Mikey Keene:
31/44, 366 yards, 4 TD, INT
* Led a game winning, 79-yard drive in the final four minutes
* Beat Big 10 team on the road
Best Fresno State debut for a quarterback since when?
Erik Brooks was a grayshirt five years ago, a walk-on who earned a scholarship and bided his time.
His first game as Fresno State’s WR1:
12 targets, 9 catches, 170 receiving yards and two touchdowns - including the game-winner with 59 seconds left.
Update: Next week will be my last week of shows at 1430 AM ESPN Radio. Loved coming to work because of the people there.
One week from today, I begin a new journey as Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter at
@KMPHFOX26
. Excited to join the station I watched in the mornings as a kid!
Buchanan HS 3⭐️ linebacker Logan Studt commits to Fresno State over Washington and Cal. He is the Bulldogs’ highest-rated defense recruit in the Class of 2024.
@BarkBoard
I did it! Fresno State Class of 2022. Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication and Journalism with an emphasis in Broadcast Journalism.
None of which would’ve been possible without the mentorship and friendship of my professors
@FaithSidlow
and
@peacekim
.
#grad22
Final: Fresno State 28, Boise State 16
Fitting that, in a season even movie scriptwriters would consider unlikely, the Mountain West champion Bulldogs are headed to Hollywood. The biggest single-season turnaround in FS history is complete.
@BarkBoard
20 years ago today (Sept. 2, 2001):
Fresno State upset No. 10 Oregon State, 44-24, at Bulldog Stadium. Oregon State was the highest-ranked football team ever to visit Fresno at the time.
He offered me a ride to my car at the corner of Bulldog Lane and Cedar Ave, in tripe digit temperatures, after his Bulldogs blanked UConn. I’ve liked him ever since.
Two years after leaving Fresno State for Washington, former Bulldog head coach Kalen DeBoer + 7 of his FS assistants are headed to the National Championship Game. Congrats!
#FresnoState
#GoDogs
So many great stories coming out of 39-35 Fresno State win over Purdue. Here’s another: the Bulldogs’ leading rusher isn’t even on scholarship.
Walk-on Elijah Gilliam rumbled for 93 yards on 20 carries.
@ElijahG_33
Something I’m excited about for Fresno State baseball season: four true freshmen straight out of Central Valley high school baseball stardom. Can’t wait to see how they develop.
More on Jayden Mandal and Logan Studt: the local kids rooted for Fresno State growing up. You never know when the Bulldogs on the field are inspiring the future ones in the stands.
Studt (left) and Mandal. Video courtesy of
@logan_studt
It’s not lost on me how quickly early-enrollee Jayden Mandal rose up the QB depth chart.
He surpassed two more experienced options (Robinson, Henderson) who entered portal, before he even started his first fall semester. Bright future for Buchanan grad.
New York Yankees slugger and former AL MVP Aaron Judge arrives at Valley Children’s Stadium to be honored at halftime. His Fresno State jersey will be retired tomorrow.
The Matthew Smith story:
2016: Walks on at Fresno State
2018: Special teams contributor for MW champ
2019: Placed on scholarship and starts first 8️⃣ games before injury
2020/21: Team captain and starting center
2022/23: Offensive grad assistant
2024: OL coach
Top 5 Fresno State career rushing yard leaders:
1. Robbie Rouse: 4,647
2. Ron Rivers: 3,473
3. Ronnie Rivers: 3,417
4. Jordan Mims: 3,285
5. Ryan Matthews: 3,280
Crazy to think two of Top 5 were in the same backfield…
Mikey Keene was 23-0 as starting QB for
@chandler_wolves
. Yet PAC-12 schools still overlooked him.
Keene: “I’m here and this is where I’m supposed to be. This is where I want to be. I’m a Fresno State Bulldog.”
Congrats to the D3
@CIFState
girls’ basketball champion Caruthers Blue Raiders. School of 672 defeats school of 4,679. 2nd state title for
@BbCaruthers
, both under head coach Anna Almeida. She won this with daughter Emmi.
Caruthers - dangerous to underestimate the No. 14 seed!
When anyone across the country flips to FOX in *primetime* on Saturday, they will watch Fresno State. That’s a ton of eyeballs and exposure for the school. As someone once told me, “Football is the front porch for the university.”
Keene said watching the LA Bowl “sealed the deal” for him coming to Fresno State: “Watching the film of Jake [Haener] and seeing a similar playing style… that I feel I could excel at.”
Former Fresno State coach Pat Hill said, “Anybody, Anytime, Anywhere.” That means on Aug. 31, the Bulldogs face the defending national champion Michigan in its own Big House.
Central boys 4x400 needed to finish at least second place to win state. Jeremiah Walker runs a gutsy anchor leg and passes Long Beach Wilson in final 100m to give
@CenGrizzlytrack
the state team championship.
Nevada wide receiver Tory Horton (Washington Union) had 3 catches for team-high 94 yards last night.
Cal WR Jeremiah Hunter (Central) had 2 catches for team-high 35 yards.
They took a postgame pic together with Cal nose guard Ricky Correia (Central). 559 products.
Fresno State has 23 new additions, 17 from the state of California. HC Jeff Tedford: “There’s a name brand here that I think people in California understand.”
@BarkBoard
#NSD22
So, to recap:
Fresno State returns 4,000-yard passer Jake Haener and his top two wide receivers, Jalen Cropper and Josh Kelly. Not to mention running back Jordan Mims and more skill players.
That’s a lot of production and points coming back in 2022.
Check the receipts: I’ve long said Braylen Hall has been the most slept-on player in the Section. He caught seven passes for 160 yards against talented Clovis West secondary, in front of Fresno State OC Pat McCann.
In Marshel Sanders, Fresno State lands its best local WR prospect since Jalen Cropper in 2019. Like Cropper, Sanders spurned multiple PAC-12 offers to stay home. And it was Cropper’s example that inspired him to stay home.
Brandon Ramirez and Jayden Mandal, new Bulldog teammates. Always a cool story when local superstars stay home. What do these two have in store at Fresno State?
So did Fresno State’s Jalen Cropper. The thing about NFL Draft Combine broadcasts - they focus on the “big name” guys. But Cropper actually ran faster than the last two Biletnikoff Award winners (Hyatt & Addison).
Fresno State will play for its first-ever Mountain West women’s volleyball championship tomorrow at 4 p.m. PT,
No. 5 seed Bulldogs (18-13) beat No. 1 seed Utah State (24-6) in four sets. Incredible turnaround under first-year head coach Leisa Rosen.
@BarkBoard
GBB final: Clovis 52, Clovis West 51
Freshman Sadie Sin with nerves of steel! She sinks game-winning free throw with 1.2 seconds left to snap Clovis West’s 33-game league winning streak.
@ClovisHighGBB
upsets State
#4
and nation’s
#12
Clovis West and takes the TRAC lead.
FINAL: Fresno State 85, San Jose State 82
Isaiah Hill sinks the buzzer-beater to down the Spartans and give the Bulldogs their first Mountain West win. 24 points, nine assists, no turnovers for Hill.
@BarkBoard
Daron Bland’s path to history:
22-yard pick six Week 1 at NYG
54-yard pick six Week 4 vs NE
30-yard pick six Week 8 vs LAR
30-yard pick six Week 11 at CAR
64-yard pick six Week 12 vs WAS
The former Fresno State Bulldog intercepted two Alabama products and a former Georgia QB.
Out at inaugural Kendall Milton football camp (from left to right): former Fresno State star Bernard Berrian, former SJM/Washington standout Jalen McMillan, Buchanan/Georgia product Kendall Milton, and six-year NFL vet RB Todd Gurley.
Final: Fresno State 71,
#21
New Mexico 67
The last unbeaten men’s basketball team falls in Fresno!
@FresnoStateMBB
with their first win over AP ranked opponent since 2002!
Former Fresno State Bulldogs named AP First Team All-Pro:
WR Henry Ellard
WR Davante Adams
FB Lorenzo Neal
OG Logan Mankins
CB DaRon Bland
Bland is considered the best at his position in NFL… was 5th round pick two years ago.
Nate Johnson took a QB counter through the middle of the Liberty defense for an 89-yard touchdown run. Check out the replay.
Liberty 7, Clovis 7. 5:27 left in 1st.
In his final high school at-bat before he suits up for
@FresnoStateBSB
, Cayden Munster, fittingly, goes yard to give City 4-1 lead over County. Ball sailed beyond the RF scoreboard.
FINAL: Reedley 2, Clovis North 1
The game-winning goal scored by
@RHSBoysSoccer15
in final minute of extra time. No. 8 seed Reedley advances to D-1 championship game.
@AllStarGameBen
@1430ESPN
Leading the country with four interceptions, Fresno State’s Carlton Johnson spoke on
@1430ESPN
about how being a Dad inspires him.
“To know this game will help me provide for them and give them a better life than I had… that’s really motivating me right now.”
Logan Studt says former Buchanan HS teammate and current Bulldog freshman QB Jayden Mandal recruited him hard: “He was always trying to get me to be a Bulldog.”
@JaydenMandal
@logan_studt
My thoughts are with Jeff Tedford, who isn’t stepping down but stepping away due to health concerns. Football is their job but not who they are; let’s always remember that. I’m thinking about Tedford the father, Tedford the husband, and Tedford the mentor to young men today.
Feels like the end of an era today at SoFi Stadium. Last game for household names like Haener, Cropper, Mims, Perales and more. This is their “Last Dance.”
.
@LHSHawksBB
head coach Derick Kuhn wins his first Central Section title at age 26. Took over the program at 22. And they’ll be a favorite to win again next year with only three seniors graduating.
College GameDay loves Fresno State in the Mountain West championship. Guest picker LaDainian Tomlinson says, “Fresno always shows up in games like this.”
Hearing Fresno State hosted Alex Crawford on a visit this weekend. A 6’8” All-State forward for San Diego CC, Crawford averaged 15.6 ppg on 65.7 FG% and 42.9 3PT%.
Inman Perkins’ seat at Pete Beiden Field is dressed in flowers and a ribbon. The Bulldogs’ biggest fan passed away on April 7th. Today is the first home game since his passing.
The treacherous TRAC:
Clovis North 5-0
Clovis East 5-0
Clovis West 4-1
Central 4-1
Clovis 4-1
Buchanan 2-3
Combined record of 24-5 in non-league play.
The “SEC” of Central Section football begins in two weeks.
Talked to CVC’s Bryson Donelson about committing to Fresno State & joining Valley commits Marshel Sanders, Logan Studt, Jordan Pierro, Tytus Khajavi, Jace Nixon and Marsel Akins.
He said “Why wouldn’t you want to team up with those kids?”
More from Donelson coming on
@BarkBoard
Former Fresno State CB Carlton Johnson announces on
@1430ESPN
that he is invited to the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Defensive backs work out March 1st.
Congrats to Imari Conley and family! Conley just committed to Fresno State live on
@1430ESPN
on “Home Field Advantage.” Cornerback/kickoff returner out of Central High School.
@BarkBoard
NATIONAL CHAMP RETURNS HOME:
Selma HS grad Richard Figueroa won
@NCAA
125lb wrestling title and landed in the Central Valley this morning with the hardware:
FINAL:
@FresnoStateVB
comes back from down two sets to defeat Colorado State in a five-set thriller and win the school’s first Mountain West women’s volleyball championship.
@BarkBoard
The Bulldogs were No. 22 in the country in total defense before tonight, averaging 297 yards allowed per game. They allowed 220 to Nevada so the numbers will continue to back up the eye test - Fresno State has one of the best defenses in America.
Fresno State head coach Jeff Tedford spent his Friday during the bye week watching Central Valley Christian RB and Bulldog commit Bryson Donelson, who scored five touchdowns at Washington Union.
📸:
@Coach_KG_
Fresno State holds on to beat San Jose State, 17-10.
• Defense held SJSU, the
#1
passing offense in MW, scoreless for entire 2nd half.
• Bulldogs recorded five sacks, four of them (!) by David Perales
• Fresno State keeps Valley trophy 🏆
In a statement, former Bulldog Aaron Judge said, “I am excited about Ryan being named the head baseball coach at Fresno State. He knows the expectations and the culture it takes to run a winning program firsthand. There is nobody better to lead the Bulldogs in this next chapter.”
Unsuspecting Bulldog fans seated below coaching booths were showered with glass after San Jose State scored late in first half. At least two fans received medical attention.
Sanger senior Marquis Cropper ties a school record for most interceptions in a season (9) after snagging two INTs against Garces. He has at least one pick in his last five games.
@SangerApaches
play at Clovis East next week.