Ryan Colburn hit Seyi Ajirotutu on an 18-yard corner route to go up 14-0 and Kevin Goessling's stellar saeson has continued as he hit a 52-yard field goal to give the Bulldogs a 17-0 lead.

This is the Vandal's biggest deficit at home this season.

Ryan Mathews literally ran away from the Idaho defense fo a 77-yard score on the first play from scrimmage.

Idaho freshman DB Aaron Grymes was successfully picked on in the Bulldogs' second drive. Fresno State wideout Marlon Moore sped down the left sideline and beat Grymes deep for a 41-yard pass from quarterback Ryan Colburn to the Idaho 20. Three plays later, Colburn hit receiver Seyi Ajirotutu on an 18-yard corner route on third down for the Bulldogs' second touchdown of the game to make it 14-0 with 8:32 to play in the first quarter.

The Bulldogs have started FAST. Just the way they wanted to. 14-0, 8:32 left in the first.

They're starting to call this place the Thunder Dome up here and it appears the nickname's not too far off. I have no decibel levels to share. Wish I had some to compare to Wisconsin.

Captains for Fresno State tonight are AJ Jefferson, Damion Owens, RIchard Pacheco and Seyi Ajirotutu.
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In other news, one of Fresno State's charter buses had a little trouble getting up the steep hill from Lewiston, Idaho (where the team stayed and practiced Friday) to Moscow.

The defense was on the bus that had mechanical issues, so they de-bused and boarded one of the good buses. Staff and cheerleaders that were on another bus had to get off and board the bus with the issues.The bus with the issues was only delayed by about 35 minutes.

The Bulldogs went to Albuquerque for the NM Bowl last year and lost to Colorado State 40-35. Fresno State is 5-3, 4-1 in the WAC this season, and most likely won't be headed to the Humanitarian Bowl.

The H-Bowl, which is located in Boise, Idaho, would seem most likely to take the Vandals, who're 7-2, 4-1 headed into tonight's matchup.

This season has a long way to go, though, so we'll see.

The Vandals' starting QB Nathan Enderle was hurt last week in the Vandals' win over Louisiana Tech, but did all the passing from under center.

His bruised rotator cuff has made him a game-time decision, but by the scene here, Reader may get his first start of his career at the DI level.

Reader redshirted a season at Arkansas before moving to JUCO ball and then back up to DI here in Moscow.

He's played in 3 games this season, including the San Jose State game in which he led Idaho on its game-winning drive.

Senior guard Ashley Walker was indefinitely suspended for violation of team rules. No word when she might return. And freshman guard Taylor Thompson, a 3-point specialist, broke her left foot in practice last week and could be out two to four months, Wiggins said.

Both Walker and Thompson can shoot the 3, something the Bulldogs had trouble with against Fresno Pacific in this week's exhibitionwon 57-30 by Fresno State. Wiggins' team made just 6 of 29 shots from beyond the arc. Last season they led the nation in 3-point shooting and Wiggins is about to another quality long-range shooter during the early-

Enderle is the WAC's leading passer in yards per game with 267 per game through 9 contests. He has 15 Tds and 9 INTs.

The Spokesman Review and an Idaho television station have reported Enderle's injury.

His backup on the depth chart is Brian Reader, a bounceback from Arkansas who redshirted a season with the Razorbacks before leaving for Monterey Peninsula JC. He transfered from there to Idaho after throwing for 2,500 yards and 20 TDs and leading the Lobos to a 10-0 regular-season record and Coast Conference title.

** Bullard has played down the recent loss of WR Jajuan Hammond (shoulder) while emphasizing its depth at the position. But it was Hammond who caught TD passes of 79 and 45 yards last year in the Knights' 17-14 win over Edison. And it was Hammond who was clearly missed Friday in the identical score as Bullard had no one at wide out who could beat the Tigers' secondary.

Fresno's Casey Olson (11-3) scored a first-round TKO in 2:33 over Sacramento's Chris Culley (4-6) at 145 pounds; Clovis High teacher Ben Holsher (4-0) stayed perfect at 155 pounds with a 30-27 unanimous decision against Johnny Goh (1-3) of Sacramento; Fresno's Cole Escovido (14-4) took out Long Beach's Maurice Eazel (7-11) with a TKO at 1:47 of the first round at 135 pounds; and Madera's Zoila Frausto (4-0) pulled out a 30-27 unanimous decision over Elisha Helsper (0-2) of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, in a 135-pound women's match.

10 p.m: We're going OT, tied at 14.

8:58 p.m: What a horrible venue to watch such an important game -- fans on same side of field and far away from the action. And the field doesn't look like it's been lined in 2 months. Bullard leads 7-0 in the third quarter on a 37-yard interception return for a touchdown by Chris Tate.

8:18 p.m: A year after Bullard defeated Edison 17-14 in a game the Tigers turned the ball over six times, it figured to be even more defensive this time -- and it has been.

It's scoreless at halftime. Edison has thrown an interception and fumbled; Bullard has thrown two interceptions and had a punt blocked.

Boyd Grant, the legend from the Rocky Mountains who showed that Fresno State could compete at the highest level in college basketball, was typical Boyd Grant hours before his 1983 NIT championship team was inducted.

I asked him how his health was at age 76 and, with a twinkle in his eye, said: I had something a while back \[pointing to his head\] and went to the emergency room. They told me I was two ugly to die. So here I am."

Fred Litzenberger, an assistant on Grant's 1983 NIT champions, is in his third season as

** Wide receiver Jajuan Hammond (shoulder), out for No. 2 Bullard's CMAC showdown against No. 10 Edison, caught touchdown passes of 79 and 45 yards in the Knights' 17-14 win over the Tigers last year. Bullard does have depth at the position, featuring David Rische, a two-way player who intercepted three passes in last season's game.

1. Ryan Mathews, Fresno State...........1,316
2. Ben Tate, Auburn..........................1,067
*3. Bernard Pierce, Temple..................1,033
4. Darius Marshall, Marshall.................1,032
5. Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh.....................1,029
6. Mark Ingram, Alabama.....................1,004
7. Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State.........1,001
8. Toby Gerhart, Stanford......................994
*9. Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech...............930
10. Joe Webb, UAB..............................983

*Bernard Pierce and Ryan Williams have already played Week 10, and both had great games, but I'm leaving those stats out since no one else has played yet.

The Idaho coach cracked jokes, gave his thoughts on his team and the Fresno State team, and rallied the crowd of at least 50 inside the Best Western conference room just down the hill from the Vandals' Kibbie Dome.

Fans laughed (a few wildly at times), clapped as the show came back from break and blew horns as it went to commercial.

It was the best crowd of the season, which has been a resurgent one for the Vandals, who have gone from a 2-10 record in 2008 to 7-2 thus far this season. (Read BJ Anteola's story about the Vandal turn around in today's paper.)

"In the past," Nichols says, "there has always been a rivalry between these two schools, and in recent years, there have been numerous activities that have crossed the line. . . "

It would be unfair to equate the Bullard-Edison football rivalry with this a day before they will play at Chukchansi Park. But it is accurate to say a volley of harsh words among administrators, coaches and players following their game last year at McLane was embarrassing for the Fresno Unified School District. So maybe they should be taking