Late in the second quarter of Fresno State’s 49-27 stomping of Toledo on Saturday night, a game whose final score betrays its actual lopsidedness, Marcus McMaryion turned to Jordan Mims and informed his tailback he was about to score.
It was the first play of the drive, and the Bulldogs were 47 yards away from the end zone.
“He said, ‘This should be a touchdown,’ “ Mims recalled afterward.
It’s probably irresponsible of me to make Fresno State’s senior quarterback sound clairvoyant when McMaryion was simply well-prepared and alert. He spotted one of the Rockets’ inside linebackers, Jordan Fisher, “tucking inside” (Mims’ description).