At 4-7, with a week to go, the Fresno State football team hasn't enjoyed the success its fans and the experts expected. It's hard to believe now, but back in July the Mountain West media overwhelmingly predicted the defending conference champs would again win the West Division and meet Boise...
Raiders Get Late TD Pass, Defensive Stop to Beat Lions
OAKLAND — Derek Carr and the Raiders gave their football-starved fans quite a show in their first game back in Oakland in seven weeks. Carr threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to rookie Hunter Renfrow with 2:04 remaining and Karl Joseph broke up a fourth-down pass in the end zone with 3 seconds...
Mistake-Prone Bulldogs Lose at Home to Colorado State
Logan Stewart made an interception to set up Warren Jackson's go-ahead touchdown with 3 minutes, 29 seconds remaining, and Colorado State held on for a 41-31 football victory over mistake-prone Fresno State on Saturday. Stewart intercepted Jorge Reyna's pass and returned it 25 yards to the Fresno State 13 with...
T-Pain Concert, Other Events Pack Fresno State Homecoming Week
Forging strong relationships with alumni is increasingly important to Fresno State as it grows in enrollment and creates new educational opportunities for its 24,000 students. So it should come as no surprise that the university continues to amp up homecoming week — packing it with public events and activities. Scott...
After 'Embarrassing' Loss, Bulldogs Focus on UNLV
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Once Air Force got its ground game going, Fresno State had nowhere to go, run or pass. Donald Hammond III ran for two touchdowns and threw for another, Kyle Johnson returned an interception for a score and Air Force pulled away in the second half...
Gilroy High Cancels Football Season After Alleged Sexual Assault
GILROY — Gilroy High School says its varsity football season has been canceled following four players being cited by police for sexual battery after a teammate reported he was assaulted on campus. The Gilroy Unified School District said Wednesday it has learned “that most of the varsity players have chosen...
Youngsters Free and Cropper Lead Fresno State Win
The Fresno State football team ended nonconference play at 2-2 with a business-like 30-17 victory at New Mexico State on Saturday, and now has two weeks to prepare for Air Force. Although a 13-point victory over the winless Aggies (0-5) is nothing to shout about, young Bulldogs Wylan Free and...
How Dominant Are 'Dogs at Home? You Might Be Surprised.
Anything, of course, can happen on a given Saturday in college football. But all indications point to 0-2 Fresno State getting its first victory of the season when the Bulldogs host (0-1) Sacramento State. Listen to this article: The oddsmakers favor Fresno State by three touchdowns. In addition, the Hornets...
It's Back to Work for Bulldogs After Heartbreaking Loss Saturday
Minnesota's Antoine Winfield Jr. spoiled Fresno State's bid for a Power 5 win for a second straight year Saturday at Bulldog Stadium. And the loss left the Bulldogs at 0-2 for the first time since 2014 despite giving Power 5 teams Southern California and Minnesota all they could handle. Listen...
Bulldogs Must Corral These Players to Bury Gophers
The way the Big Ten Network analysts see it, the Fresno State defense must contain the two big players in Minnesota's offense when the teams collide Saturday night at Bulldog Stadium. Powering the Golden Gophers are tailback Rodney Smith, who has 3,051 career rushing yards, and wide receiver Rashod Bateman....