No. 13 Boise State handles San Jose State

Kellen Moore and his Boise State teammates showed San Jose State that the 13th-ranked Broncos are still the class of the Western Athletic Conference.

Moore threw two touchdown passes and Ian Johnson ran for two scores to help Boise State keep its bid alive for a berth in a Bowl Championship Series game by beating the Spartans, 33-16, on Friday night in a matchup of the top two teams in the WAC.

San Jose State (5-3, 3-1) nearly derailed bids for undefeated seasons by the Broncos (7-0, 3-0) in their last two visits to Spartan Stadium and hoped to be able to complete the job this year with what Coach Dick Tomey considers the best team he has had here.

But Boise State proved to be too much for the Spartans to handle, winning for the 49th time in its last 51 conference games. Jeremy Childs blocked a punt to set up one touchdown for the Broncos and caught a touchdown pass, and Jeremy Avery led the rushing attack with 96 yards in 21 carries.

San Jose State didn’t record a first down until Kyle Reed’s 14-yard keeper with 1:18 left in the opening half.

Rodriguez signs

One day before his struggling football team’s eighth game of the season, first-year Michigan Coach Rich Rodriguez is finally under contract with the school.

He signed a six-year deal worth at least $2.5 million annually, an amount that was agreed upon when he left West Virginia in December for Michigan.