New Mexico State

at No. 12 Boise State 48, Miami (Ohio) 0: Kellen Moore threw four touchdown passes, including a pair to Titus Young, as the Broncos (2-0) rolled over the RedHawks (0-2), who are still searching for their first points of the season. No. 17 Utah 24, at San Jose State 14: Terrance Cain passed for 248 yards and hit Jereme Brooks for a go-ahead 51-yard score early in the fourth quarter, and the Utes (2-0) finally shook free of the Spartans (0-2) in their 16th straight victory.

Idaho 21, at New Mexico State 6: Nathan Enderle threw two touchdown passes and Princeton McCarty got most of his 96 yards rushing on one play as the Vandals their Western Athletic Conference and season opener. Former UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker was denied a victory in his debut as a head coach. at Fresno State 51, UC Davis 0: Ryan Mathews rushed for 106 yards and Ryan Colburn passed for 161 in his first career start as the Bulldogs routed the Aggies. Fresno State amassed 511 yards of total offense, including 310 on the ground.

This is the sixth in a series of seven 2009 college football story lines. Next week, columnist Chris Dufresne begins a daily countdown of his preseason top 25. A segment we're calling: Fresh coaching faces in new pigskin places. Impact meter: Upgrade 1. Washington. Steve Sarkisian replaces Tyrone Willingham. Sark, moving up the coast from Pete Carroll's staff at USC, swims violently upstream as he inherits a winless 2008 squad that opens the season at home against Louisiana State.

DeWayne Walker will be introduced as New Mexico State's football coach today, ending three seasons as UCLA's defensive coordinator. Walker, 48, becomes the seventh African American head coach in major college football. UCLA Coach Rick Neuheisel said in a statement, "DeWayne is a first-class coach and a first-class man who certainly deserves the opportunity to run his own program. DeWayne has been a terrific asset to UCLA, both on and off the field, and he will be missed.

Redshirt freshman Colin Kaepernick threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Mike McCoy with a minute remaining, lifting Nevada to a 40-38 victory over New Mexico State on Friday night at Las Cruces, N.M. The Wolf Pack (5-4, 3-2 Western Athletic Conference) won its third in a row and held on after Brett Jaekle missed the extra point after McCoy's touchdown. The Aggies (4-6, 1-4) drove to Nevada's 27 on their final possession, but Paul Young's 44-yard field attempt sailed low and wide left.

Taylor Tharp threw a career-high four touchdown passes and Ian Johnson had 158 total yards and a touchdown to help Boise State roll to a 58-0 victory over New Mexico State on Sunday night at Boise, Idaho. All four of Tharp's touchdowns came in the first half as the Broncos, 4-1 overall and 1-0 in the Western Athletic Conference, scored on five of their first six drives, building a 35-0 lead at the half. New Mexico State is 3-3 and 0-1.