highlighted the drive with a physical 17-yard run in the red zone, spinning off would-be tacklers to the goal line before punching in the touchdown with a 1-yard rush on the ensuing play. The Aggies then took advantage of good field position off a missed 54-yard field goal attempt by Araiza. Utah State led 14-3 at halftime on a pair of second-quarter touchdowns, striking first on a five-yard touchdown pass in the right corner of the end zone from Bonner to wide receiver Derek Wright, who just kept both feet inbounds. We just made too many mistakes, missed too many opportunities.” “Obviously, we didn’t do what we needed to do to win. “Very frustrating,” wide receiver Jesse Matthews said. Jordan Brookshire, the backup quarterback starting in place of the injured Lucas Johnson, was 11 for 23 for 117 yards. But the Aztecs could not find much rhythm offensively and were gashed defensively in the air. San Diego State entered the game tied for a school record with 11 wins, earning a spot in the College Football Playoff Rankings every week. When things are out of your control a little bit, we’re not happy about it obviously, but it’s important when you look at continuing with health and welfare.”
“We’ve got to go out and play with the hand we are dealt. He refused to speculate on the players’ availability for the bowl game. Hoke said he was “surprised” and didn’t know what stemmed the outbreak, adding that his players have done a “great job” for the past 18 months with COVID-19 protocols. San Diego State entered the game shorthanded, with 20 players unavailable because they were in COVID-19 health and safety protocols - which impacted the tight end, wide receiver and offensive line positions - head coach Brady Hoke confirmed after the game. Even sure-footed punter and placekicker Matt Araiza was shaky with two punts blocked, one leading to a safety in the third quarter after he kicked it off the back of a teammate and into his own end zone. The 46 points were the most allowed by San Diego State this season, while the 13 points were the lowest the Aztecs have put up. “Really did a good job of taking what they gave us and spreading the ball around to everybody, and I thought that was a big key in trying to make them play the whole field.” The win clinches the Aggies’ first Mountain West title in program history, a feat that - coming off a 1-5 season - seemed far-fetched just three months ago.īonner threw one interception, but “other than that, I thought he played flawless,” Anderson said. We used that to really fuel our week of prep.” “Across the country, all the conversation and all the chatter was really about San Diego State. “We felt all week that the only people who truly believed we could do this were the guys in the room,” head coach Blake Anderson said. 19 San Diego State for the Mountain West title in front of 13,445 fans. “Overrated!” they shouted, while the few San Diego State supporters - who themselves had made a long drive to their temporary home for the final time - sitting across the field in the Saturday sun had no response.Ī team that has defied expectations all year, Utah State continued its turnaround season in its biggest game of the year with a 46-13 victory over No. 19 San Diego State Aztecs in the Mountain West Championship Game, and now they could gloat.
They were watching their Aggies pummel the No.
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