Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty (2) runs away from Utah State safety Malik McConico (21) on a 75 year touchdown runagainst Utah State in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Boise, Idaho. Boise State won 62-30. | Steve Conner
Utah State has now learned what Georgia Southern, Oregon, Portland State and Washington State learned before them — Ashton Jeanty is the real deal.
In the eyes of the Aggies interim head coach Nate Dreiling, Jeanty is more than just that though.
The Boise State running back just might be the best player in all of college football.
“I do not have a vote because I did not win the Heisman,” Dreiling said. “If I did, I would be voting for him.”
The Aggies only played against Jeanty for a half of their Mountain West Conference opener, as the Broncos star wasn’t needed at all in the second half as Boise State opened up a 49-17 first-half lead over Utah State, en route to a 62-30 win.
Jeanty only carried the ball 13 times too. He wasn’t exactly a workhorse.
Still, in that limited window USU found out exactly how good he was.
On the first play from scrimmage for Boise State, Jeanty reeled of a 63-yard touchdown run, the lesser of his two highlight touchdowns as he later added a 75-yard TD run (he also had a 6-yard TD run for good measure).
“Versus that offense you miss a fit or miss a tackle and you see what they can do,” Dreiling said. “The 70 to 80 yard (touchdown) with probably the best player in the country.”
He continued: “That first play of the game, probably practiced that 30 times. But that is the deal when you are playing a team of that caliber. It has to go right. You have to win your one-on-ones and we just didn’t. On his other one (TD) he broke two tackles on the outside zone. That’s a play we’ve repped, we just had to fit…
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Author : Deseret News
Publish date : 2024-10-07 01:21:38
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