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The Aggies had the national spotlight on them when they faced Pac-12 team and in-state rival Utah Friday night in Logan.
How did they fare?
A few great defensive stops and a stellar performance from quarterback Chuckie Keeton led to a 27-20 overtime victory.
How did the rest of the crew do?
QUARTERBACK: He went 22-for-32 for 216 yards and two touchdowns. In doing so, he is proving that he is one of the best, if not the best quarterback, in the state of Utah. He also ran 17 times for a total of 86 yards. That's 302 yards of offense he was involved in. GRADE: A
RUNNING BACKS: Running back Kerwy Williams didn't have a blowout game, but it was still a solid showing. He ran for 95 yards and caught touchdown as well. He also had a 34-yard run that led to a touchdown. GRADE: B+
RECEIVERS: The wideouts seemed to be open all the time for Keeton. Kelle Bartlett caught the ball eight times including one for a touchdown. USU had three players who caught huge 20-plus yarders. And Joe Hill had one catch, but it was a touchdown catch in the first quarter that put the Aggies up 13-0. GRADE: B+
OFFENSIVE LINE: Protecting their quarterback, that's what the boys up front did best. Keeton was only sacked twice the entire game, while Utah's Jordan Wynn was sacked three times in the first half. GRADE: A
OFFENSE: I would give the Aggies an 'A' but it was pretty sloppy. They definitely performed when they needed to. They had a total of 380 yards total offense to Utah's 325. They drove the ball down the field in the first half very consistently but faltered in the second half. Their offense was there when it counted in overtime which was the deciding factor for the game. GRADE: B+
DEFENSIVE LINE: They had pressure on all three quarterbacks the entire game. With three sacks on Wynn and pressure on both Jon Hays and Travis Wilson, the defensive line was on point. Boj Fillmoeatu led the defensive charge with 12 tackles and 2.5 for a loss. GRADE: A
LINEBACKERS: Overall, they were just in the game. It was difficult to run the ball, pass the ball, or even kick the ball, but these linebackers did their part in the winning the game for the Aggies. GRADE: A
SECONDARY: You can blame the batted balls and interceptions on the Wynn or you can say it was good defense. For me it went both ways. In the first half, it seemed like the secondary had Wynn's number but in the second half, Hays was passing all over them. In the end though, the arguable pass interference/non-pass interference was the difference-maker in the game for USU. GRADE: B
DEFENSE: When Wynn was in the game (and I hate to bash on him like this), the defense was on point. They had control of the game most of the first half until Wynn was injured out of the game. Hays and Wilson stepped in and stepped up and helped the Utes keep it a close game, but it was the defense at the end that stopped the Utes from getting into the endzone. GRADE: B+
SPECIAL TEAMS: This was an overall sloppy game on both ends of special teams. Although USU had two huge blocked punts (including one that was returned for a touchdown), the Aggies missed a field goal and an extra point to keep the Utes in the game. It was just sloppy. GRADE: C+
Alex Rivera is the Assistant Sports Editor of the UVU Review. You can contact him at arivera.2011@hotmail.com or through his Twitter account @A_River_Uh
