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Logan • The question for Utah State is as obvious as the changing fall weather.

Where do the Aggies go from here?

After Saturday night's 31-24 loss at Colorado State, Utah State has plenty of soul-searching to do during its bye week, which comes at a good time considering the collapse against the Rams.

Utah State dominated Colorado State in the second quarter and took a 24-10 lead at halftime.

In the second half, however, the Rams looked like the only team desperate for a victory.

Colorado State scored 21 points in 191/2 minutes against the suddenly soft Aggie defense. The Rams used outstanding field position following a fumble by Tonny Lindsey Jr. and a shanked goal-line punt by Aaron Dalton to seize control.

"The hardest thing was the field position," Utah State coach Matt Wells said. "We were backed up the whole third quarter. … We couldn't flip the field on a punt a couple of times and, I mean, they were playing on the plus-45 almost the whole second half."

Colorado State took the lead with 10:33 remaining on a 10-yard run by Izzy Matthews. The Rams held on despite two straight Utah State drives inside their 35.

The Aggies' final chance ended when quarterback Kent Myers threw an interception from midfield with 47 seconds left in the game.

"It's hard to grasp, 21 unanswered points," Wells said. "We can't finish a drive off on offense and we can't play the edge on defense."

Utah State did not force a turnover against the Rams, who were coming off a 38-17 loss to Wyoming. Through six games, the Aggies have only seven take-aways, including one in the last three games.

Colorado State's comeback "… is just plain on us," said Utah State safety Jontrell Rocquemore. "We've got to make plays. We've got to come out and get the same energy that we did in the first half. I feel like, when we do that, we play our best ball. The second half, we didn't come out how we should have and we left a lot of plays out."

For beleaguered Colorado State and second-year coach Mike Bobo, the win was exhilarating.

The Rams' only wins before rallying past Utah State came against Texas-San Antonio (23-14) and Northern Colorado (47-21).

"What a game," Bobo said. "Really proud of our guys, the way they fought. They continued to play through some adversity. … I told them [at halftime], 'If we continue to play, the ball will bounce our way. It will happen.' And it did."

CSU fought back without starting quarterback Collin Hill. He was injured late in the third quarter. Backup Nick Stevens directed the Rams' last two scoring drives, including a 90-yarder in only four plays that ended on Matthews' go-ahead touchdown run.

Stevens was second-team all-conference last season before losing his job to Hill.

"I'm proud of Nick Stevens for coming in and playing well," Bobo said. "… It's easier said than done — how you are going to handle something like that."

With the win, Colorado State improved to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the Mountain West.

Utah State's third straight loss — something that hasn't happened since 2010 — dropped the Aggies to 2-4 and 0-3. Halfway through the season, reaching six wins and becoming bowl-eligible looks like a difficult task.

"It's a matter of executing, it's a matter of finishing and it's a matter of making better play calls and putting our kids in a better position," Wells said. "There is absolutely going to be self-reflection. We always do that — self-scout both sides of the ball: what are we good at, what we're not good at, lean towards the things we are good at."

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R Utah State's 31-24 loss at Colorado State dropped the Aggies to 2-4 overall and 0-3 in the Mountain West Conference.

• Tonny Lindsey Jr. rushed for a career-high 137 yards on 17 carries. But he also fumbled the ball away once.

• Safety Jontrell Rocquemore had a career-high 10 tackles, but the Aggie defense allowed straight 21 points in 191/2 minutes in the second half.