PRESSURE IS ON FENWICK : NEW NORTHRIDGE COACH INHERITS HIGH EXPECTATIONS.Byline: Bill Schlotter Daily News Staff Writer For new Cal State Northridge football coach Jim Fenwick, today marks a hiatus in recruiting, hiring, budgeting and other administrative paper-shuffling. The former Valley College coach, hired in January, gets his first on-field look at his new team today with the beginning of spring practice at North Campus Stadium. ``The focus will be on learning a new system,'' said Fenwick. ``Now, we get a chance to run around and use a football.'' After a two-year taxi down a rugged runway, former coach Dave Baldwin Dave Baldwin was the head football coach of San Jose State University from 1997-2000. During his tenure, he had three straight wins over Stanford (including their rosebowl season of 1999). In 1997, SJSU upset No. finally got the Matadors I-AA football program airborne in 1996. And as the team soared, finishing third in the Big Sky Conference with a 7-4 record, so did expectations for 1997. But Baldwin, who resigned in December to take over at San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. State, won't have to live up to those high hopes. If Fenwick inherited great expectations, he also inherited a cast of players who seem capable of approaching them. Returning are four All-Big Sky second-team selections and three honorable mentions among a total of 15 returning starters. Heading the list is Big Sky second-team quarterback Aaron Flowers, who played for Fenwick at Valley and earned conference newcomer-of-the-year honors last season after passing for 3,540 yards and 30 touchdowns. Flowers completed almost 60 percent of his passes - and there were a lot of them as the Matadors put the ball in the air an average of just under 40 times a game. Though there will be changes this year, the Matadors will continue to be a throwing team, Fenwick said. ``To the average eye, our offense is going to look very similar,'' Fenwick said. Two key members of the Matadors receiving corps are also back, including All-Big Sky second teamer Cameron Perry (57 catches, 710 yards, 9 TDs) - who also played for Fenwick at Valley - and Big Sky honorable mention Jerome Henry (47 catches, 767 yards, 4 TDs). Reserve Aaron Arnold (9 catches 149 yards), a sophomore from Monroe High School For other uses, see James Monroe High School. Monroe High School may refer to:
Also returning is leading rusher and Big Sky honorable-mention running back Norman Clarke. Back, too, is the entire starting offensive line - center David Joralemon, guards Toma Popescu and Paul Sauter and tackles James Romero and Big Sky honorable mention David San Vicente San Vicente (sän vēsān`tā), city (1993 pop. 28,529), central El Salvador. Among its industries are textile manufacturing and sugar milling. San Vicente is the commercial center of a region that produces coffee and sugarcane. . A defense that could use improvement after allowing an average of 28.5 points per game returns seven starters. Heading the list are Big Sky second-team middle linebacker Marc Goodson, who led the team in tackles, and second-team cornerback Bennie Herron  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , who had four interceptions, two of which he returned for touchdowns. Linemen Ronald Aumua, Dan Lazarovits and Brennen Swanson; linebacker Robby Proffer To offer or tender, as, the production of a document and offer of the same in evidence. proffer v. to offer evidence in a trial. and cornerback Tayari Ferrell also return. Spring practice will provide an introduction to Matadors football for a few of Fenwick's junior college recruits. On hand will be defensive backs Kenny Knoop of Glendale College and Angelo Garza from Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern and lineman Brett Nordyke, who transferred from Fresno State after playing for Fenwick at Valley. The majority of Fenwick's recruits won't report until August. Spring practice will culminate culminate, in astronomy, the maximum height in the sky reached by a celestial body on a given day. At the culminate the body is crossing the observer's celestial meridian and is said to be in upper transit. with an intra-squad game tentatively scheduled for April 12. ``We feel there is a pretty good nucleus returning,'' Fenwick said. ``We're pretty excited.'' COMING BACK Returning All-Big Sky Northridge players: Second team Yr. Pos. Player Sr. QB Aaron Flowers Sr. WR Cameron Perry Sr. MLB MLB Major League Baseball MLB Minor League Baseball MLB Middle Linebacker (football) MLB Motor Life Boat MLB Matt Leblanc (actor) MLB Mother Love Bone (band) Marc Goodson Sr. CB Bennie Herron Honorable mention Sr. WR Jerome Henry Jr. OT David San Vicente Sr. RB Norman Clarke 1997 SCHEDULE 8/30 at Boise St. 9/6 at Hawaii 9/13 Bye 9/20 at New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). St. 9/27 Bye 10/4 at Portland St. 10/11 Weber State 10/18 at Montana St. 10/25 Sacramento St. 11/1 at Montana 11/8 Idaho St. 11/15 at E. Washington 11/22 N. Arizona - Big Sky Conference game CAPTION(S): Photo, 2 Boxes Photo: (color) CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge football coach Jim Fenwick, hired in January from Valley College, said the Matadors will remain a passing team. John McCoy John McCoy may refer to:
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