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New Mexico State (1-1, 0-1 Conference USA) travels to Fresno State (1-1) for its first road game of the season at 8: 30 p.m. on Saturday.
The Aggies are coming off their first loss of 2024 last week against Liberty, falling 30-24 at home in their CUSA opener. NM State was up 24-15 with 5:12 left to play before allowing 15 unanswered points off two touchdowns from Flames’ running back Quinton Cooley. The Aggies scored on their first three drives, but only found points on one of their next 10 drives that didn’t result in a quarterback kneel.
Fresno State is 1-1 this season with a loss against No. 16 Michigan and a win against Sacramento State. The Bulldogs defeated the Hornets 46-30 last week after tallying 516 total yards and six touchdowns. Fresno State’s interim coach is Tim Skipper, who was a defensive coordinator under NM State coach Tony Sanchez at UNLV from 2018-19.
Here is everything you need to know for game day:
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New Mexico State (1-1, 0-1) at Fresno State (1-1)
Location: Valley Children’s Stadium, Fresno, Ca.
Kickoff time: Sept. 14, 8:30 p.m.
Network: TruTV (Commentators: JB Long and Mike Golic Jr.)
Radio: 99.5 FM KXPZ (Commentators: Jack Nixon and Javahn Ferguson)
Spanish Radio: 96.7 FM La Equis (Commentators: Abel Rodriguez and Eddie Rubio)
Things to know
This is a rematch of last season’s New Mexico Bowl, where the Bulldogs defeated NM State 37-10.
Sophomore Parker Awad remains the Aggies’ starting quarterback. He is coming off two disappointing performances against Southeast Missouri and Liberty where he combined for 195 passing yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Awad is averaging a 12.6 quarterback rating this season.
The Aggies are 1-19 all-time against Fresno State, with their lone win coming in…
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Publish date : 2024-09-14 08:03:31
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