Shame Watch Congratulations: Idaho

Congratulations to Idaho and SMU on snapping their 11-game losing streaks on Saturday! Both were against I-AA opponent, but ending an 11-game losing streak is still nothing to sneeze at.

Idaho beat in-state rival Idaho State, but their losing streak against I-A opponents still stands at 17 straight. Idaho QB Nathan Enderle fired a 77-yard touchdown pass to Maurice Shaw on the first play from scrimage, and then Idaho blocked a punt for a touchdown to jump out to a 14-0 lead five minutes into the game. The pace slowed a little after that, but they won rather easily, aided strongly by their defense's four interceptions. Up next: Western Michigan comes to visit.

SMU jumped out strong, taking a 30-6 lead over Texas State before surrendering a 9-yard TD pass on the last play of the first half. Though the offense was strong, this lead was built by the defense and special teams, as Texas State's first four drives ended in either a fumble or an interception, and once they finally did score a touchdown on the fifth drive, SMU blocked the PAT and returned it for a defensive two-point conversion. Texas State then stopped turning the ball over and began something of a comeback, but they fell short in the end, 47-36. June Jones got the win in his first home game at SMU and his vaunted passing attack returned with freshman QB Bo Levi Mitchell going 24/37 for 370 yards and 5 TDs. Receivers Aldrick Robinson and Emmanual Sanders each caught 8 passes for 172 and 138 yards, respectively. SMU will try to break their 11 game I-A losing streak next week at Texas Tech. Watch for the air raid sirens in Lubbock.