Nearly 1,000 Combined Yards Later, Boise St. Beats Fresno St., 51-34

Boise State’s Titus Young is running so much this game that it’s exhausting to watch him. The Broncos’ Jeremy Avery rumbled down the field for a 74-yard run, only to have the ball stripped from him just before entering the end zone. The ball bounced toward the back of the end zone; if it bounced out, of course, Fresno would get the ball at their own 20.But who was keeping pace with Avery the whole way down the field? Titus Young. He managed to fall on the loose ball in the end zone. 34-24, Broncos.

Boise State’s football program used to retain a spot in the public consciousness solely on the merits of their blue football field, but these days, they’re showing that they actually play some good football on said field. On Friday night they visit unranked Fresno State on their green-grassed stadium.

Fresno St. is a nine-point underdog, but they figure to put up much more of a fight than Boise St.‘s last opponent (Miami of Ohio lost, 48-0). Boise St. running back Ryan Mathews racked up 213 yards on 30 carries last week, though they ultimately lost to Wisconsin in a double-overtime heartbreaker. Mathews sounds eager to pick up where he left off.