The Utah State Aggies will travel to Qualcomm Stadium Friday night to face the San Diego State Aztecs in a Mountain West Conference showdown. The Aggies come in to San Diego with a 4-2 record and are undefeated in conference play this season. The Aztecs are also coming in undefeated in conference play and are on a three-game winning streak, coming in at 4-3 on the season.
These two teams are the last two undefeated teams left in conference play, and it should make for an exciting game to watch Friday evening. Utah State head coach Matt Wells has led his team to some big victories in his short time as head coach, and beating Boise State last week 52-26 was a big win for the program.
The Aggies defense has been dominant this season and is holding teams under an average of 21 points per game. The Aggies are also riding a three-game win streak into Friday night's game, and the only losses they have taken this season were against Pac-12 teams.
Sophomore quarterback Kent Myers has stepped up for the Aggies, since starting quarterback Chuckie Keaton sprained his MCL against Washington. Myers has led the Aggies to three straight wins as the starter, and threw three touchdowns last week against the Broncos. Wells will look for his sophomore quarterback to continue his great play against the Aztecs and will need running backs Devante Mays and LaJuan Hunt to pick up first downs on the ground.
The Aztecs are led by senior quarterback Maxwell Smith, who is having a solid year in his first season starting for San Diego State. Smith transferred from Kentucky after playing for three seasons with the Wildcats. The senior quarterback has 967 passing yards with seven touchdowns.
Head coach Rocky Long will look to take pressure off his senior quarterback by giving the ball to his star athlete running back. Donnel Pumphrey is having an unbelievable season for the Aztecs, as he leads them in both rushing yards and receiving yards. The junior running back has 729 yards with eight touchdowns on the ground and has caught 19 passes for 249 yards with a touchdown. Pumphrey had 152 yards rushing last week against San Jose State, and the Aztecs are hoping he continues to dominate against the Aggies.
This is a huge MWC matchup Friday night and could be a prelude of a championship game at the end of the season, as both these teams look to dominate their divisions. The game starts at 10:30 p.m. Eastern time, and you can watch the live broadcast here. To listen to the Aggies' radio broadcast, click here, and for the Aztecs' radio broadcast, go here.
