MATT ARAIZA NEWS

Johnson, San Diego St. beat No. 24 UTSA 38-24 in Frisco Bowl

Lucas Johnson passed for a career-best 333 yards and three touchdowns, and ran for another score as San Diego State beat No. 24 UTSA 38-24 in the Frisco Bowl for the Aztecs’ progra...

DECEMBER 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

AP All-America team: Young and Tide lead with 3 1st teamers

Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young and Alabama teammates Will Anderson Jr. and Jameson Williams have been selected All-Americans by The Associated Press

DECEMBER 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

College football awards: Who should win, who will win and who got snubbed

From outstanding punter to the Heisman Trophy, Rob Rang breaks down the finalists for all of college football's national awards.

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Aztecs' Matt Araiza is the man, but is he the Guy? San Diego State punter could become school's first major award winner when Ray Guy Award is announced Thursday

DECEMBER 9, 2021 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Utah St routs No. 19 San Diego St 46-13, wins Mountain West

Utah State won its first Mountain West Conference title with a 46-13 rout of No. 19 San Diego State

DECEMBER 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Carson, ho! No. 19 SDSU hosts Utah State in MWC title game

The No. 19 San Diego State Aztecs have to make one more trip to the Los Angeles suburb of Carson to host the Mountain West Conference championship game against Utah State in their...

DECEMBER 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Araiza's booming punts carry No. 19 Aztecs to MWC title tilt

San Diego State punter Matt Araiza is unquestionably the best player for the No. 19 Aztecs, who will host Utah State in the Mountain West Conference championship game Saturday in C...

DECEMBER 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Aztecs dominate Mountain West awards — led by Cameron Thomas, Matt Araiza and Brady Hoke San Diego State players honored as Defensive and Special Teams players of year; Hoke named Coach of the Year

NOVEMBER 30, 2021 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Column: Aztecs' Matt Araiza should win the Heisman ... yes, a punter Football is about field position and no one has done more for his team in that regard than Araiza

NOVEMBER 27, 2021 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Rutgers to host Maryland with a bowl berth on the line

While Maryland and Rutgers have not played in postseason football bowl games in a while, the two Big Ten Conference schools are going to get a taste of it

NOVEMBER 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 22 San Diego State rallies past Boise State 27-16

No. 22 San Diego State claimed the Mountain West's West Division title with a 27-16 victory over Boise State

NOVEMBER 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 22 SDSU, Boise State get early wake-up call for big game

While people around the country jostle for Black Friday deals or begin to pull out of Thanksgiving food comas, the Boise State Broncos and No. 22 San Diego State Aztecs will get an...

NOVEMBER 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Week 13: Rivalries, championship hopes, CFP implications

No college football rivalry has produced more big games than Michigan-Ohio State

NOVEMBER 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Aztecs punter Matt Araiza among three finalists for Ray Guy Award Punter is San Diego State's first major award finalist since running back Rashaad Penny for 2017 Walter Camp Award

NOVEMBER 23, 2021 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Too much at stake for No. 23 Aztecs to underestimate UNLV

No. 23 San Diego State knows not to overlook UNLV on Friday

NOVEMBER 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

AP Top 25 Reality Check: Strange time for Bama to pass Cincy

Timing is everything in life and this week was a strange-looking time for Alabama to pass Cincinnati in The Associated Press college football poll

NOVEMBER 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Araiza, No. 22 San Diego State beat Nevada 23-21

Greg Bell had 16 carries for 104 yards and Matt Araiza kicked a 35-yard field goal with 1:21 to play to help No. 22 San Diego State beat Nevada 23-21

NOVEMBER 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Aztecs' Matt Araiza has something to ponder — a 99-yard punt SDSU punter has special appreciation of feat by Nevada's Pat Brady, who set NCAA record for longest punt 71 years ago

NOVEMBER 11, 2021 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

No. 21 Aztecs, Bulldogs face off for supremacy in rivalry

Bragging rights as the best college football team in California will be decided Saturday night in a Mountain West Conference game at a soccer pitch in an industrial suburb of Los A...

OCTOBER 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 22 San Diego State holds off Air Force, 20-14

Matt Araiza kicked two field goals, Kaegun Williams and Chance Bell ran for touchdowns and No. 22 San Diego State withstood Air Force’s comeback bid to win 20-14

OCTOBER 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Young, Davis headline AP Midseason All-America Team

The Associated Press midseason All-America team is led by Alabama quarterback Bryce Young and Texas running back Bijan Robinson

OCTOBER 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 24 San Diego St. outlasts San Jose St. 19-13 in 2 OTs

Lucas Johnson threw TD passes to Jesse Matthews in both overtime periods as No. 24 San Diego State finally got going offensively after a rough regulation and beat San Jose State 19...

OCTOBER 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 24 San Diego St. seeks revenge at San Jose St.

No. 24 San Diego State heads into a visit to San Jose State with last year's loss to the Spartans still stinging

OCTOBER 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 25 San Diego State starts fast, beats New Mexico 31-7

Greg Bell rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown, quarterback Jordon Brookshire added two scoring runs and No. 25 San Diego State beat New Mexico 31-7 on Saturday night in its first...

OCTOBER 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

San Diego St blows lead, holds off Utah 33-31 in triple OT

San Diego State blew a 14-point lead in the final minutes of regulation before hanging on for a wild 33-31 victory over Utah

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS