San Jose State finishes rough season with blowout loss to Fresno State

SAN JOSE San Jose State lost to Fresno State - in the Battle of the Valley on Saturday night at CEFCU Stadium Freshman Tama Amisone started at quarterback for the Spartans in place of injured Walker Eget but shared time with two others as nobody had a hot hand The trio went for for yards with five interceptions and no touchdowns as Fresno State beat San Jose State for the second consecutive year It was rough from the outset as Amisone completed just one of his first six attempts for three yards and an interceptions over three possessions On San Jose State s fourth series Amisone rolled outside the pocket and threw to Leland Smith who had the ball ripped from his hands by cornerback Al Zillion Hamilton for another interception This one led to a -yard rushing touchdown by Brandon Ramirez which stretched Fresno State s lead to - The last pass Amisone threw was a screen that fell at the feet of Danny Scudero for an incompletion Another freshman Robert McDaniel replaced Amisone and went for for eight yards Amisone was removed because he had limited power in his throws after being injured three plays into the battle coach Ken Niumatalolo revealed Senior Xavier Ward took over from there and remained the quarterback for the rest of the championship He finished of for yards and three interceptions Ward started the second half by throwing an interception to safety Ethan Tierney which led to Dylan Lynch s -yard field goal and a - Fresno State lead Linebacker Jordan Pollard provided one of the sparse highlights for San Jose State returning an interception yards for a touchdown that pulled the Spartans to within - in the second quarter The senior finished with tackles solo Related Articles What to know before San Jose State faces Fresno State San Jose State to start true freshman at QB for first time in the s San Jose State loses quarterback Walker Eget in - loss to first-place San Diego State What to know before San Jose State kicks off at San Diego State San Jose State looks to bounce back at Mountain West-leading San Diego State The Spartans only touchdown on offense came with left when former St Francis star Viliami Teu scored on a -yard run to cut the deficit to - But the Bulldogs responded with a -yard touchdown run by Elijah Gilliam on their next possession San Jose State finished Year under Niumatalolo - overall and - in the Mountain West Fresno State is - -