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Utah State (2-6, 1-3) at Washington State (7-1)
Kickoff: Saturday, 8:30 p.m. MDT
Venue: Martin Stadium
TV: The CW
Radio: KZNS 1280 The Zone
Livestream: https://www.cwtv.com/thecw/the-cw-app/
Series: Utah State and Washington State have met just four times and the series is currently tied 2-2. Utah State has won the last two games, including a 26-23 win at Washington State in 2021.
Weather: Cloudy with temperatures in the low 40s at kickoff.
The trends
For Utah State: The Aggies are 2-6 overall and 1-3 in MWC play. Utah State is coming off its first win over an FBS opponent this season, a win over rival Wyoming going on two weeks ago.
For Washington State: The Cougars are 7-1 overall and ranked No. 21 in the first College Football Playoff rankings. WSU has won three straight games and the Cougars’ only loss on the year is at Boise State.
What to watch for
Washington State’s offense has been elite this season.
The Cougars rate in the top 25 nationally in total offense (20), scoring offense (12) and passing offense (24), and their rushing offense is better than average (59).
WSU is averaging better than 38 points per game and nearly 450 yards per game.
The Cougars have scored better than 35 points in four games this year and their season-low point total in a game is 24.
All of which is to say, WSU can and does put up a lot of yards and a lot of points.
Conversely, Utah State has struggled mightily defensively this year. At this point, there is really no need to go through the numbers.
The Aggies are one of the worst teams in college football on defense and are down at least eight starter-level players to season ending injury.
Given that — WSU’s offense and USU’s defense…
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Author : Deseret News
Publish date : 2024-11-09 03:32:29
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