Houston coach Willie Fritz has seen it all in college football.

Two people with direct knowledge of the negotiations tell The Associated Press that San Jose State is working to finalize a deal with former Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo to replace Brent Brennan as head coach.

Arizona hired San Jose State’s Brent Brennan to be the Wildcats’ next head coach, replacing Jedd Fisch about 48 hours after he left for Washington.

25 San Jose State is this week's upstart. How they persevered through all kinds of challenges.”This San Jose State team showed progress last year, going 5-7 after winning three games total in Brennan's first two seasons. San Jose State had to relocate to practice at first and then to play. CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKENDNine of the 10 FBS conference championship games will feature at least one ranked team and six will match Top-25 teams. 25 San Jose State, Mountain West championship.

SAN JOSE, Calif. Boise State is coming off a rare loss and the No. 21 Broncos look to bounce back when they visit San Jose State on Saturday night. LINE: Boise State -17.5Boise State coach Bryan Harsin said his team kept its focus on maintaining a positive attitude in the wake of the 28-25 road loss to BYU. Boise State is 13-0 all-time against San Jose State. PREDICTION: Boise State 40, San Jose State 23