SJSU opened the season 4-2, but Eget still appeared in four of those games, including coming off the bench to rally the Spartans past Nevada. Eget made his first career start two weeks later in a win over Wyoming and never relinquished the job. He was 3-4 as a starter, but led the Spartans to their bowl eligibility-clinching win over Oregon State and rallied SJSU past Stanford in the regular season finale.