But it happened.
Holy Merlin Olsen, it happened.
Utah State forced eight turnovers, Boise State trailed 45-10 at halftime and Aggie fans stormed the field after a 52-26 victory gave Utah State control of the championship race in the Mountain West Conference's strongest division. The Aggies are 4-2 overall but 3-0 in league play. If they win out, they're in the Mountain West title game on Dec. 5.
"It's huge," coach Matt Wells said moments after Utah State avenged a 50-19 loss at Boise last season. "I'll make no bones about it. We've been saying, out of respect for Boise, that the road to the Mountain West championship goes through them.