Facing Colorado State on the road, Utah State had to turn to its fourth-string quarterback to pull out the ugly win.

Trailing 10-7 at halftime and without new starter Cooper Legas and backup quarterback Levi Williams due to injuries, the Aggies seemed doomed to a loss.

Enter Bishop Davenport, a true freshman who was now put in to keep the Aggies’ hopes of a bowl game alive.

After USU tied the game in the third quarter thanks to a 48-yard Connor Coles field goal, Davenport led the offense on a touchdown drive.

Marching 59 yards in eight plays, Davenport capped off the drive with a four-yard run on the ground for the score. After trailing, the Aggies now led 17-13.

Behind a strong defense, Utah State held the Rams to just a field goal for the remainder of the contest for a 17-13 win.

Calvin Tyler Jr. led the Aggies’ offense, rushing for 129 yards on 24 carries. It was the third straight 100-yard performance for Tyler, the first USU running back to accomplish the feat since Kerwynn Williams in 2012.

Up next

Now 2-1 in Mountain West play (3-4 overall), the Aggies travel to Laramie to face Wyoming on Saturday, Oct. 22.

Looking for its third straight win, USU will battle the Cowboys at 7:45 p.m. The Bridger’s Battle can be seen on FS2.

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Spencer Rodak
Spencer has always been passionate about sports, growing up playing and following various sports. He ran cross country in high school and began his journey in sports media in 2017 as a journalism intern at The Spectrum & Daily News. Since then, his work has been published in numerous outlets including Deseret News, Standard-Examiner, St. George News, Southern Utah Now, SUU's Thunderground, SB Nation's RSL Soapbox, FanSided's Venom Strikes, fan-insider.com, The Spurs Web, and Iron County Today. Spencer is the founder of Stadium Sportzz and both the Sportzz with Spencer and Mountain States Sports Report podcasts. His experience extends to public address announcing, having first served as the PA announcer for Southern Utah University soccer in 2017 and as a high school sports PA announcer. He is now entering his fourth year as a PA announcer at Utah Tech University, where he also occasionally takes on the role of in-game emcee. Spencer's versatility also extends to radio, where at The Fan Sports Network he produced high school and Utah Tech athletics broadcasts, hosted the weekly Region 9 Football Tailgate Show, and appeared daily on The Drive. Now working towards completing his Bachelor's degree in Media Studies, Spencer was recently named the Sports Director at Utah Tech University's 91.3 The Blaze for the 2024-25 year. He will host a weekly show and serve as a play-by-play broadcaster, continuing his dedication to sports journalism and broadcasting. When he isn’t talking, writing about, or watching sports, Spencer enjoys traveling and spending time with his amazing wife.

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