Bulldog Breakdown: Looking at the bright spots for Fresno State Football in Kansas loss

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno State Bulldogs are 4 days distant from their location opener.

Head manager Matt Entz spoke connected Monday astir however a fewer players fared successful their archetypal crippled arsenic Bulldogs, including starting backmost E.J. Warner.

"[Warner] had the quality to get successful and retired of plays astatine antithetic times, and past conscionable got to proceed to stress shot security," Entz said connected Monday. "He has unbelievable quality of the game. There wasn't anyone harder connected themselves than E.J. was aft the crippled and during the game. We request to springiness him the tools to beryllium capable to flush it during the crippled and determination on. The adjacent play is the astir important one, and adjacent crippled is the astir important 1 close now, due to the fact that it's the lone 1 we person this week."

The 'Dogs are hoping to bounce backmost from a 31-7 nonaccomplishment connected Saturday.

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Entz added that the squad had large vigor and existent freshman starter Brayden Walton made an content guarding Warner's unsighted side.

"I deliberation Brayden Walton played beauteous good for an 18-year-old that got thrown successful against a Big-12 squad connected nationalist TV, and handled himself with large composure. Probably has a mates of plays that helium wishes helium had backmost but we each do."

Next up for Fresno State is its location opener against Georgia Southern. Kickoff from Valley Children's Stadium is acceptable for Saturday, August 30 astatine 6:30 p.m.

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