"Around 1:30, the San Jose State quarterback reached out to Spartans head coach Ken Niumatalolo, apologizing for their agonizing season-opening 16-14 loss to Central Michigan and vowing to play better. Niumatalolo doesn't doubt it. (I told Eget) you're our quarterback, you're our leader and you will bounce back, Niumatalolo said this week. It's a tough position. You can't play that position unless you have thick skin."
"Eget threw two touchdowns and passed for 308 yards, but was intercepted twice and lost a fumble against the Chippewas. He isn't the only Spartan looking to bounce back from a game Niumatalolo called one of the worst losses in his 18 seasons as a head coach. But they'll have to do it Saturday morning as a 36.5-point underdog against a motivated No. 7 Texas Longhorns team expected to draw more than 100,000 fans for its home opener."
"Texas (0-1) is the highest-ranked team SJSU has faced since a 56-28 loss to Caleb Williams and No. 6 USC in 2023. SJSU's 24-16 loss against Auburn on Sept. 10, 2022 was the last time SJSU faced off against an SEC school. The Spartans have never beaten a team ranked No. 8 or higher. The last time SJSU beat a ranked team road dates back to Nov. 1 1980 with a 30-22 win against No. 10 Baylor."
Walker Eget apologized to Ken Niumatalolo and promised to play better after a 16-14 season-opening loss to Central Michigan. Eget threw two touchdowns and passed for 308 yards but was intercepted twice and lost a fumble. Niumatalolo called the loss one of the worst in his 18 seasons and reinforced Eget's role as team leader who must bounce back. San Jose State enters Saturday as a 36.5-point underdog against No. 7 Texas, which is expected to draw more than 100,000 fans. SJSU has never beaten a top-8 team and last beat a ranked opponent on the road in 1980.
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