» Jimmy Graben

At Temple University this past Sunday, hundreds of Owl fans gathered around a jumbotron in the school’s gymnasium, eagerly anticipating the announcement of the school’s first bowl bid since 1979.

The Fresno State men’s basketball team routed the Toreros of San Diego Sunday night, snapping a four-game Bulldog losing streak.

Ah, the first weekend of December.

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Their conference schedule may be over, but the Fresno State Bulldogs’ season isn’t quite finished yet. With a possible bowl game looming in the distance, the Bulldogs are hoping to end their season on a high note with a victory in Illinois against the Fighting Illini.

The 2009 Fresno State football season originally wasn’t scripted to be the “Ryan Mathews Variety Show.”

After suffering a mild concussion in Saturday’s 52-14 loss at Nevada, Fresno State tailback Ryan Mathews has been ruled out for this week’s game against Louisiana Tech.

For those of you avid Collegian readers, this is usually about the time of year I start forecasting bowl possibilities for Fresno State.

In case you haven’t noticed, there has some quality football being played in the state of Idaho and no, I’m not just talking about Boise State.

The Utah State Aggies amassed huge yards against Fresno State early but couldn’t find a score after halftime. Pat Hill’s boys came from behind late in the fourth to pull off yet another WAC victory.