Just trying to be creative with how we do it,” said Entz, who was hired in December. “If we had someone who wanted to get their master’s degree that’s great. But they d

Fresno State students, faculty and staff returned to campus for the spring semester Thursday amid a sobering financial outlook — including $4.2 million in cuts that will have to be addressed in the wake of a proposed $375 million reduction in state funding that will impact the 23-campus California State University system.

Air Force faces the Fresno State Bulldogs after Ethan Taylor scored 22 points in the Falcons' 68-62 loss to the Nevada Wolf Pack

Air Force faces the Fresno State Bulldogs after Ethan Taylor scored 22 points in the Falcons' 68-62 loss to the Nevada Wolf Pack

BOTTOM LINE: Fresno State hosts Utah State after Mia Jacobs scored 30 points in Fresno State’s 68-62 victory against the Boise State Broncos. The Bulldogs are 8-2 on their home court. Fresno State is ninth in the MWC in rebounding with 30.4 rebounds. Jacobs leads the Bulldogs with 9.8 boards.

Fresno State landed two more football players under first-year head coach Matt Entz. Linebacker K’Von Thunderbird joins the Bulldogs after a short stint with Arizona State. This past season, he played in nine games and had four total tackles with one tackle for loss and a sack.

Mojave (LV) 2025 three-star linebacker AJ Tuitele took an official visit with the USC Trojans over the weekend. Tuitele originally signed with Washington State

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Ryan left Oklahoma State after the 1999 season to join Bill Belichick's Patriots staff, and hasn't coached in college since.

USC is hiring former NFL assistant coach Rob Ryan to be the Trojans' new assistant head coach for defense and linebackers coach, the school announced Saturday.

With the linebackers coaching post open on his Southern Cal staff since Matt Entz departed to take over at Fresno State, Lincoln Riley and heralded defensive coordinator D'Anton Lynn are working to add longtime NFL veteran Rob Ryan to coach the Trojans linebackers, FootballScoop has learned.

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