Eastern Michigan defeats San Jose State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

BOISE, Idaho — Japanese Michigan received the Well-known Idaho Potato Bowl 41-27 after placing up 33 unanswered factors on the San Jose State Spartans giving the Eagles an opportunity to dump a bucket of fries on their coach in celebration.

San Jose State jumped out to a 13-0 lead, however after their second landing Japanese Michigan would block the additional level and run it again for 2 factors, the Eagles would rating 30 factors in a row earlier than the half and they might go on to win the sport 41-27.

The Idaho Bowl encompasses a distinctive fan expertise giving Boise an opportunity to showcase our group to visiting followers.

“Am I wanting ahead to the sport? The Eagles have landed in Boise, Idaho,” stated Eunice Jeffries of Japanese Michigan. “The folks of Boise Idaho have been so welcoming and proven us a extremely good time, it’s an exquisite place and it has been a extremely good journey.”

The fan expertise offers folks free french fries, there’s the large potato and the battle of the bands caught our consideration as each Japanese Michigan and San Jose State received the group pumped up earlier than the sport alternating songs because the vitality constructed.

“I’ve by no means actually skilled something like that earlier than, taking a look at one other groups band and cheer not competing, however going face to face and feeding off one another,” stated Morgan Eoff of the San Jose State spirit squad. “It was actually superior, I’ve by no means had an expertise like that.”

The one grievance followers had was how chilly it was, however they might heat up inside within the St. Luke’s Fitone Household Subject Day the place children received to run round and catch passes, throw the soccer and have enjoyable in quite a lot of different drills.

For Japanese Michigan it’s their second bowl win in class historical past as the opposite one additionally got here towards San Jose State again in 1987.