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RENO, Nev. — Don Jackson picked a pretty good time to welcome himself to college football for Nevada.
The freshman Jackson ran for two touchdowns, and Cody Fajardo added 210 yards of total offense to help the Wolf Pack off to a 2-0 start after a 21-13 upset of Washington State.
Nevada also picked off the Cougars’ prolific passer Connor Halliday twice after shutting down FCS opponent Southern Utah at home. Washington State fell to 0-2 on the year.
Here’s how the rest of the Mountain West Conference did in week two.
Boise State 37, Colorado State 24
At Boise, after an anemic opening weekend against Ole Miss, Jay Ajayi got the Broncos back on track in competing for a Mountain West title.
Ajayi had 219 yards rushing, 61 yards receiving and three touchdowns to lead Boise (1-1, 1-0 MWC) to its first win in the Brian Harsine era and hand the Rams (1-1, 0-1) their first loss of the year.
The Bronco defense also limited Alabama transfer Dee Hart and the CSU run game to 28 yards on 23 carries.
Wyoming 17, Air Force 13
At Laramie, Wyoming, J.D. Krill’s touchdown with 58 seconds left sealed the win for the Cowboys (2-0, 1-0) in the 300th victory in program history.
Colby Kirkegaard completed 23 of 37 passes for 282 yards and two touchdowns to lead Wyoming, and Kale Pearson had 226 yards passing for run-heavy Air Force (1-1, 0-1).
Utah 59, Fresno State 27
At Salt Lake City, Travis Wilson threw a career-high five touchdown passes as the Utes (2-0) romped to a win over the Bulldogs (0-2).
Duke transfer Brandon Conette was 16 of 24 for 177 yards and a touchdown for Fresno, and he also added a TD on the ground.
No. 17 Arizona State 58, New Mexico 23
At Albuquerque, D.J. Foster ran for a career-high 216 yards — the most by an Arizona State running back since 2001 — to pace the Sun Devils (2-0) in a romp over the Lobos (0-2).
Teriyon Gepson had 73 yards rushing and four catches for 65 yards and a touchdown to lead New Mexico.
No. 5 Auburn 59, San Jose State 13
At Auburn, Alabama, The defending national runners-up piled on 358 rushing yards and six touchdowns as the Tigers (2-0) overwhelmed the Spartans (1-1).
Blake Jurich completed 16 of 27 passes for 218 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions for San Jose State.
No. 21 North Carolina 31, San Diego State 27
At Chapel Hill, N.C., Tim Scott’s interception in the end zone with 14 seconds left helped the Tar Heels (2-0) hold on for the victory over the Aztecs (1-1).
Brian Walker had a 100-yard pick-six for North Carolina to open the scoring for both teams in the second quarter. Donnel Pumphrey ran for 100 yards and two scores for San Diego State.
Utah State 40, Idaho State 20
At Logan, Jalen Davis intercepted two passes, including a 44-yard pick-six, to help the Aggies (1-1) down the Bengals (0-2) in their home opener.
Justin Arias finished 23 of 47 for 203 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions for Idaho State.
UNLV 13, Northern Colorado 12
At Las Vegas, George Naufahu and Keith Whitely combined for 172 yards rushing to help the Rebels (1-1) overcome four turnovers and hold off the Bears (0-1) to claim their first win of the year.
Robert Holland ran for 98 yards and a score for Northern Colorado.
Oregon State 38, Hawaii 30
At Honolulu, Sean Mannion threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns to help the Beavers (2-0) hold off the Rainbow Warriors (0-2).
Marcus Kemp caught five passes for 102 yards to pace Hawaii.
