Spartans fall short at Air Force

The San Jose State Spartans fall 37-16 at Air Force in the Mountain West opener.

For an entire offseason, San Jose State fans have had week two reluctantly circled on their calendars. The matchup at Air Force was the Spartans’ first conference game, against a team coming off a 10-win season, which also runs an option offense - a weak point for the SJSU defense.

The opening drive had a ‘here we go again’ moment when Air Force took the fourth snap of the game for a 63 yard touchdown run from Garrett Brown.

The Spartans actually contained the Falcons’ option attack over most of the first three quarters following the big gain, however. Over the next four AFA possessions, the Falcons managed only…