leaves the road game @ NMSU as the only non-televised game for
@SanJoseStateFB
#ClimbTheMountain
#SpartanUp
Looking forward to expanding our partnership with
@NBCSAuthentic
in 2022-23
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#AllSpartans
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Spartans are built different 😤⚔️
.
@89JonesNTAF
proves everyone wrong on the bench press! You won’t believe how many reps he got! 🤯💪🏾
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San José State lands their second offensive line recruit of the 2023 class! Hale is a 3-star from Orange Lutheran High with a list of offers that includes Wyoming, NMSU, Old Dominion, Portland State, and Southern Utah.
AG2G After a great OV and talk with my family I am exited to announce my commitment to San Jose State.
@ChrisWardOL
@CoachBoomerOL
@AllegianceOL
@OLuFootball
@SanJoseStateFB
@GregBiggins
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Bailey Gaither and Tre Walker back together again!
Free Agent Signing:
•WR Bailey Gaither, San Jose St.
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Early Signing Day recap for San José State! The Spartans signed 7 high school players, 3 junior college players, and 3 transfer portal pickups. (Since then SJSU has also added Halvorsen from Hawaii) More to come before the later signing day…
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We need Spartan Nation in full force on Saturday at CEFCU!
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Today’s
@SanJoseStateFB
Uniform Tournament Matchup is the
#7
seed, Current White-Blue-White vs the
#10
seed, Current Blue-Blue-White. Vote in the poll below!
#SpartanUp
#ClimbTheMountain
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⚪️🔵⚪️ for week one…the countdown is on!
#SpartanUp
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The Spartans land the Grad Transfer safety from UCLA, Elisha Guidry! The Long Beach native saw action in 5 games last season and started in all 12 games back in 2019.
#SpartanUp
#ClimbTheMountain
Excited for my next chapter! I will be transferring to San José State to continue my football career and pursue my graduate degree.
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Well, that was quite a game last night. The great thing about it is San José State is 1-0 and they can move onto Week 2! My player of the game is
@ElijahCooks
, who had 6 catches for 123 yards and should have a TD if not for an egregious call.
#SpartanUp
#ClimbTheMountain
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With the first day of fall camp for
@SanJoseStateFB
in the books, here is the first of many positional previews! Up first: Quarterbacks.
#SpartanUp
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Read about
@SanJoseStateFB
’s most impressive win since the 2020 Mountain West championship game! ⬇️
#SpartanUp
#ClimbTheMountain
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Spartans stay hot on the recruiting trail with their fifth commit of the 2023 class! McNeal-Franklin is a JUCO LB from Contra Costa College.
#SpartanUp
#ClimbTheMountain
Committed. Let’s ride ⚔️
#SpartanUp
@CoachO60
@CoachWhiteEra
@RealCoachCarter
@CoachBrennan
@chausyb1750
@CoachDicko
@dantemarsh
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Spartan Nation, I wanna hear from you! Who’s driving down to Fresno to see the Spartans this weekend? Drop a comment below ⬇️
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The first black Spartan helmet ever! Great collaboration from
@SJSU_FBEQ
and the creative team on this one.
#ForThe408
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It may not be San José State, but how great is it to have College Football back today! Which Mountain West team are we most interested to watch today? Hawaii? Utah State? Nevada?
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Another QB addition for San José State, this time being the Washington State transfer Emmett Brown!
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GAME DAY! CEFCU Stadium roll call, who’s coming to the game tonight?!
#SpartanUp
#ClimbTheMountain
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San José State lands their second linebacker commit of the ‘23 class with the addition of Dylan Lee from Manteca, CA! Lee is listed as a 3-star on 247 and had offers from San Diego State and Columbia.
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