Week 9 of the college football season is here, and fans have an exciting Saturday of games to look forward to. Utah State and New Mexico will compete at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday in a battle between two 4-3 Mountain West teams. Both are trying to get into conference championship contention after middling first halves to their seasons. Here is everything you need to know about the matchup.
Utah State vs New Mexico Prediction
While Utah State has a 4-3 record, it has struggled lately, losing two of its last three games. New Mexico is in the same position, winning last week but losing its two games before that. We favor New Mexico to come out on top as the slight -148 betting favorite, according to FanDuel.
Game week vs Utah State – The Aggies hold the all-time series lead over the Lobos 17-14. On Nov. 12, 2016 New Mexico rallied from a 21-6 deficit in the 3rd quarter to beat Utah State behind 3 FGs (including a 40 yarder that would prove to be the game winner) from Miami Dolphins K… pic.twitter.com/HxJEXsKMKQ
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Utah State Depth Chart
| WR-X | Anthony Garcia | Kahanu Davis | |
| WR-Z | Braden Pegan | Ty Olsen | |
| WR-SL | Brady Boyd | Nikko Boncore | |
| LT | Trey Andersen | Jake Eichorn | |
| LG | George Maile | Camden Jury | |
| C | Jimmy Liston | Jarvis Griffiths | |
| RG | Tavo Motu’apuaka | K’leyone Iosua | Elia Migao |
| RT | Jr Sia | Adam Pond | |
| TE | Broc Lane | Josh Sterzer | Kache Kaio |
| QB | Bryson Barnes | Jacob Conover | |
| RB | Miles Davis | Javen Jacobs | Noah White |
| LDE | Tyree Morris | Bo Maile | |
| NT | Gabriel Iniguez Jr. | Naki Fahina | Kone Aumua-Uiagalelei |
| RDE | Carson Tujague | Enoka Migao | Tevita Tuha |
| WLB | William Holmes | Chris Joe | Zion Andreasen |
| MLB | Bronson Olevao Jr. | Dakota Howell | Tymere Burton |
| SLB | John Miller | Mataira Brown | Carl Nesmith |
| FCB | Courage Ugo | D’Angelo Mayes | |
| FS | Noah Avinger | Gio Kafentzis | |
| BS | Brevin Hamblin | Titan Saxton | |
| BCB | Dylan Tucker | Noah Flores | |
| NB | Bobby Arnold | Bryson Taylor | |
| PT | Landon Rehkow | Zachary Robbins | |
| PK | Tanner Rinker | Carter Brown |
New Mexico Depth Chart
| WR-X | Keagan Johnson | Shawn Miller | ||
| WR-Z | Zhaiel Smith | Isaiah Blair | ||
| WR-Y | Michael Buckley | Kader Diop | ||
| LT | Malik Aliane | Nevell Brown | ||
| LG | Israel Mukwiza | Isaiah Sillemon | ||
| C | Kaden Robnett | Isaiah Sillemon | ||
| RG | Richard Pearce | Jaymar Tasi | ||
| RT | Tyler Lawrence | Nevell Brown | ||
| TE | Dorian Thomas | Cade Keith | Simon Mapa | Aiden Valdez |
| QB | Jack Layne | James Laubstein | ||
| RB | Scottre Humphrey | Damon Bankston | ||
| LDE | Brett Karhu | Xavier Slayton | ||
| NT | Brian Booker | Jalen McIver | ||
| DT | Gabriel Lopez | Okiki Olorunfunmi | ||
| RDE | Keyshawn James-Newby | Elijah Brody | Darren Agu | |
| WLB | Jaxton Eck | Mercury Swaim | ||
| MLB | Dimitri Johnson | David Murphy | ||
| LCB | Jon Johnson | Jayden Sheridan | Jahmir Torres | |
| SS | Tavian Combs | Clint Stephens | ||
| FS | CJ McBean | Drew Speech | ||
| RCB | Abraham Williams | Frankie Edwards III | ||
| NB | Caleb Coleman | Ky’Won McCray | ||
| PT | Daniel Hughes | Charles Steinkamp | ||
| PK | Luke Drzewiecki | Grant Glasgow |
Utah State vs New Mexico Injury Report
Injuries could play a factor in this matchup. Utah State enters the game with 16 players on its injury report, including seven who are confirmed as out for the matchup.
New Mexico is not much better off with 14 players on its injury report. However, only five are confirmed as out.
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