Western Athletic Conference

LOGAN -- Through his time at Utah State, wide receiver Josh Johansen has given it his all as a part of the Aggie football team. Even though he has seen action in just one game of his college career, he shows up to every practice and works hard.

"It's all for the love of football," Johansen said. "It's been a part of my life for so long that I couldn't not have it."

Johansen, a senior from Kaysville, played for Davis High School. He lettered in three seasons during his high school career and was named to the all-region second team. When it came time to go to college, the game wasn't something he was ready to give up.

LOGAN — This time, it wasn’t a botched onside kick, a fumbled punt return deep in their own territory or a yielded 50-yard heave, as it had been earlier in the season.

No, Saturday afternoon at Romney Stadium, Utah State was creative in losing in a whole other way. Failed short-yardage conversions and failed punts helped keep the Aggies from rallying in a 24-17 defeat against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.

Bulldogs quarterback Colby Cameron entered the game late in the third quarter to help guide Louisiana Tech to the victory, marking the seventh consecutive game in which the Aggies have yielded a fourth-quarter lead. The junior was 4-for-6 for 38 yards after taking the field with his team trailing 17-14.

FRESNO, Calif. -- Geraldo Boldewijn caught two touchdown passes in his first game back from suspension and No. 5 Boise State extended its dominance over former WAC rival Fresno State in a 57-7 victory Friday night. Kellen Moore went 23 of 31 for 254 yards and three scores in his 43rd career win for the Broncos (5-0).

Boise State led 30-0 before Fresno State (2-4) even crossed midfield, and it took a 43-0 lead early in the third quarter on Doug Martin's 1-yard run to extend a run of 104 straight points against the Bulldogs. D.J. Harper added a 3-yard TD run later in the quarter after an interception by Derek Carr and the streak finally ended at 111 straight points when Devon Wylie returned a punt 79 yards for a score on the first play of the fourth quarter for the Bulldogs.

The Broncos scored the final 10 points in a 51-34 victory here in 2009 and beat the Bulldogs 51-0 at home last year. They then scored the first 50 points of this game.

LOGAN -- Though Utah State's play in the first half Saturday night against Weber State made it seem like a different team played the near-stunner against BCS defending national champion Auburn a week earlierk, things sure seemed to resemble USU's Sept. 3 performance in the second half against the Wildcats.

Behind running back Robert Turbin's 181-yard rushing game -- part of the first 400-yard rushing performance for the Utah State football program since 1966 -- the Aggies scored 44 unanswered points Saturday at Romney Stadium to send Weber State back to Ogden licking their wounds. For Turbin, he and his fellow back's success all about the men in front of him.

"There is more of a core factor with the offensive line than in the past," Turbin said. "You used to not see the line doing extra work in the weight room without the coaches. But this group wants to be great."

LOGAN -- Ron McBride celebrated like it was his birthday come early last October while watching his former player and assistant Gary Andersen coach Utah State to its first win over BYU in 17 years.

And McBride will celebrate like Santa Claus came in September if his Weber State Wildcats can beat Andersen's Aggies today at 6 p.m. at Romney Stadium.

A week after USU and WSU each came heartbreakingly close to pulling off upsets of historic significance, both programs are looking to rebound and make a statement about where their seasons are headed.

It only makes sense that Weber State and Utah State would meet this weekend in Logan.

After seeing potentially historic wins turn into last-minute losses last Saturday, both teams are suffering from Charlie Brown Syndrome -- knocked flat on their backs once again after believing that just this once, Lucy would not pull the ball away.

The Aggies' near take-down of defending national champion Auburn hurts all the more for knowing they were an onside kick recovery away from beating a ranked opponent on the road for the first time in school history.