Utah State loses 4th straight in blowout to Boise State

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BOISE, Idaho — Utah State scored at least 30 points for the first time since Aug. 31, but the Aggies were again unable to match their defense with their offense in Saturday night's loss to Boise State.

The Aggies (1-4) dropped its fourth consecutive game in a 62-30 loss to the No. 21 Broncos (4-1) in their first Mountain West Conference contest of the season. Utah State gave up 49 points in the first half alone.

Aggies quarterback Spencer Petras threw for 372 yards and three touchdowns on 27-of-40 passes. Wide receiver Jalen Royals tallied 211 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and running back Rahsul Faison had one touchdown and 112 yards.

Boise State running back and Heisman hopeful Ashton Jeanty only played the first half, but destroyed the Aggies in that time. He rushed for 186 yards and three touchdowns on 13 carries, including rushing touchdowns of 75 and 63 yards, the latter of which came on the first Broncos play of the game.

Royals accounted for the biggest plays of the game for the Aggies when he caught a 59-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter, and later caught a 75-yard scoring pass.

But even though Utah State scored better than its previous weeks, there were signs the offense may have taken a step back. The offense turned the ball over on downs twice just outside the red zone.

This story will be updated.

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