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Logan • Utah State's quarterback situation for its upcoming game against BYU won't be determined until at least Monday.
Sophomore starter Kent Myers played two series in the Aggies' 31-27 victory over Nevada on Saturday before leaving because of a shoulder injury.
After senior Chuckie Keeton helped rally Utah State from a 27-7 deficit and win its 14th straight home game, coach Matt Wells was uncertain about Myers' availability against the Cougars.
"We'll just have to see where he is," he said.
Against Nevada, Myers ran once for five yards on the Aggies' first drive, which ended with a missed 29-yard field goal.
On Utah State's next possession, he threw an incomplete pass on first down. On third down, his pass over the middle was intercepted and returned 25 yards for a touchdown by the Wolf Pack's Jordan Dobrich.
Myers didn't play again.
Keeton replaced him and went the rest of the way, despite the fact he'd played only three snaps since Sept. 19 because of a sprained knee.
Keeton wasn't perfect. His poor throw under pressure led to another Nevada interception and, eventually, a touchdown that made it 14-0. Utah State's offense failed to score in the first half. The Aggies' only first half touchdown came on Hunter Sharp's 96-yard kickoff return — tying for the sixth-longest in school history.
"I'd say, more than anything, it was a mental catch-up for me for a minute," Keeton said. "I messed up on a couple of reads, but it was more because I needed to see what was going on exactly."
Nevada took a 27-7 lead on James Butler's 60-yard touchdown run on the second play of the third quarter, but Utah State fought back. Keeton played a major role. So did running back Devante Mays, who rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns.
"He was very impressive," Wells said. "He isn't a hundred percent. Most guys at the end of November aren't. But he battled. He had to be the bell cow today and he ran behind his pads [and] ran really, really hard hard. It was a tremendous performance."
Utah State took its first lead in any game since Oct. 30 with 6:55 remaining. Linebacker Kyler Fackrell recovered his fifth fumble of the season in the Nevada end zone for a touchdown that made it 28-27.
The Aggies added Jake Thompson's 42-yard field goal with 35 seconds left to avoid their first three-game losing streak since 2010 and become bowl-eligible.
"The last two weeks have been rough," Fackrell said. "But everybody helped win this game. So that was good."
Said Keeton: "I'd say more than anything, this is the type of win we needed. We've been down, really since San Diego State [on Oct. 23]. It's just been a little different mentally. But to be down by 20 points and come back and win, it showed we can knock down these walls. It showed we could do it."
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BYU at Utah State
Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Maverik Stadium
TV: CBS Sports Network