Utah State football has been struggling over the past two weeks without their starting quarterback. Spencer Petras, who transferred in from Iowa this offseason, has been out with an ankle injury that he suffered in the Aggies’ season-opening win against Robert Morris.

Note: With EA Sports’ College Football 25 bringing college football back to the video game world, the Deseret News is simulating every Utah State game against an FBS opponent this season. The Utah State Aggies face an almost “must-win” situation in their final nonconference game of the season when they travel to face Temple on Saturday.

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At 1-2 overall, the upcoming games against Boise State, UNLV and Washington State, the Aggies are in must-win mode

Utah State will hit the road one last time in non-conference play to take on Temple, a former powerhouse of the AAC in the 2010s but has since fallen on

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Sources: Utah State’s Spencer Petras will return from an ankle injury to start at Temple on Saturday. Petras missed the last two games after getting injured in the opening win over Robert Morris. He’s “100-percent” and will make his 33rd career start. pic.twitter.com/M2QCIFAOhn

Three games into the 2024 season, the Utah State Aggies still have plenty of football ahead of them. Nine game weeks, plus two bye weeks to be exact. It still the middle of September after all. The season remains in its infancy.