In perhaps one of the craziest college basketball seasons at the top of the standings, a new number one was crowned this week, the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Honestly, the Bulldogs are a team that constantly is among the best in the country, but to consider them the best team is just ludicrous. As is proven time and time again in the BCS polls for college football, having the best record does not always mean that you are the best team…. Read more
Finishing up their final road game of the regular season, the Matadors (13-15, 7-9 Big West) traveled to Hawai’i (15-12, 11-5) Saturday night to finish their home-and-home series with the Rainbow Wahine, ultimately losing 69-60. Ultimately doomed by their first half play, the Matadors couldn’t get anything going. Northridge shot 21.7 percent on 5-23 shooting from the field, committed 15 turnovers and only scored 13 points in the half. Coming out strong at the start of the game, CSUN would… Read more
Notre Dame inside linebacker Manti Te’o, surrounded by controversy off the field with his hoax dead girlfriend story, had the chance to put that aside and focus on football at the NFL Combine this past weekend. Needing to show that the BCS National Championship game performance was that of a fluke and not the kind of player he will be in adversity, Te’o disappointed everyone. Te’o ran a disappointing 4.82 second 40-yard dash, potentially dropping his draft stock even further… Read more
Dr. Brandon Martin, a former athlete with ties to the San Fernando Valley, was named Monday as the new athletics director at CSUN. Martin assumes his position April 1 and will be among a small number of African-Americans, 7.4 percent, who head athletics programs at a Division I school, according to a press release. Martin held the position of senior associate athletics director for administration at University of Oklahoma prior to his hiring at CSUN. “This was an opportunity to make history, to leave… Read more
CSUN President Dianne F. Harrison will be introducing the new athletic director Monday afternoon, who will be taking over for former director Rick Mazzuto, who stepped down in November 2012. In Mazzuto’s absence, Associate Athletics Director for Internal Operations Ashlie Kite has been serving as the athletics administrator in charge. A search committee headed by Dr. Michael Neubauer, director of the liberal studies program, invited five candidates to campus to speak in an open forum to faculty about their plans… Read more
Decorated CSUN men’s soccer player and assistant coach, Yossi Raz, ended his Northridge career Tuesday afternoon, taking the head coaching job at Cal Poly Pomona Broncos. Recently named one of the top-15 assistant coaches in the country, Raz becomes the ninth head coach in the Broncos’ 30-year history. “It’s exciting to get an opportunity, especially when it comes to such a prestigious institution and great athletic department,” Raz said. “I’m super-thrilled and super-excited, and ready to go to work and… Read more
Casey’s Con Side; Keep Football Away A football team in the San Fernando Valley? That makes no sense. Well, Pierce College has one, but when was the last time you saw anything about them in the news? CSUN football was discontinued in 2001, much to the chagrin of the community that wanted to see a local football team they could support. There is now a petition going around that wants to bring this team back, but it’s a waste of… Read more
Continuing the search for a new athletic director, CSUN held their third open forum Thursday afternoon, welcoming Brandon Martin, University of Oklahoma’s senior associate athletics director for administration. Northridge previously hosted Ken Weiner, UCLA’s senior associate athletics director for business operations and Janet Lucas, UC Riverside’s executive associate athletic director. Martin has a familiarity with the Los Angeles area, having graduated from USC, and worked for USC from 2000-2010 in different capacities. Rising through the ranks, Martin left the school… Read more
