Stop me if you have heard this before, but Utah State quarterback Chuckie Keeton is injured. The Aggies quarterback will miss the next four to six weeks with a sprained knee, Utah State head coach Matt Wells announced today.
Keeton has battled various injuries over the last few years at Utah State, never being able to stay healthy for an extended period of time. Keeton appeared in just three games last season before being sidelined for the remainder of the year after coming back from a knee injury. Keeton played just six games in 2013. With Keeton once again out of action for Utah State, Kent Myers will run the offense in his place. Myers played in seven games last season after backing up both Keeton and Darrell Garretson. As a freshman, Myers completed 66.4 percent of his pass attempts for 866 yards and five touchdowns, with three interceptions.
Utah State is off this week with a scheduled bye. The Aggies host Colorado State on October 3, so Myers will have some extra time to prepare for his first start. If Keeton is out for four weeks, he will liekly miss games against the Rams, Fresno State and Boise State. The best case scenario would seem to suggest Keeton could return for a road game at San Diego State, but the six-week timeline would not have Keeton back on the field until either a home game against Wyoming on October 30 or November 7 at New Mexico.