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Monday, September 27, 2010
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Vol. 96, Issue 17
San Diego State University’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1913
INDEX:
opinion ... 2
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TODAY @ STATE “she: in her teens and twenties,” Art Exhibition “Mark Twain: An American Original”
Tw i t t e r : T h e D a i l y A z t e c
health & fitness ... 3
sports ... 4
news ... 5
AZTECS
AGGIES
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classifieds ... 7
backpage ... 8
SDSU airs it out in lopsided win AGUSTIN GONZALEZ A S S I S TA N T S P O R T S E D I T O R
After last week’s sub-par performance against Missouri, junior quarterback Ryan Lindley couldn’t wait to take the field for a chance to bounce back. Lindley did just that, throwing for 362 yards and three touchdowns in San Diego State’s 41-7 victory against Utah State (1-3, 0-1 Western Athletic) on Saturday at Qualcomm Stadium. “We wanted to come in and make a statement,” Lindley told reporters after the game. On a night where the Aggies put an extra safety in the box in an attempt to stymie the SDSU rushing attack, which came into the game ranked 17th nationally, the Aztecs (3-1) came out throwing. And senior wide receiver Vincent Brown was there to catch those throws. Brown had 177 receiving yards and two touchdowns in his breakout game of the young season. He also surpassed 2,000 career receiving yards in the game. The SDSU defense was dominant, notching four sacks, an interception and nine tackles for a loss and spent much of the game in Utah State’s backfield, shutting down play-making quarterback Diondre Borel. Freshman tailback Ronnie Hillman, who was ranked sixth in the nation in rushing going into Saturday’s game, was held relatively in check with 89 yards and a touchdown. The Aztecs scored on their first three possessions to pull away early, with the first two scores coming on runs from Hillman and sophomore
Jeff Lewis / Staff Photographer
Senior Aztec Andrew Preston, who had five solo tackles, takes down Utah State quarterback Diondre Borel. Borel and the Aggies were held to 245 yards of total offense.
Walter Kazee. The third was a little bit more flashy. Up 14-0, SDSU was facing a 4thand-1 on the Aggies’ 28-yard line. Lindley faked the handoff to senior running back Brandon Sullivan, who sold the run perfectly. After the fake, Lindley hid the ball behind his hip while freshman tight end Bryce Quigley broke free to the right. Lindley fired a perfectly placed pass and Quigley ran it in for the touchdown to close the first quarter. That’s when Vincent Brown stepped in. The wideout caught a
65-yard touchdown to put the Aztecs up by 28 at halftime. In the Aggies’ first series of the new half, they scored their first touchdown of the game to make the score 28-7 and after an SDSU field goal, Lindley found Brown again for an 82yard score. “I cut to the outside, and saw the ball in the air,” Brown said of the play. “I don’t think the defender saw the ball, and once he turned around, that’s when I slowed up to get it. Ryan (Lindley) put it where I could get it, so I just had to slow up and find the ball.”
Up 35-7, the Aztecs ran a fake field goal on the fourth down which was rewarded with a 13-yard gain by senior Doug Deakin and a first down. The drive ended with an Abel Perez field goal, and after another SDSU field goal in the fourth quarter, the final score was 41-7. In the postgame press conference, head coach Brady Hoke sounded content with his team’s effort after the tough loss in Missouri last week. “You get disappointed in yourself after a loss, so it’s nice to get back,” Hoke said. “We get eight more guar-
anteed opportunities, and we’re excited about that. But we have to take advantage of all eight of those opportunities.” The Aztecs beat Utah State so convincingly Saturday night that the Aggies’ head coach Gary Andersen had to commend them. “They are a good football team,” Andersen said. “I give them a ton of credit. They’re very athletic. I think it’s the most athletic San Diego team I’ve seen in awhile from A to Z.” SDSU’s next game is at BYU on Oct. 9 after a bye week.
FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
Lindley rebounds; Aztecs show off tricks EDWARD LEWIS
Take a look at some of the news and notes from the beatdown.
SPORTS EDITOR
Lindley silences doubters
David J. Olender / Photo Editor
The San Diego State football team rolled its way to a 3-1 record on Saturday night after it blasted Utah State 41-7 at Qualcomm Stadium.
Ryan Lindley said critics motivated him on Saturday. He wouldn’t elaborate on who they were or what they said, but he headed into SDSU’s
game against Utah State trying to prove something. And he did. Lindley looked like a big-game quarterback. He threw deep balls. Chucked lasers. And he even averaged 21 yards per completion.
see FOOTBALL on page 4