{"id":82819,"date":"2022-09-30T14:07:02","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T14:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/3-takeaways-from-no-19-byu-footballs-38-26-win-over-utah-state\/"},"modified":"2022-09-30T14:07:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T14:07:02","slug":"3-takeaways-from-no-19-byu-footballs-38-26-win-over-utah-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/3-takeaways-from-no-19-byu-footballs-38-26-win-over-utah-state\/","title":{"rendered":"3 takeaways from No. 19 BYU football’s 38-26 win over Utah State"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It took a half of play for BYU to warm up, but the No. 19 Cougars successfully retained the Old Wagon Wheel with a 38-26 victory over Utah State on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Here are three takeaways from the game:<\/p>\n

BYU’s Jaren Hall led a second-half resurgence <\/h3>\n

For one half, Utah State was able to contain BYU junior quarterback Jaren Hall and the Cougar offense. <\/p>\n

Hall went into the locker room at halftime with a rather mundane stat line \u2014 7 of 12 for 128 yards and one touchdown, with 65 of the yards and the score coming on BYU’s first two plays.<\/p>\n

Worse yet, the Cougars had minus-21 yards rushing through two quarters.<\/p>\n

Hall, though, put the BYU offense in control in the second half, as the Cougars scored touchdowns on three of their first four possessions after the break, turning the momentum in the game.<\/p>\n

While the Cougars had three drives in which they drove deep into the USU territory in the second half and didn’t score, it was more than enough to win.<\/p>\n

Hall completed 17 of 27 passes for 274 yards and three touchdowns for the game.<\/p>\n

BYU finally got its running game in the second half and finished with 117 yards on the ground. <\/p>\n

Chris Brooks had 90 rushing yards and a touchdown on 11 carries, while Miles Davis had 39 yards on the ground \u2014 though it was odd he had just one carry in the first half.<\/p>\n

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