Fresno State wins thriller 23-21 over Hawaii in Mountain West opener

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- In the last scheduled crippled betwixt rivals Fresno State & Hawaii, the Bulldogs permission the land with bragging rights and a 23-21 win. FS improves to 4-1 connected the play and 1-0 successful Mountain West play.

The archetypal 4th ended without a people from either team. Hawaii came distant with the archetypal points of the crippled erstwhile their punt backed Fresno State up to their ain three-yard line. EJ Warner didn't get the shot disconnected speedy capable and a Rainbow Warrior defender came successful for the safety. After review, Hawaii went up 2-0 halfway done the 2nd 4th and took a 9-0 pb aft a propulsion from Warner was ruled to beryllium a lateral walk and taken backmost for a touchdown from Jamih Otis.

Clovis autochthonal and Buchanan grad Brayden Walton went down with an wounded and was carted disconnected the tract with a small much than a infinitesimal to play successful the half. With 38 seconds earlier the break, Warner recovered Richie Anderson for a 13-yard touchdown reception. The people was 9-7 astatine the halftime horn.

A 40-yard tract extremity would widen the Hawaii pb but Fresno State responded rapidly with a 65-yard heavy shot from Warner to Kamron Beachem. The choky extremity was taken down astatine the 1 but Bryson Donelson punched successful the touchdown to springiness the Bulldogs their archetypal pb of the game. After different Rainbow Warriors FG the 'Dogs trailed 15-13 heading into the fourth.

That 4th was saved for the Bulldog defense. An Al'zillion Hamilton interception acceptable up a 27 gait tract extremity from Dylan Lynch. Then K'vion Thunderbird, a transportation linebacker from Arizona State, took an interception backmost 59 yards for the Bulldog touchdown to springiness FS a 23-15 lead.

Once they instrumentality from the island, the Bulldogs person a bye week earlier they big Nevada astatine home. Kickoff wrong Valley Children's is connected Saturday, Oct. 4 astatine 7:30 p.m.