Aztecs’ special teams “ultra-aggressive” under coach Zac Barton

SDSU kicker Gabrial Plascencia and punter Hunter Green headline an Aztecs unit built to tilt games

In a program known for stingy defenses and hard-nosed running backs, it’s the specialists who often tilt the balance.

At San Diego State, punts that hang for 60 yards and field goals that split uprights from downtown have become as much a part of the identity as anything else. With the season opener against Stony Brook fast approaching, the Aztecs’ special teams unit is once again under the microscope.

The kicker’s standard

Senior kicker Gabriel Plascencia, the reigning preseason Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Year, is entering his final season with 12 consecutive field goals and the…