San Diego State comes into the final week of the regular season in control of its own destiny in the Mountain West.

It’s an unusual position. Only one other time over the past decade have the Aztecs been so positioned. That was in 2021, when a victory over Boise State boosted them to the Mountain West championship game.

SDSU has another such opportunity in its grasp on Friday afternoon, when the Aztecs meet New Mexico in Albuquerque.

A victory would clinch the regular-season title and allow the Aztecs to host the Dec. 5 championship game.

SDSU (9-2, 6-1) could still achieve its goals if it loses, but the outcome then in the hands of other teams and computer metrics. New Mexico (8-3, 5-2) has championship aspirations of its own.

Here are five things to watch:

1. SDSU QB situation

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