<p>San Jose State’s football team has filled most of its non-conference slots for the next seven years. There’s a nice mix of marquee opponents in prime recruiting areas and games SJSU could/should win - and a notable lack of so-called “body-bag games.”</p>
<p>“We wanted to make the schedule fair for the student-athletes and put ourselves in competitive situations,” Athletic Director Tom Bowen said. “The finances were not the driving force behind the schedule.”</p>
<p>For SJSU fans, the biggest names will undoubtedly be Nebraska (in 2008) and USC (2009), but the biggest story could be Navy.</p>
<p>That’s partly because of the allure of playing a service academy, partly because SJSU and Navy will play four times: twice at Spartan Stadium, twice in Annapolis. (Navy Coach Ken Niumatalolo played for Dick Tomey at Hawaii, so there’s a natural connection.)</p>
<p>Other non-conference foes include Arizona State, UCLA, Utah, Colorado State, Minnesota and Iowa State.</p>