The Broncos resist against Aggies and claim the title of the Mountain Division | USU Sports

With the win, the Broncos (10-2, 7-1 MW) earned the right to host the state of Fresno (10-2, 7-1) in the Mountain West championship game for the second year in a row, next Saturday. The Aggies (10-2, 7-1), whose series of 10 consecutive wins have been broken, will now wait to see where they go to bowling.

"Congratulations to Boise State," said USU Head Coach Matt Wells. "What a great game, we did not do enough when it mattered the most and we congratulate them, this very expensive game, I'm proud of my guys, you get two scores in the middle of the fourth quarter and we continued to beat and find a way to stay in, and suddenly you're at a score, but obviously you can not play a game at the very end. "

USU's defense did well to lean but did not break the match, but BSU finally got the touchdown that he was looking for on a 14-game, 75-yard drive that reduced to 7:30 on time elapsed. Rypien, who broke Mountain West's record with his 21st 300-yard game, tied his opponent Garrett Collingham on a 2-yard pass to give the Broncos a 26-17 lead with a 7:23 do in the fourth quarter. Mattison wore pork skin eight times in a row of possession.

Things seemed bleak for the Aggies, who received three penalties for their next possession – one on a dubious interfering call – but Jordan Love and Gerold Bright screamed for a stunning 83-yard display for an opposing player. 25 play. USU followed only 26-24 and 3:12 remained in the game.

The Aggies chose not to attempt a right kick, and Mattison never gave them the chance to recover the ball. The attacking half broke a 59-yard run, the longest play USU had in 2018. Mattison then put the final nail in the coffin with a 1-yard deep pass.

"We obviously have not done enough to win (on the defense)," said linebacker Chase Christiansen, of the USU, who finished with a total of 15 career tackles. "We gave up big games, which was pretty unusual for us, then we did not create any turnovers, which really hurt us, so overall, the win is the only thing that matters, and we have not succeeded. "

For the second consecutive game, USU's defense dropped more than 500 meters while BSU finished with a 509 to 425 advantage in full attack. Rypien completed 23 of 32 passes for 310 yards.

Because they were able to steer the ball effectively, the Broncos took advantage of a considerable advantage in 38: 24-21: 36.

Love completed 29 of 47 passes for a total of 363 yards and a touchdown trio. The second-year redshirt now holds the record of a USU season with 28 TD passes.

Jalen Greene, Aaren Vaughns and Ron 'Tarver have participated in 21 of the 29 U.S. receptions. Vaughns racked up 107 yards on the ground, a high point in the game. However, the Aggies struggled to make their hasty attack as they finished with 19 yards on 62 yards over 19 attempts, their second lowest total of the season. Darwin Thompson had 61 of those yards.

"I did not think we played the best game in offense," said Bright. "I have the impression that as game leaders, we stick to the norm to play well and win face-to-face battles whenever we can, and I think we did not manage to do it, which reflects the way we play, we did not play. " Do not play terrible, but we have high expectations. "

USU won the draw, chose to receive the kickoff and wasted no time in asserting offensively. The Aggies totaled 75 yards in nine games and they finished with a nice 9-yard pass on the back, from Love to Greene, the third and third. A 37-yard pivot pass for Aaren Vaughns in BSU territory set the tone for visitors.

The Aggies also had a good defensive start as the Broncos scored three and a half goals for their first two possessions. Product Logan High Caden Andersen had a bag for the Aggies in Bronco's 5-meter line during the second set of hosts.

Unfortunately for the Aggies, they were unable to maintain their offensive momentum. Instead, Kekaula Kaniho, from BSU, grabbed Love earlier in the first quarter, allowing the hosts to get on the right track.

The Broncos, who won their seventh consecutive game, took full advantage of the players' rotation as Mattison completed his 39-yard run with a 2-yard dive by the mark to tie the game to 7-7 with 2:35 to play in the quarter.

Boise State took a 10-7 15-second lead after the start of the second quarter with a 23-yard throw by Haden Hoggarth. A blistering cover resulted in a 51-yard reception by Sean Modster, completely open, in the first game of the disc. To their credit, the Aggies were much better covered for the rest of this series.

USU's struggles on both sides of the ball continued in the second quarter. The Aggies gave the Broncos another short pitch when they failed a fourth and a false punt on their own 34-yard line.

Despite two penalties for personal fouls, the Broncos still managed to take advantage of the short course. A 30-yard open-ended pass, John Bates placed the hosts inside the Aggie 5-yard line. A few games later, Mattison made his way into the end zone from one meter, giving BSU a 17-7 advantage.

Suddenly, the Aggies lived a perilous time, but they bounced back when they needed it. Immediately after losing 10 points, USU advanced the pork skin in a 75-meter game in nine games. An 18-yard catch from Vaughns and a 17-yard Thompson run put visitors in the red zone. The training resulted in a 12-yard drop between Love and Tarver and USU in third and third place.

The Broncos continued to play well on the offensive, as they headed for the red zone. Gaje Ferguson and David Woodward combined to disrupt a pass for Modster on what could have been a touchdown. A game later, Hoggarth missed a 33-yard goal with less than 30 seconds left in the first half.

The Broncos entered Aggie territory in the first possession of the second quarter, but the Aggies prevented Mattison from starting a race in the fourth and a defeat at USU 26.

BSU quickly recovered the ball after a series of three USU defeats and quickly completed a 44-yard pass to A.J. Richardson on the 15-yard Aggie line. Once again, the Aggies responded defensively and forced the Broncos to score 27 times on the field, by Hoggarth.

Utah State moved the ball very well in his second possession of the third quarter, but the ball stalled when Love was sacked for the first time in four games. Dominik Eberle then proved defeated at a 50-yard placement attempt one time later.

The Aggies finally worked the scoreboard in the second half after a good run of defenders. Tarver, who beat his defenseman, scored a 45-yard cashback by Eberle for the first game in the fourth quarter, reducing the USU deficit to 20-17.

Then come the aforementioned BSU epic training, which made Aggie's return extremely difficult against a program that has now won 113 consecutive home games after leading three quarters.

Woodward had 11 tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, in the Aggies, who will make their seventh appearance in the bowl in the past eight years.

"It's tough, man," said Wells at the request of what he had said to console his players after the game. "Of course I did not prepare this speech, I did not think about it for a minute, I was very confident before I got into the game. of suffering and a lot of heartache, and I think that's very It reflects well the investment that our children have invested since January and the way they have played all year long.And the winners It was a difficult conversation, nothing I could have said at that time would probably have this sting away. "

Senior center Quin Ficklin, junior nose guard Christopher & Unga, junior halfback Dax Raymond and senior catcher Tarver were captured for their regular season finale.

• In addition to Andersen, the Aggies received a bag from Woodward and Tipa Galeai, who were thrown out in the fourth quarter after being whistled for being targeted.