Two years after producing a dramatic victory over his hometown school, though, Mangum and the Cougar offense couldn’t sustain much of anything against Boise State. The Cougars scored a touchdown on their opening drive for the first time this season, then regressed by going scoreless over the last 53 minutes of a 24-7 loss.
The punctuation of another frustrating night came early in the fourth quarter, when offensive coordinator Ty Detmer called a long pass on a fourth-and-1 play near midfield. Mangum missed Jonah Trinnaman, who was well covered. Mangum went 18 of 33 for 164 yards with two interceptions, before freshman Joe Critchlow finished the game.