Aggars steamroll Cougars for victory on the road | USU Sports

"I am extremely proud of our guys … for all that they have done all week, their level of investment," said the USU head coach. , Matt Wells. "Great work from our coaches, and it's a team win."

With the exception of the Michigan State match, USU has set an excellent offensive balance this season, and this trend continues on Friday. The Aggies ran 42 times pork skin for 223 yards – the most BYU yards allowed in 2018 – and quarterback Jordan Love completed 18 of 28 passes for 165 yards and four career-high touchdowns .

"We played very well together tonight in each unit," said USU start center Quin Ficklin, a BYU transfer. "The offensive line, I think we played very well collectively. We kept Jordan clean almost all night. In fact, it was only tackled when he ran or scrambled. … we ran the ball well. We had a good arrangement. The coach (offensive coordinator David) Yost and (Steve) Farmer and all the others have prepared us. Yeah, it was a nice evening for us as a crime. "

Likewise, it was a memorable night for the first seven USU defenders. The Aggies (4-1) limited the Cougars (3-3) to 39 rushing yards in less than 39 attempts in 16 attempts. BYU had only accumulated 14 yards rushing until the fourth quarter.

"It was a great night on both sides of the ball, in attack and defense," said Love. "I mean, in attack, we were able to move the ball as we wanted. … and the defense had an amazing match. I think they said like 14 yards on the ground (allowed), so they played a good game. "

Indeed, even though the Aggies played offensively this season, it was their defense that set the tone early. BYU chose to sneak halfway from the USU 39-yard demarcation line mid-way through the first quarter, and Tipa Galeai was not deceived by a pass claim. The transfer of the TCU was ahead of Tanner Mangum's pass and earned him 56 yards, third choice of USU against BYU in the last four quarters of the series, for a 7-0 lead.

"It triggered our defense; that elevated our game; we focused our attention, "said Jontrell Rocquemore, linebacker of the USU Safety Division, about Galeai's choice. "As I said earlier, when a member of our defense plays a big game … it makes us more energetic; we want to go out and play more. "

The Cougars went three and took possession of the ball, and the Aggies quickly marched on the field. Love found Carson Terrell in a tight 44-yard pass to the center of the field, pressure being exerted on his face inside the BYU 10-yard row.

USU won a minimum of yards in his next three games, but managed a brilliant game in fourth and goal. Love rolled to his left and found running back Gerold Bright completely open on the field for a 2-yard touchdown pass and a 14-0 lead for Aggie at the end of the first quarter.

Things did not improve for the Cougars on their next trip. David Woodward forced a fumble and linebacker Chase Christiansen recovered the pork skin before slipping out of bounds at BYU 35.

The Aggies only needed six games to take a 21-0 advantage. Ron'quavion Tarver found himself in love with a 6-yard missile at the back of the end zone with 12:23 left in the second quarter.

BYU finally managed to break out of its offensive slump by scoring 88 yards in nine games later in the quarter. Mangum found running back Lopini Kotoa for a 5-yard assist, reducing the hosts' deficit to 21-7. The Aggies committed three defensive penalties on this possession.

Minutes later, USU defenders were given penalties. The Aggies had six penalties for 70 yards in the second quarter, but Gaje Ferguson and DJ Williams, two staunch defenders, put an end to their efforts. The Cougars then missed a 43-yard rush on the right in the last game of the first half.

The Aggies took the start they hoped for in the third quarter by punishing BYU's defense of a 10-game, 81-yard run to the end zone. Darwin Thompson ran the ball five times for a total of 54 yards, dominated by the Aggie offensive line. The training resulted in a 6-yard TD pass from Love to Jalen Greene on a well-executed slope.

"I think the opening campaign of the third quarter has been huge. Huge, "said Wells. "And there was even the missed pass in the first game (it would have been a touchdown), but we overcame it. What a game of Darwin Thompson, maybe the game of training, when we threw the ball into the apartment and he broke some tack on the left side line. … But yes, I thought the offensive was great. "

USU kept their collective foot on the accelerator pedal and sealed the scoring with a fourth-shot pass for Love, an 82-yard defensive pass. A 3-yard loss to Tarver for a 35-7 Aggie advantage with 4:55 remaining. the third quarter.

The Cougars regained some momentum after hitting a goal to transfer Hawaii graduates Dylan Collie, but Rocquemore picked it up with a remarkable individual effort. The eldest removed the Mangum balloon during a blitz in the center and threw himself on loose pork skin.

"I just saw a big opening, I saw (Mangum) with the ball and the ball came out, and I thought," OK, the ball is on the ground; let's go get it; let's complete the game, "said Rocquemore about the strip-bag.

Utah State quickly charged BYU the big pieces of Greene and Aaren Vaughns, which led to a nice 2-yard pass by Love on the reading option.

The Aggies extended their lead to 45-13 with 3:12 remaining on a 47-yard pitch by Dominik Eberle. Eberle is 9 for 9 on his field attempts this fall.

BYU scored a final TD when both teams played mainly with backups at the end of the fourth quarter.

Thompson finished with 109 yards rushing, while Bright had 61. The Aggies had an impressive average of 5.3 yards per race against what was a solid seventh from Cougar.

JaMarcus Ingram and Woodward led the visitors with six tackles each, while Rocquemore lost two of the team's five tackles.

Mangum completed 27 of his 46 passes for a record 270 yards for the Cougars, who only converted in one of the last three runs.