Fette’s Two-Way Touchdown Helps Arizona State Beat Colorado

Jake Fette made history in his first home start, becoming the first Sun Devils quarterback in three decades to record a touchdown pass and reception in one game. The Sun Devils honored their 1996 team that night, the last time a quarterback had accomplished the feat, when Jake Plummer did it.

Arizona State built a 17-0 halftime advantage after opening the scoring with Carson Smith’s 31-yard field goal. On fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line, Cardae Mack received the snap, pretended to run and sent a touchdown pass to Fette. Fette later connected with Reed Harris for a 34-yard score.

Colorado struggled in the first half, recording 103 yards of offense. A 74-yard touchdown pass from Isaac Wilson to Ernest Campbell was erased by an illegal-man-downfield penalty. The Buffaloes also lost a promising drive when Wilson was sacked for 24 yards on fourth down.

Colorado mounted a second-half response, scoring on a field goal and a 7-yard Wilson touchdown pass to Joseph Williams. The touchdown came after Arizona State was penalized for running into the kicker on the field-goal attempt. The Buffaloes’ comeback ended when they failed to convert fourth-and-15 near midfield with 2:43 remaining.

The win moved Arizona State to 5-4 overall and 3-3 in the Big 12, while Colorado fell to 3-6 and 1-5. Colorado will face No. 17 Houston next Saturday; Arizona State visits UCF.