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GAME NOTES

UTAH STATE FOOTBALL 12 Conference Championships • 5 Consecutive Bowl Games • 10 NFL Draft Picks Since 2011 • 42 All-Mountain West Selections

/// 2016 SCHEDULE/RESULTS ///

DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT S 1 WEBER STATE MWN W, 45-6 S 10 at USC Pac-12 L, 7-45 S 16 ARKANSAS STATE CBSSN 7 pm S 24 AIR FORCE* ESPNU 8:15 pm O 1 at Boise State* ESPN Net. TBA O 8 at Colorado State* CBSSN 8 pm O 22 FRESNO STATE* CBSSN 8:30 pm O 28 SAN DIEGO STATE* CBSSN 6 pm N 5 at Wyoming* ESPN Net. TBA N 12 NEW MEXICO* ESPN Net. TBA N 19 at Nevada ESPN Net. TBA N 26 at BYU TBA TBA MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP D 3 TBA ESPN/2 5:30 pm * Mountain West Game All times Mountain. Home games in BOLD CAPS. /// GAME 3 INFORMATION ///

• Play-by-Play .............................................. Dwayne Ballen • Analyst . ........................................................... Eric Davis • Reporter ............................................... Cassie McKinney • Comcast (Utah) ................................................. Ch. 269 • DISH .................................................................. Ch. 158 • DirecTV............................................................... Ch. 221 RADIO: AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK • Play-by-Play ........................................................ Al Lewis • Analyst . ....................................................... Craig Hislop • Local: KVNU 610 AM • Online: 610kvnu.com / Tunein.com SOCIAL MEDIA: #AGGIESALLTHEWAY • Twitter/Instagram .................................... @USUFootball • Facebook ..................................................... USUFootball • YouTube .............................................. UtahStateFootball • Live Stats . ........................ UtahState.Statbroadcast.com /// AGGIE RADIO NETWORKS ///

Every Utah State football game can be heard live on the Aggie Radio Network. Al Lewis serves as the play-by-play announcer, while Craig Hislop will provide color analysis. Games can also be heard on the Internet (www.UtahStateAggies.com) by clicking on the ‘Listen Live’ link.

• Logan KVNU (610 AM/102.1 FM) • Logan/Tremonton KLZX (95.9 FM) • Salt Lake City KZNS (1280 AM) • Vernal KVEL (920 AM) • Price KRPX (95.3 FM) • Montpelier, ID KLZX (105.3 FM)

UTAH STATE HOSTS ARKANSAS STATE UNDER FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS Game will be televised live on the CBS Sports Network at 7 p.m.

Junior QB Kent Myers (2) was 25-of-37 passing for 204 yards with one touchdown in Utah State’s 45-7 loss at USC last weekend. For Myers, it was his fifth-career 200-yard passing game as he now has 22 career touchdown passes to just seven career interceptions. /// THE MATCHUP ///

UTAH STATE (1-1) VS. ARKANSAS STATE (0-2) FRIDAY, SEPT. 16, 2016 • 7:02 P.M. (MT) • LOGAN, UTAH • MAVERIK STADIUM (25,100)

ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES

UTAH STATE AGGIES

2016 RECORD: 0-2, 0-0 Sun Belt LAST GAME: Sept. 10, 2016 • L, 14-51 at Auburn

2016 RECORD: 1-1, 0-0 Mountain West LAST GAME: Sept. 10, 2016 • L, 7-45 at USC

HEAD COACH: Blake Anderson • School Record: 16-12 (3rd year) • Career Record: 16-12 (3rd year) • Non-Conference Record: 3-9 (3rd year) • vs. Utah State: 1-0

HEAD COACH: Matt Wells • School Record: 26-17 (4th year) • Career Record: 26-17 (4th year) • Non-Conference Record: 8-11 (4th year) • vs. Arkansas State: 0-1

STATISTICAL LEADERS • Rush: Warren Wand (28-114, 0 TD) • Pass: Chad Voytik (26-45, 339, 0 TD, 0 INT) • Rec.: Christian Booker (9-105, 0 TD) • Def.: Xavier Woodson-Luster (24 TKL, 1.0 TFL)

STATISTICAL LEADERS • Rush: Devante Mays (26-232, 3 TD) • Pass: Kent Myers (36-54, 304, 1 TD, 1 INT) • Rec.: Wyatt Houston (7-65, 1 TD) • Def.: Dallin Leavitt (21 TKL, 1.0 TFL, 1 INT)

/// KICKOFF COVERAGE ///

• Utah State (1-1) will host Arkansas State (0-2) on Friday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m., in a nationally televised game on CBS Sports Network. USU is 3-3 all-time against the Red Wolves, including a 3-0 home record. ASU won the last meeting between the two teams in Jonesboro, 21-14, in overtime in 2014 and USU won the last meeting between the two teams in Logan, 49-0, in 2003. All-time, USU is 57-30 (.655) against current members of the Sun Belt Conference.

• Utah State is beginning the 2016 season by playing three of its first four games at home, something that has not happened at USU since 1997. In fact, the 2016 season will mark just the second time since the early 1950s that USU will begin the season with three of its first four games at home. From 1901 to 1953, USU played three of its first four games at home 26 times.

• Utah State has won 24 of its last 27 home games, including 13 of its last 16 against non-conference competition.

• Under head coach Matt Wells, USU is 16-3 at home, including a 5-2 non-conference record. All-time, Utah State is 136-99 (.579) in Maverik Stadium.

• Utah State has won 10 of its last 16 games played during the month of September, including eight straight at home. The last time USU lost at Maverik Stadium during September was to Colorado State, 35-34, in 2011 in double-overtime. USU is 4-4-1 all-time in games played on Sept. 16.

• Utah State is 11-4 under coach Wells following a loss, and has lost back-to-back games just four times in the last five seasons.

• Utah State has 37 players on its roster from the state of Utah, while Arkansas State has 38 players on its roster from the Natural State.

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GAME NOTES /// MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS ///

MOUNTAIN Air Force Boise State Colorado State New Mexico Utah State Wyoming

MW Overall 0-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1

WEST San Diego State Fresno State Nevada UNLV San José State Hawai’i

MW Overall 0-0 2-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-2

(ALL TIMES MOUNTAIN) THIS WEEK’S GAMES Friday, Sept. 16 • Arkansas St. at Utah St. (CBSSN)

7 pm

Saturday, Sept. 17 • New Mexico at Rutgers (ESPNews)

10 am

• Fresno State at Toledo (ESPN3)

1 pm

• UNLV at Central Michigan (ESPN3)

1 pm

• San Diego St. at Northern Illinois (CBSSN) 1:30 pm • Northern Colorado at Colorado St. (ROOT)

2 pm

• UC Davis at Wyoming (MWN)

2 pm

• Buffalo at Nevada (MWN-CI)

7 pm

• Utah at San José State (CBSSN )

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• Hawai’i at Arizona (Pac-12)

8:45 pm

/// MOUNTAIN WEST POLLS ///

• Utah State was picked third in the Mountain Division of the 2016 Mountain West Conference preseason polls, while senior DE Ricky Ali’ifua, senior NG Travis Seefeldt, senior OT Jake Simonich and senior OC Austin Stephens were all named to the league’s 26-player preseason first-team.

Mountain Division Team (First-Place Votes) Points 1. Boise State (27) 172 2. Air Force (2) 126 3. UTAH STATE 111 4. Colorado State 95 5. New Mexico 74 6. Wyoming 31 West Division Team (First-Place Votes) Points 1. San Diego State (29) 174 2. Nevada 129 3. San Jose State 122 4. Fresno State 76 5. UNLV 73 6. Hawai’i 35

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UTAH STATE HOSTS ARKANSAS STATE UNDER FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS • Utah State (1-1, 0-0 MW) will host Arkansas State (0-2, 0-0 Sun Belt) on Friday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. in its annual ‘Whiteout Game,’ as fans are encouraged to wear white. The game will be televised nationally on the CBS Sports Network with Dwayne Ballen (play-by-play), Eric Davis (analyst) and Cassie McKinney (reporter) on the call. Live audio of the game is available on www.UtahStateAggies.com. USU, which is 532-525-31 (.504) in its previous 118 seasons, has 10 nationally televised games on ESPN, CBS Sports Network and the Pac-12 Network in 2016.

UTAH STATE UNDER FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS • Utah State is 19-26-1 all-time in games played on Friday, including a 6-3 record under head coach Matt Wells.

Overall, USU has won each of its last three home games on Friday night.

FIRST TIME STARTERS • Utah State has had nine players make their first career start this season. Aggies who made their first career start against Weber State include senior OG Jude Hockel; senior LB Leki Uasike; junior OT Preston Brooksby; junior LB Alex Huerta; junior BS Dallin Leavitt; sophomore LB Derek Larsen; and sophomore FS Jontrell Rocquemore. For Uasike, Brooksby and Leavitt, it was also their first career game played at USU. Aggies who made their first career start at USC include redshirt junior CB Wesley Bailey and freshman WR Rayshad Lewis.

TWENTY-THREE AGGIES GET FIRST DIVISION I EXPERIENCE IN FIRST TWO GAMES • Utah State has had 23 players play in their first-ever Division I game this season. Aggies who played their first career Division I game against Weber State were senior OL Dalton Forsythe; senior TE Joe Palange; senior LB Leki Uasike; redshirt junior CB Wesley Bailey; junior OT Preston Brooksby; junior WR Ethan Cortazzo; junior LB Patrick Lee Miranda; junior LS Emmett Odegard; junior CB Kevin Ogwu; sophomore DE Adewale Adeoye; redshirt sophomore BS Gaje Ferguson; sophomore WR Ron’Quavion Tarver; redshirt freshman WR Chad Artist; redshirt freshman LB Dalton Baker; redshirt freshman CB Cameron Haney; freshman WR Rayshad Lewis; redshirt freshman OL Roderick Smith; freshman LB Justus Te’i; redshirt freshman NG Christopher ‘Unga; and redshirt freshman DE Jacoby Wildman. Aggies who got their first Division I experience at USC were junior WR Alex Byers; redshirt freshman PK Dominik Eberle and freshman NG Mohelika Uasike.

UTAH STATE IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS • Through the first two weeks of the college football season, Utah State is leading the Mountain West and ranking 39th nationally with a completion percentage of .643. USU also ranks fourth in the conference and 26th nationally in rushing offense (238.5 ypg), tied for fifth in the MW and tied for 27th nationally in sacks allowed (1.0 pg). USU has also converted 15-of-28 third downs through its first two games, and that percentage of .536 ranks second in the Mountain West and 21st nationally.

• Utah State ranks fourth in the Mountain West and 37th in the nation with its two interceptions thus far this season.

With its two takeaways and one turnover this season, USU ranks tied for third in the Mountain West and tied for 37th nationally in turnover margin (+0.50). USU also ranks second in the Mountain West and 23rd nationally with an average of 8.5 tackles for loss per game.

• Utah State has committed just nine penalties for 68 yards (34.0 pg) this season, and that average of 4.5 penalties per game ranks first in the Mountain West and 19th nationally. USU is allowing just 10.25 yards per kickoff return, to rank first in the Mountain West and fourth nationally.

DID YOU KNOW? • Utah State is 6-5 all-time in overtime, winning three of its last four. All-time, USU is 4-3 in single-overtime games, 2-1 in double-overtime games, and 0-1 in triple-overtime games. USU’s last overtime game was a 21-14 loss at Arkansas State on Sept. 20, 2014.

• Utah State has won 18 of its last 19 games when it has a 100-yard rusher and 20 of its last 21 contests when rushing at least 40 times in a game. /// AGGIE TO KEEP YOUR EYES ON /// #2 | DALLIN LEAVITT | BS | 5-10 | 205 | R-JR | Portland, Ore. | Central Catholic HS | BYU

• Recorded a career-high 15 tackles, to go along with a pass breakup, in his last game at USC for his first-career double-digit tackle game.

• Those 15 stops are the most by an Aggie this season, and the most by a USU safety since Frankie Sutera had 15 tackles against Boise State in 2014.

• Leads the team with 21 tackles, which includes 1.0 tackles for loss. Is also tied for the team lead with one interception and one pass breakup.

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A QUICK LOOK AT ARKANSAS STATE • Arkansas State is 0-2 on the season following its 51-14 road loss at Auburn last weekend. ASU began the year with a 31-10 home loss to Toledo. The Red Wolves are led by senior QB Chad Voytik, who is 26-of-45 passing for 339 yards (169.5 ypg) with no touchdowns and no interceptions. Sophomore RB Warren Wand leads the team in rushing with 114 yards on 28 carries (4.1 ypc), and junior WR Christian Booker has caught nine passes for 105 yards (11.7 ypr). Defensively, senior LB Xavier Woodson-Luster has a team-best 24 tackles, which includes 1.0 tackle for loss, to go along with a forced fumble, while sophomore DB Justin Clifton has 17 tackles, which includes 2.0 tackles for loss, and a forced fumble. As a team, ASU is averaging 12.0 points and 296.0 yards of total offense per game (192.0-passing, 104.0-rushing) and allowing 41.0 points and 631.0 yards of total offense (307.5-passing, 323.5-rushing). Arkansas State returns 13 starters (O-6, D-7) and 48 lettermen (O-19, D-27, S-2) from last year’s team that went 9-4 and won the Sun Belt Conference with a perfect 8-0 mark. The Red Wolves concluded the 2015 season with a 47-28 loss to Louisiana Tech in the New Orleans Bowl. ASU has won four Sun Belt Championships in the last five years and has played in five-straight bowl games. The Red Wolves, who were picked to finish second in the Sun Belt preseason polls, had 11 players named to the preseason all-Sun Belt team. Blake Anderson is in his third season as a collegiate head coach at ASU and has a 16-12 overall coaching record.

AGGIES AND RED WOLVES SERIES HISTORY • Utah State and Arkansas State will be playing for the seventh time in series history this weekend, with each team winning three of the previous six meetings. USU is 3-0 all-time against the Red Wolves at home, including a 49-0 win in the last meeting between the two teams in Logan on Oct. 25, 2003. ASU won the last meeting between the two schools with a 21-14 overtime victory in Jonesboro on Sept. 20, 2014. In fact, ASU has won the last two games played in the series, as it also posted a 16-7 home win in 2004. The first game played in the series was on Sept. 2, 1995, in Jonesboro with ASU winning, 21-17. USU then won three-straight games in the series, all played in Logan. USU’s games against ASU in 2003 and 2004 were conference games as both teams were members of the Sun Belt.

UTAH STATE AGAINST THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE • Utah State is 57-30 (.655) all-time against current members of the Sun Belt Conference, including a 28-12 (.700) home record. All-time, USU is 30-7 versus New Mexico State, 20-17-2 against Idaho, 3-3 against Arkansas State, 1-1 versus Louisiana-Lafayette, 1-2 against Louisiana-Monroe, 1-2 against Troy, and 1-0 versus Texas State. As for USU head coach Matt Wells, this will be just his second game versus a Sun Belt team, both against Arkansas State.

UTAH STATE-ARKANSAS STATE CONNECTIONS • Arkansas State tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator Dan Dodd spent the 1989 and 1990 seasons on Chuck Shelton’s staff as the running backs coach at Utah State. USU co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach/recruiting coordinator Luke Wells was on staff at Louisiana-Monroe in 2003 with ASU offensive line coach Allen Rudolph. Former Arkansas State QB Adam Kennedy spent the 2011 and 2012 seasons at Utah State and went 4-1 as a starter to end the 2011 regular season, leading USU to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, its first bowl game in 14 years. USU has since played in a school-record five-straight bowl games.

AGGIES FROM ARKANSAS • According to available records, Utah State has had just three football players from the state of Arkansas in DE John Matthews (1962-64), who was from Ashdown, QB David Stock (2004), who was from Springdale, and DE Antonio May (2009), who was from Ashdown.

AGGIES WHO HAVE PLAYED AGAINST ARKANSAS STATE • Utah State has 18 players on its current roster who played at Arkansas State on Sept. 20, 2014. Aggies who started that game against the Red Wolves include three defenders in senior FS Devin Centers, senior CB Daniel Gray and junior CB Jalen Davis, and three offensive players in senior TE Wyatt Houston, senior OG Jake Simonich and senior OC Austin Stephens. Other Aggies who played in that game include senior OT Austin Albrecht, senior DE Ricky Ali’ifua, senior CB Austin Cheney, senior FS Marquan Ellison, senior CB Jentz Painter, redshirt senior NG Travis Seefeldt, senior DE Siua Taufa, senior K Jake Thompson, redshirt senior LB Anthony Williams, senior WR Kennedy Williams, junior RB LaJuan Hunt and junior DE Ian Togiai.

GAME NOTES /// ARKANSAS STATE AT UTAH STATE ///

/// STATISTICAL COMPARISON ///

2016 UTAH STATE STATS (1-1/0-0 MW) TEAM STATISTICS USU OPP Points/Game .................................... 26.0 .......... 25.5 First Downs ....................................... 18.0 .......... 22.5 Rushing/Game .................................238.5 ........ 143.0 Passing/Game ................................ 152.0 ........ 190.5 Total Offense/Game ........................ 390.5 ........ 333.5 Fumbles-Lost ...................................... 1-0 ............ 2-0 Pen.Yds/Game ...............................9/34.0 ...... 7/33.0 Time of Possession .......................... 26:17 ........ 33:43 2016 ARKANSAS ST. STATS (0-2/0-0 Sun Belt) TEAM STATISTICS ASU OPP Points/Game .................................... 12.0 .......... 41.0 First Downs ....................................... 13.5 ...........28.0 Rushing/Game ................................ 104.0 ........ 323.5 Passing/Game ................................ 192.0 ........ 307.5 Total Offense/Game ........................ 296.0 ........ 631.0 Fumbles-Lost ...................................... 0-0 ............ 5-3 Pen.Yds/Game ............................ 16/59.5 .... 11/49.0 Time of Possession .......................... 24:52 ........ 35:08 /// SERIES HISTORY ///

Overall .............................................................. Series tied 3-3 In Logan............................................................. USU leads 3-0 In Jonesboro ...................................................... USU trails 0-3 Neutral Site ......................................................................... NA Longest USU Win Streak .................................... 3, 1999-2003 Longest ASU Win Streak .................................... 2, 2004-2014 Largest USU Margin of Victory ............... 49 (49-0) -- 10/25/03 Largest ASU Margin of Victory ................. 9 (16-7) -- 11/11/04 /// GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS ///

09-02-95 L 17-21 A 10-09-99 W 20-14 H 10-28-00 W 44-31 H 10-25-03 W 49-0 H 11-11-04 L 7-16 A 09-20-14 L 14-21ot A /// TOP AGGIES vs. ARKANSAS STATE ///

Rushing ...................................... Demario Brown (1999) ................................................ 229 yards on 40 carries Passing ............................................ Pat Mullins (1995) ................................... 315 yards on 30-of-356 passing Receiving .................................. Kevin Alexander (1995) .............................................. 183 yards on 14 catches

/// UTAH STATE NOTABLES WITH THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE ///

/// MORE USU-ASU CONNECTIONS ///

• Utah State spent the 2003-04 seasons as a member of the Sun Belt Conference, tying for fourth in the league standings in 2003 with a 3-4 mark and tying for seventh in 2004 with a 2-5 league record.

• USU QB Kent Myers and ASU QB Logan Bonner are both from Rowlett, Texas.

• The last time Utah State hosted Arkansas State (10/25/03), it marked USU’s third-ever Sun Belt Conference game after competing as an independent the previous two seasons after the Big West Conference quit sponsoring football. It was also the Aggies’ first game since it was announced earlier that week that USU would be leaving the Sun Belt following the 2004 season for the Western Athletic Conference.

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• USU TE Matt Nelson and ASU DB Paul Swanson both attended Orange Coast (Calif.) CC. • USU FS Jontrell Rocquemore and ASU WR Brandon Bowling are both from McKinney, Texas.

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AUSTIN STEPHENS, A PROVEN WINNER, HOPES TO BRING MOUNTAIN WEST TITLE TO UTAH STATE

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

AUSTIN

STEPHENS Austin Stephens is the epitome of a winner.

After all, the native of West Des Moines, Iowa, has both a high school state championship and junior college national championship under his belt. Stephens has lofty expectations for his senior season at Utah State and wants nothing more than to help deliver a championship to the Aggies.

“Ultimately, my goal is to win a Mountain West championship and go to another bowl game,” said the 6-foot-3, 315-pound center. “To be here for four years and go to a bowl game every year would be pretty sweet for me, but my goal is winning a Mountain West championship.”

Utah State nearly accomplished that feat during Stephens’ redshirt year in 2013. The Aggies won the Mountain Division of the Mountain West, but lost at 24th-ranked Fresno State 24-17 in the inaugural MW championship game.

Following the 2013 campaign, Stephens took over the starting center duties for Utah State and hasn’t relinquished that role since. Heading into tonight’s game against Arkansas State, he has made 29 consecutive starts.

“His desire,” said first-year offensive line coach Steve Farmer, when asked about Stephens’ durability. “He’s very critical of himself and there is nothing I can tell him that he doesn’t already know. He’s attentive and his desire and work ethic is what has gotten him to be who he is.”

Stephens, who first started playing football when he was in kindergarten, hasn’t always played center, though.

As a standout at Valley High School in West Des Moines, Stephens played guard for the Tigers.

However, he changed positions when he arrived at Iowa Western Community College (IWCC) in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

“Just a few days into camp they moved me to center and I have played there ever since,” Stephens said.

He has loved every minute of it.

“The best part about playing center is being the commander of the offensive line,” Stephens said. “I am in charge of getting us to play as one and getting everyone on the right page, so I enjoy that.”

Utah State’s starting quarterback does, too. Junior Kent Myers has played in 18 career games for the Aggies and Stephens has been his center each time out.

“He means a lot to me, especially with him being the center and with him taking me in as a freshman,” Myers said. “He was my center when I was a freshman and really, he is the first person that I can actually trust on the offensive line. It’s not like I didn’t trust anybody else, but he was the first person I talked to since he was my center.

He was there encouraging me. Playing at 17 years old, 18 years old, it’s hard and there’s a lot of stuff that comes with it, but he always told me to stay positive, so I really respected him.”

Prior to enrolling at Utah State, Stephens spent the 2012 campaign at Iowa Western, where he earned first-team all-

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conference honors as a freshman after helping lead the Reivers to a perfect 12-0 record and National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national championship.

That national championship came on the heels of a high school state championship. During his senior season at Valley, Stephens helped the Tigers go 14-0 on the year. He earned Iowa Class 4A Division I first-team all-state, first-team all-conference and first-team allregion honors at the conclusion of the season.

Stephens, who is a big fan of both the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals, wasn’t just a star on the gridiron at Valley. He also played baseball all four years of high school as a first baseman, catcher and pitcher. Stephens earned second-team all-state honors during his senior season as he led the state with 14 home runs.

Besides Utah State, Stephens held several other offers coming out of Iowa Western, including Florida International, Old Dominion and Wyoming.

What was it about Utah State that made him want to become an Aggie?

“For one, I’m an outdoorsy guy, so being outside is what I love to do,” he said. “Being in Utah, this is some of the best outdoors you can be around, so that got my attention. I would see Utah State playing on TV when I was catching a game during my JUCO days. I didn’t know much about Utah State, but I knew coach Luke Wells when he was at Iowa State. I took a trip out here and absolutely loved it. The coaching staff and players that I met, as well as the area, was fantastic. That’s what ultimately brought me here.”

The Aggies are certainly glad to have him, especially Farmer.

“He’s the glue that holds us all together,” Farmer said.

“He makes all the calls, he is highly intelligent and works his tail end off. He sets an example that the young guys see and continue to follow, so he’s the leader of the group.”

Myers is one of those guys who respects Stephens’ leadership.

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“I have learned a lot from him,” Myers said. “I’m not really that vocal and he’s really not that vocal either, so learning from him to see what he does by his actions has helped me.”

During his sophomore and junior campaigns with the Aggies, Stephens earned honorable mention allMountain West accolades. Heading into his senior season, Stephens was tabbed to the Dave Rimington Trophy Fall Watch List, as well as being named a preseason first-team all-Mountain West selection by both Athlon Sports and Phil Steele.

Stephens has been a part of some memorable games at Utah State, including the Aggies’ 35-20 win at No. 18 BYU during the 2014 season and their dominating 52-26 home victory against No. 21 Boise State last season.

“Between the friendships you make and the memories you have on and off the field, there are just too many (memorable moments),” Stephens said.

“The Boise State and BYU games both stick out. Those were great victories, not only for us as a team, but for this program. Those were some of the best moments I’ve had while I’ve been here, and hopefully there are more to come.”

How does Stephens want Aggie fans to remember him by?

“That I’m passionate,” Stephens said. “I love this game, I love this school and I love being an Aggie and what it’s meant to me. The opportunities it has created for me is ultimately what I would like to be remembered for.”

The son of Randy and Annette Stephens graduated from Utah State in the spring of 2016 with an interdisciplinary studies degree and he is currently working on a second bachelor’s degree in sociology.

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WEST STADIUM CENTER

Completed in August, 2016, and located inside Maverik Stadium, Utah State’s new $36 million, 85,000 square-foot West Stadium Center is a four-story premium seating and press box structure. It includes a state-of-the-art media and game operations area, 24 luxury suites, 20 loge boxes, over 700 covered club seats and a premium club area that will also be used to host a studentathlete training table. In addition to the new structure, major concourse work included significantly increased restrooms, upgraded concessions and an enlarged concourse for better pedestrian traffic flow. Renovations also included new video boards on both the north and south ends of the stadium, along with a new public address system.

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AGGIE FIGHT SONGS HAIL THE UTAH AGGIES Hail the Utah Aggies, we’ll play the game with all our might See the colors flying, the Aggie blue and fighting white How they stir us onward; we’ll win the victory alright Hail the Utah Aggies; we’re out to win, so fight, fight, fight!

Utah State, Hey! Aggies all the way!

Go Aggies! Go Aggies! Hey! Hey! Hey!

THE SCOTSMAN Show me the Scotsman who doesn’t love the thistle Show me the Englishman who doesn’t love the rose Show me the true-blooded Aggie from Utah Who doesn’t love the spot (stomp, stomp) where the sagebrush grows.

ALMA MATER HYMN Across the Quad at eventide, as shadows softly fall, The tower of Old Main appears and peace rests over all.

The lighted “A” upon the hill stands out against the blue; Oh, Alma Mater, Utah State, my heart sings out to you.

And through the years as time rolls on, and student friendships grow, We’ll ne’er forget the joys we had, those days we used to know.

Thy mem’ries ever will be new, thy friends be ever true; Oh, Alma Mater, Utah State, my heart sings out to you.

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Founded: March 8, 1888

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS

President (15th): Stan L. Albrecht (Feb. 1, 2005-present) Type: Land-grant, public research university Mission Statement: The mission of Utah State University is to be one of the nation’s premier student-centered land-grant and space-grant universities by fostering the principle that academics come first, by cultivating diversity of thought and culture and by serving the public through learning, discovery and engagement.

Location/Profile: Logan, Utah Population: Logan - 48,565 Cache County - 114,181 Elevation: 4,778 feet (Logan Campus) Average summer highs: 85 degrees Average winter highs: 34 degrees Free public transportation for Logan campus, Logan City, Cache Valley 81 miles northeast of Salt Lake City 5 hours south of Yellowstone National Park 1-hour drive to four ski resorts 2-minute drive to Logan Canyon Number of steps to the top of Old Main Hill: 124 Campus Size: Main campus: 400 acres Statewide: 7,000 (does not include USU Eastern) Regional Campuses, Distance Education and Extension: Regional Campuses: 3 (Brigham City, Tooele, Uintah Basin) Comprehensive Community College: 1 (USU Eastern with campuses in Price and Blanding) Extension Offices: In 28 of 29 Utah counties and at the Ogden Botanical Center, Thanksgiving Point, and Utah Botanical Center Workforce: Faculty members:788 Full-time support staff: 1,569

Enrollment : Total Headcount Enrollment (Fall 2015): 28,662* *Includes USU Regional Campuses and Distance Education: 14,403 and USU Eastern: 2,017 Gender: Male: 13,288 Female: 15,334 Student Representation: All 29 counties in Utah All 50 states 81 countries Ages: Average undergraduate age: 22.3 Average graduate age: 33.8 Academics: Undergraduate degrees: 168 Undergraduate minors: 94 Graduate degrees: 143 Student/faculty ratio: 21.4 to 1 Average undergraduate class size: 20-29 students Faculty who teach undergraduates: 49.7% Faculty holding doctorate or terminal degrees: 76% Faculty who worked with undergraduates on a research project in the past two years: 63.5% Study abroad opportunities: 150 in 40 countries Students who study abroad each year: 350 Colleges: College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences Caine College of the Arts Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services College of Engineering College of Humanities and Social Sciences S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources College of Science Most Popular Majors: General Studies; Economics; Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education; Mechanical Engineering; Psychology; and Elementary Education

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HEAD COACH MATT WELLS

MATT WELLS HEAD COACH UTAH STATE, 1996

2013 Mountain West Coach of the Year

Fourth Season as Utah State Head Coach (25-16 Overall,18-6 Mountain West) Sixth Season Overall at Utah State

Matt Wells has wasted little time putting his stamp on the Aggie football program as its head coach as Utah State is 25-16 during his three years at the helm, including an 18-6 Mountain West record. Those 25 wins are a school record by a USU coach in his first three seasons and he already ranks as the seventhwinningest coach in school history, while his 61.0 winning percentage ranks sixth all-time.

Utah State has also recorded three wins against top-25 opponents during Wells’ first three years as head coach, one more than the program won in its previous 115 seasons.

During his five years at Utah State, which includes two years as an assistant, Wells has been part of a program that has played in a school-record fivestraight bowl games, while posting a 43-24 record.

USU has also won at least six games and five conference games in each of the past five seasons, both of which are school records.

In all, Wells is the first head coach in program history to lead the Aggies to three bowl games and the only head coach with multiple bowl wins.

In 2015, Wells led Utah State to six wins and its fifth-straight bowl game as the Aggies had 12 players earn various all-Mountain West honors, which were the third-most in the conference. Furthermore, senior linebacker Kyler Fackrell was named a fourth-team All-American by Phil Steele’s Magazine.

Utah State also had five players invited to postseason All-Star games/camps, while three Aggies participated in the NFL Combine in Fackrell, Hunter Sharp and Nick Vigil. Furthermore, USU has two players selected in the 2016 NFL Draft in Vigil and Fackrell, both in the third round, while six other Aggies signed free agent contracts and two more were invited to rookie mini-camps.

During the 2014 season, Wells led Utah State to 10 wins to rank as the second-most in school history behind the 2012 team that finished with an 11-2 record. USU also played in its fourth-straight bowl game in 2014 and won its third-straight bowl.

In his second year as Utah State’s head coach, Wells mentored 15 players who earned 16 allMountain West honors, which were the most in the league and tied for the third-most in school history.

Wells also mentored two All-Americans in 2014 in Zach Vigil and Jalen Davis. Vigil was named an AllAmerican by four different publications, including being named a USA Today Sports second-team AllAmerican, while Davis was named a true freshman All-American by 247Sports. Along with earning AllAmerican honors, Vigil was named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year.

In his first season as head coach, Wells led Utah State to the inaugural Mountain West Championship game after winning the Mountain Division of the

conference with a 7-1 record in 2013. Wells also led Utah State to just its third-ever bowl victory as it posted a 21-14 win against No. 24 Northern Illinois in the 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl.

For his efforts, Wells was named the 2013 Mountain West Coach of the Year as he set the school record for wins by a first-year head coach. The Aggies finished the season with a 9-5 record, tying the 1960 and 1961 teams for the second-most wins in school history at the time.

Overall, Wells is the fifth USU coach in school history to garner conference coach of the year honors along with Bruce Snyder (1978), Chuck Shelton (1991), John L. Smith (1997) and Gary Andersen (2012). Wells is also the fourth individual to earn MW Coach of the Year honors in his first season along with BYU’s Gary Crowton (2001), Utah’s Urban Meyer (2003) and Air Force’s Troy Calhoun (2007).

During his first year as Utah State’s head coach, Wells mentored 14 Aggies who earned various allMountain West honors, including three All-Americans as Tyler Larsen was named a second-team All-American

by USA Today Sports, Nevin Lawson was named a thirdteam All-American by College Sports Madness, and Fackrell was named an honorable mention Sophomore All-American by College Football News.

Wells also coached a school-record four players who were invited and participated in the 2014 NFL WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT MATT WELLS...

Zach Vigil, Linebacker, Miami Dolphins: “Coach Wells is a true family man. You can see that in the way he treats his immediate family, coaches and his players.”

Ken Niumatalolo, Navy Head Football Coach: “It doesn’t surprise me at all how well Matt is doing as a head coach. I knew Matt when he first started coaching almost 20 years ago, and I knew then that he had a very bright future in this profession.

Sustained success in any profession or business is hard, especially in the ultra competitive world of DI college football. Not only has Utah State continued their success under Matt’s leadership, they have gotten better and are a legit MWC title contender every year now under Matt.”

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Combine in Larsen, Lawson, Maurice Alexander and D.J. Tialavea, while a total of 16 players from the 2013 and 2014 rosters were invited to NFL/CFL camps, including Alexander (St. Louis Rams) and Lawson (Detroit Lions), who were both selected in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

Wells, who is one of 18 coaches to lead his alma mater, is just the second Utah State graduate to be appointed its head football coach joining Chris Pella, who graduated from USU in 1965 and coached the Aggies from 1983-85.

Prior to being named the head coach at his alma mater, Wells spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at Utah State, including serving as the team’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach during the 2012 campaign. In 2011, Wells coached USU’s quarterbacks and was the team’s recruiting coordinator.

As offensive coordinator in 2012, Utah State concluded its most successful season in school history as it went 11-2 and set school records for wins (11) and home wins (6), while being nationally ranked in The Associated Press poll for three-straight weeks for the first time in school history. USU also won its first outright conference championship since 1936 during the 2012 campaign and just its third in school history joining the 1921 and 1936 teams that both won Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference titles. All-time, Utah State has won or shared 11 league championships.

As offensive coordinator in 2012, Wells directed an Aggie offense that set single-season school records for total points (454), total offense (6,108 yards), completions (285) and total yards per game (469.8), while ranking second in points per game (34.9) and total passing yards (3,445).

Nationally, Utah State’s 2012 offense ranked second in the Western Athletic Conference and 23rd in the country in total offense (469.8 ypg), second in the WAC and 18th in the nation in passing efficiency (153.21), second in the WAC and 25th in the nation in rushing offense (204.8 ypg), third in the WAC and 31st in the nation in sacks allowed (1.38 pg), third in the WAC and 33rd in the nation in scoring offense (34.9 ppg), and third in the WAC and 39th in the nation in passing offense (265.0 ypg).

Under Wells, Utah State finished the 2012 season scoring 38 or more points in each of its final seven games, bettering the previous school record of 38-plus points in three-straight games accomplished six times and most recently in 2000.

In 2012, Wells coached former Aggie quarterback Chuckie Keeton, who earned first-team all-WAC honors after setting single-season school records for touchdown passes (27), passing yards (3,373), completion percentage (.676), completions (275) and total offense (3,992 yards). Keeton also earned WAC Offensive Player of the Week honors four times in 2012, which is a single-season school record.

Under Wells’ tutelage, Keeton emerged as one of the top quarterbacks in the nation and ranks first all-time in school history in career touchdown passes (62), first in career total offense (8,808 yards), second in career completions (672), second in career passing yardage (8,695), second in career passing attempts (1,068), tied for second in career completion percentage (.629) and 14th in career rushing yards (1,415).

As the quarterbacks coach in 2011, Wells helped Utah State’s offense establish then-school records for total offense (5,945 yards), rushing yards (3,675), total points (437) and total touchdowns (60).

Wells, a former Aggie quarterback and three-year letterwinner from 1994-96, was a member of two conference championship teams as a student-athlete as he was a redshirt freshman in 1993 when Utah State tied for first in the Big West Conference and defeated Ball State, 42-33, in the Las Vegas Bowl II for its first-ever bowl win. As a senior in 1996, Wells helped USU to another share of the Big West Conference title.

Wells, who has been a part of nine bowl teams and two conference championships during his coaching career, came to Utah State after two coaching stints at New Mexico, serving as the Lobos’ wide receivers and kickoff return unit coach in 2010 and wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator from 2007 to 2008. In 2009, Wells served as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator at Louisville.

Prior to his first stint at New Mexico, Wells spent five years (2002-06) as the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator at Tulsa and five years at the U.S. Naval Academy (1997-2001) as its quarterbacks coach, fullbacks coach and wide receivers coach, while also serving as the junior varsity head coach and offensive coordinator for three years.

Wells, a native of Sallisaw, Okla., received his bachelor’s degree in business marketing from Utah State in 1996, graduating cum laude. He and his wife Jen have two daughters, Jadyn (13) and Ella (10), and one son, Wyatt (7). His brother, Luke, is Utah State’s co-offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator.

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MATT WELLS’ FILE

• Hired December 20, 2012 COACHING EXPERIENCE 2013- Utah State - Head Coach 2012 Utah State - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 2011 Utah State - Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator 2010 New Mexico - Wide Receivers 2009 Louisville - Quarterbacks/Passing Game Coordinator 2007-08 New Mexico - Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator 2002-06 Tulsa - Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator 1997-01 Navy - Quarterbacks/Fullbacks/Wide Receivers/J.V. Head Coach BOWL GAMES AS A COACH (9) Utah State - Famous Idaho Potato, 2015; New Mexico, 2014; Poinsettia, 2013; Famous Idaho Potato, 2012; Famous Idaho Potato, 2011 New Mexico - New Mexico, 2007 Tulsa - Armed Forces, 2006; Liberty, 2005; Humanitarian, 2003 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (2) Utah State - WAC: 2012 Tulsa - Conference USA: 2005 PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1993-96 Utah State - Quarterback BOWL GAMES AS A PLAYER (1) 1993 Las Vegas EDUCATION 1996 Utah State - Business Marketing (Cum Laude) PERSONAL • Married to the former Jen Dirks • Daughters - Jadyn (13), Ella (10); Son - Wyatt (7)

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USU COACHING STAFF MATT WELLS

MIKE CANALES

FRANK MAILE

JOVON BOUKNIGHT

HEAD COACH Utah State, 1996 Fourth Season

ASSISTANT HEAD COACH/ RUNNING BACKS/TIGHT ENDS Utah State, 1984 First Season

ASSISTANT HEAD COACH /CO-DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/DEFENSIVE LINE Utah State, 2007 First Season

CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/ WIDE RECEIVERS Wyoming, 2006 Eighth Season

STACY COLLINS

KENDRICK SHAVER

LUKE WELLS

JULIUS BROWN

SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR Western Oregon, 1998 First Season

CO-DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/ SAFETIES Missouri State, 2002 Sixth Season

CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/QUARTERBACKS/RECRUITING COORDINATOR Oklahoma, 2002 Fourth Season

ASSISTANT COACH/CORNERBACKS Boise State, 2006 First Season

STEVE FARMER

DAVID KOTULSKI

ASSISTANT COACH/OFFENSIVE LINE Illinois State, 1999 First Season

ASSISTANT COACH/LINEBACKERS New Mexico State, 1974 First Season

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USU COACHING/SUPPORT STAFF WAQA DAMUNI

JARED RUSSELL

DAVE KRAGTHORPE

BRAD KRAGTHORPE

ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR FOR FOOTBALL OPERATIONS Utah State, 1998 Fourth Season

DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL Arizona State, 2013 First Season

SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE HEAD COACH Utah State, 1954 Fourth Season

OFFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT LSU, 2015 First Season

NAUFAHU TAHI

MATT AH YOU

MANOA LATU

MICHAEL CROSS

OFFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT Utah State, 2015 First Season

DEFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT BYU, 2010 First Season

DEFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT Portland State, 2011 Third Season

OFFENSIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Illinois State, 2011 First Season

KALEO TERIIPAIA

DAVE SCHOLZ

BILL GARREN

MIKE BAIR

DEFENSIVE/SPECIAL TEAMS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Southern Utah, 2001 First Season

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2004 Fourth Season

ASSISTANT AD/DIRECTOR OF VIDEO OPERATIONS Idaho State, 2002 12th Season

ASSISTANT AD/DIRECTOR OF EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS Utah State, 1995 21th Season

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AGGIE TEAM QUARTERBACKS

RUNNING BACKS/ TIGHT ENDS

(L-R): Cade Smith, DJ Nelson, Kent Myers, Jordan Love, Damion Hobbs, Luke Wells (co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks/recruiting coordinator).

Front Row (L-R): Morian Walker, Jr., Justen Hervey, Tonny Lindsey, Jr., LaJuan Hunt, Dionte Simon, Devante Mays.

Back Row (L-R): Mike Canales (assistant head coach/running backs/tight ends), Derek Hastings, Matt Nelson, Wyatt Houston, Joe Palange, Dax Raymond, Landon Horne, Naufahu Tahi (offensive graduate assistant).

WIDE RECEIVERS

SPECIALISTS

Front Row (L-R): Tyler Fox, Jordan Nathan, Alex Byers, Zach Van Leeuwen, Hudson Conrad, Kennedy Williams, Andrew Rodriguez.

Back Row (L-R): Brad Kragthorpe (offensive graduate assistant), Gerold Bright, Chad Artist, Ethan Cortazzo, Jovon Bouknight (co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers), Ron’Quavion Tarver, Braelon Roberts, Jaren Colston-Green, Rayshad Lewis.

Front Row (L-R): DJ Nelson, Emmett Odegard, Brandon Pada, Jake Templeton, Daniel Anderson.

Back Row (L-R): Stacy Collins (special teams coordinator), Aaron Dalton, Brock Warren, Jake Thompson, Dominik Eberle, Aman Anand (special teams volunteer assistant).

OFFENSIVE LINE

Front Row (L-R): Sean Taylor, Cody Boyer, Roderick Smith, Viliamu McMoore, Demytrick Ali’ifua, Andrew Chen, Colby Kerns, Ty Shaw, Brandon Taukeiaho.

Back Row (L-R): Steve Farmer (assistant coach/offensive line), Preston Brooksby, Jude Hockel, Jarom Ioane, Jake Simonich, Austin Stephens, Austin Albrecht, Dalton Forsythe, KJ Uluave, Michael Cross (offensive administrative assistant).

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Front Row (L-R): Naufahu Tahi (offensive graduate assistant), Aman Anand (special teams volunteer assistant), Brandon Howard (assistant strength and conditioning coach), Brad Kragthorpe (offensive graduate assistant), Kaleo Teriipaia (defensive/special teams administrative assistant), Mike Canales (assistant head coach/ running backs/tight ends), Manoa Latu (defensive graduate assistant), Kendrick Shaver (co-defensive coordinator/safeties), Stacy Collins (special teams coordinator), Jovon Bouknight (co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers), Matt Ah You (defensive graduate assistant), Jared Russell (director of player personnel).

Back Row (L-R): Dave Scholz (head strength coach), Luke Wells (co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks/recruiting coordinator), Steve Farmer (offensive line), Frank Maile (assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator/defensive line), Michael Cross (offensive administrative assistant), Dave Kragthorpe (special assistant to the head coach), Matt Wells (head coach), Waqa Damuni (assistant AD for football operations), Julius Brown (cornerbacks), David Kotulski (linebackers), Derek Owings (strength and conditioning graduate assistant), Joey Bergles (assistant strength coach).

AGGIE TEAM DEFENSIVE LINE

LINEBACKERS

Front Row (L-R): Jake Pitcher, Caden Andersen, Jacoby Wildman, Jake Templeton, Mohelika Uasike, Adewale Adeoye, Ritisoni Fata.

Back Row (L-R): Frank Maile (assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator/defensive line), Ian Togiai, Christopher ‘Unga, Gasetoto Schuster, Ricky Ali’ifua, Travis Seefeldt, Edmund Faimalo, Siua Taufa, Manoa Latu (defensive graduate assistant).

Front Row (L-R): Chase Christiansen, David Woodward, Brock Carmen, Kevin Meitzenheimer, Justus Te’i, Leki Uasike, Dustin Mathews, Chasen Andersen, Patrick Lee Miranda.

Back Row (L-R): Kaleo Teriipaia (defensive/special teams administrative assistant), Alex Huerta, Mason Tobeck, Derek Larsen, Anthony Williams, Logan Lee, Dalton Baker, Troy Murray, Braden Harris, David Kotulski (assistant coach/linebackers), Matt Ah You (defensive graduate assistant).

CORNERBACKS

SAFETIES

Front Row (L-R): Cameron Haney, Jentz Painter, Austin Cheney, Jay Brown, Kevin Ogwu.

Back Row (L-R): Wesley Bailey, Makiah Gilmer, Daniel Gray, Jalen Davis, Julius Brown (assistant coach/cornerbacks).

Front Row (L-R): Zach Swenson, Braxton Gunther, Dallin Leavitt, Baron Gajkowski.

Back Row (L-R): Kendrick Shaver (co-defensive coordinator/safeties), Devin Centers, Gaje Ferguson, Marquan Ellison, Jontrell Rocquemore.

CAPTAINS

Front Row (L-R): Ian Togiai, Alex Huerta, Kent Myers, Dallin Leavitt, Jalen Davis, DJ Nelson, Derek Larsen.

Back Row (L-R): Austin Stephens, Austin Albrecht, Jake Simonich, Dax Raymond, Matt Wells (head coach), Wyatt Houston, Ricky Ali’ifua, Travis Seefeldt, Jontrell Rocquemore.

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USU SUPPORT STAFF SPORTS MEDICINE

EQUIPMENT MANAGERS

Front: Amy Bresley, Katie DeLost, Becka Owens, Sonia DelBusso, Emily Teson, Carley Bishop Back: Conner Andrews, Mike Williams, Alex Kern, Curtis Cazier, Jessica Achatz Not pictured: Laura Parry

Front: Jamison Jones, Brady Mikkelsen, Hayley Sharkey, Ryan Corbett, Brandon Burger Back: Mike Bair, Kyle Kirby, LA Norton, Spencer Hohman, Adam Woodmansee, James Bell, Steve Wiley

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

VIDEO

Front Row (L-R): Dave Scholz, Brandon Howard, Joey Bergles, Derek Owings

Front: Jacob Boxx, Breylen Stallings, Zeb Burdick, Trevor Naumann, Jordan Campbell Back: Derick Lott, Landon Droubay, Bill Garren, Jordan Steele, Taylor Ford, Daniel Magalogo

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ADMINISTRATION STAN ALBRECHT UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

Stan L. Albrecht was named Utah State University’s 15th president and assumed his new position on Feb. 1, 2005.

At the time of the announcement, Albrecht was serving as executive vice president and provost at Utah State, a position he held since 2001. He previously served as its dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences from 1998-2001.

Albrecht celebrated ten years of education, innovation and growth at the university during the 2015-16 school year. Since taking the helm, he has seen the university through many changes and successes.

Madelyn Fife, a Utah State honors student and Huntsman Scholar double-majoring in economics and political science, was one of only 54 students nationwide to win a 2016 Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Fife is only the fourth USU student to receive this prestigious scholarship in the last 36 years.

Utah State students succeed because of dedicated faculty and researchers who work hard to carry out USU’s mission. The faculty is involved in innovative research projects that often include opportunities for undergraduate students to be involved. A total of more than $220 million of new sponsored awards funding was granted in fiscal year 2014 — the highest level of external support ever recorded. And the excellence continues across our campus. For example, the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services was ranked 33rd in the nation overall against all graduate college of education by U.S. News and World Report in the 2016 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.”

Utah State’s Year of Water was in 2015, a year in which the university highlighted its water expertise and leadership across disciplines. USU’s water specialists today, in fact, are among the nation’s and the world’s leading experts on many water-related issues, particularly in the areas of management, ecosystems, climate, water education and society’s understanding of this precious resource.

There are also many physical changes on the campus as well. The Huntsman Hall, the state-of-the-art addition that wraps around the George S. Eccles Business Building, was opened in the spring of 2016. Students were also excited that the USU Student Recreation & Wellness Center building opened in the fall of 2015. Those attending Aggie football games will be able to observe first-hand the major renovation the newly named Maverik Stadium. Across the state new classroom buildings were opened at our campuses in Price, Tooele and Brigham City.

Prior to his arrival at Utah State, Albrecht served as an administrator and professor at the University of Florida from 1993-98. He also served for 18 years at Brigham Young University (1974-92), including three years as academic vice president and associate provost. He began his career as an assistant professor of sociology at Utah State University in 1970 through 1974.

A sociologist, Albrecht has written extensively, including as a co-author of the textbooks Social Psychology and Social Science Research Methods, both published by Prentice-Hall. He has authored numerous scholarly papers on a wide range of topics, including the environment, energy development and rural health.

Albrecht received his doctorate from Washington State University in 1970, a master’s degree from Washington State University in 1968 and bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University in 1966. All three degrees were in sociology.

He is a member of the Science Committee for the Minerals Management Service of the U.S. Department of Interior. He has served as a council member of the Society for Human Ecology and as vice president of the Rural Sociological Society.

Albrecht is married to Joyce Albrecht, Utah State’s Director of Stewardship Programs.

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JOHN HARTWELL VICE PRESIDENT AND ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

Since being named Vice President and Director of Athletics at Utah State on June 2, 2015, John Hartwell has cast his vision for Aggie Athletics, which embodies maximum effort socially, academically and athletically to ensure success in both the classroom and on the fields of competition.

Hartwell has also focused on maximizing and increasing the department’s revenue streams, along with planning for future facility renovations to both Maverik Stadium and the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

In his brief time at Utah State, Hartwell has already rebranded the fundraising arm of Utah State Athletics with the creation of Aggies Unlimited, which puts all giving under one umbrella.

Additionally, Hartwell has overseen the completion of the $36 million, 85,000 square feet West Stadium Center on the west side of Maverik Stadium, which includes 24 luxury suites, 20 loge boxes, over 700 covered club seats and a premium club area that will also be used to host a student-athlete training table. Renovations also included new video boards on both the north and south ends of the stadium, along with a new public address system, while major concourse work significantly increased restrooms and upgraded concessions.

Under Hartwell’s leadership, Utah State saw unparalleled athletic success during the 2015-16 academic year as its men’s tennis program won the school’s first-ever Mountain West Championship, the men’s indoor and men’s outdoor track & field programs both finished second at its conference championships, and its football program played in its school-record fifth-straight bowl game.

Furthermore, Utah State’s softball program concluded its best season in 20 years, posting a 26-25 overall record while going 12-12 in Mountain West action, as its 26 wins and 20 league wins are its most since 1996. The Aggies finished the 2016 campaign in a three-way tie for third place in the league standings, their highest conference finish since the 1993 squad claimed a share of the Big West title.

Even more impressive was Utah State’s continued successes by its student-athletes in the classroom as they have an 87 percent graduation success rate and a cumulative 3.15 grade-point average. During the 2015-16 academic year, USU had 171 student-athletes earn academic all-Mountain West honors, while 102 were named Mountain West Scholar Athlete. Additionally, USU recognized 202 student-athletes at its annual Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Luncheon for earning a 3.2 or better GPA. Hartwell came to Utah State after spending three years as the Athletics Director at Troy, where he laid the groundwork for the future of Trojan Athletics by spearheading several significant upgrades to its athletic facilities, including the addition of a new $2 million practice facility for the golf teams, a $3 million renovation and expansion of the softball facility and a $2.1 million improvement to Veterans Memorial Stadium, while also securing funding for lights to be installed at the soccer and track complex. Hartwell also unveiled the North End Zone Project for Veterans Memorial Stadium, a $20 million project that will be the new home for Trojan football.

Athletics has always been a big part of Hartwell’s life, starting in high school where he was an all-state basketball selection at UMS-Wright in Mobile, Ala. The 6-foot-7 forward played alongside current North Carolina State head coach Mark Gottfried in high school. Hartwell went on to play collegiately at The Citadel, where he was a three-year starter, a four-year letterman and captain of the team as a senior in 1987.

Hartwell, a 1987 graduate of The Citadel, is married to Dr. Heather Seale Hartwell, and they have two daughters, Lauren (7) and Madison (4). Hartwell also has a 24-year old son, Hunter, a Vanderbilt graduate who works for Deloitte Consulting.

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295 310 295 255 245 205 185 230 195 205 205 200 225 195

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200 210 200 185 180 175

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WT 240 233 341 304 325 321 256 253 207 196 217 228 206 212 165 173 208 185 180 202 206 167

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UTAH STATE FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name

Pos. Ht. Wt.

1 Alex Byers

WR 6-2 185 Jr. JC

Cl. Exp.

Riverview, Fla. (Spoto HS/Antelope Valley JC)

Hometown (High School/Last School)

2 Dallin Leavitt

BS 5-10 200 Jr. RS

Portland Ore. (Central Catholic HS/BYU)

2 Kent Myers

QB 6-0 200 Jr. 2L

Rowlett, Texas (Sachse HS)

3 Marquan Ellison

FS 5-10 195 Sr. 2L

Milwaukee, Wis. (Bradley Tech HS)

4 Tonny Lindsey, Jr.

RB 5-9 195 Jr. 1L

Long Beach, Calif. (Woodrow Wilson HS/Cerritos JC)

5 Jaren Colston-Green WR 6-1 175 Jr. 1L

Tallahassee, Fla. (Leon HS/Arizona Western JC) Los Angeles, Calif. (Cathedral HS)

No. Name

Pos. Ht. Wt.

47 Logan Lee

LB 6-3 245 Fr. HS

Cl. Exp.

Hometown (High School/Last School) Rexburg, Idaho (Madison HS)

48 Chase Christiansen LB 6-1 235 So. SQ

Stansbury, Utah (Stansbury HS)

49 Derek Larsen

LB 6-3 240 So. 1L

Logan, Utah (Logan HS)

50 Emmett Odegard

LS 6-1 220 Jr. JC

Greenwich, Conn. (Greenwich HS/Nassau CC)

51 Justus Te’i

LB 6-2 225 Fr. HS

San Marcos, Calif. (Mission Hills HS)

52 Sean Taylor

OL 6-5 310 Jr. JC

Valley, Calif. (Valley HS/Laney College)

6 Cameron Haney

CB 5-11 180 Fr. RS

53 Braden Harris

LB 6-3 235 Fr. RS

Gunnison, Utah (Gunnison Valley HS)

7 Daniel Gray

CB 5-10 185 Sr. 2L Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Boyd Anderson HS/Tennessee)

54 Dustin Mathews

LB 6-1 215 Fr. HS

Bountiful, Utah (Viewmont HS)

8 Wesley Bailey

CB 6-1 195 Jr. RS Huntsville, Ala. (J.O. Johnson HS/Eastern Arizona CC)

55 Adewale Adeoye

DE 6-3 260 So. SQ

St. Louis, Mo. (Ritenour HS)

8 Cade Smith

QB 6-0 200 Fr. RS

55 Andrew Chen

OL 6-4 285 Jr. SQ

Calabasas, Calif. (Chaminade College Prep)

9 Rayshad Lewis

WR 5-10 160 Fr. HS

Orlando, Fla. (Bishop Moore HS)

56 Gasetoto Schuster NG 6-0 290 So. 1L

Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS)

10 Chasen Andersen LB 5-11 220 So. 1L

Logan, Utah (Logan HS/Wisconsin)

Salem, Ore. (West Salem HS)

57 Leki Uasike

LB 5-9 230 Sr. SQ

Hurst, Texas (L.D. Bell HS/Cisco JC)

58 Demytrick Ali’ifua

OL 6-3 305 Fr. HS

San Leandro, Calif. (San Leandro HS)

59 Austin Stephens

OC 6-3 315 Sr. 2L

West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley HS/Iowa Western CC)

60 Colby Kerns

OL 6-2 290 R-Fr. TR

Paso Robles, Calif. (Paso Robles HS/Cal Poly)

62 Dominik Eberle

PK 6-1 170 Fr. RS

Redondo Beach, Calif. (Redondo Union HS)

10 Jordan Love

QB 6-3 200 Fr. HS

Bakersfield, Calif. (Liberty HS)

11 Damion Hobbs

QB 6-1 225 Jr. 1L

Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill HS/Oregon)

11 David Woodward

LB 6-3 210 Fr. HS

Olympia, Wash. (Olympia HS)

12 Alex Huerta

LB 6-3 240 Jr. 1L

Wellsville, Utah (Mountain Crest HS)

12 DJ Nelson

QB 5-9 195 So. 1L

Logan, Utah (Logan HS)

63 Brock Warren

PK 6-2 175 Sr. 1L

Hyde Park, Utah (Sky View HS)

13 Jalen Davis

CB 5-10 185 Jr. 2L

La Mesa, Calif. (Helix HS)

64 Jarom Ioane

OL 6-6 350 Jr. 1L

Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful HS)

14 Chad Artist

WR 6-2 190 Fr. RS

Logan, Utah (Logan HS)

65 Austin Albrecht

OL 6-5 300 Sr. 2L

Sandy, Utah (Alta HS)

15 Hudson Conrad

WR 5-9 175 Fr. RS

Tooele, Utah (Stansbury HS)

66 KJ Uluave

OL 6-4 300 So. SQ

Laie, Hawaii (Kahuku HS)

15 Baron Gajkowski

S 6-1 190 Fr. HS

Alpine, Utah (Lone Peak HS)

67 Brandon Taukeiaho OL 6-2 305 Jr. SQ

16 Anthony Williams

LB 6-1 245 R-Sr. 1L

Philadelphia, Pa. (Upper Dublin HS/L.A. Pierce JC)

68 Dalton Forsythe

OL 6-3 300 Sr. SQ

Grapevine, Texas (Grapevine HS/Southern Utah) DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS)

17 Zach Van Leeuwen WR 6-0 185 So. 1L

South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS)

Provo, Utah (Timpview HS)

69 Roderick Smith

OL 6-1 280 Fr. RS

CB 6-1 180 Fr. HS

Kirkland, Wash. (Juanita HS)

70 Travis Seefeldt

NG 6-1 305 R-Sr. 3L

Peoria, Ariz. (Liberty HS)

19 Ron’Quavion Tarver WR 6-3 210 So. JC

Belle Glade, Fla. (Glades Central HS/Fort Scott CC)

73 Preston Brooksby

OL 6-5 295 Jr. RS

Peoria, Ariz. (Sunrise Mountain HS/Glendale CC)

74 Jude Hockel

OL 6-4 290 Sr. SQ Walnut Creek, Calif. (Northgate HS/Diablo Valley CC)

75 Ty Shaw

OL 6-4 285 Fr. HS

South Jordan, Utah (Herriman HS)

76 Jake Simonich

OL 6-5 305 Sr. 3L

Danville, Calif. (San Ramon Valley HS)

18 Makiah Gilmer 19 Ian Togiai

DE 6-2 280 Jr. 2L

West Valley City, Utah (Hunter HS)

20 Brock Carmen

LB 6-3 230 Sr. 1L

Clovis, Calilf. (Clovis North HS/Riverside CC)

21 LaJuan Hunt

RB 5-8 205 Jr. 2L

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (University HS)

22 Patrick Lee Miranda LB 5-10 220 Jr. JC

Pawtucket, R.I. (St. Raphael Academy/Chabot JC)

77 Viliamu McMoore

OL 6-5 295 Fr. HS

Kapolei, Hawaii (Kapolei HS)

23 Gaje Ferguson

BS 6-0 200 So. RS

Mendon, Utah (Mountain Crest HS/Snow College)

78 Cody Boyer

OL 6-5 285 So. SQ

St. George, Utah (Pineview HS)

24 Dalton Baker

LB 6-4 240 Fr. RS

Payson, Utah (Payson HS)

79 Brandon Pada

LS 5-11 220 Fr. HS

Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge HS)

25 Gerold Bright

WR 5-9 180 Fr. RS

Pensacola, Fla. (Escambia HS)

80 Tyler Fox

WR 5-11 180 So. 1L

Layton, Utah (Layton HS)

26 Kevin Ogwu

CB 5-9 170 Jr. SQ

Katy, Texas (Katy HS/Houston Baptist)

81 Jordan Nathan

WR 5-10 175 R-Fr. JC

Monrovia, Calif. (Monrovia HS/Mt. San Jacinto CC)

26 Kennedy Williams WR 5-6 160 Sr. 3L

Las Vegas, Nev. (Valley HS)

27 Jontrell Rocquemore FS 6-1 210 So. 1L

McKinney, Texas (McKinney HS)

82 Andrew Rodriguez WR 5-9 185 Sr. 1L 83 Wyatt Houston

TE 6-4 255 Sr. 3L

Tualatin, Ore. (Horizon Christian HS)

Allen, Texas (Allen HS/Houston)

28 Aaron Wade

BS 6-1 200 So. 1L

Lithia, Fla. (Newsome HS)

84 Ethan Cortazzo

WR 6-0 195 Jr. SQ

Mesa, Ariz. (Red Mountain HS/Mesa CC)

29 Morian Walker, Jr.

RB 6-1 215 Fr. HS

San Jose, Calif. (Valley Christian HS)

85 Derek Hastings

TE 6-2 245 Fr. HS

Lehi, Utah (Lehi HS)

31 Jentz Painter

CB 5-8 175 Sr. 2L

Riverton, Utah (Riverton HS)

86 Matt Nelson

TE 6-4 230 So. JC Mission Viejo, Calif. (Los Alamitos HS/Orange Coast CC)

32 Braxton Gunther

S 5-11 170 Fr. HS

Woods Cross, Utah (Woods Cross HS)

87 Dax Raymond

TE 6-5 245 So. 1L

Provo, Utah (Timpview HS)

32 Devante Mays

RB 5-11 230 Sr. 1L

Livingston, Texas (Livingston HS/Blinn JC)

88 Braelon Roberts

WR 6-3 205 Jr. 2L

Dallas, Texas (Bishop Dunne HS)

33 Kevin Meitzenheimer LB 5-11 235 Fr. HS

Henderson, Nev. (Coronado HS)

Moreno Valley, Calif. (Moreno Valley HS)

89 Travis Boman

TE 6-5 220 Fr. HS

34 Justen Hervey

RB 5-10 205 So. 1L

Beaumont, Texas (Westbrook HS)

89 Aaron Dalton

P 6-4 220 So. 1L

Bountiful, Utah (Viewmont HS)

34 Chance Parker

S 6-1 200 Fr. RS

Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS)

90 Ritisoni Fata

DE 6-2 240 Fr. HS

Redlands, Calif. (East Valley HS)

36 Jake Thompson

K 6-0 220 Sr. 3L

Logan, Utah (Logan HS)

91 Siua Taufa

DE 6-0 280 Sr. 2L

Concord, Calif. (Ygnacio Valley HS/Diablo Valley CC)

37 Devin Centers

FS 5-9 200 Sr. 3L

Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler HS)

92 Zach Lee

P 5-10 195 Fr. RS

Cleveland, Tenn. (Cleveland HS)

38 Mason Gajkowski

LB 6-1 225 Fr. RS

Sandy, Utah (Jordan HS)

92 Jake Templeton

DE 6-2 285 So. TR

Boise, Idaho (Timberline HS/Boise State)

39 Jay Brown

CB 5-8 165 Fr. HS

Chino Hills, Calif. (Chino Hills HS)

93 Jacoby Wildman

DE 6-2 270 Fr. RS

Logan, Utah (Logan HS)

39 Connor McGuire

WR 5-11 185 Jr. JC

Roy, Utah (Roy HS/Snow College)

94 Caden Andersen

DE 6-2 265 Fr. HS

Logan, Utah (Logan HS)

40 Austin Cheney

CB 5-9 185 Sr. 1L

Boise, Idaho (Borah HS/Southern Virginia)

95 Ricky Ali’ifua

DE 6-2 280 Sr. 3L

San Leandro, Calif. (San Leandro HS)

96 Christopher ‘Unga NG 6-0 295 Fr. RS

Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Rancho Cucamonga HS)

40 Dionte Simon

RB 6-0 190 Fr. HS

Tacoma, Wash. (Lincoln HS)

LB/DE 6-4 225 Fr. HS

Logan, Utah (Logan HS)

42 Zach Swenson

BS 6-0 195 Fr. HS

44 Landon Horne 45 Joe Palange 46 Mason Tobeck

41 Troy Murray

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97 Jake Pitcher

DE 6-3 220 Fr. HS

Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS)

Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS)

98 Edmund Faimalo

DE 6-2 280 Sr. 1L

Riverside, Calif. (East Valley HS/Riverside CC)

TE 6-2 245 Sr. 1L

Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS/Snow College)

99 Mohelika Uasike

NG 6-2 300 Fr. HS

North Richland Hills, Texas (L.D. Bell HS)

TE 6-1 245 Sr. SQ

Cleveland, Ohio (St. Edward HS/Oklahoma)

LB 6-2 240 Fr. RS

Puyallup, Wash. (Cascade Christian HS)

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D.J. Pearson Blaise Taylor Nehemiah Wagner Armond Weh-Weh B.J. Edmonds Jamal Jones Kendall Sanders Daryl Rollins-Davis Warren Wand Omar Bayless Chauncey Mason Ben Sukut Khari Lain Chad Voytik Justin Clifton Carson Coats Cam Echols-Luper Ja’Von Rolland-Jones Logan Bonner Kyle Martin Christian Booker Chris Murray Justice Hansen Kyle Wilson Blake Mack Hayden Stricker Darveon Brown Justin McInnis Sterling Stowers Jared Polston Bo Sentimore Cody Brown Jamaris Hart Niko Johnson Jeremy Smith Dee Liner Stephen Upton Trent Ellis-Brewer Money Hunter Brandon Byner Chris Humes Johnston White Brandon Williams Jarrod Chandler Tajhea Chambers Shawn Rainer Griffin Riggs Malachi Stout Paul Swanson Mark Johnson Katon Hill Avery Johnson Sawyer Williams Dajon Emory Antwon Turnage Donovan Boyce J.D. Houston Ryan Jernigan Kavin Alexander Jaelyn Jones Logan Moragne

QB CB CB RB S RB WR RB RB WR WR S LB QB DB QB WR DE QB CB WR WR QB LB TE DB WR WR WR WR S S CB CB CB DL WR DB S CB DB RB CB DE LB RB DE RB DB S RB TE K DE LB DB K/P LB DB S RB

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Fr.-R Duluth, GA Jr. Auburn, AL Jr. Mesquite, TX Jr. Houston, TX Fr. Mobile, AL Fr.-R Memphis, TN Sr. Athens, TX So.-R Knoxville, TN So. Edmond, OK Fr.-R Laurel, MS So. Boynton Beach, FL Fr. San Juan Capistrano, CA Jr. Tyrone, GA Sr. Cleveland, TN So. Tupelo, MS Fr.-R Jonesboro, AR Jr.-R Auburn, AL Jr.-R Mesquite, TX Fr. Rowlett, TX Jr. Wichita, KS Jr. Union, SC Jr. Tampa, FL So.-R Edmond, OK Jr. Wichita, KS Jr. Lonoke, AR Fr.-R Jonesboro, AR Fr.-R Warren, AR So. Pierrefonds, QC Jr.-R Hardy, AR So. Cave City, AR Sr. Laurel, MS Sr. Bellville, TX Jr.-R Florence, AL So. Houston, TX Fr. Atlanta, TX Jr.-R Muscle Shoals, AL Fr. Skiatook, OK Fr. Daphne, AL Sr. Prosper, TX Jr. Bessemer, AL Sr.-R Hoover, AL Jr.-R Covington, TN Fr. Chicago, IL So.-R Barton, AR Fr.-R Gordon, GA Jr. Blytheville, AR So. Auburn, AL Fr. Springfield, MO Sr. Spokane, WA Jr.-R Prescott, AR So.-R Jonesboro, AR Fr.-R Hardy, AR Fr.-R Allen, TX Jr. Bridgeville, DE So.-R Columbia, MO Fr. Mansfield, TX Sr. Pelahatchie, MS So. Huntersville, NC Jr. North Little Rock, AR Fr. Bryant, AR So.-R Little Rock, AR

6-2 5-9 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-9 6-0 5-9 5-5 6-3 5-9 6-1 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-1 5-9 5-11 5-9 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-0 5-11 6-6 5-10 5-8 6-0 6-2 5-9 5-9 5-11 6-3 5-11 6-2 6-1 5-11 5-11 5-11 5-11 6-2 6-2 5-9 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-2 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-3 6-2 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-1 5-9

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Wt.

Yr

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Ryan Eustace Ben Gallagher Ty Mimbs Robert Mondie T.J. Harris William Bradley-King Kirk Louis Quanterio Heath Luke Sexton Caleb Caston Xavier Woodson-Luster Jake Swalley Brandon Berg Holden Byassee Jhamahl Bell Colton Jackson Jacob Still Tyrell Reed Troy Elliott Alex Novak Robert Maxwell Lanard Bonner Klint Harvey Joseph Bacchus Cameron Davis Devin Mondie Dalton Ford Austin Moreton Jacob Atnip Jamal Fontenot Jemar Clark Jaylon Marshall Javonis Isaac Brandon Bowling Warren Leapheart Dijon Paschal Chase Robison Kendrick Edwards Brandon Brockman Javier Carbonell Jonah Hill Corban Richardson Donovan Ransom Darrius Rosser Chris Odom Waylon Roberson Tevin Merritt Clifford Thomas Damon Foncham Arnold Cunningham Tremaine Harris Jordan Papyion Princeton Pitts Jake Rieves Thomas Weldon Bryce Williams

DS LB DS DL DE DE LB LB DS DE LB DL OL LB OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR TE WR TE WR DE WR TE DL TE TE DL DE DE DL DL DL P RB WR DB CB TE LB LB

208 227 221 321 235 235 229 217 280 240 207 286 284 226 294 300 288 332 297 293 276 330 330 291 303 302 307 314 325 302 307 185 217 174 243 209 244 212 211 297 242 223 304 273 256 341 246 291 196 177 165 190 175 218 225 205

Sr.-R Jr.-R Fr.-R Sr. Fr.-R Fr. Fr.-R Sr.-R Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. So.-R Sr.-R Fr. Fr.-R Fr. So. Sr.-R Jr. Fr.-R Sr. Fr.-R Sr.-R Fr.-R Sr.-R Fr. So.-R Sr.-R Fr.-R Fr. Fr. Sr.-R Jr.-R Sr.-R Jr. Jr.-R Fr.-R Jr.-R Fr.-R So. Sr.-R Sr. Sr. Fr.-R Jr.-R Fr.-R Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr.-R Fr. Fr.

6-0 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-5 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-6 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-1 6-5 6-4 6-6 6-2 6-2 5-9 6-5 6-1 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-2 5-8 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-4 5-11 5-8

Hometown Powder Springs, GA Germantown, TN Sandersville, GA Memphis, TN Tulsa, OK Kansas City, MO Baton Rouge, LA Rison, AR Jonesboro, AR Pascagoula, MS Eufaula, AL Overland Park, KS Tulsa, OK Cherry Valley, AR Warren, AR Ozark, AR Collierville, TN Mount Dora, FL Flower Mound, TX Fairhope, AL Little Rock, AR Birmingham, AL Corning, AR Southaven, MS Bryant, AR Olive Branch, MS Webb City, MO Fort Smith, AR Sheridan, AR Beaumont, TX McCrory, AR Warren, AR Lafayette, LA McKinney, TX Morrilton, AR Tallassee, AL Memphis, TN Miami, FL Jacksonville, AR Bentonville, AR Springfield, MO Jonesboro, AR Garland, TX Marion, AR Arlington, TX Midland, TX El Dorado, AR Marion, AR Plano, TX Cave City, AR Osceola, AR New Orleans, LA Jonesboro, AR DeWitt, AR Ringgold, GA Jonesboro, AR

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FORSYTHE HOPES TO MAKE MORE MEMORIES DURING FINAL SEASON; HOCKEL WORKED HARD TO EARN STARTING SPOT

by Ashley Springer, USU Athletic Media Relations

DALTON FORSYTHE Dalton Forsythe really wants to beat BYU and win the Mountain West championship this year.

“Those are my two main goals,” said the Utah State senior offensive lineman from Grapevine, Texas.

Forsythe’s father, Clayton Forsythe, played football at BYU, so Dalton was a big fan of the Cougars growing up.

“He loved football and it was kind of something he expected all of us to do,” said Forsythe, referring to his father.

Forsythe began playing football in the seventh grade and started as a defensive end, playing mostly on the line.

“I did enjoy defense, but I like playing offense more,” Forsythe said.

Forsythe started his collegiate career at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, where he met his wife, Madi (Packard) Forsythe, who was playing volleyball for the Badgers.

“Coming out of Snow, she had a lot more offers than I did and that’s actually how we ended up at Southern Utah,” Forsythe said.

Forsythe spent his sophomore season at SUU, but said he wasn’t developing athletically and scholastically as a business major.

“I just didn’t feel as though I was learning and was kind of getting stagnant in that sense,” Forsythe said. “I wanted a change in both of those areas and felt like coming up here was definitely going to do that for me.”

Forsythe said one of his favorite memories of Utah State was when he introduced himself to the coaches and got a spot on the team.

“I’m hoping to make some more memories this year,” Forsythe said.

Forsythe said his experience at Utah State has been great.

“I have loved it so far,” Forsythe said. “It’s fun to be involved in such a good program, with a good group of guys and to be at a great school.”

While Forsythe came to Utah State for his junior season, his wife stayed at SUU to finish her senior volleyball season.

“We’d been married about a year-and-a-half at that point,” Forsythe said. “It wasn’t very fun, but it was something we decided together that we needed to do for ourselves and it ended up being a blessing for us both.”

Although they were only a few hours apart, Forsythe said the couple would see each other as often as they could, but their average was about once or twice a month.

“She finished up playing down there this last year and she’s up here teaching now,” Forsythe said.

Utah State offensive line coach Steve Farmer, who is in his first season with the Aggies, has been impressed with Forsythe from day one.

“The way he had life handled, to be that young and to do it in the way he does, it’s impressive,” Farmer said.

Forsythe made his first appearance as an Aggie on Sept. 1 against Weber State.

“He’s a guy that shows up to work every day,” Farmer said. “Obviously, he contributes with drill work and practice and all those things, and fortunately enough, he got to play Thursday against Weber State.”

Forsythe knows he still has things to work on.

“We’ve got the whole season ahead of us and we’re hoping to do a lot more,” Forsythe said.

When he is not playing football, Forsythe enjoys spending as much time as he can with his wife and also enjoys hunting, fishing and being outdoors. He is also fluent in Spanish after serving an LDS Church mission in Spain.

Forsythe, who is majoring in economics and finance, has finished one bachelor’s degree and will finish his second in December. Forsythe has a job lined up with MassMutual once he graduates.

“After that, I want to get off and do something on my own,” Forsythe said.

Farmer is going to miss Forsythe.

“He’s great to be around and has a great personality, just everything you want your own children to grow up to be,” Farmer said. “The way he handles himself academically, the way he handles himself with being married and juggling all that with Division I athletics is admirable. I’m really impressed with his maturity level.”

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JUDE HOCKEL

Utah State senior offensive lineman Jude Hockel started playing football as a freshman in high school. Hockel began on the offensive line and has stayed there ever since. Now, he is the starting left guard for the Aggies in his final season.

Hockel played in five games during his junior year in 2015. During the season, Hockel played eight snaps on the offensive line against Wyoming, but otherwise played mostly on special teams.

However, in Utah State’s 2016 season opener against Weber State, Hockel made his first career start at left guard.

“Jude is a guy that has probably improved as much as anybody over the summer and he’s going to start at left guard,” Utah State head coach Matt Wells said during a press conference on Aug. 29.

What did Hockel think of making his first career start?

“It was amazing,” he said. “I hope to have a lot more.”

Utah State offensive line coach Steve Farmer said as a first-year starter, Hockel is learning to take care of himself and prepare during the week.

In the 45-6 victory over Weber State, the Aggie offense had 528 yards of total offense — 428 rushing and 100 passing.

Farmer, who is in his first season with the Aggies, said when he first arrived Hockel was someone he “had to keep a thumb on.” But now, Hockel is someone Farmer trusts completely and has watched him grow both on the field, and with his schoolwork.

“I’ve really seen him grow in his passion for the game and in his maturity level as far as handling schoolwork,” Farmer said. “I like the way he comes to work now. He busts his tail and he’s earned himself a starting spot and is playing really well.”

Hockel said both the beginning and the end of the Weber State game stood out to him.

“Realizing that it was my first time out there and it was go-time,” Hockel said. “Then the very end, realizing that it was finished and I can’t wait to do it again.”

“I’m glad he’s worked himself into having a great senior year,” Farmer said.

Hockel started his collegiate career at Diablo Valley Community College in Pleasant Hill, Calif., where he earned California Community College Athletics Association All-Bay 6 Conference first-team honors during both his freshman and sophomore seasons. As a sophomore, Hockel helped lead the offense to average 33.7 points and 410.6 yards, including 278.3 passing yards per game.

Hockel was recruited by several schools out of Diablo Valley and decided Utah State was the best fit for him. It has been everything he hoped it would be.

According to Hockel, the best thing about being an Aggie is the brotherhood.

“I’ve met a lot of good people,” Hockel said. “Friendships with my teammates that are going to last forever.”

Hockel, who is from Walnut Creek, Calif., is the third-oldest of seven children with five brothers and a sister.

“I’ve got a big family,” Hockel said. “It was a good mix with some older siblings to learn from and some younger siblings to pick on.”

When he’s not playing football, Hockel likes hanging out with friends, hiking in the canyon and doing schoolwork.

Farmer said he is going to miss giving Hockel a hard time.

“He’s fun to harass a little bit,” Farmer said.

Hockel still loves the game.

“Otherwise, I wouldn’t be here,” Hockel said.

Hockel is on track to graduate from Utah State next spring with a degree in exercise science. After that, he plans to attend physical therapy school.

Hockel said with the whole season to go, he hasn’t accomplished everything he hoped he would.

His goal before the end of his senior year?

“I want a Mountain West championship,” Hockel said.

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‘YOU WANT TO BE ENEMIES, BUT AS SOON AS FOOTBALL IS OVER, YOU’RE BEST FRIENDS’

by Megan Allen, USU Athletic Media Relations

JAKE THOMPSON While there are always players with connections and similarities on football rosters, Utah State seniors Jake Thompson and Brock Warren have seen a lot of the same pages. Both Cache Valley natives, the special teams veterans will leave USU with valuable life experience. Throughout the latter part of their football careers, Warren and Thompson have both battled through disappointment and injuries, fighting through the challenges to become stronger people and players.

For Thompson, the battles started during his senior season at Logan (Utah) High School. Just three games into the season, he tore his ACL, an injury that would prove to dictate the next few years. Utah State was the only collegiate program to maintain its offer to Thompson, an offer he was glad to accept.

“I came up here and started as a freshman, playing with my brother (Josh). I grew up here watching Utah State football, so it was a dream come true to play here,” Thompson said. “It means a lot to be here. “I’ve seen where this program has been and where it’s come. Being able to play in front of your hometown on Saturdays is a really cool experience.”

Though the knee injury took its toll on Thompson, he fought through the rehabilitation process to have a successful freshman year with the Aggies.

“Coming out of high school with an ACL injury isn’t easy,” Thompson said. “My first year here I kicked with a knee brace, which was an interesting adjustment.

Everything went well and it’s been a good ride.”

Warren’s struggles came a little bit later. He came to Utah State for the 2012 season, winning the starting kicker position. Though football was never part of his plan - he didn’t start playing until his junior year at Sky View HS - Warren was grateful for the opportunity to be playing in his hometown.

“It’s huge to be a part of Utah State football and it means a lot to me,” Warren said. “It was nerve-racking

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® at first because I knew so many people in the crowd at games. Having that support group means a ton to me. I love it.”

After helping the Aggies to wins over Southern Utah and Utah in the first two weeks of the year, Warren suffered a season-ending groin injury while preparing for a game at Wisconsin. The recovery was slow, as Warren had to fight through not only the injury, but some changes among the USU coaching staff.

“The next year, I was probably only at 70 percent, so coach (Dave) Ungerer didn’t get to see me at my full potential, which set me back another year,” Warren said.

“Then finally last year, I won the spot again and had a pretty decent season.”

Though he joined the Aggies as a walk-on, Warren had been told he’d be put on scholarship after earning the starting position after his first fall camp. He earned a medical redshirt for the remainder of his freshman season, then used a regular redshirt the next year. He did not see any action as a sophomore in 2014, but returned to the field for the 2015 campaign. After fall camp that year, Warren received the scholarship he’d set out to earn.

“It was a struggle. It was more frustrating than anything,” Warren said. “When I won the starting spot my freshman year, I was told I’d get put on scholarship, so things were looking up. Then my injury set me back two years. I stayed patient and worked heavily on my fundamentals and that paid off.”

As he worked through the years without seeing any time in games, Warren was able to develop as a player and improve his skills. By the time he returned to action as a junior, he had perfected his kick and showed that in his consistency. For the 2015 season, Warren was 39of-41 on extra points, which ranks tied for fifth in school history for a single season in extra points made and fifth for extra point attempts.

With such specific, limited roles in games, kickers like Warren and Thompson know they need to take advantage of their time on the field. Like any player, these two have their routines and habits to get them through the play.

“It’s definitely an adrenaline rush,” Thompson said.

“A lot of times I get a little too amped and just have to take a couple deep breaths. The atmosphere at Maverik Stadium has changed a lot over the years and it’s just fun to experience. You just have to dial into the moment and seize your opportunity.”

For Warren, the process is all about focusing on the fundamentals and basics that he has spent so much time improving.

“It’s pretty simple, and you’ve heard it a thousand times, but you just have to trust your fundamentals. It’s so true,” Warren said. “I just trust myself and the work I’ve put in, I trust the snap and the hold, then I just do what I’ve done a million times.”

Growing up as cross-town rivals, Thompson and

BROCK WARREN Warren have since used their similar experiences and skills to develop a competitive friendship. Though the pair have spent their collegiate careers battling for time on the field, they have overcome that to stay friends.

“It’s been hard because you’re competing against each other. You want to be enemies, but as soon as football is over, you’re best friends. It’s been a lot of fun,” Warren said. “Going into this last year, I’d say our friendship is better than it’s ever been.”

As they prepare for lives outside of the gates of Maverik Stadium, Warren and Thompson are grateful for the opportunities and lessons provided from a football career.

“It’s all about hard work,” Warren said. “If you actually put in the effort and have the work ethic, you’ll go places.

If your time isn’t given to you when and how you want it, you have to stay patient and make the most of the time that it is.”

Warren graduated last December with a degree in sociology and is working on a second bachelor’s in family, consumer and human development. He plans to pursue a career in forensic interviewing.

Thompson is heading for the business world, as he will graduate next May with a degree in business administration.

“I’ve learned a lot about adversity. Not everything in life is fair,” Thompson said. “The business world is a lot like a football team. You’re on a team, you have to trust each other to work together and be effective. You have to get along with others. Having that bond and chemistry here on the field is crucial.”

While things may not have gone the way each player anticipated at first, Thompson and Warren have made the most of their time as Aggies. Fighting through injuries and life changes, the two have taken their challenges and will continue to use the experiences to their benefit through their lives off the field.

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DEVIN CENTERS IS MAKING THE MOST AT EVERY POSITION IN THE DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD FOR UTAH STATE

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

DEVIN

CENTERS Football is in Devin Centers’ blood. There is no mistaking that.

After all, his father, Larry Centers, played 14 seasons in the NFL with stops in Phoenix/Arizona, Washington, Buffalo and New England, where he earned his first and only Super Bowl ring.

But football isn’t the only sport that courses through Devin Centers’ veins. He was also a standout track & field athlete at Chandler (Ariz.) High School, finishing second in state in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.16 and fourth in the 300m hurdles with a time of 39.11.

And it was a track reference that Centers eluded to when asked to describe his emotions about playing in his final season at Utah State.

“Because I ran track, I have one of those mentalities where when you run the 400, you look at it as when you come around that last turn and you’re getting to the final 100, you’ve got to give it everything you’ve got,” Centers said. “I’m looking at it as the last 100 of my football career, so far, until I’m told otherwise. That’s how I’ve got to look at.”

Centers’ leadership, not to mention his play on the field through Utah State’s first two games, is certainly proof of that. The 5-foot-9, 200-pound safety is definitely giving the Aggies everything he’s got.

“Devin is the wily veteran,” said co-defensive coordinator/safeties coach Kendrick Shaver. “He’s been here a long time. He started as a cornerback, but we moved him to safety and he’s also played the nickel. He actually plays every position, so he provides leadership and knowledge. He knows this defense better than anybody in the room because he’s been here so long.

“He has the ability, the football savvy and IQ to play every position, and you will see him play every position,” Shaver added. “He’s our emergency corner and I’m not afraid to put him out there at corner.”

Centers relishes his role as Utah State’s most versatile player on defense. In fact, knowing and playing multiple positions on the defensive side of the ball is something he wanted to do since his early days as an Aggie.

“We used to write down goals on goal sheets and I wrote that I wanted to play every position in the secondary, but that was just setting the bar high,” Centers said. “Eventually, it started to happen and I said, ‘This is what I asked for, so now I’ve got to execute.’”

And that’s exactly what he’s done.

Through the first two games of the season, Centers ranks fourth on the team in tackles (11) and he is one of six different Aggies to record a pass breakup. He had five tackles in Utah State’s 45-6 season-opening victory against Weber State, then backed that up with a six-stop performance last Saturday at Southern Cal. Coming into his junior campaign, Centers had recorded 123 career tackles, including 6.5 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks, four interceptions, 12 pass breakups and three fumble recoveries.

“He has a great football IQ,” Shaver said. “He has done every one of my drills and seen every formation that we can throw at him, so he has great experience and IQ. Plus, he’s athletic.”

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® Centers was originally recruited to play cornerback at Utah State. However, that changed midway through his redshirt freshman season of 2012.

“We were down on numbers, so they started having me work with the safeties and I just stayed at that position,” Centers said.

Does he prefer one secondary position over another?

“I like playing the nickel,” Centers said with a wide grin.

“It gives me a chance to feel like I’m a linebacker sometimes, so the nickel is fun.”

After his redshirt year, Centers played in all 13 games in 2013 and led the team with two blocked kicks as he blocked punts against both BYU and Boise State in consecutive weeks. The following year, he earned honorable mention all-Mountain West honors as he ranked tied for first in the conference and tied for 10th in the nation in fumbles recovered with three. He also tied for seventh in the league in passes defended with 12 and ranked 33rd in the MW in tackles with 74.

Centers returned two of those fumbles for touchdowns. The first of those returns came in the second quarter against Wake Forest. Former Aggie Nick Vigil sacked Demon Deacons quarterback John Wolford, forcing him to fumble.

Centers was Johnny on the spot and scooped up the loose pigskin, returning it 47 yards for a touchdown to give Utah State a 19-7 lead.

The Aggies scored two defensive touchdowns that day and Centers’ score was part of 29 unanswered points scored by Utah State in its 36-24 victory over Wake Forest.

Centers’ second defensive score in 2014 gave the Aggies the lead for good in their 35-14 win at Hawai’i. With the score knotted at 14-apiece, Centers was again the beneficiary of a sack by a Vigil, this time from Zach. The oldest of the two Vigil brothers knocked the ball loose from Rainbow Warriors quarterback Ikaika Woolsey and Centers scooped it up and returned it 10 yards for a touchdown, giving Utah State a 21-14 lead early in the second quarter.

During his junior season in 2015, Centers finished ninth on the team in tackles with 46 and tied for the team lead with three interceptions.

Centers has grown – both as a person and a player – a lot in his days at Utah State since arriving from Chandler HS. “Coming out of high school, I was a pretty cocky guy,” Centers admitted. “I came here and got humbled by guys like Nevin Lawson (now with the Detroit Lions) and Will Davis (now with the Baltimore Ravens). They showed me how to be humble, how to be quiet and how to learn. They also taught me how to lead and how to be a good teammate. I’ve learned a lot from this team and this program.”

Centers, who was born with 12 fingers, went to the same high school as former Aggie linebacker Michael Okonkwo, who helped his high school teammate become his collegiate teammate. The two played four seasons together at Utah State.

“I didn’t have many offers coming out of high school,” Centers said. “Mike Okonkwo went here and I gave him a call and asked him if he could talk to the coaches and he said,

‘Yeah.’ The coaches gave me a call and coach (Bill) Busch came out to watch me do some drills. They said they liked me and said they wanted me to come out. I came out and was a walk-on for the summer and eventually earned a scholarship.”

Centers wears the number 37 in honor of his father, who is arguably the best pass-catching fullback to ever play the game with 827 career receptions. Devin admits the two weren’t always close, but that is not the case today.

“My dad wasn’t around when I was growing up,” Centers said. “We talked, but he wasn’t around very much. I don’t try to look at the negatives of the situation. I just looked at it as normal.

When I got older, it honestly made me look at my mom (Vada Lonnie) and be like, ‘Wow, you centered everything toward me and my siblings, even though he wasn’t around.’ Me and my dad have a closer relationship now than we did back then. I don’t hold anything against him; I understand. Everybody has their own way of doing things and he had his own situations that he had to deal with.

“We’re both busy, but recently in the past couple of months, we have gotten really close. He’s been helping me and giving me advice, and trying to help me out seeing as I’m trying to push toward the next level. He’s there for me if I ever have an issue.”

Centers, a double major in business administration and marketing, is on track to graduate from Utah State this December.

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