Broncos take their win streak to San Jose

This weekend the Broncos take their show, and their first ever

top-10 BCS ranking, on the road as they travel to play the San Jose

State Spartans Saturday morning at 10:02 a.m.

Game time was moved because ESPN decided to pick up the coverage

due to the Broncos (8-0, 5-0 Western Athletic Conference) still

being undefeated and possessing a perfect record on ESPN televised

games. The game will be televised on ESPN2 and also locally on

KBCI-Channel 2.

The Broncos will be following one of the most impressive wins in

school history. BSU Head Coach Dan Hawkins admitted that the win

two weeks ago was about as close to perfection as a team can get.

This from a man that preaches perfection like it is going out of

style. But even after that, the team went back to the drawing board

to ensure that they do not slow down coming into the final three

games of conference play.

“We just go back to the individual technique,” Hawkins

said.

The Broncos are a perfect 5-0 following a bye week under the helm

of Hawkins and still boast the nation’s longest winning

streak at 20 games. The Broncos also moved up two spots in both

national polls. The Broncos are now 15th in the Associated Press

Poll and 13th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. The Broncos also

made their first top-10 ranking in school history in the BCS poll,

moving up another two spots after loses to Miami and Tennessee last

weekend.

The Spartans (2-6, 1-4 WAC) will host the Broncos after losing four

straight since their historic win over Rice on Oct. 2. Leading the

Spartans is running back Tyson Thompson. The junior leads the

Spartans with 743 yards rushing, which is third in the WAC this

season. Quarterback Dale Rogers trails only Broncos quarterback

Jared Zabransky in quarterback rating in the WAC, but averages only

141.6 yards passing per game.

The Spartans program has been in turmoil for a few years now, and

it’s not getting any better. The team ranks in the bottom ten

in the nation in three categories this season. Their rushing

defense is ranked 114th in the nation, giving up 236 yards per

game. Their punting is 107th, and their scoring defense gives up

39.6 yards per game.

None of these statistics bode well for the Spartans. The Broncos

are the most prolific scoring team in the nation, and their rushing

offense is second in the WAC, while the team has returned two punts

for touchdowns.

The game time will be the earliest of the season for the Broncos,

and is a kink in the weekly planner for Hawkins and staff, but they

are making due.

“We are just trying to get (the team) to change their clocks

and get them up early,” Hawkins said.

Trevor Horn
Sports Editor

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