
HONOLULU — — Ok’Vion Thunderbird returned an interception 59 yards for a landing within the fourth quarter and Fresno State beat Hawaii 23-21 on Saturday night time within the Mountain West Convention opener for each groups.
Thunderbird, a sophomore linebacker, lined up over the best guard and began to hurry earlier than he took a brief drop, snagging a pick-6 that made it 23-15 with 5:20 left within the recreation.
Fresno State (4-1) has received 4 straight since a season-opening loss at Kansas.
Micah Alejado threw a 10-yard TD go to Blaze Kamoku that made it 23-21 with 10 seconds left however Alejado’s go meant for Brandon White fell incomplete on the 2-point conversion try. The Bulldogs recovered the onside kick try.
E.J. Warner was 22-of-29 passing for 230 yards, together with a 13-yard landing to Richie Anderson III that lower the Fresno State (4-1) deficit to 9-7 with 38 seconds left within the first half.
De’jon Benton strip-sacked Warner in the long run zone and the ensuing security gave Hawaii (3-2) a 2-0 lead halfway by the primary quarter and Jamih Otis had a scooped up a fumbled lateral and raced 37 yards yards for a landing to make it 9-0.
Alejado was 28-of-42 passing for 219 yards and threw two of his career-high three interceptions within the fourth quarter.
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