What to know before San Jose State faces Fresno State

FRESNO STATE AT SAN JOSE STATE

Records: San Jose State 3-8, 2-5 MW; Fresno State 7-4, 4-3 MW

Kickoff: 7:30 p.m.

TV: FS1

Radio: 860 AM KTRB

Series history: Fresno State leads the series 45-39-3; the series is tied 12-12 in San Jose since 1970,

SJSU storylines: Quarterback Walker Eget is out for the game with an injury and true freshman quarterback Tama Amisone will make his first career start. … Amisone is the first true freshman quarterback to start a game for the Spartans since Marcus Arroyo in 1998. … Wide receiver Danny Scudero is 45 receiving yards behind Connecticut’s Skyler Bell for the lead in total receiving yards in the FBS …. Scudero was named a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist, but did not make the final three to be a finalist for the award. … Interim defensive coordinator Bojay Filimoeatu will be calling the second game of his career. Last week in his debut, his defense gave up just 248 yards of total offense and 81 passing yards in a 25-3 loss to San Diego State.

Fresno State storylines: Quarterback E.J. Warner was benched for Carson Conklin for three consecutive weeks until Warner was given the nod to start again last week in a 28-17 loss to Utah State. Head coach Matt Entz said he is still unsure who will get the nod for the Battle of the Valley. … This is the last time that Fresno State and SJSU will face off as conference opponents as Fresno State will head into the Pac-12 for the 2026 season.

Stats that matter: Fresno State has the Mountain West’s second-best overall passing defense (164.8 yards allowed per game) and SJSU has the best passing offense in the conference (297.6 yards), despite not having thrown a touchdown pass since Nov. 1 against Hawaii. … SJSU has been outscored 106-29 in its past three games, losing all of them. … In the Spartans’ eight losses, they have a minus-8 turnover margin. … SJSU has not won consecutive home games against Fresno State since wins in 2013 and 2015.