Daily Aztec · Aug 27, 2025
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