Articles tagged: San Diego State football

Opinion: Game over, Hoke, staff embrace their former players

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Posted: Sep 24, 2011

Al Borges hung around just outside the tunnel that leads to the depths of Michigan Stadium, consoling players after a tough loss. They just weren't his players. Not anymore. But it's obvious, after Michigan football ... Read more »

San Diego State coaches try to trick and pay tribute to former colleagues

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Posted: Sep 24, 2011

San Diego State coach Rocky Long shared a sideline with Michigan coach Brady Hoke for the past two season as Hoke's defensive coordinator for the Aztecs. On Saturday, Long stood opposite his old friend, but ... Read more »

Robinson's runs keep Michigan unbeaten

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Posted: Sep 24, 2011

Updated at 6:03 p.m. It was a tale of two halves again for the Michigan football team. This time, it was the other way around — thanks largely to the guy who wears No. 16. ... Read more »

Michigan starts strong in first quarter, sets tone for game

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Posted: Sep 24, 2011

Craig Roh's tackle stopped more than the ball carrier. It ended talk, for at least a day, of the Michigan football team's slow first-quarter starts. Roh, a defensive end, shed his blocker Saturday on a ... Read more »

Game balls: Denard Robinson, of course, Jake Ryan and others

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Posted: Sep 24, 2011

Game balls from the Michigan football team's 28-7 victory Saturday against San Diego State. Read more »

Turnovers, big plays help Michigan's defense look better this season

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Posted: Sep 23, 2011

The Michigan football team's defense has showed measured gains in total defense through three games, checking in at 53rd after finishing 110th last season. Its shown significant gains in scoring defense, currently ranking 24th after ... Read more »

Will you get wet at the Michigan-San Diego State game?

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Posted: Sep 23, 2011

Wondering whether you’ll get wet at the University of Michigan-San Diego State game Saturday? The answer: Probably not, said Steven Freitag, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. But you’d be wise to pack a ... Read more »

Opinion: Of course there will be strong emotions when Aztecs face Brady Hoke and Michigan

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Posted: Sep 23, 2011

You know who San Diego State is? The smart girl with a nice personality who loses her guy to the next-best thing. And no rejected lover goes to an ex-lover's house without some kind of ... Read more »

They played for Brady Hoke; now they'll try to beat him

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Posted: Sep 23, 2011

Michigan football coach Brady Hoke wasn't at San Diego State long. He left the sunny beaches of southern California via text message for the lure of fall Saturdays in Ann Arbor after two seasons. The ... Read more »

Player thinks he has the answer to Michigan's first-quarter blues

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Posted: Sep 22, 2011

In a week in which players and coaches have struggled to come up with hard answers for the Michigan football team's listless starts, Junior Hemingway arrived at an interesting theory. Read more »

San Diego State's Rocky Long says Aztecs not talking about Brady Hoke

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Posted: Sep 20, 2011

For San Diego State, Michigan football coach Brady Hoke is history. In fact, he's "ancient history." SDSU coach Rocky Long said Tuesday that he doesn't believe his players will have trouble harnessing their emotions Saturday ... Read more »

Brady Hoke prepares Wolverines to face his former team

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Posted: Sep 20, 2011

How did Brady Hoke tell his San Diego State players he had taken the Michigan football job in January? Mass text. Players were on semester break, so it was impossible to meet. No phone calls, ... Read more »

San Diego Union-Tribune: Brady Hoke's San Diego State background a 'huge advantage' current Aztecs coach says

Posted: Sep 19, 2011

Brady Hoke coached the San Diego State football team the last two seasons. When he took the Michigan job, he brought offensive coordinator Al Borges and four other coaches with him. Current San Diego State ... Read more »

Brady Hoke says Vincent Smith 'has earned' right to be lead tailback

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Posted: Sep 19, 2011

Michigan football coach Brady Hoke says Vincent Smith will be the lead running back for the Wolverines this week against San Diego State. Read more »

A bad squib kick, freshmen play and more Michigan football notes

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Posted: Sep 19, 2011

The Michigan football team's victory against Eastern Michigan on Saturday showed a lot of good, a little bad and a touch of ugly. The Wolverines' special teams, at times, looked ugly in the 31-3 rout. ... Read more »