The Spartans look to even their season record on Saturday at Toledo at Glass Stadium after Saturday’s home win over Cal Poly.
San Jose State is facing another challenging game Saturday at Toledo, where the Spartans will play the defending Mid-American Conference champions in front of one of the rowdiest crowds they’ll see this season.
“We’ve seen big special teams plays happen to us and we’ve also made big plays on other teams,” said SJSU special teams coordinator Scott White. “We get another opportunity to go into the Glass Bowl this week and hopefully limit big plays and make some of our own on special teams.” The special teams unit is one of the more experienced groups on the roster. Led by punter Alex Weir, kickers Kyler Halvorsen and Taren Schive and long snapper Andrew Gonneville, the group has already experienced many of SJSU’s big games over the years.
A consistent kicking routine along with extra work done during practice is what Halvorsen credits to what has brought him early success this season. Before each kick, Halvorsen said he says a short prayer and makes the sign of the cross before he attempts to kick the ball through the uprights.SJSU hasn’t had a game decided by a last-second field goal in the Brennan era, but the coaching staff knows the importance of having good specialists in pressure situations.
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