After last season, Cal Poly's Ramses Barden considered turning pro. Since its debut 10 years ago, the cover of EA Sports' "NCAA Football" video game series has been reserved for icons. Heisman Trophy winners Desmond Howard, Charles Woodson and Reg… more »

Barden is named the offensive player of the year and Tolver is the special teams player of the year in the coaches’ balloting After flirting with the NFL Draft last spring, Cal Poly receiver Ramses Barden came back to school for a handful of reasons.… more »

He scores two touchdowns from his new position during Mustangs scrimmage It’s been three positions in three seasons for David Fullerton. Linebacker, free safety and now strong safety. But if Saturday’s scrimmage—the first live action of tr… more »

With some returners in new positions, the defense has had a solid start in preparation for the Aug. 30 opener at San Diego State When Cal Poly’s defensive-coordinator started pumping up his defenders, receiver Ramses Barden produced some hot air to a… more »

TERRE HAUTE — Have you ever had nightmares where you spaced out and forgot to do something important at work? Indianapolis Colts linebacker Kyle Shotwell has them too. The difference is that conquering the stuff of his nightmares might culminate in h… more »

Former Poly star looks to make first NFL roster this season after being one of Raiders’ last cuts in 2007 Trivia time: Who made the first tackle of the 2008 NFL preseason? Answer: Indianapolis Colts linebacker Kyle Shotwell. The former Cal Po… more »

Courtney Brown is getting a few more kudos at practice these days. At the start of Dallas Cowboys training camp in Oxnard two weeks ago, the second-year safety from Cal Poly could’ve been considered a bubble player, a former seventh-round draft pick… more »

Are you sure?” Rich Ellerson shouted, seemingly teasing 90 men gathered, anxiously waiting for that very moment. Unanimously, the question posed by the head coach of the Cal Poly football team was answered in the affirmative, as a legion raced on to… more »

Mustangs AD says a game between the two teams is ‘likely’ for 2010 but not a done deal The Cal Poly and Fresno State football programs have not yet finalized a contract for a game in 2010, but a deal is in the works and considered “likely,” Cal Poly… more »

PARK CITY, Utah - It's a familiar name atop the coaches and media preseason polls for Big Sky Conference football, meaning the Montana Grizzlies are still wearing the bulls' eye. The Griz, who've won or shared the last 10 Big Sky titles, drew seven o… more »

Thirty years ago, Utah Technical College was a trade school with an enrollment of 3,000. The only linemen on campus were the ones studying electricity, not blocking schemes. Times have changed. The eighth-fastest growing school in the country is n… more »

It's easy to see how prevalent it is for major-college football programs to buy off their smaller brethren in order to get them to come in for what is typically an easy victory (though Michigan and mighty Appalachian State would surely tell you otherwis… more »

The University of South Dakota is making an effort with several other independent Division I schools to form an all-sports conference, athletic director Joel Nielsen said Monday. USD, which will be an independent Division I transitional school next s… more »

The plans of the Great West Football conference may include the possibility of becoming an all-sports conference. EDINBURG - The University of Texas-Pan American is looking west in its decade-long search for conference affiliation. Great West Comm… more »

The football rivalry between Cal Poly and Sacramento State makes almost too much sense. Of the 125 teams in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA), each is one of just four in California. Both are available Oct. 11. The… more »