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2020 MACKEY AWARD SEMIFINALIST: Derrick Deese Jr, San Jose State,...Deese Jr is in his third season with the Spartans...Long, lanky tight end...Has 11 receptions for 158 yards/14.36 YPC with 3 touchdowns so far in 2020...First joined the team for 2018 fall drills as a tight end prospect...Named to the 2019 Mountain West All-Academic team...A son of former San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman Derrick Deese. - San Jose State Football

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TE Derrick Deese Jr., San Jose State
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12/05/20 - Kairee Robinson, rSr/2024, San Jose State, 5-07, 195 (DS#36 RB) + More +

Tyler Nevens and Kairee Robinson each had over 100 yards rushing and combined for three touchdowns, and San Jose State played its first game in three weeks and beat Hawaii 35-24 on Saturday. San Jose State (5-0, 5-0 Mountain West Conference), which had games canceled against Fresno State and Boise State, had its originally scheduled home matchup with Hawaii relocated from CEFCU Stadium due to new COVID-19 guidelines in Santa Clara County. The Spartans beat UNLV 34-17 on Nov. 14.

Nevens had 16 carries for 152 yards. He broke loose for a 72-yard touchdown run and a 10-yard score, each in the first quarter. Robinson ran 17 times for 111 yards, including a 2-yard TD run that capped an 18-play, 70-yard drive in the third quarter. The Spartans' Nick Starkel was 11 of 23 passing for 167 yards. He tossed a 2-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Holiness, and a 50-yard score to Tre Walker in the fourth quarter. Chevan Cordeiro completed 28 of 42 passes, threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another score for Hawaii (3-4, 3-4). - San Jose State/AP College Football

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RB Kairee Robinson, San Jose State
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12/03/20 - Nick Starkel, rSr/2022, San Jose State, 6-4, 217 (DS#24 QB) + More +

San Jose State University quarterback Nick Starkel is one of 35 players named to the Davey O'Brien Class of 2020 and is considered an official candidate to win the 2020 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award. The first-year Spartan and graduate transfer from the University of Arkansas is enjoying his best season as a college quarterback for the undefeated and Mountain West co-leading San Jose State team (4-0, 4-0 Mountain West).

In the national rankings, Starkel ranks 13th in passing efficiency with a 171.0 rating and 12th in completion percentage with a career-best 70.1 percent figure. He has completed 75-of-107 passes with two interceptions for 980 yards and nine touchdowns. Starkel passed for a season-high 467 yards and a career-best five touchdowns in the Spartans' 38-21 win over New Mexico and earned Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week and was named to Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award Great 8 list. - San Jose State Football

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QB Nick Starkel, San Jose State
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11/29/20 - Chevan Cordeiro, rSr/2024, San Jose State, 6-1, 200 (DS#43 QB) + More +

Chevan Cordeiro passed for 246 yards and a touchdown and scored on a 2-yard run in the fourth quarter and Hawaii beat Nevada 24-21 on Saturday night. Cordeiro was 26-of-32 passing without an interception and had 15 carries for 62 yards. Calvin Turner had 10 receptions for 77 yards and a TD for Hawaii (3-3 Mountain West Conference). Carson Strong hit Cole Turner for a 4-yard touchdown to give Nevada (5-1) a 7-3 lead with 2:57 to play in the first half but Cordeiro led the Rainbow Warriors on an eight-play, 75-yard drive capped by his 7-yard TD pass to Turner less than two minutes later and Hawaii led the rest of the way.

Strong completed 20 of 25 passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns and Toa Taua 131 yards rushing and a score on 20 carries for the Wolf Pack. Hawaii took a 10-point lead when its 10-play, 99-yard drive culminated with a 4-yard touchdown run by Miles Reed late in the third quarter. On Nevada’s next drive, Taua scored on a 1-yard run, but the Rainbow Warriors answered with a 14-play, 75-yard to make it 24-14 on Cordeiro’s TD run with 9:31 to play. Tory Horton had an 18-yard scoring reception pulled the Wolf Pack within a field goal about four minutes later but Hawaii ran out the clock with an 11-play drive - including a 9-yard pass from Cordeiro to Turner on fourth-and-9 from the Nevada 26 - to seal it. - Hawaii/AP College Football

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QB Chevan Cordeiro, San Jose State
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11/22/20 - Nick Starkel, rSr/2022, San Jose State, 6-4, 217 (DS#24 QB) + More +

As good as Nevada's Carson Strong has been, he doesn't have the best quarterback rating in the league. That belongs to Starkel, the transfer from Arkansas (who was at Texas A&M before that). The MW has become a transfer league at quarterback with seven transfers starting at least one game at quarterback for MW schools this season. Starkel has been the best of that bunch, and he qualifies as a newcomer for this award. After throwing five interceptions in a loss to SJSU last season when he was at Arkansas, Starkel has become a Spartans star. He's completed 70.1 percent of his passes for 980 yards, nine touchdowns, two interceptions and a MW-best 171 quarterback rating to lead SJSU to its best start since 1955. He edges Washington transfer Jake Haener, now Fresno State's quarterback. - Nevada Sports Net

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QB Nick Starkel, San Jose State
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11/16/20 - Cade Hall, rSr/2023, San Jose State, 6-2, 270 (DS#999 DE) + More +

NOV 16 MOUNTAIN WEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: CADE HALL, SAN JOSE STATE, Junior, Defensive Line, Morgan Hill, California/Bellarmine Prep,...Led San Jose State to a victory over UNLV, giving the Spartans their first 4-0 start since 1955...Tallied a season high seven tackles, including 4.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks...The four tackles for loss are tied for fourth-most nationally this season, while the three sacks are tied for sixth-most. - Mountain West Football

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DE Cade Hall, San Jose State
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11/15/20 - Nick Starkel, rSr/2022, San Jose State, 6-4, 217 (DS#24 QB) + More +

Nick Starkel threw two touchdown passes to Bailey Gaither and San Jose State beat UNLV 34-17 on Saturday night. SJSU (4-0, 4-0 Mountain West Conference) is off to its best start since opening the 1955 season with four consecutive wins. Starkel was 17-of-28 passing for 274 yards and Gaither finished with six receptions for 94 yards. Nick Nash had 94 yards rushing on eight carries for the Spartans. Nash is listed as the backup quarterback and led San Jose State to a win over San Diego State last week after Starkel left the game due to an undisclosed injury suffered on the first drive.

Gaither took a pop pass and raced past three defenders for a 41-yard touchdown to make it 7-3 with 6:11 left in the first quarter and the Spartans led the rest of the way. Gaither's diving 2-yard touchdown with 1:28 left in the first half gave San Jose State a 24-10 lead. Isaiah Hamilton made a diving catch for a 27-yard gain on a third-and-11 play and a pair of pass interference penalties against the Runnin' Rebels defense kept the drive alive for the Spartans. - AP College Football

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QB Nick Starkel, San Jose State
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11/09/20 - Tre Jenkins, rSr/2024, San Jose State, 6-0, 213 (DS#30 SS) + More +

NOV 9 MOUNTAIN WEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: TRE JENKINS, SAN JOSE STATE, Sophomore, Safety, Stockton, California/St. Mary's HS,...Led San Jose State to its first victory over San Diego State since 2012, tallying a single-game career-high nine tackles...Also recorded a sack, forced fumble and interception...The forced fumble led to a Spartans touchdown, giving them their first lead of the game at 21-17...Picked off the Aztecs in the end zone, preserving the Spartans four-point lead. - Mountain West Football

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SS Tre Jenkins, San Jose State
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11/09/20 - Derrick Deese Jr., rSr/2022, San Jose State, 6-3, 244 (DS#16 TE) + More +

San Jose State has the best corps of receivers in the Mountain West, and they've been adamant about proving it. Derrick Deese Jr., who finished with a game-high 76 receiving yards and five catches, not only had a one-handed grab, but another sideline tip-toe grab to live up to his Tony Toe Taps moniker. Tre Walker, who threw his hat in the ring for catch of the year last week against New Mexico, added to his highlight reel with a sideline tip-toe catch of his own. Walker finished with five catches for 70 yards. Bailey Gaither wasn't featured as often as previous weeks, but had three catches and a touchdown. "Whoever gets the ball, you know they're going to be able to do something with it," Deese Jr. said. "It could be Tre, me, Nash, anyone else. Anyone on the offense can make a play happen." - San Jose Mercury News

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TE Derrick Deese Jr., San Jose State
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11/08/20 - Chevan Cordeiro, rSr/2024, San Jose State, 6-1, 200 (DS#43 QB) + More +

Chevan Cordeiro passed for four touchdowns - including a pair to Zion Bowens just 70 seconds apart - and ran for another score to help Hawaii beat New Mexico 39-33 on Saturday night. Cordeiro was 33-of-43 passing for 410 yards with two interceptions and scored on a 5-yard run in the first quarter. Nick Mardner had six receptions for 147 yards and a touchdown for Hawaii (2-1, 2-1 Mountain West Conference). Cordeiro rolled left to escape pressure and hit Calvin Turner, who evaded five would-be tacklers on his way to a 64-yard touchdown that gave Hawaii the lead for good early in the fourth quarter. Jared Smart made a leaping, contested catch in the corner of the end zone for the 2-point conversion that made it 36-30. Tevaka Tuioti was 17-of-31 passing for 181 yards and two TDs and added 71 yards rushing on five carries for New Mexico (0-2, 0-2). Nathaniel Jones and Bobby Cole each had 96 yards rushing.

George Steinkamp made the second of his four field goals to give the Lobos a 13-point lead early in the second quarter but Mardner's 42-yard touchdown catch made it 20-14 at halftime. Cordeiro hit Bowns for a 42-yard score on the opening drive of the second half and, after New Mexico went three-and-out, Bowers scored on a diving 40-yard catch to give the Rainbow Warriors a 28-20 lead with 11:55 left in the third quarter. A 28-yard TD run by Jones about two minutes later and a 24-yard field goal by Steinkamp early in the fourth quarter gave New Mexico a 30-28 lead. The game was played without fans due to COVID-19 restrictions in the island of Oahu. - AP College Football

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QB Chevan Cordeiro, San Jose State
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11/07/20 - Nick Nash, rSr/2025, San Jose State, 6-3, 203 (DS#22 WR) + More +

Backup Nick Nash threw for two touchdowns and rushed for another score with 1:32 remaining, and San Jose State took advantage of three fourth-quarter turnovers to beat San Diego State 28-17 on Friday night. San Jose State has started a season 3-0 for the first time since 1982. SJSU trailed 17-14 early in the fourth quarter before its defense and special teams took over. Viliami Fehoko recovered a loose ball on a backward pass, Tre Jenkins made a bobbling interception in the end zone and Rico Tolefree secured a fumble on a punt return with 3:32 left.

Nash was 16-of-25 passing for 169 yards and he carried it 11 times for 53 yards. SJSU starting quarterback Nick Starkel had to be helped off the field on the first possession of the game after a hit by Cameron Thomas and did not return. Carson Baker passed for 261 yards for San Diego State (2-1, 2-1 Mountain West), and Greg Bell carried it 25 times for 109 yards and a touchdown. Tariq Thompson made his 12th career interception in the third quarter, moving into a tie for fifth in program history. Damontae Kazee (2013-16) holds the SDSU record with 17. - AP College Football

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WR Nick Nash, San Jose State
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11/03/20 - Nick Starkel, rSr/2022, San Jose State, 6-4, 217 (DS#24 QB) + More +

Starkel was nothing short of sensational in just his second game with San Jose State, completing 34 of 47 passes for 467 yards and career-high five touchdowns. His aerial assault on New Mexico's secondary came early and often. He connected with Walker for two explosive touchdowns of 37 and 26 yards, the latter of which is a candidate for catch of the year. He also found Isaiah Hamilton on a gorgeous 43-yard touchdown in the second quarter. Starkel's best throw of the night, however, was to Bailey Gaither. In the final seconds of the third quarter, Starkel threw an absolutely perfect spiral to Gaither in stride for a 69-yard touchdown, one that even had the coach in awe.

Starkel connected with 10 receivers, but Gaither and Walker were his two favorite targets. Gaither had 10 receptions for 208 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Walker had nine receptions for 107 yards and two touchdowns. The seldom-used Sam Olson had a one-yard touchdown as well. Starkel's quarterback rating of 190.9 was the second-best of his career. Coincidentally, Starkel's highest single-game quarterback rating also came against New Mexico, back in 2017 when he still played at Texas A&M, the team he played for before moving on to Arkansas. - San Jose Mercury News

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QB Nick Starkel, San Jose State
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11/02/20 - Nick Starkel, rSr/2022, San Jose State, 6-4, 217 (DS#24 QB) + More +

NOV 2 MOUNTAIN WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: NICK STARKEL, SAN JOSE STATE, Senior, Quarterback, Argyle, Texas/Arkansas,...Helped lead San Jose State to a 38-21 win over New Mexico, improving the Spartans to 2-0...In the victory, completed 34 passes for 467 yards and a single-game career-high five touchdowns...The 467 passing yards are the most in the Mountain West this season and fifth-best in a single game nationally. Additionally, the 467 passing yards is tied for eighth-best in San Jose State history. Became the first Spartan quarterback to throw at least five touchdowns in a game in eight years. Three touchdown passes came on third-down plays and another was on fourth down. - Mountain West Football

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QB Nick Starkel, San Jose State
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11/01/20 - Nick Starkel, rSr/2022, San Jose State, 6-4, 217 (DS#24 QB) + More +

Nick Starkel threw for 467 yards and a career-high five touchdowns to help San Jose State beat New Mexico 38-21 on Saturday night and open the season with back-to-back wins for the first time 33 years. The Spartans (2-0, 2-0 Mountain West Conference) won their first two games of the season for the first time since 1987 and opened their conference schedule with consecutive wins for the first time since 2011, when they were a member of the Western Athletic Conference. Bailey Gaither set career highs with 10 receptions and 208 yards receiving, including a 69-yard touchdown. Tre Walker had 107 yards receiving and two TDs on nine catches for SJSU. His acrobatic 26-yard touchdown catch made it 21-7 in the second quarter. Teveka Tuioti was 20-of-35 passing for 294 yards and two touchdowns with one interception and had 14 carries for 69 yards and a score for New Mexico (0-1, 0-1). The game was relocated to San Jose, California, as a result of public health orders in New Mexico related to the coronavirus pandemic. - San Jose State/AP College Football

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QB Nick Starkel, San Jose State
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10/25/20 - Derrick Deese Jr., rSr/2022, San Jose State, 6-3, 244 (DS#16 TE) + More +

Nick Starkel threw two touchdown passes to tight end Derrick Deese Jr. in the third quarter and San Jose State beat Air Force 17-6 on Saturday night in the Mountain West Conference opener for both teams. Bailey Gaither tied his career high with eight receptions for 110 yards for the Spartans. Starkel completed 22 of 29 passes for 226 yards with one interception. It was the senior's 11th career start but his first for the Spartans. Starkel made five starts for Texas A&M and then five starts for Arkansas before joining San Jose State as a graduate transfer. Deese, a senior who went into the game with two career touchdowns, had TD catches of 7 and 11 yards, the latter of which gave San Jose State (1-0, 1-0) a 14-0 lead with 43 seconds left in the third quarter. Bailey Gaither tied his career high with eight receptions for 110 yards. It was the latest start to a football season in San Jose State's history. The last time the Spartans began a season in October was in 1936. Air Force (1-1) had its nine-game win streak - the third longest in program history - snapped. - AP College/San Jose State Football

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TE Derrick Deese Jr., San Jose State
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