PROVO, Utah —
Jaren Hall was a runner for 3 touchdowns and 273 yards to guide No. 19 BYU win 38-26 in the battle against Utah State on Thursday night.
Hall who preferred his right shoulder following an injury at the final third quarter Hall has thrown for at 250 yards or more in nine games. Kody Epps had an 86-yard touchdown thanks to five catch. Christopher Brooks ran for 90 yards and scored on 11 plays.
BYU (4-1) defeated Utah State for the third consecutive occasion at the Battle for the Old Wagon Wheel.
Cooper Legas threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns, while adding 54 yards and a scoring run to take the lead for the Aggies. Legas was a substitute for the injured player Logan Bonner, also threw two interceptions. Calvin Tyler, Jr. added 104 yards over 18 runs.
The Aggies (1-4, 0-1 MW) fell short in their fourth consecutive game, and fall to 665 all-time against AP The top 25 teams.
Utah State took a 7-0 lead following Legas ended the Aggies opener with a 7-yard romp. Things appeared to be on the verge of falling apart in the favor of Utah State after that early score.
BYU completed 65 yards in two games including a 34-yard touchdown catch made from Gunner Romney and 31-yard catch-and-run by Keanu Hill to tie the score. After that, Max Tooley reeled in a ball that was tipped by Legas and returned the ball 32 yards, giving BYU the Cougars an early lead of 14-7.
Utah State bounced back and ended BYU’s offense following the initial offensive drive. The Cougars played three-and-out for three consecutive plays and allowed the Aggies to take an advantage of 17-14 thanks to a 14-yard catch from Brian Cobbs. BYU dropped a total of nine yards in the three drives.
The Cougars had an offensive spark after the quarter’s third. Ethan Erickson snagged a high pass to score a 14-yard touchdown to end the first drive of the second half by BYU. On the Cougars next drive Kody Epps nabbed three consecutive passes, culminating with an 8-yard scoring which extended the lead of BYU to 31-20.
BYU recorded an average of 9.0 yards over 22 third quarter plays , after just 107 yards over 19 plays in the first half.
The Cougars finally started their running game during the 4th quarter. Brooks scored with an 18-yard run to complete six straight running plays. This gave BYU the lead 38-20.
THE TAKEAWAY
Utah State: Turnovers continued to be a concern with the Aggies. A return for an interception allowed BYU the lead for its debut in the first quarter . Meanwhile, an errant red zone ball two seconds into the second half ended an opportunity to score.
BYU — The Cougars run-game woes came back in the first quarter. BYU did not score the required yards from the running game until the end of the second quarter, and recorded just minus-21 yards of rushing before the halftime break. It was the lowest number of rush yards in a quarter for BYU since registering minus-28 running yards in the first half against Marshall during the 2nd quarter of 1999’s Motor City Bowl.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
BYU could be able to move up the AP Top 25 after winning its second consecutive game.
UP NEXT
Utah State: Hosts Air Force on Oct. 8.
BYU: Plays Notre Dame in Las Vegas on Oct. 8.
PROVO, Utah —
Jaren Hall was a runner for 3 touchdowns and 273 yards to guide No. 19 BYU win 38-26 in the battle against Utah State on Thursday night.
Hall who preferred his right shoulder following an injury at the final third quarter Hall has thrown for at 250 yards or more in nine games. Kody Epps had an 86-yard touchdown thanks to five catch. Christopher Brooks ran for 90 yards and scored on 11 plays.
BYU (4-1) defeated Utah State for the third consecutive occasion at the Battle for the Old Wagon Wheel.
Cooper Legas threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns, while adding 54 yards and a scoring run to take the lead for the Aggies. Legas was a substitute for the injured player Logan Bonner, also threw two interceptions. Calvin Tyler, Jr. added 104 yards over 18 runs.
The Aggies (1-4, 0-1 MW) fell short in their fourth consecutive game, and fall to 665 all-time against AP The top 25 teams.
Utah State took a 7-0 lead following Legas ended the Aggies opener with a 7-yard romp. Things appeared to be on the verge of falling apart in the favor of Utah State after that early score.
BYU completed 65 yards in two games including a 34-yard touchdown catch made from Gunner Romney and 31-yard catch-and-run by Keanu Hill to tie the score. After that, Max Tooley reeled in a ball that was tipped by Legas and returned the ball 32 yards, giving BYU the Cougars an early lead of 14-7.
Utah State bounced back and ended BYU’s offense following the initial offensive drive. The Cougars played three-and-out for three consecutive plays and allowed the Aggies to take an advantage of 17-14 thanks to a 14-yard catch from Brian Cobbs. BYU dropped a total of nine yards in the three drives.
The Cougars had an offensive spark after the quarter’s third. Ethan Erickson snagged a high pass to score a 14-yard touchdown to end the first drive of the second half by BYU. On the Cougars next drive Kody Epps nabbed three consecutive passes, culminating with an 8-yard scoring which extended the lead of BYU to 31-20.
BYU recorded an average of 9.0 yards over 22 third quarter plays , after just 107 yards over 19 plays in the first half.
The Cougars finally started their running game during the 4th quarter. Brooks scored with an 18-yard run to complete six straight running plays. This gave BYU the lead 38-20.
THE TAKEAWAY
Utah State: Turnovers continued to be a concern with the Aggies. A return for an interception allowed BYU the lead for its debut in the first quarter . Meanwhile, an errant red zone ball two seconds into the second half ended an opportunity to score.
BYU — The Cougars run-game woes came back in the first quarter. BYU did not score the required yards from the running game until the end of the second quarter, and recorded just minus-21 yards of rushing before the halftime break. It was the lowest number of rush yards in a quarter for BYU since registering minus-28 running yards in the first half against Marshall during the 2nd quarter of 1999’s Motor City Bowl.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
BYU could be able to move up the AP Top 25 after winning its second consecutive game.
UP NEXT
Utah State: Hosts Air Force on Oct. 8.
BYU: Plays Notre Dame in Las Vegas on Oct. 8.