Fourth-down aggression costs Aggies in loss to Boise State | Sports
LOGAN — For nine years Utah State had suffered defeat after defeat at the hands of Boise State. Blowouts, usually, sometimes a little closer. But always defeats. Were it not for a 2015 surprise win from the Aggies in this series, it would be 22 consecutive wins by the Broncos heading into the latest edition of this border rivalry. But so close was Utah State to ending that streak on Friday, that two plays were arguably the difference between ending a decade-long losing streak to the Broncos. Two decisions to be aggressive. Two times the Aggies couldn’t back it up. And two moments that will play out in the minds of Aggie football players, coaches and fans all weekend after a crushing 25-24 defeat that may very well have been theirs had a game of inches not inched out of their grasp. Utah State started the game by doing something it’s rarely done against the Broncos — take the lead. In the nine previous losses to Boise State, the Aggies had held the lead exactly twice. At all. Never, in any of those games, did USU hold the lead at halftime. But both happened on Friday. Utah State went up 7-0 after
