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the games, results, players of the week
and the conference roundup.
Boise State
| Fresno
State | Hawaii
| Idaho
| Louisiana Tech
Nevada
| New
Mexico St |
San Jose
State | Utah State
WAC Game of
the Week
San Jose State 13 ... UC
Davis 10
Kyle Reed connected with Kevin Jurovich from 17 yards out with eight seconds to
play to avoid the upset and complete the comeback. UCD took a first quarter lead
on a 20-yard field goal and a 54-yard Bakari Grant touchdown grab, but the
Spartan defense stiffened over the final 45 minutes. Reed hit Terrance Williams
on a three-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter, and engineered a seven
play, 64-yard drive to come up with the win. The two teams combined to commit 17
penalties and six turnovers.
WAC
Player of the Week
Fresno State RB Ryan Matthews ran 26 times for 163
yards and three touchdowns, and caught a pass for 20 yards in the win over
Rutgers.
| |
Conference |
Overall |
| |
W-L |
PF |
PA |
W-L |
PF |
PA |
STK |
| San Jose State |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
1-0 |
13 |
10 |
W1 |
| Boise State |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
1-0 |
49 |
7 |
W1 |
| Louisiana Tech |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
1-0 |
22 |
14 |
W1 |
| Nevada |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
1-0 |
49 |
13 |
W1 |
| New Mexico St |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| Fresno State |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| Utah State |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-1 |
17 |
27 |
L1 |
| Idaho |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-1 |
0 |
70 |
L1 |
| Hawaii |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-1 |
10 |
56 |
L1 |
|
|
Saturday, August 30 |
| 12:30
|
at Florida
56 ... Hawaii 10
CFN Prediction: UF 52-20 UF -35.5 |
|
6:45
|
at Louisiana Tech
22 ... Miss State 14
CFN Prediction: MSU 23-16
MSU -9 |
| 8:00
|
at San Jose State
13 ... UC Davis 10
CFN Prediction: SJSU 45-17 |
|
8:00
|
at Boise State
49 ... Idaho State 7
CFN Prediction: BSU 65-10 |
| 9:05
|
at Nevada 49 ... Grambling
State 13
CFN Prediction: Nevada 45-16 |
|
10:00
|
at
Arizona 70 ... Idaho 0
CFN Prediction: Arizona 34-16 UA
-27.5 |
| 10:00
|
at UNLV
27 ... Utah State 17
CFN Prediction: UNLV 27-17 |
|
Monday, September 1 |
| 4:00
|
Fresno
State 24 ... at Rutgers 7
CFN Prediction: FSU 35-31
Rutgers -5.5 |
|
Games of the
Week
Aug. 30 - SJSU 13
- UC Davis 10 |
Players of the Week
Aug. 30 - Ryan Matthews, RB
Fresno State |
Conference
Roundup
Boise
State
… The Broncos needed nothing less than a
great opening day performance from
Kellen Moore to show that he was the
right choice for the job, and he came
through against Idaho State with an
efficient, mistake-free day. Ian Johnson
got limited work, and that's a major
plus. Basically, the star of the show
will be fresh for Bowling Green in two
weeks. It's nitpicking, but hanging on
to the ball longer would be nice after
keeping it for just 22:53.
Fresno State … The defense did a
great job of holding up when Rutgers
tried to bomb away and keep bombing. The
secondary did a nice job of keeping the
great Scarlet Knight receivers in check,
while the run defense was a brick wall.
The one down side was the play of Tom
Brandstater, who connected on some big
plays thanks to Seyi Ajirotutu, but was
hardly sharp. He'll have to be better
against Wisconsin in two weeks.
Hawaii … There's no need to get
too hung up about being blown away at
Florida; the Gators could end up winning
the national title. The problem is that
this game created more questions,
especially at quarterback. Inoke Funaki
got garbage time work and looked great,
for the most part, while Greg Alexander
got Florida's A game and struggled. The
Weber State game will be the better
indicator of where the Warriors are at,
but considering the problems in the
Sugar Bowl, and all the turnover,
getting blasted like they were by
Florida isn't exactly what the team was
hoping for.
Idaho … Nothing worked for the
Vandals. The defense was helpless
against the Arizona offense, the attack
didn't get anything going, with Deonte
Jackson being held in check from the
start, and Nathan Enderle failing to
move the offense. It was as poor a
performance as the team could've come up
with, but fortunately the one early
chance at a win comes next week against
Idaho State. Lose that, and right the
season off.
Louisiana Tech … It's not like
Tech played well in the win over
Mississippi State. The running game was
streaky, the passing game was off, and
there were three turnovers, but the
defense came up with the big plays when
it had to and MSU screwed up worse. It's
a win over a BCS conference team; it
doesn't matter how it happened. Going
into Kansas and with Boise State coming
up soon, the Bulldogs needed to know
they could play with a real team. This
could be a program definer for the young
Derek Dooley era.
Nevada … This is what tune up
games are for. The running game was
dominant against Grambling with 426
yards, but there were a few mistakes,
some turnovers, but nothing to get
worried about going into the Texas Tech
showdown. Colin Kaepernick was the star,
showing off his running ability as well
as his passing skills, while Nick
Graziano was fine in his time completing
seven of 12 passes for 75 yards.
New Mexico State … Didn’t Play
This Week
San Jose State … It took almost
the entire game, but San Jose State
finally got past UC Davis when Kyle Reed
got hot. The former Cal transfer was
razor sharp when he had to be, but the
same can't be said for a ground game
that was held to 42 yards. This was a
strong comeback win that should help the
team's mettle for down the road, but the
firepower needs to be there next week to
keep up with Nebraska.
Utah State… The offense simply
wasn't effective enough against UNLV.
The defense wasn't much of a prize,
either, when it came to getting off the
field and stopping drives, but the big
issue was the lack of a consistent
attack. Now there's even more of a
quarterback issue than before after Sean
Setzer struggled to make things happen.
Playing Oregon next week isn't going to
cure any ills, but the team has to find
something early on it can work around or
the season will go in the tank in a big
hurry.