Utah State 27 Utah 20
‘I believe that we will win!’ — Utah State students chant it before every home basketball game, over and over again. Utah won’t hear the end of it after the Utes went to Logan and got downed by the Aggies 27-20. It was a significant win for the Aggies, who are sort of filling in for Utah in the Mountain West after the Utes made the move to the Pac-12 in 2011. “Hell yeah,” Aggies head coach Gary Anderson shouted from midfield according to the Associated Press report. “Now, how about that. The Aggies are back.”
San Jose State 45 UC Davis 13
San Jose State is the most impressive one loss team in the conference. Their one loss came last week to Pac-12 power Stanford by three. The Spartans came back this week and blew their Big Sky opponent out of the water. The Spartans may have one of the conference’s best quarterbacks in David Fales, who threw for 277 yards and a touchdown on Saturday.
Texas-San Antonio 27 Texas A&M-Commerce 16
If you haven’t heard of Texas A&M-Commerce, it’s because the school isn’t in Division I, FBS or FCS. It is a Division II school that the Roadrunners downed by 11 in their Alamo Dome opener Saturday. UTSA is now 2-0 on the season, with their other victory over South Alabama, a team transitioning from the FCS. The Roadrunners aren’t eligible for a bowl game in 2012 and will likely get a reality check come conference play.
Ohio 51 New Mexico State 24
The Bobcats of Ohio are good. No, really, they are. They went in to State College, Penn., and took down Penn State last week. Granted, the post-sanction Nittany Lions aren’t as good, but they shouldn’t be losing to a MAC school. Ohio just might be the best BCS-busting hope the mid-major conferences have. Junior running back Beau Blankenship had 168 yards rushing for the Bobcats in the blowout.
Texas Tech 58 Texas State 10
The Bobcats were welcomed beautifully into the FBS ranks after blowing the Houston Cougars out of the water last week. A reality check came in the home opener at San Marcos when Tommy Tubberville and the Texas Tech Red Raiders strolled out with a 58-point victory. Tech quarterback Seth Doege had five touchdown tosses on the day. The Bobcats should get back on track next week when they host FCS Stephen F. Austin
Louisiana Tech 56 Houston 49
Hurricane Isaac couldn’t stop the Bulldogs of La. Tech. They picked up where they left off in 2011 by beating the Houston Cougars by a touchdown. The Cougars are now 0-2 against WAC schools this season. And the Bulldogs totaled up 598 yards of offense with 38 first downs. They will host Rice in Ruston, La. before playing three BCS Conference schools in four games.
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