San Diego State defense forces four turnovers — including an interception returned for a touchdown — while offense does just enough to get back to winning
Hawaii’s run-and-shoot offense is a bit misleading. The Rainbow Warriors are last in the nation in rushing, averaging barely 58 yards a game. “I think there’s a lot more shooting going on,” San Diego State coach Brady Hoke said coming into
to a 41-34 Mountain West victory that ended the Aztecs’ four-game losing streak. In a postgame interview on CBS Sports Network, Hoke said he was proud of the resilience displayed by the Aztecs. “They’re working hard,' Hoke said, 'doing a nice job of coming to work every day. They put some things together, obviously, at the end of the game. In the fourth quarter, we were able to get some first downs and get in the end zone.
's first takeaway came compliments of senior safety Deshawn McCuin, who jumped a Schager pass, grabbed the ball out of the air and returned the interception 70 yards for a touchdown and a 17-0 still couldn’t exhale until recovering an onside kick with 59 seconds remaining after Hawaii made it a one-score game on Matthew Shipley’s 47-yard field goal. The game's 75 total points made it the highest scoring game involving the Aztecs since a 42-35 loss to Army in the 2017 Armed Forces Bowl. Just when it appeared the Aztecs were preparing for a blowout, Schager turned it into a shootout.
defensive lineman Daniel Okpoko knocking down two of them. When Hawaii was forced to punt away its opening possession, it was
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