In a matter of weeks, Kent Myers went from being just another freshman to Utah State’s shining star.

With season-ending injuries to the three guys ahead of him at quarterback on the Aggies’ depth chart, Myers was thrust into the spotlight on Saturday night at Aloha Stadium.

The Rowlett, Texas, native played as big as the Lone Star State against Hawaii, slicing up the defense for 186 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-14 win.

"I had to live up to the moment," said Myers, who completed 14 of his 15 attempts. "I had to depend on my line and my receivers to get open and make big plays and they did."

Utah State’s mastery of the Warriors continued with a quarterback that has been in the program for all of three months.

Expecting to redshirt behind all-conference quarterback Chuckie Keeton, Meyers is now the guy in charge of getting the Aggies back to a fourth consecutive bowl game.

He’s off to a good start after leading Utah State (6-3, 3-1 Mountain West Conference) to its third straight win over UH and within one victory of becoming bowl eligible.

Until an injury to backup Darell Garretson 15 days ago at Colorado State, Myers was expecting to redshirt.

"I’ve never seen anything like this, but my teammates have told me since I got here to be sure I’m ready, to stay ready," Myers said. "I’m praying for Craig (Harrison) and Darell and Chuckie to get healthy, but I’m thankful I’m getting the opportunity as a true freshman."

Myers was thrown into his first game last week when Harrison, third on the depth chart, went down with a leg injury against UNLV.

He was a modest 3-for-5 in mop-up duty in the win over the Rebels but came out firing against UH, completing all 11 of his pass attempts in the first half to help the Aggies lead 28-14 at the break.

"His preparation was very good for a true freshman," Utah State coach Matt Wells said. "He’s still learning how to figure it out, but he’s very poised, he’s very calm, he’s very accurate, and for those reasons he’s very promising."

Myers completed his first 12 passes, with his first incompletion coming deep in his own territory midway through the third quarter.

It opened the door a crack for UH to come back, but a roughing-the-punter penalty gave Utah State the ball back.

The Aggies slammed the door shut six plays later as Myers threw a backward pass to Ronald Butler, who tossed a 44-yard touchdown to a wide open LaJuan Hunt to make it 35-14.

"We ran what I was comfortable with and I came out there confident as you could see," Myers said. "We knew (the trick play) was going to be open and we seized the moment and made it happen."

Myers found himself in a shootout as both teams scored touchdowns on consecutive drives to start the game.

However, Utah State held Hawaii scoreless over the final 47 minutes. Linebacker Zach Vigil had three of the Aggies’ six sacks.