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San Jose State tops New Mexico behind Eget’s passing, Chavez-Soto’s running
['Aaron Johnson']
Santa Cruz Sentinel
SAN JOSE — Walker Eget threw for 334 yards and three touchdowns as San Jose State defeated New Mexico 35-28 in a Mountain West opener at CEFCU Stadium.
But it took depth at running back and takeaways from the defense to get the Spartans (2-3, 1-0) over the top.
Freshman Steve Chavez-Soto filled in for injured teammates to run for 71 yards and two touchdowns — one in the first quarter, the other in the third — to help San Jose State bounce back from a gut-wrenching loss last week at Stanford.
His 10-yard scoring run in the third quarter stretched San Jose State’s lead to 28-17.
SJSU’s secondary struggled to contain New Mexico’s passing game in the first half, allowing 217 yards.