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Show StatesmanSports Page 12 Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 Borel: No turnovers by junior quarterback -continued from page 8 AGGIE LINEBACKER BOBBY WAGNER looks for room to run after his interception. CODY GOCHNOUR photo critics had on Borel, it was that he couldn’t perform when the game was on the line and was unable to get the Aggies over the proverbial hump that separates a moral victory with an actual victory. There have been times when he has turned the ball over at critical times – such as in a week six loss to Nevada – while his ability to make the all-important option reads in Baldwin’s spread scheme has been sometimes been suspect. Indeed, if one thing could be said of Borel through the first half of the season, it was that in the presence of adversity, he had the propensity to press and to try to do too much. Key word: had. As Gary Andersen commented after Utah State’s 25-23 win over Louisiana Tech (3-4, 2-2), Borel showed real progress in his ability to manage the offense, displaying the ability to lead the team to victory by not trying to do too much. “I thought Diondre just took what was there,” Andersen said. “It was a tough go, and it was tough sledding for him – there was no question. I think that he managed the game, number one and number two; he didn’t start to press or panic or start to push, which is a very natural thing to do at that point. He definitely continues to grow as a quarterback.” One of the reasons Borel was successful on Saturday was because of the gameplan employed by Andersen and Baldwin, who utilized the “pistol” formation – made famous by coach Chris Ault’s Nevada offense – against the Bulldogs. Andersen explained that the switch to the pistol formation helped to give the Aggie running game a more physical presence, which in turn aided Borel when he did decide to pass. “We wanted to be more physical, and we wanted to be more downhill, and we wanted to stop people from overplaying us,” Andersen said. The ability to keep Louisiana Tech’s defense honest and focused on the run game was more than apparent at the 13:31 mark in the second quarter. After failing to generate much offense in the first quarter, Borel showed excellent poise on the Aggies’ fifth drive of the game, eluding oncoming Bulldog defenders to find receiver Stanley Morrison for a 41-yard touchdown reception. Borel finished the day with 188 yards and a touchdown through the air, but it was his play down the stretch – and lack of mistakes – that really made the win special. Unlike previous games, Borel wasn’t reckless with the football or his decision making when the game was on the line for Utah State. If anything, Borel was poised and confident in directing the Aggie offense, which didn’t self-destruct when the Bulldogs made a fourth quarter comeback bid. While the Aggie defense deserves much of the credit for the win, Andersen said not to overlook the offenses’ ability to hang on. “It was huge,” Andersen said. “Absolutely huge. You say what the offense did at the end of the game, and they did a nice job of controlling the football and putting us in a position (to win).” The Aggies will be hard pressed to accomplish their principal goal for 2009, needing to win all but one of their final five games to get bowl eligibility. Nevertheless, with Borel showing real improvement as a leader and manager, Utah State is laying the foundation for future success. – adamnettina@gmail.com Doubles: Men’s tennis completes fall schedule -continued from page 9 who held the fifteenth seed in the bracket. That’s as far as Marchant got. In the second day of competition, Marchant made his way out of the main draw, just falling to Fabio Biassion in straight sets, 6-4, 7-5. In the consolation bracket, Marchant squeaked by Idaho’s Stanislav Glukhov, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6. Marchant’s next match wasn’t as close. He lost to Matei Stakne of New Mexico State in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. USU Head Coach Christian Wright was optimistic in his appraisal of the tournament. “It has been a good tournament for us,” Wright said. “We’ve been able to see where we’re at and where many of the teams we will play in the season are at. I feel confident that we will be ready to go in January.” – la.hem@aggiemail.usu.edu Breakthrough: Aggies hang on for close win -continued from page 8 weapon.” USU did the majority of its scoring damage in the second quarter. USU quarterback Diondre Borel opened up the scoring when he faked a handoff to tailback Robert Turbin, who would finish with a hard-earned 95 yards on 22 carries, then looked deep for his favorite receiver Stanley Morrison, who had beaten his single coverage down the east sideline. Borel hit Morrison with a perfect rainbow deep strike. La. Tech fumbled the ensuing kickoff and Ulinski tacked on three points, setting up Livas’ 100yard bolt to the end zone. With the score 10-7, USU got a big play from 2297 North Main, Logan 753-6444 Dervin Speight, who found a seam and jetted 44 yards to pay dirt. The halftime score would have been 17-7, but as Jenkins tried to move his offense into position to score with 1:14 remaining, USU linebacker Bobby Wagner punished him for trying to throw over his head, elevating and extending completely to reel in a spectacular one-handed interception, which set up another Ulinski field goal just before the half ended. “I saw the quarterback throw the seam route,” safety Walter McClenton, who finished with a team-high 13 tackles filling on for James Brindley, said. “Rajric (Coleman) and I were on top of it in cover 2. I saw Bobby grab that ball out of the air and I was like, ‘wow.’” Both Andersen and defensive coordinator Bill Busch were quick to praise the resilience of an Aggie defense that played its best game of the year despite losing several key players to injury: second-team All-WAC linebacker Paul Igboeli sat out after being injured against Nevada, All-WAC safety Brindley was lost on the first series, and top cover corner Kejon Murphy was injured in a big collision next to the La. Tech sideline in the third quarter. “It was a gut check,” Busch said. “We kept on looking around because there was no one left to come in and we were out of people. It was unbelievable.” Added Andersen, “The one thing about this football team to me is how they are growing up. If you look at the defensive side of the football, you take out Igboeli, Brindley and Murphy, those are three great players. Those are three of our best defensive players. The young men stepped up and found a way to make plays.” On deck for the Aggies is a road date with Fresno State and the WAC’s leading rusher, Ryan Mathews. – graham.terry@aggiemail.usu.edu Utes: Ags ride hat tricks to win -continued from page 8 500 Days of Summer PG-13 9 PG-13 G-Force PG G.I Joe: Rise of Cobra PG-13 Daily 9:35 Daily 4:45 Sat 12:15, 2:45 Daily 4:20, 6:45 Sat 12:00, 2:00 Daily 7:15-9:50 Harry Potter and the Half Blood Fame PG Prince PG Daily 7;15, 9:30 Daily 3:45, 6:35 Sat 12:45 Whip It PG-13 Daily 9:45 Up PG Daily 4:30, 7:00 Sat 12:30, 2:30 and the Utah goaltender went right. A fourth goal scored just previous to Wyman’s made the score 4-0 after the first period. Gouthro said the shorthanded goal was instrumental in dismantling the Utes. “It took the wind from their sails right from the get-go,” Gouthro said. “We’ve got a lot of speed on our team, and we use it on the penalty kill with Wyman, myself, Brendan MacDonald and (Tyler) Mistelbacher. We use it well, and when we’re going, we’re going. We get good at penalty killing, so against these weaker teams we’re able to pop a couple.” Head coach Jon Eccles and Gouthro were pleased with the Aggies’ dominating performance in the first period. “We came out alive in the first period,” Eccles said. “We had a lot of excitement, enthusiasm, and it showed by how well we played.” “It’s a team effort,” Gouthro said. “We were definitely working our systems and coming along. You could see it in our game play. It’s progress.” Gouthro wasn’t done. At the end of the first, USU led 4-0. 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