So far, former Cal Poly star is turning heads as Giants seek replacements for Burress and Toomer ALBANY, N.Y. — Ramses Barden may be the biggest surprise of the New York Giants training camp, and it involves much more than his height. The third-ro… more »

Sometimes, there's only one thing an athlete can do when college football begins to feel more like a job and family issues outweigh the value of an athletic scholarship: look for a new home. And a new school, Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, is exactly… more »

A $600,000 gift from alum Albert Moriarty leads to the construction of state-of-the-art 16x28 foot video scoreboard Cal Poly is on the verge of installing a new video scoreboard at Alex G. Spanos Stadium that will serve its football, and men’s and wo… more »

GLENDALE — There were little more than 100 seniors in Ramses Barden’s 2004 graduating class at Flintridge Prep, where he spurred the Rebels to the 2003 CIF Southern Section Division XIII title. He would go on to spend five years at the picturesque ou… more »

Some NFL analysts predict receiver to be selected during the first two rounds today, which would make him the highest draft pick in Cal Poly’s history. To most football fans around the country, Ramses Barden and his legendary college accomplishments… more »

GLENDALE — An audition that began with four years of college football and concluded with a spring full of tests and trials is now complete. Ramses Barden has laid out his case for a career in professional football on playing and practice fields and i… more »

For the first time in four years, no Cal Poly football played was drafted by National Football League teams in 2008. A new streak likely will begin this weekend as Mustang record-breaking wide receiver Ramses Barden is expected to be chosen in the se… more »

Games against Football Bowl Subdivision teams San Jose State and Ohio University as well as five home games highlight the 2009 Cal Poly football schedule released Wednesday by Mustang director of athletics Alison Cone. The schedule includes 11 games… more »

Few casual football fans knew who Johnny Knox was until February. That's when Knox ran his 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine, posting a 4.34. Immediately, most football fanatics, especially those with teams that could use his blazing speed, had some ho… more »

Cal Poly's defense is well ahead of the offense. That is what first-year Mustang head coach Tim Walsh learned during Saturday's scrimmage at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. And that was to be expected. After all, the offense lost seven starters, including a… more »

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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- For the first time since the summer of 2004, Ramses Barden, James Noble, Tre’dale Tolver, Mark Restelli, Fred Hives II and Stephen Field were not practicing in a Cal Poly football uniform. Get used to some new names, Mustan… more »

The Tim Walsh Era at Cal Poly begins with spring practice April 1-25 and will feature 66 returning lettermen, including eight starters on defense, a return to the 4-3 defense and a whole lot of question marks. Topping the list of questions is who wil… more »

Adam Waugh and Jamar Cain have been hired as assistant football coaches at Cal Poly, completing the process of assembling a coaching staff under the direction of new head coach Tim Walsh. Waugh, an assistant coach at the United States Military Academy f… more »