Dominic Gudino Season 2021

Final Bio

HONORS
* Mountain West Fall All-Academic Team (2017)  

Pronounced GOO-deeno ... Athletic, versatile  offensive lineman who worked himself into the two-deep for his true freshman season in 2017 ... Then started eight times in 2018, battling various leg injuries throughout the season ... Was expected to redshirt in 2019 after playing in his minimum of four games, but had to start for an injured Daishawn Dixon at Hawai’i, losing his redshirt campaign ... Missed all of 2020 with a hand injury ... Entered 2021 as the co-starter at left guard after utilizing his extra year of eligibility offered by the NCAA due to COVID 19, but missed the first four games with an injury before playing in eight games overall.

SENIOR SEASON (2020)
Played in eight games on the season and 193 snaps total ... Missed the first four games of the season because of an injury ... Played five snaps late against New Mexico on Oct. 9, his first snaps since the 2019 New Mexico Bowl vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 21) ... Did not play the following week at San José State on Oct. 15 ... Logged 26 offensive snaps off the bench in big sets at Air Force on Oct. 23, where he was named one of SDSU’s offensive players of the week ... Also came off the bench to play four snaps vs. Fresno State on Oct. 30 ... Did not play at Hawai’i on Nov. 6 ... Played seven snaps against Nevada on Nov. 13, 20 snaps at UNLV on Nov. 19 and 19 against Boise State on Nov. 26 ... Logged 31 snaps off the bench in the Mountain West Championship game against Utah State on Dec. 4 ... Started the Tropical Smoothie Frisco Bowl on Dec. 21 and played all 80 snaps at left guard.

JUNIOR SEASON (2019)
Played in six of the team’s 13 games, starting once at right guard and once at left guard ... Did not play in the opener vs. Weber State ... Came off the bench at UCLA to play 29 snaps at right guard ... Earned the start at right guard at New Mexico State, playing 28 snaps ... Did not play vs. Utah State or at Colorado State ... Played on special teams snap on the PAT unit vs. Wyoming ... Played one offensive snap at San José State ... Did not play vs. UNLV, Nevada or Fresno State ... Started at left guard at Hawai’i and played 33 snaps ... Did not play against Brigham Young ... Logged 40 snaps off the bench against Central Michigan in the New Mexico Bowl.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018)
Played in 10 of the team’s 13 games, starting eight times, including five games at center and three at right guard ... Started the opener at No. 13/13 Stanford at center ... Played nine snaps in a reserve role vs. Sacramento State while nursing an ankle injury ... Came in to relieve an injured Zachary Thomas at right guard against No. 23/25 Arizona State, playing 70 snaps ... Did not play against Eastern Michigan or at rv/No. 24 Boise State ... Started again at center vs. Air Force and vs. San José State ... Moved to right guard for a start at Nevada ... Started at right guard at New Mexico, but only played 13 snaps before leaving the game and not returning with an injury ... Missed the UNLV game with the injury ... Returned to start at center at Fresno State ... Started at right guard vs. Hawai’i ... Started at center vs. Ohio in the DXL Frisco Bowl.

FRESHMAN (TRUE) SEASON (2017)
Played in eight games with six starts ... Was on the travel roster for each of the first four games of the season, but did not play ... Started the fifth game against Northern Illinois in his first career appearance with senior starter Antonio Rosales deemed not able to play with an ankle injury ... Was the first Aztec true freshman to start on offense since Nick Bawden started at quarterback at Fresno State on Oct. 3, 2013 ... Played off the bench at UNLV ... Did not play vs. Boise State ... Earned the start at center for the first time of his career against Fresno State with Rosales still not fully healthy (Keith Ismael moved to right guard) ... Also started at center at Hawai'i and made a tackle on a Christian Chapman interception ... Started for the third straight week at center at San Jose State, again vs. Nevada and New Mexico ... Came off the bench to play 32 snaps against Army West Point in the Armed Forces Bowl.  

HIGH SCHOOL
Won three varsity letters at Olympian High School in Chula Vista, Calif. ... Played on both sides of the line of scrimmage during his prep career, posting 97 tackles (71 solos) and 12.0 tackles for loss, according to MaxPreps ... Helped Olympian High reach the CIF San Diego Section Division II playoffs all four years, including a title game appearance during his senior campaign ... Was first-team all-league and first-team all-CIF ... Was a Blue-Grey All-American ... Captained Olympian High School for two years ... Also was on the Union-Tribune All-Academic Team for three years ... A three-star recruit by ESPN, 247sports and Scout ... Received a grade of 83 by 247sports and a 73 by ESPN ... Listed fifth among center prospects in both California and the West to go with a No. 22 national ranking, according to Scout ... Was also rated 14th nationally at his position by ESPN ... Also threw the shot put and discus on the track & field team.  

PERSONAL
Dominic Angelo Gudino was born May 21, 1999, in San Diego ... Son of Tony and Aida Gudino ... Originally committed to Nevada and also drew interest from Utah, Arizona, Oregon State, Colorado State, Army West Point, New Mexico, Utah State and San Jose State during the recruiting process ... Is majoring in interdisciplinary studies.

SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Tackles: 1 at Hawai’i (10/29/17)