Utah state bowl eligible after win over Hawaii
The Associated Press
LOGAN, Utah — Jordan Love passed for a score and ran for another, Gerold Bright and LaJuan Hunt each had scoring runs, and Utah State beat Hawaii 38-0 on Saturday to become bowl eligible for the sixth time in seven years.
Freshman quarterback Kent Myers also threw a TD pass for the Aggies (6-5, 4-3 Mountain West), whose defense forced a goal-line fumble and five punts and stopped the Rainbow Warriors four times on downs.
Bright scored on a 60-yard run on Utah State’s second possession and Love hit Ron’quavion Tarver on a 10-yard scoring pass on the third. Myers connected with Braelon Roberts on a 49-yard scoring strike for a 21-0 halftime lead.
Hunt scored on a 48-yard run in the third quarter and finished with 111 yards on 13 carries. Love, 9-of-14 passing for 113 yards and an interception, lost a shoe on his 15-yard TD run in the third, and Dominik Eberle added a 20-yard field goal.
Diocemy Saint Juste gained 122 yards on 28 carries for his 3,000th career rushing yard for Hawaii (3-8, 1-7). Dru Brown, 16 of 29 for 128 yards passing, threw for his 5,000th career yard.
Fresno State will play Boise State in MWC title game
LARAMIE, Wyo. — Marcus McMaryion threw for 186 yards and a touchdown, and Fresno State clinched a spot in the Mountain West title game by beating short-handed Wyoming 13-7 on a cold and windy Saturday.
Fresno State (8-3, 6-1) will face Boise State on Dec. 2 after the Bulldogs secured the West Division title. It’s Fresno State’s third championship berth in five seasons.
“I can’t be prouder of this team,” Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford said. “And I can’t be happier for them. The turnaround that they’ve made, the belief and confidence, the hard work they’ve put in, the coaching staff has done a phenomenal job. It’s a great feeling when all the hard work pays off.”