April 9, 2001
LOGAN, Utah - Roger Fernandez rushed for 64 yards and one touchdown, while Jeff Crosbie hit six-of-seven passes for 52 yards and another score as Utah State conducted a football scrimmage here on Monday.
The limited workout featured three touchdowns, including Crosbie's pass to J.R. Suguturaga, the eight-yard run by Fernandez, and a 10-yard toss from Travis Cox to Casey Poppinga.
"I thought we took a step forward in areas that were a concern," said Aggie head coach Mick Dennehy. "The second team moved the ball consistently."
The second unit featured three Aggie quarterbacks, as in addition to Crosbie, Robert Fockaert was four-of-four for 33 yards and Travis Cox was four-of-five for 19 yards. Starter Jose Fuentes was one-of-six, but his one completion went for 50 yards to Chris Stallworth.
In all, 10 different Aggies caught passes, paced by Fernandez, who had three receptions for 27 yards. Suguturaga had two catches for 11 yards and the touchdown, while Kevin Curtis caught two passes for 22 yards.
The running game featured Fernandez, a redshirt freshman from Apple Valley, Calif. Fernandez rushed 13 times for 69 yards and one touchdown. He busted rushes of 15 yards on each of his first two carries and added a nine-yard run and a pair of eight-yard attempts as well.
John Roberts rushed four times for 14 yards, while David Fiefia gained nine yards on his four carries. J.R. Suguturaga rushed once for 32 yards.
"I thought we ran the ball fairly well," Dennehy said.
Defensively, free safety Derrek Shank recorded the scrimmage's only interception as Rodney Wilson tipped a Travis Cox pass into the sophomore-to-be's arms. The USU defense recorded five sacks, including two by Casey Bingham.
Utah State will continue its spring workouts with a practice on Wednesday, the annual Blue-White Game on Friday at 6:30 p.m. The Aggies will conclude spring drills with a workout on Monday, April 16, which will serve as the makeup date for last Saturday's cancelled practice.
Scoring Summary6-yard pass, Jeff Crosbie to J.R. Suguturaga8-yard run, Roger Fernandez10-yard pass, Travis Cox to Casey Poppinga
RushingRoger Fernandez 13-69 (1 TD)J.R. Suguturaga 1-32John Roberts 4-14David Fiefia 4-9
PassingJeff Crosbie 7-6-0, 52 (1 TD)Jose Fuentes 6-1-0, 50Robert Fockaert 4-4-0, 33Travis Cox 5-4-1, 19 (1 TD)
ReceivingChris Stallworth 1-50J.R. Suguturaga 2-31 (1 TD)Roger Fernandez 3-27Kevin Curtis 2-22David Fiefia 1-11Casey Poppinga 1-10 I1 TD)John Roberts 1-8Jason Deml 1-7Derek Jeffery 1-6Chris Cooley 1-4
Interceptions -- Derrek Shank
Passes Broken Up -- Jeremy Guenter, Rodney Wilson, Ade Jimoh, Ronald Tupea, Jamar Glasper
Sacks -- Casey Bingham (2), Ryan Solomona, Ryan Duncan, Jared Johnston
Tackles For Loss -- Bryan Jackson, Ryan Solomona
