The San Diego State University football team will host its annual Aztec Fan Fest on Saturday, Aug. 22, at Qualcomm Stadium. The event will feature an intrasquad scrimmage, an Aztec apparel sale, special chalk talk with SDSU head coach Rocky Long and post-game autograph session.
Fan Fest gets underway at 3:30 p.m. Entrance is through Gate D. The event is free to the public with the exception of the chalk talk (which costs $25).
The San Diego State University football team will host its annual Aztec Fan Fest on Saturday, Aug. 22, at Qualcomm Stadium. The event will feature an intrasquad scrimmage, an Aztec apparel sale, special chalk talk with SDSU head coach Rocky Long and post-game autograph session.
Fan Fest gets underway at 3:30 p.m. Entrance is through Gate D. The event is free to the public with the exception of the chalk talk (which costs $25).
The scrimmage is scheduled to start at 5 p.m., followed by an autograph session with selected players. This will be fans’ first opportunity to see the SDSU football team prior to its season opener against the University of San Diego Toreros on Sept. 5.
The Aztecs, one of 27 schools across the country to play in a bowl game in each of the last five seasons, has been picked to win the Mountain West Conference’s West Division by the league’s media representatives.
SDSU finished last season 7-6, including 5-3 in MW play, and returns eight starters on defense.
Offensively, Donnel Pumphrey, who rushed for a school-record 1,867 yards and 20 touchdowns as a true sophomore in 2014, leads the Aztecs.
The SDSU 2015 fall roster features three prominent former East County prep standouts: senior offensive lineman Robert Craighead and junior defensive linemen Micah Seau and Malcolm Jackson.
Craighead, from El Capitan, appeared in all 13 games last season while making his first three career starts. He made four catches for 42 yards, including one touchdown reception.
Seau, who resides in Spring Valley but attended the Bishop’s School, played in five games last season, recording one tackle and one pass break-up as a linebacker.
At 6-3, 280 pounds, Jackson, from Mt. Miguel, is tabbed as a big defensive tackle who adds depth to the front line. He will be looking to move up from the team’s practice squad.
Jackson had two tackles in the Aztecs’ annual Red-Black spring game.
