Hejny Throws Five Touchdowns as Colorado State Routs Wyoming
Hauss Hejny threw five touchdown passes, and Wyoming helped by throwing three interceptions of its own. Colorado State won the opener 35-13 and never trailed.
It did not start as a runaway. Hejny hit Cedric Ross from 6 yards for the first score, Wyoming answered with a field goal, and Colorado State took a 14-6 lead into the break on a 3-yard pass to RJ Vick and a 48-yard kick from Erik Sandvik as the half expired. Tyler Hughes ran in from 9 yards early in the third quarter and it was 14-13. That was as close as it got. Hejny found Vick again from 57 yards with 4:00 left in the quarter, and the lead was 21-13 entering the fourth.
The last two touchdowns were Jackson Harper from 24 yards and Vick from 4 yards, both thrown by Hejny, which means every Colorado State touchdown came through the air and through him. The yardage was lopsided too: Colorado State had 400 total yards to Wyoming's 273, but the turnover line is the real gap. Wyoming gave it away four times (three picks and a lost fumble). Colorado State gave it away zero. Wyoming ran for 143 yards on 34 carries, which is fine. It threw for 130 and was picked three times. That is not fine.
Colorado State is 1-0 and Wyoming is 0-1. Flip those four turnovers and this is a different game, though I would not bet on Hejny coming down from five touchdowns to two.
Fantasy-wise, this was Hejny's week, and Vick's. Three touchdown catches on six receptions is how 75 yards turns into 31.5 points. Hughes at least got something out of a rough afternoon with his legs.