Ankle, Tomey, Kelly, SJSU Previews

Bill Hull has good news regarding Colt's ankle.

On the first play of team drills, Brennan took the snap and darted left around his offensive line. Once around the edge, he planted on his left foot and cut back into the middle. Feeling greedy, Brennan made one last cut, this time planting on his right, and made his way down the sideline.

There was no limp to his step and no hitch in his throw. All signs point toward Brennan being as close to 100 percent as he has been in nearly a month.

Great to hear. Dave Reardon interviews SJSU coach Dick Tomey about a wide range of subjects in this Star-Bulletin article. Here's an excerpt, but the whole thing is good.

Q: Some people in Hawaii were upset with you last year because you left the Warriors out of one of your coaches' polls near the end of the season. What are your thoughts on that?

A: I don't think that's anybody's business. I think I left Hawaii out once after they lost and Houston won. I just vote who I think is the best. I don't vote along conference lines, I just vote what I think.

We spend a lot of time thinking about it and we try to be honest about it.

So if there was a week where I left Hawaii out it was because I thought they should be left out. But they were in my Top 25 in my last poll after the bowl game.

Stephen Tsai profiles kicker Dan Kelly.

Kelly has emerged as an offensive option for the Warriors this season. He has converted five of seven field-goal attempts, and is perfect on 44 point-after kicks. Those are significant numbers for a four-wide passing offense that has attempted to pass or run 10 times on fourth down.

In such a system, Kelly is summoned in what-the-heck situations.

Also from the article, Michael Lafaele is good to go, and Amani Purcell talks about playing nose in the Oky package.

Josh Weaver of the Spartan Daily has a preview, and discusses what SJSU needs to do to win.

If I were 60 pounds heavier and not as slow as molasses, I would throw on some shoulder pads.

This is a statement game for the Spartans.

They have a chance to prove they belong in prime time. They have a chance to prove to the SJSU community that last year wasn't a fluke. They have the chance to completely erase their disastrous start.

I know I'm pumped. Are you?

Awww yeah.

Chadd Cripe of the Idaho Statesman has a preview and discusses the importance of the game.

"They're the only team that we played last year that physically dominated us," Tomey said. "We hope it's different (this year), but we'll have to prove it on the field. … We've got a chance to be in the conference race, to be in the conversation in the conference, and we intend to do everything we can to make that come true."