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		<description>RUWT? News for San Diego State vs. BYU 11/8/2008</description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hall leads BYU to undefeated finish at home]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[PROVO, Utah (Ticker) -- A pair of early field goals may have 
doomed Brigham Young the previous two weeks.  But on Saturday, 
it was just the start of a rout against struggling San Diego 
State.

Max Hall threw for 317 yards and three touchdowns as the 
16th-ranked Cougars had little trouble rolling to a 41-13 
victory over the Aztecs on Saturday.

The big win was a brief respite for the Cougars (9-1, 5-1 
Mountain West), who were coming off shootout wins over Colorado 
State and Nevada-Las Vegas the previous two weeks.

Beating San Diego State (1-9, 0-6) for the seventh time in the 
last eight meetings, BYU concluded its third straight undefeated
season at home.  The Cougars have won 18 straight games at 
Edwards Stadium since September 9, 2006 - a new school record.

"I was proud of the seniors today," BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall 
said.  "It is three years straight that we haven't lost at home,
and I think we've accomplished a lot to set the foundation of 
our program."

The streak may not have been extended if the Cougars had been 
playing either of their two previous opponents, especially after
they were forced to settle for a pair of field goals in the 
second quarter.

"We did what we needed to do to win, and I'm not disappointed," 
Hall said.  "I think we played awesome today, all things 
considered."

However, BYU's defense rebounded after giving up 109 points the 
previous three weeks.  The Cougars recorded four turnovers and 
stuffed San Diego State on a 4th-and-goal late en route to 
holding a foe to less than 30 points for the first time in four 
games.

Included in that rough defensive stretch was a 32-7 loss at TCU 
on October 16.  Yet, BYU still is in the hunt for a third 
straight conference title, especially since it closes the 
regular season at league-leading Utah on November 22.

"I think there's still a chance (to get a piece of the league 
title)," Hall said.  "We have got two tough teams ahead of us, 
so we are just going to keep fighting and keep battling and see 
what happens."

Senior linebacker David Nixon stepped up Saturday, recording a 
career-high 14 tackles and collecting his third interception of 
the season.

After being forced to punt on their first drive, the Cougars got
a gift on the Aztecs' first play from scrimmage, as 
miscommunication between quarterback Ryan Lindley and his center
led to a blown snap that BYU recovered at the San Diego State 
49.

That turnover led to a 7-yard touchdown run by Fui Vakapuna - 
his first score on the ground since the win at Washington on 
September 6.

Hall, who finished 25-of-30 and rushed nine times for 22 yards, 
sandwiched a 6-yard TD pass to Andrew George around a pair of 
field goals in the second quarter to build a 20-0 lead at the 
half.

The lead could have been more, but the Cougars were whistled for
a penalty on a 4th-and-goal at the 2-yard line before settling 
for a 25-yard field goal by Mitch Payne.

BYU added another rushing touchdown by Wayne Latu in the opening
drive of the second half to make it 27-0 before San Diego State 
finally got on the scoreboard behind a 49-yard field goal by 
Lane Yoshida with 4:20 left in the third.

After not clicking on all cylinders, Hall caught fire in the 
fourth, connecting with Austin Collie, the nation's leader in 
receiving yards, on a pair of scores.

Collie finished with nine catches for 127 yards, including a 
61-yard strike in the opening moments of the fourth that gave 
BYU a 34-6 advantage.  The junior has surpassed 100 yards 
receiving in eight straight games, extending a MWC record he 
broke two weeks earlier.

"The offense continued to keep rolling," Hall said.  "We've got 
to eliminate the three-and-outs, though."

Yet, the Cougars had trouble running the ball, finishing with 
104 yards on 37 carries.  Leading rusher Harvey Unga was limited
to 40 yards on 11 carries, well below his average of 93.0 coming
in.

"If you told me before the game that we would hold them to 104 
yards rushing, I would have thought, 'We have a chance to win 
the game,'" San Diego State linebacker Russell Allen said.

Lindley was 21-of-36 for 160 yards and a late touchdown for the 
Aztecs, who have lost six straight games, getting outscored 
260-80 in that span.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:16:44 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[BYU hopes for easy win against lowly San Diego State]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[San Diego State (1-8) at (16) Brigham Young (8-1), 2:00 pm EST

PROVO, Utah (Ticker) -- Brigham Young is still living on the 
edge.

After a second straight scare and with their defense still 
struggling, the 16-ranked Cougars return home to host San Diego 
State on Saturday.

Two weeks ago, BYU (8-1, 4-1 Mountain West) needed a late 
touchdown to hold off Nevada Las-Vegas, 42-35, and last week was
more of the same as Max Hall tossed a 17-yard TD pass to Dennis 
Pitta with 22 seconds remaining to give the Cougars a 45-42 win 
at Colorado State.

The Cougars gained 551 yards against Colorado State, with Hall 
completing  28-of-37 passes for 389 yards and five touchdowns.

Austin Collie, who led the Football Bowl Subdivision in 
receiving coming into the game, caught nine passes for a 
career-high three touchdowns.

However, BYU has allowed 119 points in its last three games.  
The Cougars hope they can avoid more last-minute heroics against
a San Diego State team that is winless in the Mountain West and 
has allowed 35 points or more in six of its last seven games.

Last week, the Aztecs (1-8, 0-5) allowed Devin Moore to rush for
234 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-10 loss at Wyoming.

San Diego State Is headed for a 10th straight losing season and 
its only win this year was a 45-17 victory over Idaho State.

Last season, BYU struggled in the first half against the Aztecs,
only leading 20-13 at the intermission before pulling away for a
48-27 victory to complete a second straight undefeated season in
the Mountain West.

Harvey Unga ran for 161 yards and scored four touchdowns for the
Cougars, who rushed for 311 yards.  Hall threw three touchdown 
passes as BYU wore down Diego State with a balanced attack.

The Cougars are still in the running for a third straight 
Mountain West title, but will need help as they are in third 
place - one game behind Utah (5-0) and 1 1/2 games behind TCU 
(6-0), which handed BYU its only loss.

The Cougars are in the unlikely position of having to root for 
Utah - their arch-rival - in the Utes' showdown against TCU on 
Thursday.

If Utah beats TCU and BYU handles San Diego State on Saturday 
and Air Force next week, the Cougars would be in position to 
forge a three-way tie in the Mountain West with a victory at 
Utah in their regular-season finale on November 22.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:19:03 GMT</pubDate>
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