FRESNO, Calif. — Geraldo Boldewijn caught two touchdown passes in his first game back from suspension, and No. 5 Boise State extended its dominance over former WAC rival Fresno State in a 57-7 victory Friday night.
Quarterback Kellen Moore went 23-of-31 for 254 yards and three scores in his 43rd career win for the Broncos (5-0), who have turned this once-intense rivalry into a lopsided affair.
Boise State led 30-0 before Fresno State (2-4) even crossed midfield, and it took a 43-0 lead early in the third quarter on Doug Martin’s 1-yard run to extend a run of 104 straight points against the Bulldogs.
D.J. Harper added a 3-yard TD run later in the quarter after an interception thrown by Derek Carr. The streak finally ended at 111 points when Devon Wylie returned a punt 79 yards for a score on the first play of the fourth quarter for the Bulldogs.
Boise State nearly scored as many touchdowns (eight) as Fresno State had first downs (nine), with the final score coming on Grant Hedrick’s 23-yard run with 17 seconds left.
Conference calls.
Big East presidents and chancellors, along with athletic directors, held a conference call with conference commissioner John Marinatto to discuss expansion and the expected loss of TCU. Those talks didn’t lead to any decisions.
• Meanwhile, the Big Ten, which perhaps kicked off the latest realignment in college athletics, is standing pat.
Commissioner Jim Delany reaffirmed his league’s position at a Nebraska booster luncheon: “We have what we want,” he said. “My phone isn’t ringing off the hook. People understand we’re pretty serious about what we’re saying.”
• Commissioner John Swofford said the Atlantic Coast Conference has begun talks to renegotiate its television deal with ESPN after deciding to expand to 14 teams.
More Ohio State penalties
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The NCAA suspended Ohio State wide receiver DeVier Posey for five more games and three other Buckeyes for one game for taking too much money for a summer job.
Offensive lineman Marcus Hall, defensive lineman Melvin Fellows and last year’s leading rusher, Daniel Herron, will miss one game and must repay benefits after receiving pay for work not performed.
