Zevi Eckhaus handed for 334 yards and three touchdowns to assist Washington State document a 34-21 victory over Utah State on Monday afternoon within the Well-known Idaho Potato Bowl at Boise, Idaho.
Eckhaus accomplished 26 of 44 passes and was intercepted thrice for the Cougars (7-6), who gained for the third time prior to now 4 video games. Mackenzie Alleyne, Hudson Cedarland and Landon Wright caught scoring passes, Julian Dugger rushed for a landing and Joshua Meredith, who was named the Potato Bowl MVP, had eight receptions for 84 yards.
Defensive coordinator Jesse Bobbit served as Cougars interim coach for the bowl recreation and acquired the celebratory “fry bathtub” as the ultimate seconds ticked off.
Bobbit coached after Jimmy Rogers departed to develop into head coach at Iowa State. Bobbit additionally will exit to be Rogers’ defensive coordinator with the Cyclones.
Utah State’s Brandon Barnes accomplished 9 of 21 passes for 116 yards and one interception and added a dashing rating for the Aggies (6-7), who misplaced their second straight recreation. Barnes sustained a concussion on a operating play with 11:58 left within the recreation and missed the remainder of the competition.
Jacob Conover entered and threw touchdowns passes to Brady Boyd and Javen Jacobs for the Aggies.
Ike Larsen, Dylan Tucker and Gio Kafentzis had interceptions for Utah State, which fell to 1-5 in Potato Bowls.
Matthew Durrance had an interception because the Cougars gained their first bowl recreation for the reason that 2018 Alamo Bowl throughout Mike Leach’s reign as coach. Maxwell Woods rushed for 114 yards on 9 carries and added 35 yards on three receptions.
Washington State led 20-0 and was driving earlier than Kafentzis intercepted Eckhaus. The Aggies then drove 60 yards on 5 performs with Barnes scoring on a 2-yard keeper to get Utah State on the board with 2:27 left within the third quarter.
The Cougars responded as Wright beat double protection to haul in a 39-yard landing move from Eckhaus to make it 27-7 with 14:11 remaining within the recreation.
Barnes was injured on the following drive as he gained 9 yards and was concerned in a fierce head-to-head collision with Washington State’s Cale Reeder. He was helped off the sector and dominated out a short while later.
Conover accomplished the drive with a 21-yard landing move to Boyd to drag the Aggies inside 13 with 10:09 left.
Dugger, the Cougars backup quarterback for the bowl recreation, scored on a 34-yard run to make it 34-14 with 4:06 remaining. Conover answered with a 26-yard scoring move to Jacobs with 1:48 to play.
Eckhaus threw two landing passes as Washington State dominated the primary half and led 14-0 on the break. The Cougars outgained the Aggies 242-49 within the half.
The Cougars struck first as Eckhaus related with Alleyne on a 41-yard scoring move with 7:08 left within the opening quarter.
Washington State elevated its result in 14 when Eckhaus threw a 1-yard landing move to Cedarland.
Jack Stevens kicked area objectives of 23 and 25 yards within the third quarter to spice up the Washington State result in 20.
Washington State outgained Utah State 628-254.
–Area Stage Media
