Front Row Seat: SDSU loses in double overtime to Troy
It was a great game to watch, but a stunning loss for the Aztecs.
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Troy upsets SDSU in double OT after Aztecs’ heave extends game - San Diego Union-Tribune
Miles Byrd drained a 50-footer as the regulation clock hit 0:00 Tuesday night at Viejas Arena to improbably force overtime against Troy, but it still wasn’t enough to beat the pesky Trojans in an absolutely bonkers 108-107 double overtime loss on a night filled with hope (the return of Magoon Gwath) and ultimately despair (a soul- and resume-crushing L).
Troy entered the night at No. 135 in the Kenpom metric, a brutal nonconference home loss in a game where SDSU paid the Trojans in the high five figures for visiting to Viejas Arena without a return date – the kind of loss that keeps you out of the NCAA Tournament.
San Diego State kicker named a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award - Sports Illustrated
San Diego State senior Gabe Plascencia — who’s become known around college football as the “Hefty Lefty” — has been named a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award, which is given to the nation’s top kicker.
