Utah State falls on the road to Air Force

Utah State struggled mightly against Air Force in Colorado Springs as the Falcons rushed for 344 yards and running back Owen Burk went for 110 yards on 15 carries but the key player for Air Force was Emmanuel Michel, who rushed for 106 yards on 28 carries and also rushed for three touchdowns. Air Force had two more players rush for over 50 yards in John Lee Eldridge III (58 yards, one touchdown) and quarterback Zach Larrier (10 rushes, 56 yards, one touchdown). Meanwhile Utah State only had one player rush for 40 yards in Rahsul Faison, and no players rushed for a touchdown. Robbert Briggs was banged up throughout the week and the Aggies lost linebacker Max Alford against Iowa in the season opener.

…