Coaching Career of James Frizzell (NCAA 11)

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Howdy, folks. Well, after further thought and a couple weeks of pondering, I decided to go the route of a coaching career rather than simply taking over at West Virginia.

I have decided to take over at San Diego State. SDSU is a one-star program, but is not terrible. Also, they play in a large stadium, which is nice. Add to that good uniforms and the fact that they play in the best non-AQ conference (the Mountain West) and I felt like they were the best choice available. SDSU went 4-8 (2-6) in 2009, their four wins being against Southern Utah, New Mexico State, Colorado State, and New Mexico.

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2010 San Diego State Aztecs Season Preview

San Diego, CA - This year begins a new era in San Diego State Aztecs football history as brand new head coach James Frizzell was hired this past offseason to take the reigns of the Aztecs. Frizzell has no real head coaching experience, but he has played numerous NCAA Football games on his Xbox and Xbox 360. Perhaps his most vaunted coaching accomplishments are his College Hoops 2K8 career legacy in which he has made three trips to the final four in 13 years, including a trip to the Title Game against Maryland.

But that was basketball and this is football. The new head coach will have the benefit of a decent team and a soft non-conference schedule, however. San Diego State appears to be a rather middle-of-the-pack Mountain West team this season, so a 4-4 conference record is to be expected. However, the non-conference schedule is rather delicious with three pasties in Nicholls State, New Mexico State, and Utah State. All of these games San Diego State should win. The other non-conference game is at Missouri. While it is unlikely that the Aztecs will top the Tigers on the road, it is certainly not out of the realm of possibility. Even with a loss to Missouri, however, it seems very possible that the Aztecs will make a bowl game in Coach Frizzell's first season. In fact, it would be a disappointment if they fail to make a bowl game. The pressure is on; there is no honeymoon period for this new head coach!

The offense is led by junior quarterback Ryan Lindley. Lindley is a very solid passer with some running ability. His favorite target this season will be senior wide receiver Vincent Brown. Ronnie Hillman is only a true freshman, but the halfback has already made an impression in fall practice and should make his presence felt as the starting running back for the Aztecs this fall.

The defense was burned often last year. While the defense should be somewhat improved this year, it still continues to be the question mark for this team heading into this season. It is likely that the offense will have to outscore many of the Aztecs' opponents as the defense will have trouble getting stops in all likelihood. Junior linebacker Miles Burris leads the Aztecs' defensive unit.

All in all, our projection for this season is a 7-5 (4-4) season for the Aztecs, finishing fifth in the Mountain West behind TCU, Utah, BYU, and Air Force.

Starters

Offense:

QB Ryan Lindley, JR - 85
RB Ronnie Hillman, FR - 79
FB Brandon Sullivan, SR - 76
WR Vincent Brown, SR - 89
WR DeMarco Sampson, SR - 84
TE Alston Umuolo, SR - 80
LT Tommie Draheim, JR - 84
LG Mike Matamua, JR - 77
C Trask Iosefa, SR - 79
RG Emillio Rivera, JR - 73
RT Kurtis Gunther, JR - 74

Defense:
LE Ernie Lawson, SR - 70
RE B.J. Williams, SR - 77
DT Neil Spencer, JR - 70
LOLB Miles Burris, JR - 80
MLB Marcus Yarbrough, SR - 74
ROLB Logan Ketchum, JR - 72
CB Jose Perez, SR - 72
CB Leon McFadden, SO - 70
FS Andrew Preston, SR - 68
SS Brandon Davis, SR - 72
SS Darryn Lewis, SR - 66

2010 San Diego State Aztecs Schedule

8/28 vs. Nicholls State

9/4 at New Mexico State

9/11 at Missouri

9/18 at Utah State

10/2 at Brigham Young

10/9 vs. Air Force

10/16 at New Mexico

10/23 at Wyoming

10/30 vs. Colorado State

11/6 at #14 Texas Christian

11/13 vs. #16 Utah

11/20 vs. UNLV

Projected Record: 7-5 (4-4)

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Aztecs Gets off to the Right Start Under Coach Frizzell

San Diego, CA (AP) - The San Diego State Aztecs (1-0, 0-0 MWC) opened up their season against the Nicholls State Colonels (0-1, 0-0 Southland) and proceeded to pound them into the ground, just as any FBS school should do against an inferior FCS squad.

The Aztecs did nothing out of the ordinary, but anytime a brand new head coach can taste a 48-9 victory in his first game as head coach, that has to be a good thing.

This game was never close as the Aztecs piled up 425 yards of total offense and 320 passing yards. Ryan Lindley showed that he deserved the hype he had been getting this offseason as he threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passing attempts.

"We went out there and did our thing today," said first-year head coach James Frizzell. "I'm not sure how much we really found out about our team today, but being 1-0 is always a good thing. However, I think I could have stayed home and coached this team from my couch and we still would have rolled up a huge victory. Bottom line, we'll wait until next week to judge how good we really are. For now, we'll enjoy the all-important 'W'!"

The Aztecs will travel to Las Cruces, New Mexico next week to take on the New Mexico State Aggies.

San Diego State - 48, Nicholls State - 9

NS: 00-03-00-06
SDSU: 10-10-14-14

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter:
SDSU: 30 yard field goal by Perez (3-0 SDSU)
SDSU: 2 yard run by Hillman (10-0 SDSU)

2nd Quarter:
SDSU: 79 yard pass from Lindley to Denso (17-0 SDSU)
NS: 25 yard field goal by K #48 (17-3 SDSU)
SDSU: 41 yard field goal by Perez (20-3 SDSU)

3rd Quarter:
SDSU: 31 yard pass from Lindley to Umuolo (27-3 SDSU)
SDSU: 2 yard pass from Lindley to Brown (34-3 SDSU)

4th Quarter:
SDSU: 20 yard pass from Bernards to Denso (41-3 SDSU)
NS: 4 yard pass from QB #12 to WR #19 (XP Failed) (41-9 SDSU)
SDSU: 45 yard fumble return by Williams (48-9 SDSU)

Team Statistics (NS/SDSU)
First Downs: 16/13
Total Offense: 277/425
Rushes-Yards: 32-44/25-105
Comp-Att-TD: 18-30-1/15-22-4
Passing Yards: 233/320
Turnovers: 2/1
Total Yards: 441/507
Penalties-Yards: 8-71/5-60
T.O.P.: 17:14/18:46

Team Leaders

Nicholls State
N/A

San Diego State
R. Lindley - 12/19, 288 Yds, 3 TD
R. Hillman: 13 Car, 75 Yds, TD
D. Brown: 9 Car, 55 Yds
D. Denso: 2 Rec, 99 Yds, 2 TD
D. Sampson: 4 Rec, 60 Yds
A. Umuolo: 2 Rec, 57 Yds, TD
V. Brown: 2 Rec, 50 Yds

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Aztecs Run Away With a Win in New Mexico

Las Cruces, New Mexico (AP) - In shootout fashion, the San Diego State Aztecs (2-0, 0-0 MWC) outscored the New Mexico State Aggies (0-1, 0-0 WAC) 56-30 to earn their second win of the season and move to 2-0. Both teams surpassed the 400-yard barrier in total offense, but ultimately the fourth quarter decided the game.

This game was really closer than the score indicates. The Aztecs entered the fourth quarter with a 42-30 lead and held that lead until 3:42 left in the game, when Ryan Lindley completed a 42 yard touchdown pass to Dominique Sandifer to put the Aztecs up 49-30 late in the game. To add insult to injury, third-string running back Walter Kazee scored on a 25 yard touchdown run with under two minutes left in the game to make the final score 56-30 in favor of San Diego State, despite the Aggies being within striking distance until the final four minutes.

Defensively, both teams had their issues. Both teams surpassed 425 yards of offense and passed for over 275 yards. In fact, New Mexico State racked up 315 passing yards, a fact which could serve to expose the Aztecs secondary a bit.

Whatever the case, the Aztecs move to 2-0 on the season and will take on Missouri next week on the road. Missouri will prove to be a tough task, particularly because Blain Gabbert and the Tigers' spread offense loves to throw the ball around the yard. If San Diego State's secondary fails to show up again, Missouri will win in a rout.

San Diego State - 56, New Mexico State - 30

SDSU: 07-21-14-14
NMSU: 10-6-14-00

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter:
NMSU: 37 yard field goal by Stampler (3-0 NMSU)
SDSU: 5 yard run by Hillman (7-3 SDSU)
NMSU: 5 yard run by Christian (10-7 NMSU)

2nd Quarter:
SDSU: 14 yard pass from Lindley to Sullivan (14-10 SDSU)
NMSU: 2 yard pass from Christian to Allen (XP Missed) (16-14 NMSU)
SDSU: 91 yard kickoff return by Brown (21-16 SDSU)
SDSU: 10 yard pass from Lindley to Umuolo (28-16 SDSU)

3rd Quarter:
SDSU: 9 yard run by Brown (35-17 SDSU)
SDSU: 25 yard fumble return by Lawson (42-16 SDSU)
NMSU: 78 yard pass from Christian to Lee (42-23 SDSU)
NMSU: 86 yard interception return by Hatchett (42-30 SDSU)

4th Quarter:
SDSU: 42 yard pass from Lindley to Sandifer (49-30 SDSU)
SDSU: 25 yard run by Kazee (56-30 SDSU)

Team Statistics (SDSU/NMSU)
First Downs: 20/16
Total Offense: 447/426
Rushes-Yards: 36-168/21-111
Comp-Att-TD: 19-24-3/22-34-2
Passing Yards: 279/315
Turnovers: 3/2
Total Yards: 664/587
Penalties-Yards: 5-45/4-40
T.O.P.: 23:50/13:55

Team Leaders
San Diego State
R. Lindley - 18/23, 281 Yds, 3 TD, 3 INT
R. Hillman - 21 Car, 104 Yds, TD
D. Brown - 9 Car, 36 Yds, TD
W. Kazee - 3 Rec, 23 Yds, TD
A. Umuolo - 4 Rec, 71 Yds, TD
D. Sandifer - 2 Rec, 63 Yds, TD
D. Sampson - 3 Rec, 59 Yds
M. Yarbrough - 10 Tkl, TFL

New Mexico State
M. Christian - 22/34, 315 Yds, 2 TD, Rush TD
S. Smith - 16 Car, 107 Yds
T. Lee - 3 Rec, 87 Yds, TD
A. Shapiro - Rec, 65 Yds
D. Preston - 5 Rec, 62 Yds
M. Allen - 7 Rec, 42 Yds, TD
B. Adolpho - 10 Tkl, 2 TFL, INT
S. Hatchett - 6 Tkl, TFL, INT, TD

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Good luck. I know Franchise will be happy to see you running the show at SDSU.