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UTAH STATE FOOTBALL
Postgame Notes vs. Wake Forest (09/16/17)

OFFENSIVE PLAYER NOTES
* Redshirt freshman QB Jordan Love (10) threw his first career touchdown pass in the third quarter on a career long 77-yard completion, which is tied for the 26th-longest pass play in school history and longest since USU had an 81-yard pass play against Arkansas State in 2014. Love finished the day 6-of-13 passing for 171 yards, all of which are season and career highs.
* Sophomore WR Gerold Bright (25) had his first career touchdown catch on a career-long 77-yard reception in the third quarter.
* Junior WR Zach Van Leeuwen (17) had a career-long 64 yard reception. Van Leeuwen finished with a career-best 77 receiving yards.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER NOTES
* Junior BS Gaje Ferguson (23) had a season-high 10 tackles for his third double-digit tackle outing of the season. Ferguson also had 0.5 tackles for loss, giving him 2.5 tackles for loss in his career.
* Senior BS Dallin Leavitt had a season-high nine tackles.
* Junior LB Suli Tamaivena had a season-high eight tackles.
* Junior NG Gasetoto Schuster (56) forced his first career fumble and had a career high six tackles.
* Junior DE Adewale Adeoye (55) had a career high five tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss, giving him 2.0 tackles for loss this season and in his career.
* Junior LB Ofa Latu (40) had a season-high 1.5 tackles for loss.
* Sophomore LB Justus Te'i (51) had a career high five tackles.
* Senior CB Jalen Davis (13) has a career-high tying three pass breakups, giving him four on the season and 25 in his career.
* Junior LB Louy Compton (44) had 1.0 tackle for loss, giving him 2.0 TFL's on the season.
* Redshirt freshman CB Ja'Marcus Ingram (36) recorded his first career pass breakup.
* Sophomore CB Cameron Haney (6) had his first pass breakup of the season and the fourth of his career. Haney also recorded his first career tackle for loss.
* Senior DE Ian Togiai (19) recorded four his first sack and tackle for loss this season. For his career, he now has 3.0 sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss.
* Sophomore DE Devon Anderson (91) had his first career tackle for loss as part of his season high three tackles.
* Sophomore DE Jacoby Wildman (93) had a career-high four tackles for loss.
* Redshirt freshman DE Logan Lee (47) had four tackles in his first career game.

SPECIAL TEAM PLAYER NOTES
* Junior P Aaron Dalton (89) tied his career high with four punts downed inside the 20-yard line, giving him seven punts this year and 53 in his career downed inside the 20-yard line. Dalton also had a 54-yard punt, which is his second 50-yard punt of the season and the 19th of his career.
* Sophomore PK Dominik Eberle (62) was 1-for-1 on field goal attempts, converting from 30 yards as he is now 4-of-4 on the season on field goal attempts, including 1-of-1 from 30-39 yards. For his career, Eberle is now 7-of-9 on field goals, including 1-of-1 from 30-39 yards.
* Junior QB DJ Nelson blocked his first career kick on a punt in the fourth quarter. For USU, it is the second straight week that the Aggies have blocked a kick and it is the 12th blocked kick under head coach Matt Wells.