Levi Williams leads Aggies in thrilling 2OT win over New Mexico to make USU bowl eligible – Cache Valley Daily
Utah State Aggie football players celebrate a touchdown. Photo by Robert K. Scott. In what was essentially a win-or-go-home game for Utah State, the team had to turn to the third-string quarterback, Levi Williams, to lead its offense to a road victory over New Mexico. The performance wasn’t pretty in many cases, riddled with penalties and other self-inflicted errors, but Williams’ 351 total yards of offense and five total touchdowns, powered the Aggies to a 44-41 victory in double-overtime over the Lobos, making USU bowl eligible in the last breath of the regular season. Williams started off essentially perfect, leading USU on back-to-back scoring drives that led to a 14-7 lead. The junior quarterback completed 6 of 7 passes for an even 100 yards and a pair of touchdown passes to Jalen Royals, also adding an eight-yard rush for good measure. Where things weren’t pretty came mainly on defense, starting from the very first drive. On a 2nd & 9, Utah State looked to have a screen pass completely sniffed out, rallying hats toward New Mexico running back Andrew Henry for what looked like would be as much as a five-yard loss. Except, none of the roughly eight Aggies who