BYU's Brandon Ogletree, left, battles to get at USU's Quarterback Chuckie Keeton as BYU and Utah State play Friday, Oct. 5, 2012 at Lavell Edwards Stadium in Provo Utah.
Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
PROVO — BYU leads Utah State, 6-3, at halftime Friday night at LaVell Edwards Stadium.
Cougars quarterback Taysom Hill threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to JD Falsev with only three seconds left in the first half, but BYU kicker Justin Sorensen missed the ensuing PAT. The scoring drive covered 61 yards in four plays and 25 seconds.
Earlier, Aggies kicker Josh Thompson booted a 26-yard field goal late in the first quarter for a 3-0 lead. The kick culminated a 13-play drive that covered 49 yards.
Both teams struggled to move the ball for most of the first half, but neither team committed a turnover. The Cougars outgained the Aggies, 224 yards to 112.
The two quarterbacks led their teams in rushing during the first half: Hill had 10 carries for 55 yards, and the Aggies' Chuckie Keeton rushed six times for 24 yards.
Hill finished the first half 15 for 21 with 143 yards through the air; Keeton completed 10-of-15 passes for 73 yards.
Utah State punted four times and BYU ended three drives with a punt; the Cougars also lost the ball once on downs.
Ezekiel Ansah recorded two sacks for BYU.
Jamshid Ghazi Askar is a graduate of BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law School and member of the Utah State Bar. Contact him at jaskar@desnews.com or 801-236-6051.
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Stop your whining BYU fans. The defense is absolutely amazing and Hill, against a very good USU defense (11th or so in the country) played very well. Now all BYU has to do is learn how to get the ball into the end zone. They have shown they can More..
UteFaninWashST who wants us to believe you're a Y fan:
I'm happy you are sad tonight. I'm happy you wanted USU to win and they didnt. You're probably unhappy that it is conference weekend too. And that too makes me More..
Re: SoUtHapa
"This is how you flush your ESPN agreement down the toilet..."
You obviously didn't watch the game, but millions of college football fans around the country did, and were rewarded for doing so. Good D More..