{"id":66488,"date":"2025-11-23T13:52:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T13:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/66488\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T13:52:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T13:52:12","slug":"utah-state-28-17-fresno-state-nov-22-2025-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/66488\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah State 28-17 Fresno State (Nov 22, 2025) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FRESNO, Calif. &#8212; \u2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/player\/_\/id\/4695600\/bryson-barnes\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bryson Barnes<\/a> threw two touchdown passes and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/player\/_\/id\/4816099\/javen-jacobs\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Javen Jacobs<\/a> rushed for two fourth-quarter scores to rally Utah State to a 28-17 victory over Fresno State on Saturday night, qualifying the Aggies for a bowl game.<\/p>\n<p>              <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/player\/_\/id\/4685445\/rayshon-luke\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rayshon Luke<\/a> took a first-down hand-off and raced 69 yards for a touchdown to give Fresno State (7-4, 4-3 Mountain West Conference) a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter. Barnes fired a 24-yard touchdown pass to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/player\/_\/id\/5151339\/anthony-garcia\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Anthony Garcia<\/a> with 27 seconds left to pull Utah State (6-5, 4-3) even.<\/p>\n<p>              <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/player\/_\/id\/5082308\/dylan-lynch\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dylan Lynch<\/a> kicked a 30-yard field goal and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/player\/_\/id\/4916436\/ej-warner\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">E.J. Warner<\/a> had a 43-yard touchdown pass to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/player\/_\/id\/4870923\/jahlil-mcclain\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jahlil McClain<\/a> with 50 seconds left before halftime to put the Bulldogs up 17-7.<\/p>\n<p>              Barnes lateraled to Garcia, who threw the ball back to Barnes for a 2-yard touchdown and the only score of the third quarter as the Aggies cut it to 17-14.<\/p>\n<p>              Jacobs scored on a 19-yard run to give Utah State a 21-17 lead with 10:37 left to play. The Aggies defense forced a three-and-out and Jacobs added a 32-yard touchdown run with 6:05 to go.<\/p>\n<p>              Fresno State ran just 14 plays in its first four second-half possessions. The Bulldogs punted three times and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/player\/_\/id\/5082615\/bronson-olevao-jr\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bronson Olevao Jr<\/a>. intercepted a Warner pass on third-and-2 at the Utah State 11-yard line late in the third quarter. Warner threw incomplete on fourth-and-3, turning the ball over on downs on their final possession.<\/p>\n<p>              Barnes completed 18 of 31 passes for 176 yards and rushed 22 times for 111 yards. Jacobs carried five times for 62 yards.<\/p>\n<p>              Warner totaled 145 yards on 16-for-24 passing. Luke had 81 yards on four carries.<\/p>\n<p>              &#8212;&#8212; Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apnews.com\/newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/ap-newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> (AP News mobile app). 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