SAN JOSE STATE VS. BOISE STATE
Information: San Jose State (6-3, 3-2 Mountain West); No. 13 Boise State (8-1, 5-0 MW)
Kickoff: 4 p.m., CEFCU Stadium, San Jose
TV: CBS Sports activities Community
Radio: KTRB (860 AM)
Sequence historical past: Boise State leads the sequence 14-1. San Jose State’s lone victory got here within the 2020 Mountain West Championship by a rating of 34-20 at a impartial website in Whitney, Nevada through the COVID-19 pandemic. Solely 4 of the regular-season conferences have been determined by 10 or fewer factors — final season in Boise (35-27) and 3 times in San Jose (52-42 in 2019; 23-20 in 2006 and 56-49 in 2004).
BOISE, ID – OCTOBER 7: Ashton Jeanty #2 of the Boise State Broncos hurdles Tre Jenkins #22 of the San Jose State Spartans through the second half at Albertsons Stadium on October 7, 2023 in Boise, Idaho. Boise State received the sport 35-27. (Picture by Loren Orr/Getty Pictures)
Storylines: Heisman candidate Ashton Jeanty comes into this sport main the nation with 1,734 speeding yards and 23 speeding touchdowns and is on tempo to interrupt Barry Sanders’ NCAA single-season speeding report. … Nick Nash is 4 catches away from breaking the SJSU single-season reception report that was beforehand held by Noel Grigsby with 89 in 2011. … No. 13 Boise State would be the first ranked opponent SJSU has performed this season. … The 2 offenses mix for 923.1 yards per sport of whole offense. … SJSU linebacker Jordan Pollard, who leads the group in tackles with 82, will sit out for the primary half of the sport attributable to a concentrating on penalty that occurred in SJSU’s final sport. … The reigning Mountain West offensive (Jeanty) and defensive (DJ Harvey) participant’s of the week might be featured.
Matchup to look at: Jeanty vs. Robert Rahimi. With Pollard out within the first half, Rahimi should play an expanded position. The protection is second on the group in tackles (59) and can seemingly load the field to assist include the run. Jeanty has received the Mountain West offensive participant of the week six instances out of the 12 doable weeks. His 1,268 yards after contact lead the nation so it will likely be crucial to complete tackles.
San Jose State’s Robert Rahimi #1 intercepts a move within the 4th quarter supposed for Wyoming’s John Michael Gyllenborg #84, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at CEFCU Stadium in San Jose, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Space Information Group
Accidents: No accidents reported.
Stats that matter: Jeanty averages 192.7 speeding yards per sport. … Boise State is second within the nation in sacks (40) and sacks per sport (4.44). … San Jose State is tied for second within the nation in interceptions with 16. … SJSU quarterback Walker Eget completed with 395 passing yards in final week’s win over Oregon State however has thrown an interception in 4 straight video games. … Boise State has transformed on 11 straight fourth downs. … Each groups are top-20 within the nation in sacks allowed with SJSU permitting just one per sport and Boise permitting .78 per sport.
— Andrew Hartley
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