PULLMAN, Wash. (Sept. 4, 2021) - Washington State dropped it's season-opener 26-23 to Utah State at Gesa Field Saturday evening. Check out the postgame notes and top social media posts from the game.
TEAM NOTES
• 12 players made their WSU debuts; (QB), (DB), (RB), (WR), (P), (K), (ST), (ST), (ST), (Edge), (WR), (WR)
• 4 players made their first career starts on offense: (QB), (X), (RG), (Z)
• 2 players made their first career starts on offense: (DT), (FS)
PLAYER NOTES
• Notable consecutive start streaks: WIL (41), LT (31), RT (31)
• rushed 11 times for 86 yards and one touchdown, his 64-yard TD run was the longest run of his career, 2-longest play of his career (65-yard TD rec against UCLA, 2019)
• Borgi upped his career rushing TD total to 21, 5-most in WSU history
• Borghi upped his career TD total to 30, 4-most in WSU history
• Borghi caught one pass passes, has now caught a pass in all 28 career games
• caught a career-high 6 passes for 59 yards
• caught his 1 career TD pass
• had 2 kickoff returns, setting a WSU record with 68 career kickoff returns (Isiah Barton, 67, 2010-11)
• made 13 tackles, his 12-career double-digit tackle game, upped his career tackle total to 332, 8th-most in WSU history
• made a career-high 8 tackles
• recorded his 1 career interception
• In his collegiate debut, recovered a fumble
• first career punt went 44 yards and was downed at the 14
• made his collegiate debut and connected on 3 field goals (35, 26, 27)
TOP SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS