Mustangs prepping for Sacramento State

Kori Garcia only managed 14 yards on Saturday, but the Mustangs racked-up over 500 yards as a team. By Owen Main

The Cal Poly football team is back at work this week, prepping for Sacramento State. Last week, they put 510 total yards on the board as they held-on for a 30-24 Big Sky Conference road victory.

At a lively practice on Tuesday, the Mustangs coaches and players seemed lively and energetic, despite the early 6:30 practice time. Head coach Tim Walsh took a few minutes with me to discuss last week’s game and what needs to be improved upon this week.

I also caught-up with quarterback, Chris Brown. Against Weber State last weekend, Brown became the first Mustang in Division I to throw for, rush for, and catch a touchdown in the same game. Since not all the box scores are available, it’s unclear whether anyone at Cal Poly ever achieved the triple-threat feat during Cal Poly’s Division II days.

Brown, who has been shouldering a heavy workload, talked about where his team needs to get better and also what the deal is with his mouthpiece.

Incidentally, the Mustangs men’s soccer team opens their Big West North stretch run on Saturday — also at Sac State. The soccer game starts at 3:00, while the football game starts at 6:00. It’s a road-trip we’ll try to double-up on as far as coverage goes.

I took a few photos at practice as well. Hope you enjoy.

Photos by Owen Main

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