Chuckie Keeton out with knee injury

On the heels of a loss in Washington, Utah State head coach Matt Wells announced fifth-year senior quarterback Chuckie Keeton will miss 4-6 weeks due to injury.

“Chuckie will be out probably four to six weeks,” Wells said. “He’s got a sprained MCL, but we’ll move forward. I hate it, and I hate it for him.”

Wells announced on Tuesday that Keeton sprained his knee in the Wasington game. Keeton’s oft-injured left knee was not mentioned in the injury discussion. Wells said that Kent Myers will start in place of Keeton for the homecoming game against Colorado State on Oct. 3.

“He’s a tremendous competitor,” Wells said. “He loves to play and is a great teammate … He’s a really good player, and our team will rally around him. We’ve got to play better around him. I’ve got a lot of confidence in Kent.”

Last season, Myers started six games as a true freshman and posted a 5-1 record, including a victory in the New Mexico Bowl. Myers completed 66 percent of his passes for over 800 yards and five touchdowns, while throwing three interceptions.

On the ground Myers was efficient, running the ball 56 times for over 300 yards and five touchdowns.

“We have a lot of confidence in him, and the players have confidence in him,” Wells said. “We know the recipe to have success. We’ve used it the last two years, but that doesn’t guarantee us anything, though, for this year. We have to recreate that recipe, and that’s a matter of everybody on offense playing well around the quarterback, playing better around the quarterback and playing great on defense.”

The four to six week window puts Keeton back on the field between Oct. 16 (a home game against Boise State) and Oct. 30 (a home game against Wyoming).

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