He lauded Tennessee Tech for its young talent. He implored his team to not overlook a Golden Eagles team that won just a single game a season ago. He presented Thursday night’s matchup as a difficult challenge, especially with a short turnaround of just five days.
But, let’s be realistic. Tennessee Tech was never going to have a shot to walk into Maverik Stadium and beat USU. The only questions would be how much the Aggies would focus, how many snaps their first team would play in the second half, and just how wild the final score would look.