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Utah State linebacker Eric Munoz takes a gamble on himself, and hits the jackpot

Logan • Kevin Meitzenheimer is regretting the horsecollar foul he was flagged for during Utah State’s win over Wyoming last weekend. As much as it bothers him that it cost his team 15 yards, it’s more upsetting that it cost the Aggies linebacker a share of the team high in tackles and, thus, heckles from teammate Eric Munoz.

See, sometime around halftime, Munoz approached Meitzenheimer, who then held the tackles lead, and threw down the gauntlet.

“He says, ‘You know I’m going to catch you in tackles, right?’ Like it’s a competition,” Meitzenheimer recalled. “And that’s exactly how it should be.