LOGAN, Utah \u2014 Bryson Barnes had a touchdown pass and a touchdown run and Tanner Rinker kicked two of his three field goals in the fourth quarter to help Utah State hold off San Jose State 30-25 on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Utah State (4-3, 2-1 Mountain West Conference) took a 27-25 lead on Rinker\u2019s 45-yard field goal at the end of a 14-play drive with 6:09 left to play. Rinker added a 44-yarder to cap the scoring with 1:58 left.<\/p>\n
Denis Lynch kicked a 37-yard field goal on the opening drive to give San Jose State (2-5, 1-2) the lead.<\/p>\n
Receiver Braden Pegan answered with a 2-yard touchdown run on Utah State\u2019s first drive and the Aggies led 7-3.<\/p>\n
Walker Eget connected with Leland Smith for a 43-yard gain with 3:30 left before halftime. Six plays later, Eget hit Lamar Radcliffe for a 15-yard touchdown and a 9-7 Spartans\u2019 lead after a missed extra-point kick.<\/p>\n
Utah State used the final minute to get a 31-yard field goal from Rinker for a 10-9 lead at halftime.<\/p>\n
Barnes fired a 74-yard scoring strike to Anthony Garcia three plays into the third quarter, but Steve Chavez-Soto scored on a 66-yard run three plays later to cut it to 17-16.<\/p>\n
Barnes scored on a 2-yard run, but Lynch kicked a 35-yard field goal and the Spartans trailed 24-19 after three quarters.<\/p>\n
Eget and Smith teamed up for a 45-yard touchdown with 11:48 remaining and San Jose State led 25-24 after Eget\u2019s two-point pass was unsuccessful.<\/p>\n
Barnes completed 22 of 31 passes for 326 yards and added 54 yards on 16 rushes. Garcia had three receptions for 121 yards.<\/p>\n
Eget finished with 340 yards on 27-for-49 passing. Smith finished with four catches for 116 yards, while Kyri Shoels had seven receptions for 104 yards. Chavez-Soto carried 11 times for 102 yards.<\/p>\n
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