Broncos fend off Spartans

Jared Zabransky ran for two touchdowns and threw for another as Boise State held off a late rally by San Jose State to win 38-21 Saturday night in Boise, extending the nation’s longest current home winning streak to 28 games.

The junior quarterback also engineered a nine-play, 84-yard drive with 6:46 left to put Boise State (4-2, 2-0) up for good after the Spartans (1-5, 0-3) scored 14 unanswered points to open the fourth quarter.

San Jose State was led by sophomore quarterback Adam Tafralis, who came off the bench late in the third quarter to replace junior J.P. Greco. Tafralis connected on a 24-yard touchdown pass with senior wide receiver Rufus Skillern in the first series of the last quarter, and followed with a 22-yard scoring pass to Skillern again after San Jose State linebacker Damaja Jones recovered an onside kick at the Broncos 44-yard line.

Fresno St. 53, Utah St. 21

Joe Fernandez caught two touchdown passes from Paul Pinegar, and the Bulldogs (4-1, 2-0) erased an early deficit with 46 consecutive points to defeat the Aggies (2-3, 1-2) in Fresno, Calif.

FSU also took advantage of four Aggies turnovers, scoring 19 points off miscues while controlling the clock and limiting Utah State to 44 yards rushing.

FSU’s run-heavy offense produced 193 yards rushing, including 97 for Wendell Mathis and 63 for Bryson Sumlin. Both also ran for second-half scores.

Nevada 37, Louisiana Tech 27

Jeff Rowe completed 24 of 45 passes for 269 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more scores to lead the Wolf Pack (4-2, 3-0) to a win over the Bulldogs (2-3, 2-1) in Reno, Nev.

Nevada running back B.J. Mitchell added 146 yards on 26 carries, as the Wolf Pack racked up 458 yards of total offense, while holding the Bulldogs to 229, including just 68 yards rushing.

Despite the offensive disparity, Nevada needed a 78-yard drive that led to a 21-yard field goal by Brett Jaekle to take a 30-27 lead with 3:12 to play.