San Jose State, having won seven games and gone to a bowl game in each of the last three years, announced a 2025 schedule Thursday that included a national blueblood power on the road as well as a regular-season finale against a longtime rival departing the Mountain West Conference.

The Spartans, 7-6 in the first year of coach Ken Niumatalolo, face a monster challenge in Week 2 when they visit Texas in Austin on Sept. 6. The Longhorns were 13-3 in 2024 including College Football Playoff wins over Clemson (38-24) and Arizona State (39-31) before losing to eventual champion Ohio State (28-14) in the semifinals.

Texas, coached by Steve Sarkisian, finished the season ranked No. 3 in the Associated Press coaches poll and is expected to start Arch Manning (nephew of Peyton and Eli) at quarterback after playing a part-time role in 2024.

San Jose State opens the season on Thursday, Aug. 28 against Central Michigan (4-8) at home at CEFCU Stadium and finishes at home as well against Fresno State (6-7) on Nov. 29.

Here’s how the Spartans’ schedule lines up in 2025:

Week 1: vs. Central Michigan (4-8, MAC), Aug. 28

Week 2: at Texas (13-3, SEC), Sept. 6

Week 3: bye

Week 4: vs. Idaho (10-4, Big Sky), Sept. 20

Week 5: at Stanford (3-9, ACC), Sept. 27

Week 6: vs. New Mexico (5-7, Mountain West), Oct. 4

Week 7: at Wyoming (3-9, Mountain West), Oct. 11

Week 8: at Utah State (4-8, Mountain West), Oct. 18

Week 9: bye

Week 10: vs. Hawaii (5-7, Mountain West), Nov. 1

Week 11: vs. Air Force (5-7, Mountain West), Nov. 8

Week 12: at Nevada (3-10, Mountain West), Nov. 15

Week 13: at San Diego State (3-9, Mountain West), Nov. 22

Week 14: vs. Fresno State (5-7, Mountain West), Nov. 29

Week 15: Mountain West championship game, to be determined

Note: Game times to be determined and dates subject to change.

College basketball

Cal 76, Virginia 70 >> Ugonne Onyiah and Ioanna Krimili each scored 18 points to lead Cal over Virginia Thursday night at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville.

Onyiah shot 8-of-10 from the foul line and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds for a double-double, while all of Krimili’s points came on six 3-point field goals as the Golden Bears (22-6, 10-5 ACC) improved to 4-3 on the road in conference play.

Lulu Twidale (15 points) and Kayla Williams (14 points) also scored in double figures to help overcome Kymora Johnson’s game-high 24 points for the Cavaliers (13-14, 5-10).

Cal trailed 35-30 at halftime but scored the first 17 points out of the break, finally claiming the lead for good on a 3 from Krimili with 6:44 left.

Stanford 75, Va. Tech 74 (OT) >> Chloe Cardy scored a career-high 30 points on 11-of-18 shooting, including a game-tying layup in the final minute of regulation, and Stanford rallied for a comeback win in overtime Thursday at Virginia Tech.

Cardy’s layup with 27 seconds left tied the score at 63, and the Hokies (16-10, 7-8 ACC) were called for an offensive foul on their next possession, forcing overtime. Cardy’s only field goal of the extra period, a 3-pointer with 1:03 remaining, put the Cardinal (14-12, 5-10) up for good, 72-70.

When Mary Ashley Stevenson converted the first points of OT, it gave Stanford its first lead since 9:38 mark of the first quarter. The Cardinal led for just 14 seconds of regulation.

Utah St. 105, San Jose St. 57 >> Josh Uduje made a jumper 88 seconds into San Jose State’s game Wednesday night at Utah State, and that was the last time the Spartans led while suffering their worst loss in more than four years.

SJSU got 15 points apiece from Donovan Yap and Sadraque NgaNga but allowed Utah State to shoot 57.6% from the field and connect on 13 of its 25 3-point attempts. Ian Martinez led the way for the Aggies with 22 points -- including 6-for-6 at the foul line -- while four others reached double figures.

The 48-point margin of victory was Utah State’s largest against a conference opponent since joining the Mountain West in 2013. It was the Spartans’ worst loss since a 52-point defeat to Boise State (106-54) on Dec. 31, 2020.

MLB

ESPN ends TV deal >> ESPN’s coverage of Major League Baseball games — at least in its current form — will conclude at the end of the 2025 season.

ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro informed MLB commissioner Rob Manfred Thursday morning that the network was opting out of the final three years of its contract, two people told The Associated Press.

ESPN and MLB both made statements Thursday night confirming the end of the current rights deal.

There was a March 1 deadline for MLB and ESPN to opt out of the final three years of their contract. The sides agreed to a seven-year deal in 2021 that averaged $550 million per season.