Dylan Paine scored on a 7-yard run in the second overtime, John Mateer ran it in on the mandatory two-point conversion and Washington State rallied last in a wild 54-52 victory over San Jose State on Friday night.
Emmett Brown answered with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Nick Nash for San Jose State , but Brown lost the ball under heavy pressure on the two-point try and the Cougars recovered for their second straight 4-0 start under third-year coach Jake Dickert.Washington State turned a 10-7 first-quarter deficit into a 24-17 lead at halftime thanks to Mateer's 1-yard touchdown run and a pair of touchdown passes to tight end Cooper Mathers covering 4 and 8 yards.
WSU's lead was 43-38 after a two-point try failed.Brown connected with TreyShun Hurry for a 20-yard touchdown on fourth-and-10 and passed to Nash for two points and a 46-43 Spartans' lead with 26 second to go.That was enough time for Mateer to hit Williams for a 32-yard gain before running for 8 more, setting up Janikowski's 52-yard field goal to send it to OT.Redshirt freshman Ethan O'Connor picked off Brown to end San Jose State's first extra possession.
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