Aggies have a great chance to keep the wins rolling in this week as the Idaho State Bengals come to town, but as we learned from last season while playing ISU... you can't take any team lightly.

The Bengals offense is currently being lead by So. QB Hunter Hays who has completed 114/172 (66.3%) of his passing attempts for 1167 yards with 5 passing TDs and 5 INTs. So. QB Sagan Gronaur has also taken notable snaps this season and has completed 47/81 passing attempts (58.0%) for 524 yards with 2 passing TDs and 4 INTs.

Although ISU doesn't have the most potent passing offenses this season, they do feature a very talented WR that has the ability to do damage if given the chance. So. WR Xavier Guillory currently has 45 receptions for 751 yards (16.7 avg) and 4 TDs. He's currently sitting in 2nd overall in receiving yards in the Big Sky this season. The Bengals next leading receiver is Jr. TE Cyrus Wallace who has 249 yards on 33 receptions (7.5 avg). Moral of the story is shut down Guillory and you really hamstring their passing game.

The Bengal run game is headed by So. RB Raiden Hunter who has rushed the ball 93 attempts for 463 yards (4.8 avg) and 1 TD. The aforementioned So. QB Hunter Hays has 58 rushing attempts on the season for 287 yards and 1 TD. We've had our troubles in the past with mobile QBs, so we'll definitely have to do our best to keep him contained.

On Defense ISU is being held up by Sr. LB Charles Ike who has 68 total tackles, 4 TFL, 1 sack, 3 INTs, and 1 forced fumble. He's dang near the leader in every defensive category there is for the Bengals so he's either really good or simply getting no help at all from the rest of the squad. So. DL Cortland Horton has 30 total tackles, 6.5 TFL, 2 sacks, and 4 QB hits.

Overall, this is a team that is only scoring 16.8 points per game while simultaneously allowing 34.5 points per game. Not a great recipe for winning games and that shows with their 1-7 record. We have played 4 common opponents up to this date: Northern Colorado, Montana State, Cal Poly, and Northern Arizona. We bodied UNC, CP, and NAU while ISU lost to UNC and NAU. They did manage a 9 point victory of CP. Neither team did well against MSU. I think this game comes down to containing Guillory in the receiving game and limiting Hays scrambling attempts. Aggies should win this one by a comfortable margin, but you can't count your chickens before they hatch.

GO AGS!