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Spartans look to improve special teams

SAN JOSE -- Overlooked amid the attention on San Jose State's quarterback competition, red zone rehabilitation, pass rush potency and all the other issues on offense and defense, are the Spartans' special teams.

From punting to the return game to placekicking, the units require across-the-board improvement in order for SJSU to reverse its downward trajectory.So far, the reaction from training camp is mixed in at least one vital category."I'm hitting them real well,'' senior kicker Austin Lopez said. "I have high hopes for 2015.''Lopez made just 50 percent of his field goals last season and was 3 of 11 from 40 yards and out.