Broncos thump Aggies, remain perfect
Jared Zabransky threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns and Brett Denton ran for 125 yards and two scores as No. 13 Boise State beat Utah State 49-10 Saturday in Boise.
The Broncos played without running back Ian Johnson, who is still recovering from a partially collapsed left lung he sustained last week.
The Aggies offered little resistance on the Broncos blue turf, where Boise State has won 51 of its last 53 games. The Broncos scored on their first three possessions to take a 21-0 lead early in the second quarter and finished the first half ahead 28-3.
Besides Denton, cornerback Quinton Jones rushed twice for 11 yards and a touchdown, and Vinny Perretta rushed nine times for 51 yards.
The Aggies’ biggest play came early in the fourth quarter when Devon Hall returned a Broncos fumble 64 yards for a touchdown to make it 42-10. The Broncos fumbled three times in the game, losing two.
Boise State opened the second half with a nine-play scoring drive capped by Jones’ 8-yard touchdown run to make it 35-3.
After a Marty Tadman interception, the Broncos covered 49 yards in three plays. Zabransky drilled a pass to Ryan Putnam to make it 42-3.
The Broncos made it 49-10 with 7:54 remaining when Taylor Tharp lobbed a 10-yard pass into the left corner of the end zone to Jovan Hutchinson.
Hawaii 54, San Jose State 17: At Honolulu, Colt Brennan passed for 402 yards and five touchdowns as the Warriors rolled to their eighth straight victory by beating the Spartans.
Nate Ilaoa had 100 yards rushing and 66 yards receiving for the Warriors, who kept alive their hopes for a WAC title. Hawaii needs Boise State to lose next week to Nevada for a share of the conference championship.
Nevada 42, Louisiana Tech 0: At Ruston, La., Luke Lippincott ran for 122 yards and scored three touchdowns as the Wolf Pack shut out the Bulldogs.
Robert Hubbard added two scores on the ground for Nevada and gained 53 yards rushing.
The Bulldogs had four turnovers and 331 yards of total offense compared to Nevada’s 409.