Lucky strike sends Ags bowling
After 14 years of waiting, the USU football team clinched a bowl berth with a program-defining win over the Nevada Wolf Pack, which head coach Gary Andersen said is a member of “The Big Three of the Western Athletic Conference.”
USU held on in the fourth quarter and picked up its fourth consecutive win of the season after beginning the 2011 campaign with a 2-5 mark.
Running back Robert Turbin caught the go-ahead touchdown pass from Stanley Morrison to end the third quarter, and senior linebacker Bobby Wagner recovered a fumble late in the fourth quarter to help the Aggies edge the Wolf Pack 21-17 on Senior Day.
“What a ride this season has been,” Andersen said. “What a great way to send out the group of seniors. They’ve been through some ups and downs, and nothing phases them. It’s a great feeling as a coach to know the team is going to continue to fight, and they’re going to fight the way they handle it.
“To beat a team like that is a credit to the kids, and I couldn’t be more happy as a football coach. That’s what we all came here to do — to get an opportunity to take the next step as a program. These seniors started this year with the mindset to leave a legacy, and there is no doubt they left a legacy. They’ve done a lot that hasn’t happened around here for a long time and again the credit goes to every young man on this football team.”