Stone Saunders did what he could to try to lift the San Diego State Aztecs to their first road win of 2026.

But it wasn’t quite enough and the Aztecs remained winless on the road in 2026 after a wild 56-49 loss at Colorado State that dropped SDSU to 3-5 overall and 2-2 in the Pac-12.

As expected, the redshirt freshman made his first collegiate start when senior Jayden Denegal couldn’t go due to an ankle injury suffered a week earlier in a home win against rival Fresno State.

He locked into a duel with Rams QB Hauss Hejny, whose absence due to a hamstring injury coincided with an ugly four-game losing streak.

Hejny came out on top because the Aztecs’ defense simply couldn’t figure out how to stop him.…