Mountain West Conference Football Preview: Week 7

Jeremy

Senior Writer Written on October 10, 2008

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LaVell Edwards Stadium 4PM MT TV: Radio: 770 KKOB or KSL Sports Radio

This game for BYU could be similar to TCU in being a trap game, but probably will not since the team is so focused on going to the BCS. As bad as it may seem this is going to be the toughest game to date for BYU this season, which is sad since this is a 3-3 New Mexico team that has been good and very bad this year.

New Mexico will finally have running back Rodney Ferguson after he missed two games, and he will be the key if New Mexico is to pull of the upset.

The Lobos are coming off its most complete performance of the season, a 24-0 victory over Wyoming last Saturday. Redshirt freshman James Wright carried 15 times for 120 yards while the Lobos’ defense held the Cowboys to 201 total yards.

The addition of getting Ferguson back is even more valuable because of Wright being able to perform against a pretty good Wyoming defense. Quarterback play is still an issue with the inexperienced Brad Gruner, so look for BYU to stack the line and try to make either back beat the defense.

BYU had a so-so win over Utah State, and if BYU plays like they did in quarter two through four then New Mexico will have a chance. The Cougars had over 120 yards in penalties which gave Utah State multiple chances in keeping drives alive.

That semi-scare last week should have woke up the Cougars who will want to come out and prove they are a top 10 team and get back at voters who dropped them down after the Utah State team.

The New Mexico 3-3-5 defense is a bit wacky but the Cougar offense which uses three to five wide out sets should be able to neutralize their defense, and look for Max Hall to have a big day passing against this defense. If BYU gets off to an early lead the Lobos in the past few years have just rolled over

Last years game was close, but it was on the road and with this game being in Provo, expect BYU to continue their home dominance this weekend.

The key stat in this game is that New Mexico gives up 27 points per game while BYU averages 41 per game, expect BYU to be at least in the mid 30’s in this game.

Final Score: BYU 38 New Mexico 20

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written on October 10, 2008 Preview/Prediction