The first two games of Utah State’s football season have gone pretty much as expected. A home game against UTEP ended in an anticipated victory with a road game at the house of a ranked Texas A&M ended in a predictable loss. Now comes the first test in which there is no consensus for which side is an overwhelming favorite. Betting lines favor the Falcons by 3-5 points with KFord projections similarly having the Aggies as a one-possession underdog and a 43% chance at victory. Although ESPN’s Matchup Predictor currently has USU as a favorite to win with 61% odds of victory. And with all other sources accounted, every indication is that this will be a coin-flip game. Few will be certain in their predictions. Much like the Aggies themselves, Air Force is coming off one its worst season since 2020. The Falcons started the 2024 campaign an abysmal 1-7, a span during which they averaged just 13.8 points per game on offense and a catastrophic 3.6 yards per rush attempt given the nature of Air Force’s run-heavy offense. The only thing that prevented 2024 from being a complete disaster of a season was a four-game winning streak to end the

Utah State got outclassed in its Saturday-morning matchup with Texas A&M on Kyle Field. A crowd of 100,026 saw the SEC’s Aggies route the Mountain West’s Aggies by a 44-22 score, largely fueled by a second quarter in which A&M outgained USU by 201 yards and outscored them 20-0. Late in the first quarter ohere was room for some optimism that the visiting Aggies could maybe hold serve for a large chunk of a massive matchup against 19th-ranked Texas A&M. After a third down sack by John Miller, Utah State held A&M to a field goal that set the score at 10-6 in favor of the home team. USU got the ball back with a chance to take the lead late in the first quarter. Long story short, that never happened. Utah State scored its first point on a 75-yard drive. Brady Boyd made a tremendous sideline catch to secure a 24-yard gain. A few plays later on 4th & Goal, offensive coordinator Kevin McGiven went deep into his bag to get the Aggies on the board.USU got tricky by having quarterback Anthony Garcia, currently playing wide receiver, throw a pass to Miles Davis. Garcia ✈️ Davis for 6️⃣ 📺