We started as the proverbial house afire. Two sustained drives of 12 plays and 75 yards followed by 8 plays and 80 yards. 14 points. I’m thinking the offense finally arrives.
Not so.
Yet, the Aztecs were seemingly dominant. 24 first downs to Nevada’s 14. 173 yards rushing to their mere 62. Even Ryan Agnew posted better numbers than Ty Gangi: 283 passing yards and 3 tds compared to 235 yards and 2 tds. Tell me those facts before the game and I’m looking at win number 7, not loss number 2.
Chance Bell (5.2 ypc) continues to impress. He makes Chase Jasmin (5.3 ypc) a better runner. Nothing like competition to fan the flames of playing time. Congrats to Kahale Warring for an evening of 6/95 and 2 tds. Brandon Heicklen punted the air out of the football. 6 punts for an average of 44.8 including one at the Wolf Pack 4 yard line.
Jordan Byrd dropping the punt and returning all punts for 4 lousy yards needs to be fixed. Now.
A by and large lucky season to date given the number of freshmen and redshirt freshmen on the field at the skill positions of wide receiver and running back. The kids have logged major minutes during the course of the season. Granted, when Juwan Washington returns, the march of underclassmen at the running back spot stops. While Ryan Agnew has performed admirably, I want Christian Chapman to start against UNM. Work out the rust long before the Fresno State game.
6-2/3-1.
Go, Aztecs.
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