⚔️ The Official Newsletter For San Jose State Athletics

Good morning! Start your Monday strong with some behind the scenes footage from Spartan Media Days! Warning: dancing and excitement may occur.

What else can you find in today’s Brew?

🏈 Mr. Popular
⚾️ Welcome party
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Mr. Popular. Quarterback Chevan Cordeiro has been a popular name throughout the summer, he now sits on three preseason award watch lists. He was most recently named to the Walter Camp Award watch list, awarded to the most outstanding player in college football. The watch list will narrow to 10 semifinalists in November, before the award is announced in December.

🎥 Hear Chevan share his love for the Mountain West.

🎟 You won’t want to miss a single second of Spartan football this season, click here to get your season tickets or single game tickets!

🔼 Awesome Alum. Spartan graduate Marc J. Spears won the Curt Gowdy Award from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Marc is a Senior NBA Writer for ESPN’s Landscape, chair of the National Association of Black Journalists Sports Task Force, and an author. He spent time with the Spartan Daily while at San José State.

🔼 Welcome Party. Today, we’re welcoming the newest Spartan baseball assistant coach, Joshua Pike! He was a pitcher at NC State before his career was cut short due to injury. After his playing career, he jumped right into coaching at his school, starting as a student assistant which led to becoming the team’s assistant pitching coach. He helped lead the Wolfpack to two NCAA Tournament appearances and to the semifinals of the 2021 College World Series. This summer, he was a pitching coach in the Coastal Plain League. He has also worked with the USA Collegiate National Team’s bullpen staff.

🤔 SPARTAN TRIVIA

There is just one player to have his number retired in Spartan football history.

Today’s question…

Do you know who it is and what number is retired?

Think you got it? Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

⚔️ ONE BIG THING

Preseason Plays. We had some former Spartans making moves in the first weekend of the NFL preseason! Elijah Cooks had a nice 31-yard catch in the Jaguars game against the Cowboys. Linebacker Frank Ginda was signed by the Atlanta Falcons, he was named the USFL 2023 Defensive Player of the Year.

📬 STICK WITH US

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Wednesday, August 16

⚽️ Men’s Soccer vs. CSU Monterey Bay (Exhibition) @ 3:00pm PT

Thursday, August 17

⚽️ Women’s Soccer at Santa Clara @ 7:30pm PT | Watch Live

Saturday, August 19

⚽️ Men’s Soccer vs. Cal Poly (Exhibition) @ 2:00pm PT

Sunday, August 20

⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. UC Santa Barbara @ 12:00pm PT

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Dave Chaney, Number 52

Dave Chaney’s number was retired in 2019. He was a two-time All-American linebacker who played for San José State from 1969-1971.

⚔️ Have a great Monday, y’all!