Solid offense from USU unable to overcome woeful defense as Broncos roll to 32-point win | Sports
BOISE — Utah State’s visit to The Blue in Boise went pretty much as predicted. The highest ranked team in the conference, No. 21 Boise State, ran the Aggies off the infamous off-color turf and out of Albertsons Stadium with a 62-30 drubbing. It was the most points given up by the Aggies since 2008 when they allowed No. 18 Oregon to rack up 66 points. Boise State set the tone immediately in the game, forcing a three-and-out on Utah State’s offense, and then on the first play with the Broncos on offense they went to a familiar face — Ashton Jeanty. The star running back took a handoff on the opening play 63 yards all the way to the house for a touchdown. Boise State never really looked back. “First play of the game, probably practiced it 30 times,” USU interim head coach Nate Dreiling said. “But that’s the deal. When you’re playing a team of that caliber, it has to go right. And you have to win your one-on-one’s and we just didn’t.” As much as Jeanty did damage in this game — he added a 75-yard touchdown run later in the half and finished with 186 yards and a trio of