A few things are certain for the San Diego State Aztecs heading into Saturday’s home game against listless Washington State .

First, coach Sean Lewis announced on Monday that redshirt freshman Stone Saunders will start at quarterback for the second straight game. Senior Jayden Denegal is still listed as day-to-day with an ankle injury and Saunders earned the repeat starting nod after his brilliant performance last week in a 56-49 shootout loss at Colorado State.

Second, the Aztecs (3-5, 2-2 Pac-12) are running out of time to get the sixth win they need to become bowl-eligible for the second straight season.

The Cougars (1-7, 0-4) come staggering in on a five-game losing streak that has followed their only victory against Duquesne of the FCS. WSU is the only Pac-12 team without a league victory.

Kickoff is at 4 p.m.…