Cal Poly sophomore running back James Noble and senior linebacker Kyle Shotwell are on an updated list of 32 players by The Sports Network, Division I-AA college football’s most widely recognized information service, indicating the current and official “Payton Watch” and “Buchanan Battle” members.
Mustang volleyball team carries 13-4 record into Saturday's UCSB match
Off to its best start in conference play since 1985, the Cal Poly volleyball team is ranked 20th in the American Volleyball Coaches Association/College Sports TV poll.
But the Mustangs, who enter a crucial Big West Conference rivalry match against visiting UC Santa Barbara on Saturday at 13-4 overall and 5-0 in the Big West, may be even higher in terms of the postseason picture.
Poly football team puts bye week to good use
Just because the Cal Poly football team has a long-awaited bye Saturday, don’t expect the Mustangs to be wasting time this week.
Following a 23-17 win over Great West Football Conference rival UC Davis on Oct. 7, players for Cal Poly (5-1, 2-0) listed plenty of goals for the down time.
Johnny in the Box
Devastation, depletion, adversity and hardship are just a few words that could be used to describe one of the deadliest natural disasters in the history of the United States – Hurricane Katrina.
The New Orleans Saints (4-1) are one of the best NFL stories in years.
Poly water ski team to make history
Since resurfacing in 2003, the Cal Poly water ski club team has not yet been to the prestigious National Collegiate Water Ski Association Nationals.
That will change this weekend when the Mustangs head to Rio Linda, Calif., for nationals, which will be hosted by Sacramento State.
18 months in jail too many for reporters
Call me crazy, but I think there are more important things in life than baseball.
Don’t get me wrong – I’m a baseball fanatic. I love everything about it, the nuances, subtleties and even the waiting. Apparently, the people in Washington, D.C. are even bigger fans.
Frankly Speaking
Cal Poly football fans in excess of 8,400 flocked to Alex G. Spanos Stadium on Saturday night. That means more than 8,400 displaced fans this weekend, as fans will have to endure a bye week.
James Noble will not fake any linebackers out of their shoes, Kyle Shotwell will not stick any opposing running backs into a grass grave and there will be no fans lining up outside the stadium and on the lawns surrounding the field trying to catch a glimpse of the action.
The Wild Pitch
College football is a beautiful thing, even when the game is ugly.
It mesmerizes us with well-orchestrated drives, awesome physicality and unlikely comeback victories.
But when Cal Poly edged Great West Football Conference rival UC Davis 23-17 Saturday night, perhaps the best pageantry had nothing to do with what happened between the hash marks.
Poly football team rises in poll
Following its 23-17 Great West Football Conference win over visiting rival UC Davis on Saturday, the Cal Poly football team moved up one spot Monday to No. 4 in The Sports Network’s Division I-AA poll.
The Mustangs (5-1, 2-0) were ranked a program-best No.
Watching student athletes develop most rewarding, Cone says in Q&A
Alison Cone was Cal Poly’s Interim Athletics Director from 2004 until she officially became Athletics Director in February 2005. At the time of her appointment, she became one of 19 female athletic directors at the NCAA Division I level, which has more than 300 colleges and universities.
Pryor receives national honor
Cal Poly junior linebacker Wes Pryor, who blocked a UC Davis punt early in the third quarter to spark a Mustang rally against UC Davis, has been named Special Teams Player of the Week by The Sports Network.
Pryor also earned Great West Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week honors.