Through most of the first half of Utah State’s home finale against San Diego State on Saturday, the Aggies didn’t play particularly well. On offense especially. It was supposed to be something of a shootout given the season-long struggles on defense for both the Aggies and Aztecs,

San Diego State’s defense knocked Utah State running back Rahsul Faison from their Mountain West game after two plays. The Aztecs sent Utah State quarterback Spencer Petras to the sidelines in the second quarter. Faison’s one carry for five yards gave ...

If a football team scores the first 13 points of a game and knocks the opposing team's quarterback out in the 1st half, it's perfectly acceptable to assume that team ended up winning the game. It's certainly reasonable to think maybe they lost but it was close.

It was another strong outing for Utah State, which has turned its season around, though it is too little too late for the Aggies to become bowl eligible. Here are three takeaways

Recent history isn’t so favorable, with the Aggies winning three of four meetings since 2019. That includes a 46-13 win over San Diego State in the 2021 Mountain West championship game played at Dignity Health Sports Park and a 32-24 double-overtime loss last year at Snapdragon Stadium.

For SDSU: The Aztecs hold an identical record to that of USU, at 3-7 overall and 2-3 in conference play. SDSU was handled in its most recent outing, on the road at UNLV. The Aztecs have lost four straight games and haven’t won since defeating Wyoming on the road in early October.