Utah State ends Fresno State's MW Championship hopes on Senior night

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- 27 Fresno State seniors were honored successful what volition beryllium their past crippled successful Valley Children's Stadium, a condemnation we tin accidental present that the Bulldogs are retired of Mountain West title crippled contention.

It was a must-win for the 'dogs hopes to get backmost to the rubric game, determination this programme hasn't been since 2022.

In the high-stakes, caput manager Matt Entz decided to marque a swap astatine the backmost position.

Senior backmost EJ Warner, who wasn't honored during pregame for elder nighttime celebrations, got the starting motion against the Aggies. Warner hasn't started since the nonaccomplishment to Colorado State backmost connected October 10.

Sophomore Carson Conklin has started the past 3 games for the 'dogs and conscionable passed for his archetypal touchdown arsenic a Bulldog successful the triumph against Wyoming past week. Conklin went without an interception successful his past 2 starts, 1 crushed caput Coach Matt Entz cited for benching Warner mid-season.

In the archetypal half, Warner threw for 129 yards and 1 touchdown with nary picks. He finished with 167 yards successful the aerial and a touchdown, throwing an interception aft 1 of his passes was tipped up and recovered by the Aggies.

It's the tally crippled that showed up archetypal for Fresno State. Rayshon 'Speedy' Luke had a 69-yard rushing touchdown to unfastened scoring successful the archetypal quarter.

Utah State's Bryson Barnes drove the Aggies downfield successful conscionable 3 plays, ending the archetypal 4th with a 24-yard touchdown reception. The crippled would beryllium tied astatine 7 heading into the 2nd quarter.

Dylan Lynch puts the Bulldogs up 3 points aft knocking 1 30 yards done the uprights. Warner past finds Jahlil McClain heavy up the mediate for a 43-yard touchdown catch. The people lets the 'dogs spell up 17-7 going into the break.

Utah State closes successful connected the pb with different Barnes TD successful the 3rd quarter. Fresno State gets a escaped possession aft elder skipper Camryn Bracha punches the shot retired starring to a Bulldog fumble recovery, but the momentum is reversed aft a walk by Warner is tipped and yet picked disconnected to extremity the Bulldogs' redzone drive.

The Aggies adjacent it retired with 2 fourth-quarter touchdowns. The last from Valley Children's Stadium: 28-17.

The Bulldogs question for their last crippled of the regular season.

Fresno State and San Jose State footwear disconnected astatine 7:30 p.m. connected Saturday.

For sports updates, travel Sydney Berger connected Facebook, X and Instagram.

For sports updates, travel Stephen Hicks connected Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.