''Emotionally hijacked'' Bulldogs let 4th quarter lead slip falling 25-17 to Washington State

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno State saw a fourth-quarter pb evaporate, falling 25-17 to Washington State successful beforehand of a sellout assemblage of much than 41,000 fans.

The Bulldogs autumn to 3-3 connected the season.

Driving successful the 4th fourth up 17-16, Fresno State inferior backmost Mikey Keene threw his 2nd interception of the crippled and Wazzu's Ethan O'Connor returned it 60 yards for what proved to beryllium the crippled winning touchdown.

"It's each astir playing smart," interim caput manager Tim Skipper said aft the loss. "Limiting the turnovers. Limiting the penalties. Those things are sidesplitting us. It's similar we got emotionally hijacked."

It was the 4th multi-interception crippled of the play for Keene who finished the nighttime 24/36 throwing for 220 yards and a touchdown. He was not made disposable to talk to the media aft the loss.

"We are successful the present 'conference playoff' arsenic I'll telephone it," Skipper said. "One crippled astatine a time...we'll beryllium good we conscionable person to get backmost to work."

Elijah Gilliam carried the shot 20 times for 120 yards and a touchdown. It was the Merced native's archetypal clip moving implicit the period people successful his career.

Raylen Sharpe had 6 catches for 60 yards and Mac Dalena 4 catches for 61 yards.

It's a abbreviated week for FS who question to Reno to instrumentality connected Nevada (3-4) Friday astatine 7:30 PM. The Wolf Pack are coming disconnected a 42-37 triumph implicit Oregon State.

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