2010 San Diego State Recruiting Class

2010 San Diego State Aztecs ... Head Coach: Brady Hoke

2009 Schedule
CFN Prediction: 4-8
2009 Record: 4-8

9/5 at UCLA L 33-14
9/12 South. Utah W 35-19
9/19 at Idaho L 34-20
9/26 at Air Force L 26-14
10/3 NMSU W 34-17
10/10 OPEN DATE
10/17 BYU L 38-28
10/24 at Colorado St W 42-28
10/31 New Mexico W 23-20
11/7 TCU L 55-12
11/14 Wyoming L 30-27
11/21 at Utah L 38-7
11/28 at UNLV L 28-24

2008 Schedule
CFN Prediction: 4-8
2008 Record: 2-10

8/30 Cal Poly L 29-27
9/6 at Notre Dame L 21-13
9/13 at San Jose St L 35-10
9/20 OPEN DATE
927 Idaho W 45-17
10/4 at TCU L 41-7
10/11 Air Force L 35-10
10/18 at New Mexico L 70-7
10/25 Colorado State L 38-34
11/1 at Wyoming L 35-10
11/8 at BYU L 41-12
11/15 Utah L 63-14
11/22 UNLV W 42-21

San Diego State Aztecs

The Top 5 Prospects
DE	Perry Jackson	6-2	250	Roseville, CA
DT	Dontrell Onuahu	6-2	283	La Quinta, CA
OL	Juan Bolanos	6-7	340	El Cajon, CA
OL	Zack Dilley	6-5	280	Menifee, CA
DE	Everett Beed	6-3	225	Phelan, CA
The Rest of the Class
OL	Garrett Corbett	6-5	270	Sparks, NV
QB	Adam Dingwell	6-3	192	Rockwall, TX
LB	Jake Fely	5-10	205	Oceanside, CA
LB	Cody Galea	6-3	225	Elk Grove, CA
DT	Kenneth Galea'i	6-1	280	Oceanside, CA
ATH	Dwayne Garrett	6-0	180	Scottsdale, AZ
OL	Riley Gauld	6-5	299	Santa Maria, CA
LB	Joshua Gavert	6-2	190	Lakewood, CA
TE	John Ghandour	6-4	245	La Habra, CA
ATH	King Holder	5-10	170	Oceanside, CA
DB	Mahbu Keels	6-1	170	San Diego, CA
WR	David Lamar	6-2	170	San Diego, CA
RB	Adam Muema	5-10	202	Covina, CA
K	Abel Perez	6-1	217	Chula Vista, CA
TE	Bryce Quigley	6-5	240	Apple Valley, CA
WR	Ezell Ruffin	6-1	190	Long Beach, CA
DB	Rene Siluano	5-10	190	Oceanside, CA
LB	Jordan Thomas	6-1	240	Redlands, CA
OL	Joe Unga	6-6	305	Walnut, CA
WR	Jay Waddell	6-0	175	Hesperia, CA
DB	J.J. Whittaker	5-10	175	Oceanside, CA
RB	Deonte Williams	5-10	190	Roseville, CA

Nov. 28
at UNLV 28 … San Diego State 24
San Diego State held a 24-7 lead midway through the third quarter helped by a 55-yard interception return for a score from Luke Laolagi and a 15-yard Roberto Wallace scoring grab, but UNLV scored 21 unanswered points starting with a seven-yard Omar Clayton touchdown run and finished off with a 17-yard Clayton scoring pass to Phillip Payne in the final minutes. The defense gave up 445 yards, but Terrance Lee picked off a pass and took it 40 yards for a touchdown to pull within three. SDSU’s final drive fizzled.
Player of the Game: UNLV LB Jason Beauchamp made 15 tackles, a sack, two tackles for loss, and broke up a pass
San Diego State: Passing: Ryan Lindley, 25-45, 341 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Walter Kazee, 15-106, Receiving: Roberto Wallace, 8-106, 1 TD
UNLV: Passing: Omar Clayton, 21-35, 274 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Chris Brogdon, 9-49, Receiving: Phillip Payne, 5-107, 1 TD 
What It All Means: The Aztecs have to learn how to close. Going 0-for-4 in November wasn’t too much of a shocker, but gagging late against Wyoming ruined bowl hopes, and not being able to hang on against UNLV closed things out with a thud. Not having a running game is a major problem that has to be addressed this offseason, but the offense will certainly revolve around Ryan Lindley and the passing game. If everyone is healthy, the Aztecs could be dangerous. If they could finish second in the league this year, they could be averaging close to 300 yards next season.

Nov. 21
at Utah 38 …. San Diego State 7
Utah bounced back from its blowout loss to TCU by scoring 38 first half points on the way to the easy win. Eddie Wide scored twice in the first quarter from eight and two yards out, while the defense got into the act with a 30-yard Joe Dale interception return for a touchdown. San Diego State kept battling with little luck, failing to get on the board until Dominique Sandifer caught a 17-yard pass in the fourth. SDSU was held to just 55 rushing yards.
Player of the Game: Utah RB Eddie Wide ran 16 times for 84 yards and two scores, and he caught a pass for six yards
San Diego State: Passing: Ryan Lindley, 17-37, 207 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Brandon Sullivan, 18-55, Receiving: Dominique Sandifer, 7-74, 1 TD
Utah: Passing: Jordan Wynn, 14-28, 195 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Eddie Wide, 16-84, 2 TD, Receiving: Jereme Brooks, 7-100, 1 TD
What It All Means: The Aztecs got down early and was never able to recover. It’s a bit too much to suggest that they were suffering a hangover from the loss to Wyoming, Utah came out and played well, but the team didn’t seem to have anything going its way early on and the game was over. Ryan Lindley and the passing game struggled, he was under pressure, while the ground game was non-existent. Even though SDSU is out of the bowl picture, a 5-7 record would be a nice step forward with a win over UNLV. 

Nov. 14
Wyoming 30 … at San Diego State 27
Down 27-6 going into the fourth quarter, Wyoming scored 24 unanswered points with Ian Watts hitting a 43-yard field goal with 23 seconds to play to get the win. Austyn Carta-Samuels ran for a ten-yard score and connected with David Tooley for a nine-yard score. Alvester Alexander added a 33-yard scoring dash. San Diego State got up on two Brandon Sullivan touchdown runs from one and five yards out, but the defense collapsed down the stretch.
Player of the Game: Wyoming QB Austyn Carta-Samuels completed 16-of-22 passes for 246 yards and a touchdown, and he ran 13 times for 51 yards and a score
San Diego State: Passing: Ryan Lindley, 18-29, 200 yds
Rushing: Brandon Sullivan, 18-105, 2 TD, Receiving: DeMarco Sampson, 5-50
Wyoming: Passing: Austyn Carta-Samuels, 16-22, 246 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Brandon Stewart, 19-76, Receiving: David Tooley, 4-70, 1 TD 
What It All Means: Alright Brady Hoke; now it’s time to do some coaching. Just when it seemed like the Aztecs had pulled up from the blowout loss to TCU, they collapsed in the fourth quarter against a bad Wyoming offense in the home finale. A bowl bid was likely with a win, needing to beat Utah or UNLV on the road to get a 13th game, but now SDSU has to beat both teams and it isn’t likely to get by the Utes. The offense got a nice day from Brandon Sullivan on the ground, but Ryan Lindley didn’t get enough going down the field. He’ll have to bomb away to have a chance in Salt Lake City.

Nov. 7
TCU 55 … at San Diego State 12
TCU got up quickly with a five-yard Ed Wesley touchdown run in the first two minutes and a 31-6 lead at halftime. Andy Dalton ran for scores from 13 and seven yards and he connected with Ryan Christian for touchdowns from 44 and 29 yards away in the blowout. San Diego State came up with two field goals before finally getting into the end zone on a 30-yard DeMarco Sampson catch. TCU answered with a 30-yard Matthew Tucker touchdown run and were never threatened. SDSU turned it over four times.
Player of the Game: TCU QB Andy Dalton completed 14-of-20 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns, and he ran five times for 44 yards and two scores.
San Diego State: Passing: Ryan Lindley, 16-34, 164 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Brandon Sullivan, 17-75, Receiving: DeMarco Sampson, 6-81, 1 TD
TCU: Passing: Andy Dalton, 14-20, 239 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Matthew Tucker, 9-79, 1 TD, Receiving: Ryan Christian, 3-106, 2 TD
What It All Means: San Diego State simply got beaten up by an elite team. The Aztecs aren’t there yet, even though the season has gotten a lot better since the disastrous start. There was no hope of generating a consistent running game against the TCU D, but Brandon Sullivan wasn’t bad rushing for 74 yards. Ryan Lindley, as hot as he was throwing the ball over the last month, was pressured too much and didn’t keep the chains moving to keep TCU off the field. The loss was expected, but SDSU has to come up with a win over Wyoming next week to keep bowl hopes alive. The Cowboys don’t have the offense to keep up if the Lindley gets going. 

Oct. 31
at San Diego State 23 …. New Mexico 20
Ryan Lindley connected with DeMarco Sampson for a four-yard touchdown pass midway through the fourth quarter to lift the Aztecs to the win. New Mexico came up with ten points in the second quarter, highlighted by a five-yard Daryl Jones touchdown catch, to take the lead, but the defense couldn’t hold on. This was the first game back for UNM head coach Mike Locksley after being suspended.
Player of the Game: San Diego State QB Ryan Lindley completed 22-of-38 passes for 253 yards and three scores.
New Mexico: Passing: Donovan Porterie, 27-52, 277 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Kasey Carrier, 13-63, Receiving: Daryl Jones, 8-86, 1 TD
San Diego State: Passing: Ryan Lindley, 22-38, 253 yds, 3 TD
Rushing: Brandon Sullivan, 24-81, Receiving: DeMarco Sampson, 7-56, 2 TD 
What It All Means: It wasn’t pretty, but the Aztecs didn’t make mistakes, the secondary came up with seven broken up passes, and they’re on a nice run of three wins in the last four games going into the date with TCU. The offensive line is playing just well enough to have a shot against the Horned Frogs, but the running game can be ignored. SDSU can’t run, it’s not going to run on TCU after being stuffed by New Mexico, and it’ll be up to Ryan Lindley to bomb away. A bowl game is still possible, but the big win has to come in two weeks against Wyoming to set up a possible sixth win coming against UNLV. The Aztecs will struggle at Utah with no running game.

Oct. 24
San Diego State 42 … at Colorado State 28
Ryan Lindley threw six touchdown passes including three to DeMarco Sampson from five, 33 and 38 yards away. Colorado State took a 28-21 lead in the third quarter on a 23-yard Zac Pauga catch from RB John Mosure, and then it was all San Diego State with 21 unanswered points highlighted by a 60-yard Alston Umuolo scoring grab to put the game away in the final few minutes. The Aztecs outgained the Rams 531 yards to 356.
Player of the Game: San Diego State QB Ryan Lindley completed 29-of-43 passes for 459 yards and six touchdowns and WR DeMarco Sampson caught 15 passes for 257 yards and three scores.
Colorado State: Passing: Grant Stucker, 13-27, 182 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: John Mosure, 20-130, 1 TD, Receiving: Rashaun Greer, 6-93
San Diego State: Passing: Ryan Lindley, 29-43, 459 yds, 6 TD
Rushing: Brandon Sullivan, 22-65, Receiving: DeMarco Sampson, 15-257, 3 TD 
What It All Means: What kind of a job is Brady Hoke doing? He has helped turn his offense into something dangerous with Ryan Lindley bombing away for 459 yards and six scores. Meanwhile, DeMarco Sampson stepped up for the passing game with Vincent Brown not doing anything. With three home games in a row, including a date with TCU, the Aztecs can make a lot of noise in the hunt for a bowl game if the passing game can keep bombing away.

Oct. 17
BYU 38 … at San Diego State 28
Max Hall snuck around for a one-yard touchdown run on the final play of the first half, instead of spiking the ball, and he threw two second half touchdown passes as BYU had a fight with San Diego State. The Aztecs got three Ryan Lindley touchdown passes with two to DeMarco Sampson from seven and 36 yards out, but the he couldn’t keep up the pass over the final 20 minutes as Hall hit Andrew George and Dennis Pitta for touchdowns and Mitch Payne nailed a 44-yard field goal as part of a 17-7 run to break a 21-21 tie. BYU outgained San Diego State 512 yards to 342.
Player of the Game: BYU QB Max Hall completed 27-of-39 passes for 346 yards and three touchdowns, and he ran 14 times for 47 yards and a score.
San Diego State: Passing: Ryan Lindley, 21-33, 298 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Walter Kazee, 9-28, Receiving: Vincent Brown, 8-147
BYU: Passing: Max Hall, 27-39, 346 yds, 3 TD
Rushing: Harvey Unga, 26-81, 1 TD, Receiving: Dennis Pitta, 6-72, 1 TD 
What It All Means: At least the offense showed a sign of life. There wasn’t any running game against the Cougars, and the defense couldn’t get off the field being totally unable to come up with a key third down stop, but Ryan Lindley and the passing game kept the pressure on and the team had one of its better games of the year. The special teams have been excellent with the punting game tuning into a major plus.

Oct. 3
at San Diego State 34 … New Mexico State 17
SDSU broke open a 17-17 game in the fourth quarter with 17 unanswered points as Ryan Lindley threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Willie Watters and Walter Kazee scored his second touchdown of the game with a three-yard run. NMSU turned it over four times with a fumble going for a 14-yard touchdown in the second quarter, but it was still a close battle until midway through the fourth. The two teams combined for just 486 yards of total offense.
Player of the Game: San Diego State RB Walter Kazee ran 22 times for 101 yards and s score
New Mexico State: Passing: Trevor Walls, 8-12, 103 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Seth Smith, 31-89, Receiving: Todd Lee, 3-67, 1 TD
San Diego State: Passing: Ryan Lindley, 7-27, 123 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Walter Kazee, 22-101, 1 TD, Receiving: Vincent Brown, 3-84, 1 TD
What It All Means: Welcome to the Walter Kazee era. The freshman running back was the only aspect of the Aztec offense that worked gaining 101 of the team’s 252 yards of offense. With the nation’s 114th ranked rushing attack, Kazee’s emergence is a must to provide any consistency to an offense that’s going to sputter all season long. The defense has been playing well, but now it’ll be tested against a BYU passing game that’s the first one the Aztecs will face all year that can actually throw.

Sept. 26
at Air Force 26 … San Diego State 14
Reggie Rembert returned a fumble 47 yards for a score and came up with two interceptions, and Erik Soderberg hit four field goals as Air Force got past the Aztecs. Anthony Wright also scored for the Falcon D with a 47-yard interception return for a touchdown on the way to a 26-2 lead. San Diego State got its touchdowns in garbage time with two Vincent Brown touchdown catches in the final 3:26.
Player of the Game: Air Force DB Reggie Rembert made seven tackles with two interceptions and a fumble return for a touchdown.
San Diego State: Passing: Ryan Lindley, 25-41, 284 yds, 2 TD, 4 INT
Rushing: Anthony Miller, 15-59, Receiving: Vincent Brown, 10-123, 2 TD
Air Force: Passing: Connor Dietz, 3-6, 51 yds
Rushing: Jared Tew, 23-68, Receiving: Johnathan Warzeka, 2-44 
What It All Means: The offense isn’t working yet. Vincent Brown is having a whale of a year catching the ball, but there’s no running game to speak of mainly because the offensive line is a disaster. QB Ryan Lindley was battered and bruised all game long and was forced into too many big mistakes. The D gets a break next week against New Mexico State, but if the offense doesn’t find more consistency against the Aggies, it’s going to be a rough two games to follow against BYU and Colorado State.

Sept. 19
at Idaho 34 … San Diego State 20
Idaho set the tone early on with a 74-yard Joseph Dickson interception return for a score and added a four-yard Deonte Jackson touchdown run on the way to a 17-3 lead. San Diego State stayed alive helped by Lane Yoshida field goals from 47 and 40 yards away, but DeMaundray Woolridge scored on runs from seven and 53 yards out to put the game away.
Player of the Game: Idaho RB DeMaundray Woolridge ran 11 times for 93 yards and two touchdowns.
San Diego State: Passing: Ryan Lindley, 21-35, 200 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Brandon Sullivan, 10-31, Receiving: DeMarco Sampson, 4-36
Idaho: Passing: Nathan Enderle, 17-30, 232 yds
Rushing: DeMaundray Woolridge, 11-93, Receiving: Max Komar, 5-78
What It All Means: There’s still a long, long way to go. Idaho isn’t the worst team in the WAC, but it’s not all that far off. The Aztecs couldn’t do anything on the ground, while the decent drives ended up fizzling against a Vandal D that’s not strong enough to keep anyone to 55 yards on the ground. The issue remains the same for the Aztecs: playmakers. Head coach Brady Hoke has to find a few players who can produce on a regular basis, and while QB Ryan Lindley had a few good moments, he didn’t connect on enough key play to keep up with the Idaho scoring. Now comes the real problem, Air Force, with the Aztec linebackers needing to be far tighter than they were against the Vandals.

Sept. 12
at San Diego State 35 ... Southern Utah 19
San Diego State gave Brady Hoke his first win as the new head coach as Ryan Lindley threw two touchdown passes and ran for a one-yard score, but Southern Utah stayed alive early helped by a 14-yard Fesi Sitake scoring grab. The Aztecs scored 17 straight points to pull away, and they coasted the rest of the way.
Player of the Game: San Diego State WR Vincent Brown caught six passes for 142 yards and a score.
Southern Utah: Passing: Cade Cooper, 15-29, 165, 1 TD, 3 INT
Rushing: Austin Minifee, 12-111, 1 TD, Receiving: Fesi Sitake, 7-74, 1 TD
San Diego State: Passing: Ryan Lindley, 20-30, 287 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Brandon Sullivan, 24-111, Receiving: Vincent Brown, 6-142, 1 TD
What It All Means: The Aztecs dominated the game even though it might not have seemed like it on the final scoreboard. The running game worked with Brandon Sullivan rushing for 111 yards, but this was mostly an important game for Ryan Lindley to show that he could get the offense moving. With Idaho coming up next, the Aztecs have to keep up the offensive balance with Air Force and the Mountain West opener to follow.

Sept. 5
at UCLA 33 ... San Diego State 14
Rahim Moore intercepted three passes and Kevin Prince threw a six-yard touchdown pass to Terrence Austin as UCLA got past San Diego State in the debut of new Aztec head coach, Brady Hoke. Ryan Lindley threw two touchdown passes for SDSU in the first half, including a 78-yarder to Vincent Brown, but the offense failed to score in the second half while UCLA, down 14-3, scored the final 30 points punctuated by a 70-yard blocked field goal for a score from Alterraun Verner.
Player of the Game: UCLA's Rahim Moore made one tackle, broke up a pass, and intercepted three passes.
San Diego State: Passing: Ryan Lindley, 18-45, 238 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing: Brandon Sullivan, 9-25, Receiving: Vincent Brown, 5-139, 1 TD
UCLA: Passing: Kevin Prince, 18-29, 176 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Derrick Coleman, 4-69, 1 TD, Receiving: Taylor Embree, 6-97
What It All Means: Brady Hoke's debut wasn't exactly the way he might have wanted, but he appears to have been handed a bad lot. Ryan Lindley hit on one big pass and couldn't connect with his targets the rest of the way missing on 27 of his 45 passes. The defense wasn't bad, with several plays made behind the line, but it wasn't enough to overcome the lack of a consistent offense. The Southern Utah game next week needs to be when the team tightens up.