Utah State safety Ike Larsen (6) motions to teammates on defense during an NCAA football game on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 in Logan, Utah. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate) When Utah State needs a big play, it can always count on Ike Larsen. The sophomore safety iced the game for the Aggies in their 32-24 double-overtime victory at San Diego State on Saturday, intercepting a Jalen Mayden pass on 4th & 4 after USU had already taken the lead in the second overtime period. It’s the second time Larsen has made a game-winning play on the road this season, joining his blocked PAT at UConn that preserved Utah State’s 34-33 lead over the Huskies with 40 seconds left in that game. Big-time plays have just come naturally to the Cache Valley native. “I don’t know that I’m surprised by it anymore,” USU head coach Blake Anderson said after the game. “I’m excited to see it. Nobody wanted to see that ball taken the other direction any more than I did.” It wasn’t the only big play Larsen made — he also had a big tackle on 2nd & 6 that kept SDSU from getting a first down prior to Larsen’s fourth-down pick