Utah State vs Weber State Preview

Final week didn’t go effectively in any respect for Utah State because the Aggies dropped a recreation to Alabama 55-0. The Aggies solely managed to get seven first downs in comparison with Alabama’s 30 and in addition allowed the Crimson Tide to hurry for 278 yards and cross for 281. Logan Bonner had three completions on 9 makes an attempt and Robert Briggs rushed for 28 yards on 10 carries. This week Weber State involves Logan because the Aggies put together for his or her Mountain West opener towards UNLV after the bye week.

Location: Logan, Utah

Line: Utah State (-8) (Supplied by DraftKings Sportsbooks)

Date/Time: Saturday, September tenth at 4:00 PM PST

TV: Mountain West Community

Historical past: Utah State and Weber State have met 15 occasions and the Aggies lead the general sequence 14-1. The 2 groups have met 4 occasions since 2001 and the Aggies received in 2001 (56-43), 2011 (54-17), 2013 (70-6), and 2016 (45-6). The one win for Weber State got here in 1978, a 44-25 win.

1. Can Utah State cease the run?

Although Weber State did play Western Oregon, the Wildcats nonetheless rushed for 176 yards. Run protection is an space that Utah State wants to enhance. Each opponents have rushed for over 200 yards on the Aggies and that’s one thing that should change shortly.

2. Can Utah State enhance on third down?

Whereas Weber State is just not Alabama, going 3-17 on third down (18%) didn’t look good in any respect. The Aggies didn’t do nice on third down towards UConn both so the Aggies must deal with the best way to get to 3rd down and quick to higher assist the offense to maneuver the ball persistently.

3. Can Calvin Tyler Jr. get one thing going?

Towards UConn, Calvin Tyler Jr. rushed for 161 yards on 33 makes an attempt however didn’t rating any touchdowns. Towards Alabama, the Tyler Jr. rushed for 13 yards on 12 makes an attempt and rushed for a protracted of seven yards. Calvin Tyler Jr. must get again to stepping it up towards Weber State and scoring a landing or two along with speeding over 100 yards would assist.

Utah State might solely be a eight level favourite towards Weber State, however the Aggies ought to have the ability to bounce again on this one. The offense took some time to get going towards UConn however finally discovered their path behind Calvin Tyler Jr. and Logan Bonner. Brian Cobbs has additionally been making performs for the Aggies at receiver to make up for misplaced manufacturing from final season. The protection units in early and the offense, whereas sluggish to begin, finally finds their method.

Rating predicton: Utah State: 38; Weber State: 10