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Utah State clinches berth in Mountain West title game with 35-10 thumping of New Mexico – Cache Valley Daily

Photo by Robert K. Scott ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Picked to finish fifth in the Mountain Division of the Mountain West in the conference’s preseason media polls, Utah State proved its doubters wrong Friday in the Land of Enchantment. Grad junior quarterback Logan Bonner passed for 306 yards and a career-high five touchdowns, senior wide receiver Deven Thompkins set the single-season school record for yards receiving and the Aggies clinched a berth in the Mountain West championship game with a 35-10 victory over New Mexico at University Stadium. The Aggies (9-3, 6-2 Mountain West) have won six of their last seven games to secure their first appearance in the conference championship game since 2013, their inaugural season in the MW. They will face No. 22 San Diego State (11-1, 7-1), which clinched the West Division with a come-from-behind 27-16 win over visiting Boise State on Friday. USU and SDSU will square off on Saturday, Dec. 4, at 1 p.m. (MT), at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The Lobos (3-9, 1-7) ended their season with four-straight losses and were outscored 137-34 (update with today’s result) in that stretch. Thompkins caught five passes for 35 yards to set the school record for most

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