This is Alonso Tacanga reporting from inside The Pyramid (a thing of beauty) where the Matadors are to take on the Long Beach State 49ers.

Something to note: Mark Hill, a transfer from Tulsa who’s yet to log a minute with the team, is in practice shorts so we’ll likely finally get to see what the 6-2 guard has to offer. He hadn’t played up to the date because he was ineligible.

Uh-oh, anthem time…