SAN JOSE STATE AT UTAH STATE
Records: San Jose State (2-4, 1-1 Mountain West); Utah State (3-3, 1-1 MW)
Kickoff: 6:00 p.m.
TV: CBS Sports Network
Radio: 860 AM KTRB
Series history: SJSU leads Series 21-20-1; SJSU is 1-9 in last ten meetings against USU
SJSU storylines: Quarterback Walker Eget and wide receiver Danny Scudero are listed as questionable according to the Mountain West’s availability report after both suffering injuries last week in the loss at Wyoming. … Scudero leads the nation with 845 receiving yards and eight touchdowns. … Eget leads the Mountain West in passing yards (1,809) and touchdowns (13). … Defensive lineman Mata Hola is ruled out for the game according to the Mountain West injury report, Hola has been a key rotational piece on the Spartans line …SJSU is still searching for its first road win of the season. … SJSU has not won a game in Logan, Utah since 2007.
Utah State storylines: Utah State is coming off a 44-26 loss at Hawaii on the road. … The Aggies are 3-0 at home. … Friday’s matchup against San Jose State is Utah State’s homecoming game. … Two of Utah State’s three losses came against ranked teams (55-35 loss to then No. 18-ranked Vanderbilt and a 44-22 loss to then No. 19 Texas A&M). … Former BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall is in his first year as head coach of Utah State and he has led 16 of his 18 teams to bowl eligibility.
Stats That Matter: Utah State is tied for first in the Mountain West with 16 sacks. … SJSU is tied for second in the Mountain West for fewest sacks given up with eight. … Aggies quarterback Bryson Barnes is fourth in the MW with 1,318 passing yards and second in the conference with 12 touchdowns. … USU running back Miles Davis is fifth in the conference in rushing yards (416). … Utah State is allowing the second most points per game in the Mountain West (32.67). … Utah State’s opponents are 24-25 on red zone opportunities in 2025. … SJSU’s opponents have 45 points off turnovers while SJSU has just 14.
— AARON JOHNSON