Vic Aquino is a Writer at Mountain West Connection. He has a passion for Spartan sports, providing in-depth coverage through game recaps and coach interviews, while also exploring themes in sports business and competitive sports. Vic's work has been featured in NewsBreak, MSN, and Yahoo Sports.
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Vic Aquino's coverage predominantly focuses on college football, particularly games involving the San Jose State University team and those within the Mountain West Conference. The majority of his articles are event-focused, with a significant portion also featuring announcements and expert commentary.
Given this focus, Vic may be open to pitches related to upcoming or recent games involving these teams, including insights from players, coaches, or analysts. Additionally, he may welcome expert analysis on team strategies or broader trends within the conference.
Considering his local geographic focus in California (specifically San Jose), pitches should emphasize relevance to this region when applicable.
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By: Vic Aquino
If anyone wondered whether a 3-9 season dulled Ken Niumatalolo’s edge heading into year three at San Jose State, the answer came quick and unfiltered on Day 2 of Mountain West media day. “Last year still pisses me off,” said Niumatalolo. “And from the end of last year on, my mind hasn’t stopped thinking, ‘How […]
By: Vic Aquino
Chapter seven of an ongoing summer series on the Spartans’ position groups. This week we examine San Jose State’s defensive line ahead of the 2026 season. There’s no gentle way to frame it, so we’ll not try. The San Jose State defensive line enters 2026 as the biggest question mark on a roster full of […]
By: Vic Aquino
The quarterback industrial complex has a type. Tall, polished, media-trained early, smooth as the podiums they’ll spend their lives standing behind. The world is conditioned to see them coming and love them on sight. Then Micah Alejado, Hawaii’s quarterback, walks into Mountain West media days at the Palms in Las Vegas last week, all 5-foot-10 […]
By: Vic Aquino
The Palms doesn’t do subtle. Neither does a league that just stitched “Built Bold” onto everything from the podium backdrop to the lanyards. So when four San Jose State Spartans settled into their media day rotations in Las Vegas last week, the setting practically demanded a performance. They didn’t give one. That was the interesting […]
Some of us have tested enough streaming apps for enough conferences to know the drill. Download it, get asked for an account you have not made yet, hunt for a menu buried three taps deep and give up somewhere around halftime. So when the Mountain West rolled out MW+, this writer went in expecting the […]
By: Vic Aquino
Kevin Richardson has broken plenty of news from behind a microphone for San Jose State football. This time he was the story. On the other end of the line last week, San Jose State’s play-by-play voice since 2009 was still processing what he had just accepted. “Holy smokes, man. I’ve done this for 18 years,” […]
By: Vic Aquino
SJSU OC Craig Stutzmann breaks down the Spartans’ 2026 QB competition, camp readiness and what separates Luke Weaver, Robert McDaniel and Daniel Rolovich.
What it can mean for a P4 vs. mid-major program
By: Vic Aquino
Somewhere between a hundred position previews, a dozen podcasts and one too many press box hot dogs, this writing staff has learned to cover these conferences that don’t sit still. So it feels almost fitting that the Mountain West-Pac-12 lawsuit saga, the thing that’s been humming in the background of nearly everything we’ve written since […]
Somewhere between a hundred position previews, a dozen podcasts and one too many press box hot dogs, this writing staff has learned to cover these conferences that don't sit still.
