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Josh Oliver, a senior tight end, comes from that type In Oliver’s first two seasons as a Spartan he caught a total of situation, but as the regular season reaches its halfway point of seven passes. “I came in and was second string behind Billy today, lots of people, including Freeman. I caught four passes those in the NFL are giving him my freshman year and three as a lot of attention and see the a sophomore. I rarely saw the potential he has to play at the ball and was used primarily as a next level. blocker.” Oliver grew up in Paso One of the bright spot in Robles, Calif., a town of approx- his freshman year came when imately 30,000 people located he made the victory securing about halfway between Los An- touchdown catch in the Spar- geles and San Francisco. It has tans’ 27-16 win over Georgia one high school, but it turns out State in the 2015 Cure Bowl. it is a hot bed of football talent for the Spartans. “My freshman year Coach (Dan) Ferrigno, instilled it in me “I started playing football that blocking would benefit when I was 7-years old,” said me down the road. He said ‘not Oliver. “My older brothers, Jono many tight ends could block in and Ben, always played football college.’ I bought in and worked and my dad, Rene, played at really hard at blocking. Now Cal Poly. But neither he nor my looking at it four years later, I see mom forced me into playing. that most tight ends don’t block. My dad would help me with the game, but I always looked “It’s hard. Blocking takes a to my brothers for inspiration. I lot of energy out of you and run- wanted to follow in their foot- ning pass routes takes a lot of steps. I actually liked basketball energy, too. I can see why some more than football up until my Josh Oliver has been recognized twice this season by the tight ends take plays off when John Mackey Award including being named the nation’s sophomore year in high school.” Tight End of the Week for his play in the Hawai’i game. they should be blocking.” As a freshman at Paso Ro- (OLIVER continued on page 4) bles High School, Oliver stood 5-foot-9 and played cornerback, but suffered from Osgood-Schlatter disease, a common cause Spartan Gameday of knee pain in adolescent athletes. Table of Contents “My sophomore year I grew to 6-foot-3 and the pain in Player Feature - Josh Oliver ........................................................... 1, 4 my legs was gone. I could run again and my coach moved me Coaching Staff ....................................................................................6-9 to tight end,” said Oliver. “They used me a lot in the passing The Spartans ............................................................ 11, 12, 15, 16, 19 game and I really liked that. It was the first time I was the focal San José State University ................................................................. 19 point of the offense and I realized that I could be really good at football. I could do a lot of things other people couldn’t do at Spartan Feature - San José State & the 49ers ........................... 21 that time because of my height. Team Rosters ..................................................................................23-26 The Golden Knights ........................................................................... 27 “My junior and senior years, I played more on defense, as This Week in the Mountain West ................................................... 28 a linebacker, than offense. Because of that, I was being recruit- ed as a defensive player. Not many schools saw me on offense. Spartans In The NFL ........................................................................... 36 When I went to camps, I played both sides of the ball, because Academic Award Winners In Football ......................................... 37 my dad thought it would be a good idea. (Former) coach (Ron) San José State All-Americans ......................................................... 39 Caragher and Terry Malley liked me at tight end. They originally The Mountain West ......................................................................43-44 offered me a scholarship without really defining what position I would play, but eventually they changed that to tight end Spartan Feature - Track & Field’s Lasting Impact ..................... 45 because that was where the need was.” Spartan Feature - Veterans Resource Center ............................ 48 1 1 HEY SPARTANS ARE YOU READY FOR SOME TACOS? 2 87 E SAN FERNANDO ST SAN JOSE, CA 95113 3 Spartan Player Feature...Josh Oliver (OLIVER continued from page 1) then the NFL dream is gone. It’s a lot of hype at this point, but my dad has done a good job of keeping me level headed. At “Sophomore year we struggled on offense and I thought the end of the day, it’s just football. Whatever people say, you there were things we could have done with the tight end posi- can’t let it affect you. I still have to go out there and perform. tion to help. I was a little disappointed at the time, but it ended up being a blessing in disguise because I was able to develop “My dad always told me to get my education and that no my talents as a blocker. I was essentially a glorified tackle those matter what no one could ever take that degree away from me. first two years, but it has helped me become a more complete The sport can be taken away at any moment and everyone’s player. athletic career eventually ends.” “My junior year Coach Brennan and (Offensive Coordi- LIFE AFTER THE GAME nator Andrew) Souder came in and ran a spread offense. They used me as a split end and things kind of took off. “My father is a technology entrepreneur. Growing up I saw him traveling and always doing business, so I’m inspired to They took off indeed. Oliver, now 6-foot-5 and 250 be like him. I’m still looking around. pounds, caught 35 passes in 2017 which ranked second on the team and he has 31 receptions this season heading into today’s “Coach Brennan asked me what I wanted to do after game against Army West Point. football and I had no clue. He suggested I do an internship, and arranged for me to spend about five weeks with a medical sales company. I got to see some surgeries and watched them sell products. It got my competitive juices going and sales are something I think I could see myself doing.” No matter what he does in the future, Josh Oliver will work hard and achieve his goals. Schedule & Results AUG. 30 UC DAVIS L, 44-38 Sept. 8 at Washington State (Pac-12 Networks) L, 31-0 Sept. 15 at Oregon (Pac-12 Networks) L, 35-22 SEPT. 29 HAWAI’I* (Spectrum Sports) L, 44-41 (5OT) OCT. 6 COLORADO STATE* (CBS Sports Network) L, 42-30 OCT. 13 ARMY WEST POINT+ (ESPNU) 12:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at San Diego State* (CBS Sports Network) 7:30 p.m. OCT. 27 UNLV* (AT&T SportsNet) 3:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at Wyoming (AT&T SportsNet) 12:00 p.m. Nov. 10 at Utah State* (Facebook) 2:00 p.m. NOV. 17 NEVADA* (ESPN3) 2:00 p.m. Josh Oliver finished with a career-high 158 yards on eight receptions Nov. 24 at Fresno State* (ESPN Networks) TBA including a touchdown two weeks ago against Hawai’i. * - Mountain West game + - Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, Calif.) Game times are local to the site. A CHILDHOOD DREAM APPEARS WITHIN REACH Games can be heard on KLIV (1590 AM, San Jose), KION (1460 AM & 101.1 FM, Salinas) “Like most kids growing up I would tell my parents I Live broadcasts are also available on www.sjsuspartans.com wanted to play in the NFL or I wanted to be in the NBA. It’s always been on my mind, but there have been times, when I’ve doubted myself and thought I wasn’t good enough to play at Spartan Gameday that level. After getting scholarship offers, it renewed my belief Contributors: Lawrence Fan, Steve Gracio, Andy Kang, Matt Penland, that I could play at that level. Richard Stern, Amy Villa Advertising: Spartan Sports Properties “It’s cool to hear (someone say that I project into the Cover Art Work: Nick Adkins NFL), but that is all it is at this point, something cool to hear. I Photography: Terrell Lloyd, Kym Fortino Printing: Franklin Group could get injured or not perform the rest of the season and 24 Introducing YourTime ER Online Check-in Save Time. 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