BSU bowls over Bowling Green

BOISE – Jared Zabransky rushed for three touchdowns and threw for another, and Boise State extended the nation’s longest home winning streak to 26 games with a 48-20 win over Bowling Green on Wednesday night.

The Broncos’ defense frustrated Bowling Green (1-2) quarterback Omar Jacobs into one of his worst games since he became the starter at the beginning of the 2004 season.

Considered a long-shot Heisman candidate, Jacobs completed 18 of 36 passes for 220 yards, including 71 in the fourth quarter. He had never completed less than 58 percent of his passes, and his career low in yardage, 218, came in his first start at Oklahoma.

Jacobs opened the season with 458 yards against Wisconsin and 428 versus Ball State, with five TDs in each game. He threw two fourth-quarter TDs against Boise State’s reserves.

BSU (1-2) could not be stopped.

The Broncos’ starters scored on eight of 10 possessions and were stopped only by a fumble on fourth down and halftime. Boise State had 499 total yards at the end of the third quarter and didn’t punt until the 8:26 mark of the fourth quarter.