Logan • Midway through the first quarter of Utah State’s season-opening loss to Wake Forest, linebacker David Woodward stripped the ball from the Demon Deacons quarterback and ran it 11 yards for an apparent touchdown. It would have been the first time in his Aggies career that a pass-rush sequence resulted in a touchdown.
But the score was called back due to a holding penalty. Woodward’s strip-sack-to-touchdown highlight would have to wait. But the play was merely a preview of things to come. The junior linebacker recorded a career-high 24 tackles in a contest where he wasn’t even in complete game shape after missing some fall practices due to a concussion.