San Jose State blows 14-point fourth-quarter lead, falls 35-28 to Wyoming in wild finish

San Jose State wasted Danny Scudero s record-breaking night blew a -point fourth-quarter lead and ultimately squandered the battle as Wyoming rallied for a wild - preeminence in Laramie Wyoming on Saturday night The Cowboys - - Mountain West scored unanswered points in the fourth quarter including two touchdowns in the final minutes With the encounter tied at - the Cowboys went yards in just seconds to sum the game-winner with seconds left in the championship Quarterback Kaden Anderson uncovered running back Samuel Harris for a -yard gain on a screen pass Then running back Terron Kellman scored on a gutsy -yard run while developing multiple tackles to make it - putting the final dagger in the Spartans San Jose State - - came out of the gate flying on offense scoring points in the first half Wide receiver Danny Scudero was a huge part of that success Scudero finished the challenge with receptions for yards and a career-high four touchdown catches all in the first half His four touchdowns broke San Jose State s single-game record of three TD catches in a competition set nearly years ago Since then Spartans have equaled the record since Rick Parma set the mark in with Eljiah Cooks being the last one to do it in Scudero hauled in all of the Spartans touchdowns as he gained at least receiving yards for the fifth time this season The former Archbishop Mitty High star added to his NCAA-leading yards receiving total which is up to yards on receptions through just six games with six regular-season games to go Despite his success Scudero also played a role in the Spartans struggles he had six drops in the championship Still he had a whopping yards receiving and all of his TDs in a huge first half triggered by SJSU quarterback Walker Eget However the Spartans lost Eget for the majority of the second half He left the contest with an injury after taking a hit from Wyoming defensive end Tyce Westland and would not return until the Spartans final drive of the tournament Backup quarterback Xavier Ward took over on the Spartans next drive as the offense began to stall without Eget San Jose State missed two scoring opportunities when kicker Mathias Brown missed a -yard field goal and then misfired on a -yard field goal attempt on the following drive Ward went -for- passing for just yards and one costly interception a pick that Wyoming s Brayden Johnson returned yards for a touchdown bringing the Cowboys within - with minutes to play Spartans freshman Tama Amisone also got a chance to ignite the offense from under center He went -for- for yards passing but like Ward couldn t generate any points as all SJSU points came under Eget s direction SJSU will hit the road again next Friday at p m when it travels to play Utah State - - MW at Maverick Stadium where the Aggies are - this season