The San Jose Earthquakes enjoyed their first season in an affiliate partnership with USL side Reno 1868 FC. Reno has served as a learning platform for up-and-coming youngsters and an opportunity for injured players to get valuable minutes in their road to recovery. First Team players such as Jackson Yueill, Lindo Mfeka, Kip Colvey, Marc Pelosi, Fatai Alashe, Andrew Tarbell and Matt Bersano have all received playing time for the club during their inaugural season.
In addition to First Team players, the Quakes also sent a few Academy players for a week to get their feet wet training day-in and day-out with a professional team.