Aggie Family Football Fun Day
Football season is almost upon us. The Aggies are less than two weeks away from their season opener against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds, right here at the newly rebranded Maverik Stadium. As the...
View ArticleTakeaways from the Washington game
Saturday’s game at Husky Stadium was an eye-opener, as Utah State fell 31-17 in another rough outing for the Aggies. By rough, I mean kind of pathetic. Usually I’d compliment the team on the few things...
View ArticleFantasy fire
Start-em: WR Julian Edelman Julian Edelman is arguably Tom Brady’s favorite target. In PPR leagues, he’s a superstar. In traditional leagues, he’s an absolute must-start for week three when the...
View ArticleFour takeaways from the homecoming game
By every conceivable metric, the Aggies played their most complete game Saturday en route to a 33-18 win over Colorado State. Of course opening conference play 1-0 is good, but it was the way USU went...
View ArticleUSU student, football player Brady Holt critically injured in rollover
Utah State University student Brady Holt, 21, a freshman on the football team, suffered critical injuries Saturday afternoon after a rollover crash on I-15 near Willard. Holt, a 6-foot-7, 230-pound...
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Happy returns: Robert Turbin’s football academy continues to grow
Sports – #6 Robert Turbin As he stood above the Utah State ‘U’ at the 50-yard line inside the Stan Laub Indoor Training Center Saturday, you could have confused Robert Turbin for a conductor on a...
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Four Aggies named to preseason all-conference squad
Rob Gray-USA TODAY SportsOct 16, 2015; Logan, UT, USA; Utah State Aggies defensive end Ricky Ali’ifua (95) celebrates after a sack and forced fumble on Boise State Broncos quarterback Brett Rypien (not...
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Mountain West’s Craig Thompson talks digital media
As the modern sports media landscape has evolved in recent years, the Mountain West Conference has searched to find its place in the market. The conference signed a seven-year television deal in 2013...
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Boise State’s Bryan Harsin comments on budding USU rivalry
Rob Gray-USA TODAY SportsOct 16, 2015; Logan, UT, USA; Utah State Aggies quarterback Kent Myers (2) carries the ball past Boise State Broncos defensive tackle Tyler Horn (69) in the first half at...
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Rich getting richer? MW commissioner not a fan of imbalanced TV bonuses
Under the current Mountain West television contract, eligible member universities receive bonus money at the end of the season, based on national television appearances. Not everyone has been in favor...
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Senior DE Ricky Ali’ifua talks balancing football and family
©Justin ManningUtah State @ Arkansas State September 20, 2014 at Liberty Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, Arkansas. For Utah State defensive end Ricky Ali’ifua, finding a balance between family and...
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Think Wells doesn’t check Twitter? Think again
In January, I retweeted a post from a ‘Common White Girl’ Twitter account about Troy Bolton from Disney’s High School Musical. I never would have thought the Aggies’ head football coach would be the...
View ArticleTommy talks Torrey Green, Title IX on Aggie Radio’s Bullpen podcast
http://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/bullpen-torrey-green-situation.mp3 On Thursday, former USU linebacker Torrey Green was released by the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons after it was revealed...
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Fall camp quotes and takeaways: Day 1
Logan Jones | The Utah Statesman Head Coach Matt Wells: On how the first practice of the season looked: “It was good, good energy and good attention to detail I thought for the first day which is what...
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Fall camp quotes and takeaways: Day 2
Logan Jones | The Utah Statesman Boy did I think I was in trouble. I could kind of tell coach Wells had this vibe about him after practice today that essentially said to the few media members present —...
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Fall camp quotes and takeaways, Day 3
Logan Jones | The Utah Statesman Head coach Matt Wells — On adding shoulder pads to practice: “The pads were popping. There was some good stuff. The No. 1 offense did a really nice job in the red zone...
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Gridiron talk: Paige and Logan break down year’s biggest games
Logan Jones | The Utah Statesman Statesman sports duo Paige and Logan talk potential season highlights, heartbreaks, and the majesty of a new and improved Maverik stadium. The post Gridiron talk:...
View ArticleUSU to host Washington State in 2020
Utah State athletics director John Hartwell announced Tuesday that USU football will play a home-and-home series against Washington State in 2020 and 2021. The Aggies will host WSU in Logan on Sep. 5,...
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Utah State football position group breakdowns: offense
Quarterbacks Chuckie Keeton is gone for good, and Junior Kent Myers is officially taking the reins. Myers is one of the best dual-threat quarterbacks in the Mountain West, and set both the school and...
View ArticleUtah State football position previews: defense and special teams
Front 7 Of the eight lost starters on defense, six were from the Aggies’ front seven. That means no more Nick Vigil, Kyler Fackrell, LT Filiaga, Torrey Green, Jordan Nielsen and David Moala. Behind...
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