San Jose State had the ball on Central Michigan’s 15-yard line trailing by two points with 1:13 left Friday night. Denis Lynch lined up for his first field-goal attempt of the season.

His wobbly kick missed wide right.

San Jose State went on to lose the season opener as Central Michigan held on for a 16-14 victory at CEFCU Stadium.

But it was not all doom and gloom for SJSU.

It was a homecoming to remember for the San Jose native Danny Scudero.

Scudero, an Archbishop Mitty graduate, finished with nine catches for 189 yards, which included a 45-yard touchdown reception in his first game as a Spartan after spending the past two seasons at Sacramento State.

The newcomer quickly looked like quarterback Walker Eget’s favorite target.

On SJSU’s first series of the night, Eget hit Scudero

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