Published: Saturday, November 21, 2009
COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Boise St. blows out Utah St.
LOGAN, Utah — Doug Martin ran for 121 yards and four touchdowns and No. 6 Boise State remained unbeaten and in BCS contention with a 52-21 victory over Utah State on Friday night.
Jeremy Avery added 116 yards rushing and two touchdowns for the Broncos (11-0, 6-0 Western Athletic Conference), who gained 243 yards and scored four TDs in the second quarter — two 43 seconds apart to break a 14-all tie.
Boise State added another touchdown barely 2 minutes into the third quarter and what was a close game for about 25 minutes turned into the rout it was expected to be.
Utah State (3-8, 2-5) fell to 1-51 against ranked teams.
Boise State’s Kellen Moore was a modest 15-for-29 for 233 yards with a touchdown, breaking a streak of six straight games with three of more touchdown passes. But he had enough help in the backfield that it didn’t matter.
The Broncos rushed for a season-high 323 yards and outgained the Aggies 572-363.
Diondre Borel was 18-for-30 for 201 yards and kept the Aggies alive by avoiding several sacks with his speed, but the Broncos eventually started catching him and Utah State didn’t have enough other weapons to keep up after matching Boise State’s first two touchdowns.
Boise State led 28-14 at halftime and opened the third quarter with a 71-yard drive, needing only four plays to score again on a 32-yard run by Avery.
ELSEWHERE
Butkus finalists announced
CHICAGO — Alabama’s Rolando McClain, Florida’s Brandon Spikes and Missouri’s Sean Weatherspoon are once again finalists for the Butkus Award, given annually to the nation’s top linebacker. South Carolina’s Eric Norwood and Texas’ Sergia Kindle also are finalists. McClain, Spikes and Weatherspoon were finalists in 2008, when Wake Forest star Aaron Curry took home the award.
Jeremy Avery added 116 yards rushing and two touchdowns for the Broncos (11-0, 6-0 Western Athletic Conference), who gained 243 yards and scored four TDs in the second quarter — two 43 seconds apart to break a 14-all tie.
Boise State added another touchdown barely 2 minutes into the third quarter and what was a close game for about 25 minutes turned into the rout it was expected to be.
Utah State (3-8, 2-5) fell to 1-51 against ranked teams.
Boise State’s Kellen Moore was a modest 15-for-29 for 233 yards with a touchdown, breaking a streak of six straight games with three of more touchdown passes. But he had enough help in the backfield that it didn’t matter.
The Broncos rushed for a season-high 323 yards and outgained the Aggies 572-363.
Diondre Borel was 18-for-30 for 201 yards and kept the Aggies alive by avoiding several sacks with his speed, but the Broncos eventually started catching him and Utah State didn’t have enough other weapons to keep up after matching Boise State’s first two touchdowns.
Boise State led 28-14 at halftime and opened the third quarter with a 71-yard drive, needing only four plays to score again on a 32-yard run by Avery.
ELSEWHERE
Butkus finalists announced
CHICAGO — Alabama’s Rolando McClain, Florida’s Brandon Spikes and Missouri’s Sean Weatherspoon are once again finalists for the Butkus Award, given annually to the nation’s top linebacker. South Carolina’s Eric Norwood and Texas’ Sergia Kindle also are finalists. McClain, Spikes and Weatherspoon were finalists in 2008, when Wake Forest star Aaron Curry took home the award.
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