Terrell Vaughn Catches Touchdown As Utah State Rolls In Second Quarter
Sep 9, 2023, 7:05 PM
LOGAN, UT- OCTOBER 8: Terrell Vaughn #0 of the Utah State Aggies is chased by Kalawaia Pescaia #98 and Christopher Herrera #49 of the Air Force Falcons during the first half of their game October 8, 2022 Maverik Stadium in Logan, Utah.
LOGAN, Utah – Senior wideout Terrell Vaughn has become the favorite target of Cooper Legas, catching 10 early passes and touchdown against Idaho State.
Utah State played in front of its home crowd for the first time in 2023, hosting the Big Sky’s Idaho State Bengals on Saturday, September 9.
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It was Vaughn’s second touchdown catch of the season. He leads USU with 10 catches for 68 yards in the game. Vaughn is the first Aggie with double-digit receptions in back-to-back games since Kevin Curtis in 2001. The school record for receptions in a single game is 15.
Legas has complete 13-of-14 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown. Utah State leads 28-7 with 6:05 left in the first half.
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Previewing Idaho State at Utah State
First-time head coach Cody Hawkins leads a Bengal team that came up just short against another Mountain West team last week. ISU opened the season against San Diego State, losing 36-28.
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Quarterbacks Jordan Cooke and Hunter Hays combined to complete 31-of-63 passes against the Aztecs, including two touchdowns and three INT’s. Idaho State’s ground game never got on track as Hays led the team with 18 yards on the ground. Bengal running backs were limited to five carries. Wide receivers Chedon James and Christian Fredrickson each finished with 66 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Utah State had 29 players make their Aggie debuts with eight getting the start against Iowa in a 24-14 loss.
Senior QB Cooper Legas set career-highs with 32 completions on 48 attempts in the opener. His 32 completions are the fourth-most in the country this season. Senior wideout Terrell Vaughn was the main beneficiary of Legas’ big day. Vaughn hauled in a career-high 12 passes for 93 yards. He was targeted 18 times.
USU Aggies (0-1) vs. Idaho State Bengals (1-0)
Saturday, September 9 – Maverik Stadium, Logan, UT
RADIO: Aggie Sports Network
• Scott Garrard & Kevin White
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TV: KJZZ / Mountain West Network
• Dave Fox, Alema Harrington, & Frank Dolce
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• DISH (Utah): Ch. 14
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