in SDSU\u2019s 26-23 win at Snapdragon Stadium<\/a>. Denegal was limping significantly on the sideline during and after the game, so his participation this week is in question.<\/p>\nThe fitness of Denegal will be more apparent at Tuesday morning\u2019s practice and a more precise term \u2014 probable, questionable, doubtful or out \u2014 will be applied when the first Pac-12 availability report of the week is posted Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Denegal was praised by his coach for providing in-game input for Saunders, a Kentucky transfer who had been sidelined since the season opener with a broken collarbone.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat (quarterbacks) room is really, really close-knit,\u201d Lewis said. \u201cIt\u2019s such a unique position within all sports, especially within the football team, where you have four guys in that room and only one guy\u2019s going to play. \u2026<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2019Dene\u2019 having the maturity and the humility to realize, hey, if it\u2019s not going to be me, let me throw my weight behind this guy and back Stone and give him the support, the encouragement, the knowledge and the information that he has, so that (Saunders) can have a successful evening.\u201d<\/p>\n
Saunders was 6-for-11 for 61 yards in the game. He guided two fourth-quarter scoring drives after being thrust into action hours after being activated.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a pretty even-keel kid,\u201d Lewis said. \u201cHis highs aren\u2019t too high. His lows aren\u2019t too low.\u201d<\/p>\n
Saunders, who set Pennsylvania state passing records in high school, didn\u2019t play last season at Kentucky. His game experience amounted to 16 snaps against Portland State before being injured on SDSU\u2019s final offensive play.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, there was adversity the first week,\u201d Lewis said. \u201cHe attacked the rehab and all things he needed to do with that to position himself as quickly as possible to be able to help the team yet again. And he was. And it was a great job being ready to go when his number was called.\u201d<\/p>\n
Injuries and illness (the mumps) have disrupted practice the first half of the season, so clarity at quarterback would be helpful as the week unfolds.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s been enough (uncertainty) this year,\u201d Lewis said. \u201cKnock on wood we don\u2019t have too much more of it, of I think this guy\u2019s going to play, this guy\u2019s not going to play.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe sooner that we can solidify who the players are, it sure helps make the plays come to life for the players to be able to practice together and continue to grow and improve.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked about Saunders\u2019 skillset, Lewis said: \u201cHe\u2019s got the arm to touch the whole field. He throws a real catchable ball. Some guys throw the ball in the right spots at the right time, but it\u2019s heavier, it\u2019s hard, and it\u2019s not real catchable based off the location or the accuracy. He throws a catchable ball. As he continues to compound reps and feel game speed at this level, he\u2019ll become more confident with his decision-making and be a productive player.\u201d<\/p>\n
Colorado State\u2019s QB<\/p>\n
Colorado State\u2019s Hauss Hejny (47-for-73 passing, 619 yards, 10 TDs\/INT) is expected to return Saturday after missing three games with a hamstring injury. Backup Ksaan Farrar (89-for-144, 931 yards, 5 TDs\/2 INTs) has started since Hejny\u2019s injury.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight now, as it stands, Hauss will start on Saturday,\u201d Colorado State coach Jim Mora said at his Monday press conference. \u201cKsaan will be ready to go if needed. If Hauss isn\u2019t feeling right physically when we get to the game, we\u2019re not going to put him in jeopardy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clock error<\/p>\n
A timekeeping issue in the fourth quarter of the Fresno State-SDSU was reviewed by the Pac-12, and a conference spokesman confirmed a clock error was made.<\/p>\n
The Bulldogs scored a 2-yard touchdown with 4:45 remaining in the game. Officials originally ruled the runner down short of the goal line, but the ruling was overturned on review. The clock ran down from 5:08 to 4:45 before it was stopped for the review; 23 seconds should have been put back on the clock after the play was ruled a touchdown.<\/p>\n
The mistake did not have a direct impact on the game.<\/p>\n
In a rush<\/p>\n
SDSU running back Lucky Sutton moved into the top 20 on SDSU\u2019s career rushing list after gaining 110 yards against Fresno State.<\/p>\n
Sutton moved past Art Preston (1,664 yards, 1949-51) and Greg Bell (1,728 yards, 2020-21) during the game and now ranks 19th with 1,757 yards.<\/p>\n
Next up: No. 18 Walter Kazee (1,852 yards, 2009-12).<\/p>\n
Pac-12 honors<\/p>\n
SDSU edge Kai Wallin and kicker Cooper DiLeva earned Pac-12 Player of the Week honors on defense and special teams, respectively, for their performances against Fresno State.<\/p>\n
Wallin had his first three sacks of the season against the Bulldogs. It\u2019s the most sacks in a game this season in the Pac-12 and the fifth-highest single-game total in the FBS.<\/p>\n
DiLeva\u2019s four field goals tied SDSU\u2019s single-game school record, doubling his field goal total for the season. He capped the evening with a career-long 53-yarder, which is tied for the seventh longest in program history.<\/p>\n
The other weekly honors went to Texas State running back Torrance Burgess Jr. (224 yards rushing, 4 TDs) for offense and Oregon State wide receiver Jesse Legree (8 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TDs) for freshman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"San Diego State coach Sean Lewis said Monday that the status of starting quarterback Jayden Denegal is \u201cday-to-day\u201d…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":501902,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[13733,74,76,75,18952,182164],"class_list":["post-501901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-jayden-denegal","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-sean-lewis","tag-stone-saunders"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=501901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501901\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/501902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=501901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=501901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=501901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}