{"id":42532,"date":"2021-12-19T12:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-12-19T17:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/?p=42532"},"modified":"2021-12-21T00:27:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T05:27:15","slug":"utah-state-wins-the-la-bowl-24-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2021\/12\/19\/utah-state-wins-the-la-bowl-24-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah State Wins The LA Bowl 24-13"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Aggies Get First Bowl Win Since 2018<\/h3>\n<p>After being canceled in 2020 the inaugural Jimmy Kimmel Bowl finally kicked off Saturday night. The game, named after the ABC late-night talk show host, featured much of the silliness you would expect from Kimmel. That included a vomiting camel. Yes, you read that right. However, like most of the bowl games so far in 2021, there was some good football. Let&#8217;s break it down as Utah State wins the LA Bowl 24-13.<\/p>\n<h4>Rough Start For USU<\/h4>\n<p>The Beavers came out hot, scoring less than a minute into the game. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jesiah-irish-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jesiah Irish<\/a> capped a three-play, 71-yard drive with a 20-yard touchdown giving Oregon State the early lead. However, the Aggies couldn&#8217;t get anything going with an interception and a punt.<\/p>\n<p>On their third series starting quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/logan-bonner-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Logan Bonner<\/a> injured his knee. In addition backup,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/andrew-peasley-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrew Peasley <\/a> was out due to an injury. That forced third-string <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/cooper-legas-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cooper Legas<\/a> into the game. How did that work out? In the first play from scrimmage, he hit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/deven-thompkins-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deven Thompkins<\/a> on a 62 yard strike evening the game at seven.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Legas \u2708\ufe0f DT  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cooperlegas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@cooperlegas<\/a> for 6\ufe0f\u20e3! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mQJqPl7NTK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/mQJqPl7NTK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; USU Football (@USUFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USUFootball\/status\/1472377409739517955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The amazing thing is Legas checked off at the line of scrimmage. If you <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2021\/12\/17\/2021-la-bowl-preview\/\" target=\"_self\">read our game preview<\/a> we said Thompkins was the player to watch for Utah State. He certainly lived up to the hype hauling in six passes for 115 yards and one touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>Following an OSU field goal Utah State took it 85 yards with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/calvin-tyler-jr-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calvin Tyler<\/a> Jr. taking it the last 15. In a bit of irony Tyler transferred from Oregon State to Utah State this season. The Aggies led it 14-10 at the half.<\/p>\n<h3>A Strong Finish<\/h3>\n<p>The Aggies dominated the second half outscoring the Beavers 10-3. Turnovers and penalties were the undoing for OSU. In the game, they were flagged 13 times for 91 yards. In addition, many of those were personal fouls coming after they&#8217;d made a great defensive play. Even though they outgained USU 415-383 the miscues proved too much to overcome.<\/p>\n<h3>An Unlikely Hero<\/h3>\n<p>Coming into the LA Bowl, Legas hadn&#8217;t thrown a pass the entire season. In fact, his only appearance on the stat sheet was one rush for minus 4 yards. That came in a 35-10 win over New Mexico on November 26th. He was so unknown the ABC announcers didn&#8217;t know how to pronounce his name.<\/p>\n<p>Playing against a pretty good Oregon State defense the sophomore completed 11 of 20 passes for 171 yards and two touchdowns. You see it all the time in bowl games where a little-known player steps in and leads his team to victory. Legas&#8217; play is a big reason why Utah State wins the LA Bowl 24-13.<\/p>\n<h3>Late Night Hilarity<\/h3>\n<p>As mentioned earlier there was some pretty good football played in the LA Bowl. However one thing&#8217;s going to be remembered from this game, and it has nothing to do with what happened on the field. Using some of his late-night humor Kimmel offered the ABC broadcast team a specialty sandwich he created. He also played clarinet with the Oregon State band. Furthermore, there was actor Matt Damon&#8217;s face on the urinal pucks, part of their &#8220;ongoing rivalry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day if you search for LA Bowl what&#8217;s going to come up is &#8220;Jimmy Kamel.&#8221; A mascot race was held in which the Kamel won. The late-night talk show host promised it would vomit, and that&#8217;s exactly what happened.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jimmy Kamel for the win! \ud83e\udd2e\ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LABowlGame?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LABowlGame<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USUFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@USUFootball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeaverFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@BeaverFootball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JimmyKimmelLABowl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#JimmyKimmelLABowl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d2aTfsnSUJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/d2aTfsnSUJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jimmy Kimmel Live (@JimmyKimmelLive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimmyKimmelLive\/status\/1472384842520092677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Reportedly this had to be done outside as the SoFi Stadium crew wouldn&#8217;t let Jimmy Kamel do his thing inside. Honestly, this looked more like something from the NFL&#8217;s Nickelodeon telecasts. However, having Kimmel involved probably brought more eyes to the telecast than would have otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>Now getting back to football let&#8217;s talk about both teams as they head into 2022.<\/p>\n<h3>Looking Ahead<\/h3>\n<p>Utah State wraps up 2021 with an 11-3 record. That ties the school record for most wins in a season which they accomplished in both 2018 and 2012. In addition, it completes a remarkable turnaround under coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/coaches\/blake-anderson-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blake Anderson. <\/a>In his first year in Logan, the former Arkansas State headman led the school to ten more wins that 2020 when they went 1-5. Thompkins is a senior but many of their top players including Legas return. More than likely Utah State will be near the top of the Mountain West pre-season rankings.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side of the ball, Oregon State ends the year at 7-6. Coming into the game as a six and half point favorite it&#8217;s no doubt a disappointing loss. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/coaches\/jonathan-smith-2.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Johnathan Smith&#8217;s <\/a>club started the year 5-2 but faltered down the stretch losing four of their last six. Quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/chance-nolan-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chance Nolan <\/a>and the Pac-12&#8217;s leading rusher\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/bj-baylor-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B.J. Baylor <\/a>return. That gives the Beavers a great starting spot for next season.<\/p>\n<p>Again Utah State wins the LA Bowl 24-13. Thanks for checking out our recap here at Last Word On College Football. 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