A prosaic intro to a very important game for our Aztecs. But it is a fact that, after a 1-3 start, the conference is where the focus must be right now. And Fresno State is a good game to begin the march to a winning season. We have not beaten them since 2011.
The Bulldogs appear to be down a notch this season. They are 1-3 after losing to San Jose State, 49-23 – a team they have been beating soundly. They opened the season with a 34-13 win over Abilene Christian, but then lost big to two very highly ranked teams – 73-21 to Ole Miss and 45-24 to Utah, a team that rolled up 62 points on Oregon, before the San Jose setback.
They have a big veteran RB in Senior Marteze Waller who averages 4.5 yards a carry and 94.8 yards a game. So far, they have not had a solid passing game, splitting that role almost equally among three QBs. Zack Greenlee, is back after a suspension. They are averaging 192.5 yards a game. The early betting lines have the Aztecs favored by 9 to 11 points.
Last Saturday’s game at Penn State had an eerie feeling when our 14-13 lead evaporated quickly as the Nittany Lions scored not one but two TDs this time in the final 1:03 of the first half. That’s three straight games! I don’t know if anybody keeps track of records like that, but hard to believe it has ever happened before. At least we did not give up another TD in the opening seconds of the second half. But it sure changed the complexion of the game.
Never mind what you may have read, this game deserves a big turnout, and it would be exciting to see the Aztecs make a turn around right now, with at least eight games left to play.
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Mikah Holder’s TD catch gave the Aztecs a 14-13 lead over Penn
St. in the first half; Rashaad Penny returned his second kickoff for a TD tying
the Aztec season record for KOR TDs. He’s currently the #1 kickoff returner in the NCAA.
(Photos by Ernie Anderson)
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GO AZTECS!
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