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Coach Hill to make annual trek

The Fresno Bee Pat Hill is about to launch his annual caravan through the central San Joaquin Valley.

The Fresno State football coach will make six stops over the next two weeks, starting 5-9 p.m. Tuesday at the River Park Farmers Market.
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Matt James

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Susdorf's '08 Wonderdog surprise

By Matt James / The Fresno Bee "What's the day today?" asks Steve Susdorf. "The 30th?"

You tell him that it is July 2 and he is unfazed by that revelation, almost satisfied with his life only being two days off.

He does know where he is, at least, which is in high-A ball, playing for the Clearwater Threshers, a baseball team with a shark for a mascot. And yes, sometimes during home games, the Threshers play the "Jaws" music.

Susdorf is more specifically in Jupiter, Fla., on a road trip against the Palm Beach Cardinals. He's in the clubhouse because it's pouring outside.
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Bulldogs bracing for physical foe

By Daniel Lyght / The Fresno Bee No. 10 Wisconsin passed the ball effectively against Marshall in the Badgers' 51-14 win last weekend.

Regardless, Fresno State coach Pat Hill said Monday he expects Wisconsin to try to establish the run first Saturday when the No. 21 Bulldogs host Wisconsin in ESPN2's 7:30 p.m. matchup at Bulldog Stadium.

"They're not going to be real fancy," Hill said. "They're going to come down the hill and hit you right in the mouth. ... They're going to try to physically overpower us."

Wisconsin threw the ball 10 times against Akron in the Badgers' home opener Aug. 30, raising some questions about its passing attack. But quarterback Allan Evridge racked up 308 yards and one touchdown passing against Marshall on Saturday.
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Should final football coaches' poll votes be public?

By Daniel Lyght / The Fresno Bee

This is no huge breaking news deal, but it was interesting, especially since he brought up Fresno State... Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy (he of "I'm a man! I'm 40!" lore) said in a Tulsa World interview published Thursday that he could see both sides of the argument over whether...

New York Times ranks Fresno State No. 62

By Daniel Lyght / The Fresno Bee

The New York Times has been ranking college football teams for weeks now, and slugged a couple of the WAC's teams as some of the nation's worst. Fresno State is ranked No.62 in the list and the writer found coach Pat Hill's position on the hot seat surprising. "It may...