November 27, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State true freshman Tariq Thompson (San Diego/St. Augustine HS) has been named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. It is the first career weekly honor for Thompson.
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November 28, 2017 (San Diego) - No football game this week, but we got a plethora of coaches at this week’s SDSU athletics press conference: Aztecs football coach Rocky Long, men’s basketball coach Brian Dutcher, women’s basketball coach Stacie Terry, senior guard McKynzie Fort and freshman guard Te’a Adams were all present.
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November 24, 2017 (San Diego) - Rashaad Penny didn't take it personally that he was snubbed by the Doak Walker Award selection committee.
He just went out and ran 22 times for 203 yards and two touchdowns in his final regular-season game to crack the 2,000-yard mark and lead San Diego State to a 35-10 victory against New Mexico on Friday.
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November 21, 2017 (San Diego) - Two days before Thanksgiving, San Diego State Aztecs provided a treat for us at this week's press conference: a helping of football and men's basketball. Football head coach Rocky Long, senior tight end David Wells and senior safety Trey Lomax took the podium, as well as men's basketball head coach Brian Dutcher.
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November 20, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State’s Rashaad Penny (Norwalk, Calif.) has been named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week for his play against Nevada in a 42-23 Aztec win on Saturday night, the league announced Monday.
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Penny accounted for school-record 429 all-purpose yards en route to second Walter Camp Offensive Player-of-the-Week award
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November 19, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State senior Rashaad Penny has been named the Walter Camp National FBS Offensive Player of the Week for the second time of the season, the Walter Camp Foundation presented by Generation UCAN announced Sunday. Penny, who also won the award on Sept. 10 for his play at Arizona State, is the only Aztec to win the offensive player-of-the-week award and just the second on either side of the ball (also linebacker Calvin Munson on Sept. 6, 2015).
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November 19, 2017 (San Diego) - Senior running back Rashaad Penny set an SDSU record for most all-purpose rushing yards in a game, rushing for 429 Saturday night against Nevada as the Aztecs knocked off the Wolf Pack 42-23.
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November 14, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State football is back in action this week after a bye week, taking on Nevada this Saturday. Head coach Rocky Long, senior tight end David Wells and junior safety Parker Baldwin sat down with the media at this week's press conference.
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November 7, 2017 (San Diego) - With a bye week this week, SDSU football head coach Rocky Long invited some of the coaches of the other Aztec sports to join in on this week’s press conference. Women’s basketball senior guards Geena Gomez and McKynzie Fort and men's basketball junior guard Jeremy Hemsley were also on hand to answer a few questions.
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Penny ran for 234 yards and three touchdowns in a 52-7 Aztec win at San José State
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November 6, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State running back Rashaad Penny has been named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.
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November 5, 2017 (San Jose) - Rashaad Penny ran for 234 yards and three touchdowns and San Diego State had 648 total yards -- including a school-record 554 rushing -- to help the Aztecs cruise to a 52-7 win over San Jose State on Saturday night.
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October 31, 2017 (San Diego) - Winning after two weeks of losing is spooky indeed, and on this Halloween, Aztecs football head coach Rocky Long, junior quarterback Christian Chapman and sophomore cornerback Ron Smith sat down with the media at this week's press conference.
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October 29, 2017 (Honolulu) - Rashaad Penny ran 30 times for a career-high 253 yards and two touchdowns on Saturday night and San Diego State beat Hawaii 28-7.
Penny led the way with runs on all six plays of a 99-yard drive when the Aztecs (7-2, 3-2 Mountain West Conference) broke away early in the fourth quarter.
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October 24, 2017 (San Diego) - SDSU football suffered another loss last week. This one was worse; the Aztecs only managed a field goal and lost 27-3 to Fresno State. Things are getting tense in Aztec Nation, and this week, head coach Rocky Long, senior wide out Quest Truxton and junior linebacker Ronley Lakalaka sat down with the media to calm the storm.
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October 22, 2017 (San Diego) - After a significant loss to Boise State last week, San Diego State football fell on even harder times this week, losing 27-3 to the Fresno State Bulldogs in Mountain West play.
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The senior running back was named to the first-ever team
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October 17, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State senior running back Rashaad Penny was named to the Associated Press Midseason All-America second team, the organization announced today.
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October 17, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State football was handed their first loss by Boise State on Saturday night (31-14), so there was a lot to talk about at this week's press conference. Head coach Rocky Long, senior tight end David Wells and senior safety Trey Lomax sat down with the media. Men's soccer head coach Lev Kirshner also joined in.
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October 14, 2017 (San Diego) - The 6-0 Aztecs hosted Boise State at SDCCU Stadium this week, continuing Mountain West play.
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October 10, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State football is 6-0 and ready to open conference play at home against Boise State this weekend. Head coach Rocky Long and juniors Christian Chapman and Ronley Lakalaka sat down with the media at this week's press conference. In addition, women's basketball head coach Stacie Terry talked about her team opening the season next month.
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SDSU’s offensive line has helped the team average 222.8 rushing yards per game
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October 9, 2017 (San Diego) - No. 19/18 San Diego State football’s offensive line has been named to the Joe Moore Award Mid-Season Honor Roll for its performance through six games this season, the Foundation for Teamwork announced today.
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October 7, 2017 (Las Vegas) - In the wake of the tragic Las Vegas shootings, the Aztecs and UNLV Rebels hoped to brighten everyone’s spirits with an exciting Mountain West game. Unfortunately for the Rebels, the Aztecs had winning on their minds, tragedy or no tragedy.
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October 3, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State football is cruising this season; they're now 5-0 and ready to make their national TV debut for the season on Saturday night against UNLV. This week, head coach Rocky Long and seniors Quest Truxton (WR) and Trey Lomax (S) sat down with the media at the weekly press conference.
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Washington led off Saturday’s game with a 96-yard kick return for a touchdown
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October 2, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State’s Juwan Washington has been named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. It is the first career weekly award for the sophomore.
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October 1, 2017 (San Diego) - No. 19/21 San Diego State moved to 5-0 for the first time since 1975 after earning a hard-fought 34-28 triumph over Northern Illinois Saturday night in front of 35,717 fans at SDCCU Stadium.
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September 26, 2017 (San Diego) - Aztecs football opened conference play on Saturday with 28-24 win over the Air Force Falcons. This week, Rocky Long, senior tight end David Wells and junior safety Parker Baldwin sat down with the media. Also this week, the Aztecs had a surprise for us: new men’s basketball coach Brian Dutcher spoke first.
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Penny ran for 128 yards and three touchdowns in SDSU’s win at Air Force
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September 25, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State running back Rashaad Penny became the first player in Mountain West history to be named the offensive player of the week in four consecutive weeks, the league announced Monday.
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September 24, 2017 (Colorado Springs, Colo.) - San Diego State football squeezed out a four-point victory Saturday night against Air Force in the cold, windy, rainy weather in Colorado. With the win, SDSU moves to 4-0 for the first time since 1981.
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Kelly led staunch Aztec defense in 20-17 win over No. 19/19 Stanford
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September 19, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State senior cornerback Kameron Kelly (Murphy, Texas) has been named the FWAA/Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week, the Football Writers Association of America announced Tuesday. Kelly is just the second Aztec to win the prestigious weekly award and first since Matt McCoy on Sept. 18, 2004.
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September 19, 2017 (San Diego) - With the Pac-12 behind them, SDSU football celebrated two wins against a tough conference and prepared to open Mountain West play against Air Force this Saturday. Head coach Rocky Long, junior quarterback Christian Chapman and sophomore cornerback Ron Smith took the floor for this week’s press conference.
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Penny wins third straight MW Offensive Player-of-the-Week award; Kelly wins first defensive honor
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September 18, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State senior captains Rashaad Penny (Norwalk, Calif.) and Kameron Kelly (Murphy, Texas) have each been named Mountain West Players of the Week, the league announced Monday. Penny was chosen as the MW Offensive Player of the Week for the third consecutive week, while Kelly was chosen as the MW Defensive Player of the Week for the first time of his career.
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