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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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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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USU 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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Four 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...

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Fantasy 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...

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Takeaways 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...

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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...

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Utah State vs Wake Forest takeaways: Everything is bad

It’s been nearly three days now, and I’m not entirely sure I’m finished mourning the death of Aggie football. Saturday’s “game” at Wake Forest was less of an athletic contest and more like watching a...

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USU Football: Aggies thrash San Jose State 61-10

Often troubled on the road, Utah State football entered its first conference matchup of 2017 with several demons to cast aside. Wake Forest dropped the Aggies worse than No. 9 Wisconsin, and Idaho...

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Column: Nothing but respect for those who kneel

Is there a more respectful protest in all of sports than kneeling down beside teammates, arms linked, acutely aware of the national anthem currently being performed by some gifted 16-year-old on a...

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Bulls on parade: Aggies top BYU 40-24

Jalen Davis sauntered into the post-game presser beaming above his shoulder pads, game ball carefully tucked in the crook of his arm. Senior quarterback Kent Myers sat nearby, patiently waiting in an...

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USU football vs BYU takeaways: It’s a rivalry edition

Jalen Davis deserves his own Aggie ice cream flavor. JALEN DAVIS CAPS IT OFF!!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/Oe7lZcBIX9 — USU Football (@USUFootball) September 30, 2017   While the jury’s still out...

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Utah State football vs CSU takeaways: No offense edition

Well, I don’t know what we expected. Colorado State won in Logan Saturday for the first time since 2011, riding a first quarter scoring spurt to a 27-14 victory. If the scoreboard were the whole story,...

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Aggies cough up five turnovers, lose to Wyoming 28-23

Utah State lost Saturday to Josh Allen and the visiting Wyoming Cowboys 28-23, in a matchup defined almost entirely by Aggie mistakes. Offensive inconsistency and five USU turnovers spoiled a...

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Utah State vs WYO Takeaways: ‘Oh no bb what is u doin?’ edition

What the hell was that? A safety? A game-ending safety. A safety? A safety. A season that could’ve been something special was effectively murdered Saturday by the drunken ineptitude of an offense that...

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Blog: Midseason All-American team puts Jalen Davis in good company

Two things stood out from Utah State’s August media day following a short interview with Jalen Davis. The first was the senior safety’s confident assurance that he would be All-Mountain West this year....

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Game preview: Utah State faces critical road test at UNLV

Saturday’s road tilt against a struggling UNLV team might be Utah State football’s biggest game of the year. Win, and the trajectory of the Aggies’ up-and-down season improves dramatically. Lose, and...

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Utah State vs UNLV takeaways: Just a little Love edition

What’s this? After what feels like forty years in the offensive desert, have the Aggies finally found a lush oasis? We’ll have to wait and see if this swagger-filled offense is the real deal or merely...

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Aggies fall to Boise State 41-14

Boise State looked sharp from opening kickoff to game-ending victory formation in Saturday’s 41-14 blowout over Utah State. The visiting Broncos leapt out to a 14-0 lead behind a hot start from BSU...

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Opponent preview: USU at New Mexico

The Lobos’ impressive 56-38 win over Air Force feels like ages ago. New Mexico is on a nasty three-game losing skid, suffering a 38-0 shutout in Fresno, a heartbreaker against Colorado State and a 42-3...

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