Oct. 7—PULLMAN — Here is a first look at Washington State’s road matchup against Fresno State on Saturday evening.
What is it?
Coming off the first of two bye weeks this season, Washington State will visit Fresno State in the teams’ first regular-season meeting in 30 years. For the Cougars, it’s the second game of a Pac-12/Mountain West scheduling agreement that provided WSU and Oregon State games for this season.
Where is it?
Valley Children’s Stadium in Fresno, California.
When is it?
Kickoff is set for 4 p.m.
Where can I watch it?
FS1 will broadcast the game.
Who is favored?
Washington State was around a 31/2-point favorite in most sportsbooks as of Monday morning.
How did the Cougars fare last week?
WSU (4-1) was off last week, but prior to that, dropped their first game of the season in a lopsided loss to Boise State . Star running back Ashton Jeanty racked up 259 rushing yards and four touchdowns , putting on full display WSU’s tackling issues, which rank among the worst in the country.
Quarterback John Mateer completed 26 of 37 passes for 327 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, which came right before halftime, robbing the Cougars of a chance to tie the game before intermission. WSU didn’t get much from its rushing game, only 35 yards on 11 carries from running back Wayshawn Parker and 28 rushing yards from Mateer, though those numbers are skewed by the seven sacks he took.
The Cougs drew within one score on the first play of the fourth quarter, when Mateer found senior receiver Kyle Williams on a 33-yard touchdown pass, but that’s when things unraveled for the visitors. Boise State responded with 21 straight points, putting the game out of reach and dealing a serious blow to WSU’s College Football Playoff chances, which were probably slim to begin with.
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Publish date : 2024-10-08 02:01:00
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