BOISE, Idaho -- Boise State coach Bryan Harsin hasnt hesitated to call for featured running back Jeremy McNichols to get the ball 40 times in a game.On Friday night, Harsin found hes got another talented running back in Alex Mattison. And hes only a freshman.McNichols ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns, Mattison had a career-high 100 yards rushing on 18 carries and one touchdown, and No. 24 Boise State beat San Jose State 45-31.The Broncos (8-1, 4-1) had two players over 100 yards on the ground in one game for the first time since Nov. 8, 2014, against New Mexico.(Giving Mattison more carries) was predetermined on our part, Harsin said. We knew he was ready for his opportunity. But its not just about running the ball. Its also about being able to protect the quarterback in different looks.McNichols cant carry the ball like he has every single game. Were trying to spread the wealth a little big among those guys.San Jose State (3-7, 2-4), looking to get consecutive wins for the first time this season, finished with 495 yards of offense behind Kenny Potters 23-of-36 passing for 278 yards.After suffering a gut-wrenching loss last week to Wyoming on a safety in the waning minutes of the game, Boise State looked sluggish in the first quarter as it held a 7-6 lead.However, the Broncos got the spark they needed with a little razzle dazzle. On fourth-and-12 from their 37, Broncos punter Sean Wale took the snap and raced 29 yards for a first down.Finally after four years, I had a chance to do something so I had to make the most of it, Wale said. It was my one chance to shine, and I certainly wasnt sliding. But I didnt really know what to do once I got into the open field.Three plays later, Mattison scored on a 19-yard run to extend Boise States lead to 14-6.It couldve been a stop on downs for us if wed been able to make the play, Spartans coach Ron Caragher said. But we didnt and it changed the momentum of the game.I was very proud of this teams response after last weeks loss, Harsin said. We have to stay focused on what we can control and try to go out and play our best each and every week.San Jose State kept the pressure on Boise State, edging within 14-13 with 10 minutes remaining in the first half. But that was as close as the Spartans would get as the Broncos took control of the game.Boise State learned a powerful lesson last week, and they got back to running the football and controlling the line of scrimmage behind their big offensive line, Caragher said.Boise State, which finished with 517 total yards of offense, had a season-high 298 yards rushing. McNichols performance was his seventh 100-plus yard game this season and fourth in a row.Malik Roberson led the Spartans on the ground with 109 yards and a touchdown, his second 100-yard game of the season.TAKEAWAYSSan Jose State: The loss squelched the Spartans chances of becoming bowl eligible, but they still have a chance to finish strong after a 1-5 start. Their final two opponents, Air Force and Fresno State, have combined for only two conference wins.Boise State: The Broncos no longer control their own fate in the Mountain division, but the victory keeps their hopes alive. They still need either Wyoming to lose two games or New Mexico to win out to win the division.UP NEXTSan Jose State: The Spartans take a week off before returning home to host Air Force on Nov. 19.Boise State: The Broncos will take travel to Hawaii next Saturday in a conference tilt.POLL IMPLICATIONSBoise State lost 11 spots in the poll last week after losing to Wyoming but shouldnt fall any farther this week. 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There are many more players in contention for the awards than just the three that Ive named, and a good or bad week can easily alter the landscape, but through the first 20 or so games of the NHL season, this is how the awards races look to me. The ICC has said it does not agree with Cricket South Africas assertion that law 42.3 is unclear in its definition of what constitutes an artificial substance and is disappointed with Faf du Plessis decision to appeal his guilty verdict for ball-tampering. Although the ICC cannot comment about the matter in detail until the appeal is heard, CEO David Richardson addressed the media in Adelaide and emphasised his organisations understanding of the fair- and unfair-play laws.These state that a player should not use artificial substances to shine the ball, Richardons statement read. The ICC understands that to include, but is not limited to, sunscreen, lip ice and residue from sweets.He confirmed that the ICC does not wish to prevent players from using these substances for legitimate purposes. However, any deliberate attempt to apply such substances to the ball, as was the case here, will not be acceptable.Richardson did not rule out the possibility that the law could be changed, but stressed that until such an amendment, the laws in their current form will be applied. This will continue to be reported and the ICC confirms that unless the Laws are changed, the current practice of charging players when the evidence shows an obvious breach will continue. ICC Umpires will remind all teams of the Laws as they stand.While CSA chief executive Haroon Lorgat said he hoped to engage with the ICC at their next cricket committee meeting in May - and said it was due for discussion even before the du Plessis incident - Richardson confirmed it could be put on the agenda in light of the recent saga. I think he (Lorgat) jumped the gun in saying its on the agenda. But I think that in light of this incident and of other comments being made by players around the world, I think its fair to say it should be discussed by the cricket committee going forward.Any discussions would be part of what Richardson called a two-stage process, the first of which would concentrate on the appeal. A date has not been set but the ICC said the appeal would be heard at the earliest convenience. Although the ICC recognised du Plessis right to appeal, Richardson maintained that CSAs conduct, in particular the press conference at the MCG when Hashim Amla stood with the entire squad alongside him and dismissed the allegations against du Plessis, was disrespecting the process.I think its fair to say Im disappointed that they dont respect that the laws are there. They are there and the process is not necessarily respected. I was disappointed in the initial sort of comment that this is a joke - that kind of comment, he said. But full marks to them, subsequent to that theyve acknowledged we attend the hearing, go through the prrocess and follow it.dddddddddddd So perhaps that initial reaction I thought was uncalled for but subsequently its within their rights.Richardson did not read too much into the role broadcasters play in bringing transgressions of this law to light, comparing it to instances when the stump microphones pick up players bringing the game into disrepute. I dont think the players - or we - should be too worried or concerned about that (the broadcasters). Its a similar argument when it comes to bad language used around the stump microphones. If youre going to use bad language and somehow it is picked up by somebody - youve got to live with it. So decide what kind of behaviour you want to show and behave accordingly, he said.And, because it is not easy to monitor which artificial substances are being used, Richardson maintained that if someone is caught, they will be punished.This has always been an issue thats been quite difficult to police, he said. Even before we spoke about using mints and sweets, lip ice - and weve been using lip ice and sunscreen on our faces for years - we understand that inadvertently in shining the ball theres a potential for it to get onto the ball. And for that reason were not going to go around wildly accusing players of cheating and using the lip ice, sunscreen or sweets. Weve taken the approach that we will only really charge someone if its obviously being done for that particular purpose.Theres two examples in the past. One was Rahul Dravid where he actually took the sweet and rubbed it on the ball, you probably couldnt get more obvious than that. And in our opinion this instance. So if anyone does something similar we will hopefully get to see it, treat it in exactly the same way weve treated Faf in this case. These decisions are not taken lightly because it was just so obvious under the current laws that we thought we had to report him.Asked what he thought about Steven Smiths acknowledgment that all players shine the ball the same way, Richardson distanced himself. Im not sure he exactly went that far as to say the same way he was talking about shining the ball.He moved even further away when asked to respond to Lorgats comment that Richardson himself was part of the South African brigade that shined the ball.I thought that comment was probably inappropriate but I can speak for myself and I can confirm I never - probably because I was the wicketkeeper and had no real need to shine the ball in any way, but I can confirm I never used - and I used lip-ice and sunscreen religiously for 30 years - and never put it on the ball. ' ' '
