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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Redshirt freshman quarterback Jordan Love passed for a career-high 171 yards and one touchdown in Utah State's 46-10 loss at Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon in front of 27,971 fans at BB&T Field.

Love, who entered the game in the third quarter, completed 6-of-13 passes and threw his first career touchdown, a 77-yarder to sophomore wide receiver Gerold Bright with 10:37 remaining in the quarter - tied for the 26th longest pass play in school history.

That was Bright's lone catch of the day. Senior wide receiver Ron'quavion Tarver led the Aggies (1-2, 0-0 Mountain West) with five receptions for 35 yards, while junior wide receiver Zach Van Leeuwen added two catches for a career-best 77 yards.

Dominik Eberle accounted for Utah State's only other points on a 30-yard field goal with 53 seconds left in the third. The sophomore placekicker is now a perfect 4-for-4 on the season in field goal attempts.

Wake Forest quarterback John Wolford was 12-of-22 for 242 yards and two touchdowns as the Demon Deacons (3-0, 1-0 ACC) scored the first 36 points of the game. Arkeem Byrd led the ground attack for the hosts, amassing 120 yards and one touchdown on just 19 carries.

As a team, Wake Forest produced 588 yards of total offense - 297 through the air and 291 on the ground.

For the second consecutive week, the Aggies blocked a punt. This time, junior quarterback DJ Nelson was credited with the block in the fourth quarter. It proved to be the 12th blocked kick under fifth-year head coach Matt Wells.

Aaron Dalton also had a nice day on special teams for the Aggies. The junior punter tied his career high with four punts downed inside the 20-yard line. He punted nine times on the day and had a long of 54 yards. Furthermore, sophomore defensive end Jacoby Wildman rushed for 11 yards on a fake punt, picking up the first down for Utah State.

Senior Kent Myers started the game at quarterback and completed 9-of-23 passes for 54 yards and one interception. As a team, the Aggies recorded 267 yards of total offense.

Defensively, junior boundary safety Gaje Ferguson led the Aggies with a season-high 10 tackles, his third career double-digit tackle game. Senior cornerback Jalen Davis tied his career high with three pass breakups, including one in the end zone that prevented a touchdown.

Senior boundary safety Dallin Leavitt had a season-high nine tackles, junior linebacker Suli Tamaivena had a season-high eight tackles and junior nose guard Gasetoto Schuster added a career-high six tackles and his first career forced fumble.

As a team, Utah State recorded seven tackles for loss, including a season-high 1.5 by junior linebacker Ofa Latu. He also tallied six tackles on the afternoon.

Utah State remains on the road next weekend when it opens Mountain West play at San Jose State on Saturday, Sept. 23. The Aggies return home the following weekend to host in-state rival BYU on Friday, Sept. 29.

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