Phil Krueger, who played a key role as an assistant when USC won the 1967 national championship, died this week at 90. Krueger also had head-coaching stints with Fresno State and Utah State before joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
California State University schools will remain primarily online this fall, raising doubts about whether member schools will field athletic teams for the rest of 2020.
San Diego State and Fresno State appear to be the teams to beat in the MWC West in 2020, but both have new coaches, so it could be an unpredictable season.
We've all heard the hype, but here are the areas Texas and Nebraska must improve to live up to their top-25 projections.
In this second installment, we're focusing on the most exciting upsets and near upsets of the year, from Georgia State's shocking win over Tennessee to Notre Dame's escape against Virginia Tech.
Kalen DeBoer will take over at Fresno State, succeeding Jeff Tedford. DeBoer was Indiana's offensive coordinator in 2019.
Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford, who spent the past three seasons at his alma mater, stepped down on Friday.
DeJon Packer had 128 total yards, including a 10-yard touchdown run with 2:11 left, and San Jose State rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Fresno State 17-16 on Saturday night and snap a three-game skid.
Toa Taua ran for 135 yards and scored on a 3-yard TD run with 12 seconds left to help Nevada beat Fresno State 35-28 on Saturday night.
Ryan Agnew completed 33 of 47 passes for 323 yards, a touchdown and an interception, and San Diego State beat Fresno State 17-7 on Friday night.
Jordan Love passed for 388 yards and two touchdowns and Dominik Eberle kicked a 30-yard field goal as time expired to give Utah State a 37-35 win over Fresno State on Saturday night.
Here's how our experts envision the entire bowl season playing out.
Ronnie Rivers scored two third-quarter touchdowns as Fresno State scored 24 consecutive points, Cesar Silva made a 37-yard field as time expired, and the Bulldogs beat Hawaii 41-38 on Saturday night.
Josh Hokit had two of his three touchdown runs in the fourth quarter to help Fresno State pull away from UNLV for a 56-27 win on Friday night.
Donald Hammond III ran for two touchdowns and threw for another, Kyle Johnson returned an interception for a score and Air Force pulled away in the second half to beat Fresno State 43-24 Saturday night.
Jalen Cropper ran for 118 yards and a touchdown, Wylan Free caught two interceptions and Fresno State beat New Mexico State 30-17 on Saturday night.
| MOUNTAIN | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Boise State | 8-0 | 12-2 |
| Air Force | 7-1 | 11-2 |
| Utah State | 6-2 | 7-6 |
| Wyoming | 4-4 | 8-5 |
| Colorado State | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| New Mexico | 0-8 | 2-10 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Hawai'i | 5-3 | 10-5 |
| San Diego State | 5-3 | 10-3 |
| Nevada | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| San Jose State | 2-6 | 5-7 |
| Fresno State | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| UNLV | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Hornbeak | RB | Committed | 77 |
| Julius Lewis | DT | Committed | 74 |
| David Gusta | DT | Committed | 73 |
| Julian Neal | ATH | Committed | 73 |
| Malik Brooks | RB | Committed | 72 |
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | D. Carr | Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award |
