When the football schedule comes out nearly nine months before the end of the regular season, it is impossible to know exactly what each game will have riding on it, especially the finale.
But Saturday’s matchup between AP No. 14 Utah State and No. 21 Boise State at Albertsons Stadium is everything either side could want.
“It’s championship week,” Boise State coach Bryan Harsin said Monday. “... shoutout to (Mountain West commissioner) Craig Thompson for that.”
Utah State (10-1 overall, 7-0 Mountain West) is the highest-ranked team to ever visit Albertsons Stadium. Oregon in 2009 and Fresno State on Nov.