Legas, Royals Combine For Utah State Touchdown To Tie Game

Oct 7, 2023, 7:43 PM

Jalen Royals sprints into the end zone for his third touchdown of the half in an Aggie comeback win at UConn on September 30, 2023.

BY BRIAN PREECE

Digital Producer

LOGAN, Utah – Cooper Legas took advantage of Ike Larsen’s second INT of the night, needing five plays to find Jalen Royals for a game-tying second-quarter touchdown pass.

The Aggies (2-3, 0-1) are hosting the Colorado State Rams in a Mountain West matchup at Maverik Stadium in Logan, UT.

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— USU Football (@USUFootball) October 8, 2023

Royals has three catches for a team high 62 yards and the touchdown. Legas is 9-of-17 with two interceptions and a touchdown. Davon Booth leads the Aggie rushing attack with 58 yards and a touchdown.

The Aggies scored 17 straight points after giving up 17 straight to Colorado State to open the game.

Utah State Aggies vs. Colorado State Rams All-Time

This is the 79th meeting between this programs in a series dating back to 1902. Only Utah (112) and Brigham Young (91) have faced the Aggies more times. USU looks to inch closer to .500 in the all-time series, trailing 37-39-2 in the all-time series against CSU and 20-20-1 at home.

Utah State has won the last four games including a 17-13 win in Fort Collins last October. Fans might remember it as the ‘Bishop Davenport game’ in which the fourth-string freshman QB was unexpectedly pressed into action after Cooper Legas and Levi Williams were injured. Davenport went 3-of-9 through the air for 41 yards. The true freshman quarterback ran for 29 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries in his first appearance.

USU held on for a 26-24 win the last time these teams locked horns at Maverik Stadium in 2021.

How To Watch

Radio – Aggie Sports Network

Play-by-Play: Scott Garrard & Kevin White

Online: KSLSportsZone

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— USU Football (@USUFootball) October 7, 2023

TV: KJZZ / Mountain West Network

Play-by-Play: Dave Fox, Alema Harrington, & Frank Dolce

Xfinity (Utah): Ch. 3/HD657

DISH / DirecTV (Utah): Ch. 14

Stream: utahstateaggies.com/watch/

Following The Aggies With KSL Sports Zone

Utah State (2-3, 0-1) is hosting Colorado State (2-2, 0-0) in the 79th matchup between the two programs. The Aggies are 37-39-2 all-time against CSU with a 20-20-1 home record.

Utah State football games are found on KSL Sports Zone with Scott Garrard and former Aggie quarterback Kevin White (1988-89) on the call.

KSL Sports coverage of Utah State University Athletics can be found here.