Arizona State will play Texas State on Thursday, September 12, 2024 (12/9/24) at Jim Wacker Field at UFCU Stadium in San Marcos, Texas.

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Here’s what you need to know:

What: NCAA Football Week 2

WHO: Arizona State vs. Texas State

When: Thursday, September 12, 2024 (9/12/24)

Where: UFCU Stadium

Time: 7:30pm ET

TV: n/a

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Here’s a story about college football from the Associated Press:

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Cam Skattebo rushed for a career-high 262 yards, quarterback Sam Leavitt ran for two touchdowns and Arizona State held on in the final minutes for its first victory over a Southeastern Conference opponent, beating Mississippi State 30-23 Saturday night.

Misssissippi State nearly came back from a 30-3 deficit midway through the third quarter, cutting the score to 30-23 with 5:27 left in the fourth. Arizona State was able to run out the clock on their ensuing offensive drive.

Skattebo sealed the win with a 39-yard run with less than two minutes left. His 262 yards on the ground were second in school history.

“Today was fun,” Skattebo said. “That’s the most fun I’ve had in a football game in a long time. We had our ups and downs, but that was fun. You can ask these guys up front. Bullying guys, grown men, weighing 300 pounds, that’s fun for us.”

It was the first meeting between the two programs and an intriguing early-season test. Arizona State (2-0) was tipped near the bottom of the Big 12 in preseason polls, while Mississippi State (1-1) is also rebuilding in the SEC.

Skattebo and Leavitt took turns leading Mississippi State’s defense en route to a 27-3 halftime lead, combining for 193 yards rushing by halftime. The 215-pound Skattebo punished the Bulldogs’ defense, averaging more than nine yards per carry in the first half and nearly eight for the game, finishing with 33 carries.

“Blocking for him gives us the advantage,” Arizona State center Leif Fautanu said. “We just have to get in his way and he does the rest.”

Arizona State took a 30-3 lead midway through the third quarter, burning about 8 1/2 minutes off the clock on a 14-play drive.

Mississippi State responded with two straight touchdown drives, cutting the margin to 30-16 with 13:09 left in the fourth quarter after Blake Shapen found Davon Booth for a 13-yard touchdown.

“We started executing better, doing our job, making the next play and finding a way to score some touchdowns,” Shapen said.

The Bulldogs pulled within 30-23 when Kevin Coleman Jr. caught a pass, broke a tackle and sprinted to the end zone for an 80-yard touchdown.

Shapen completed 18 of 28 passes for 268 yards and two touchdowns. Coleman led the Bulldogs with 103 yards receiving.

The Sun Devils scored a defensive touchdown for the second straight week when CJ Fite picked up a fumble from Shapen and ran 1 yard into the end zone — get the ball over the pylon while he was outside the lines.

That made it 20-3 and Mississippi State could only recover when it was too late.

“I have to take care of the football there,” Shapen said. “That’s completely my responsibility.”

Arizona State took a 27-3 lead at halftime thanks to a 1-yard run by Leavitt with 34 seconds left in the second half.

Leavitt put the Sun Devils up 7-0 on their first offensive drive, running 17 yards and diving just inside the left cone for the touchdown. It capped an impressive drive for the offense, which covered 79 yards on 10 plays, including 58 yards rushing.

The takeaway meal

Mississippi State: It was a sobering night for the Bulldogs, who still have a lot of work to do under first-year coach Jeff Lebby. Mississippi State was pushed around on both sides of the line, especially early on. The good news is that they showed some life in the second half with a fast-paced offense that gave Arizona State problems.

Arizona St: The Sun Devils have turned a corner this fall after two straight 3-9 seasons. But second-year coach Kenny Dillingham will have some teachable moments after the team nearly blew a 27-point lead.

Next

Mississippi St: hosts Toledo on Saturday.

Arizona St: Plays its first away game of the season on Thursday against Texas State.

(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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