LOGAN, Utah — Flip the script.

Colorado State was able to match the fast start of a week ago, with the offense scoring and defense getting stops…. Against Hawaii, the offense kept going, while the defense had a few moments of pause in a 51-21 victory.

The trip to Utah State was different. After scoring on its first four possessions of the game, the Rams slowed down the pace on offense, partially because head coach Mike Bobo didn’t want to take chances with a wind gusting through Maverick Stadium.

His other reason was more sound.

His defense.

It was built to last, holding Utah State’s offense to 212 yards of total offense and just one touchdown, that coming in the final 2 minutes of a 27-14 victory.

“First snap to last snap really,” CSU linebacker Evan Colorito said. “That’s how we come out every day at practice and we try to transfer that to the game. They always say one snap at a time, and we have to play the first snap and the last snap the same. Being on the defense, it’s good to see us do that finally.”

The win improved Colorado State to 4-2 on the season, 2-0 in Mountain West play, their first perfect start through two games in conference play since 2005. It also gives the Rams a lead in the Mountain Division.

A unit that had but eight sacks through five weeks had seven on the afternoon, finishing with 13 tackles for loss to keep the Aggies consistently playing behind the chains.

The Rams were worried about the mobility of Utah State quarterback Kent Myers, who had prior success running and passing against them, so they hit him at every turn. They bodied up any Aggie who held the ball or even who might possibly have it.

Just to be sure.

“We knew it was going to be a physical game and our team came and answered,” Bobo said. “We played extremely physical, got after the quarterback, seven sacks; I just can’t say enough about the defense.”

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