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12 Conference Championships • Back-to-Back-to-Back Bowl Wins • 4 Consecutive Bowl Games • 8 NFL Draft Picks Since 2011

2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (3-2, 2-0 Mountain West)

DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT S 3 SOUTHERN UTAH None W 12-9 S 11 at #24 Utah ESPN2 L 14-24 S 19 at Washington Pac-12 L 17-31 O 3 COLORADO STATE* ESPN3 W 33-18 O 10 at Fresno State* CBSSN W 56-14 O 16 #21 BOISE STATE* CBSSN 7 pm O 23 at San Diego State* ESPN2 8:30 pm O 30 WYOMING* ESPN2 8:15 pm N 7 at New Mexico* CBSSN 1:30 pm N 14 at Air Force* ESPN Net. TBA N 21 NEVADA* ESPN Net. TBA N 28 BYU CBSSN 1:30 pm MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP D 5 TBA ESPN2 5:30 pm * Mountain West Game All times Mountain. Home games in BOLD CAPS.

GAME SIX INFORMATION

• Surface ................................................................ AstroTurf • Series History .............................Boise State leads 15-4-0 TV: CBS SPORTS NETWORK • Play-by-Play ............................................. Carter Blackburn • Analyst ............................................................ Aaron Taylor • Reporter ............................................................ Jenny Dell RADIO: AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK • Play-by-Play .......................................................... Al Lewis • Analyst ........................................................... Craig Hislop • Online: 610kvnu.com • National: Sirius Ch. 83 / XM Ch. 202 TWITTER: #USUAGGIES • Official Account .......................................... @USUFootball ONLINE: UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM UtahStateAggies.com offers the most complete and comprehensive coverage of the Aggies on gameday.

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#21 BOISE STATE (5-1, 2-0 MW) VS. UTAH STATE (3-2, 2-0 MW) FRIDAY, OCT. 16, 2015 • 7:05 P.M. (MT) • LOGAN, UTAH • MAVERIK STADIUM (22,059)

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2015 RECORD: 5-1, 2-0 MW LAST GAME: Oct. 10, 2015 • W, 41-10 at Colorado State HEAD COACH: Bryan Harsin • School Record: 17-3 (2nd year) • Career Record: 24-8 (3rd year) • vs. Utah State: 1-0

2015 RECORD: 3-2, 2-0 MW LAST GAME: Oct. 10, 2015 • W, 56-14 at Fresno State HEAD COACH: Matt Wells • School Record: 22-11 (3rd year) • Career Record: 22-11 (3rd year) • vs. Boise State: 0-2

STATISTICAL LEADERS • Rush: Jeremy McNichols (100-485, 12 TD) • Pass: Brett Rypien (73-104, 1,057, 7 TD, 1 INT) • Rec.: Shane Williams-Rhodes (35-287) • Def.: Ben Weaver (33 tlk., 1.0 tfl)

STATISTICAL LEADERS • Rush: Devante Mays (35-259, 3 TD) • Pass: Kent Myers (30-46, 397, 2 TD, 0 INT) • Rec.: Devonte Robinson (16-254, 1 TD) • Def.: Nick Vigil (52 tlk., 5.0 tfl, 1.0 sacks)

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AGGIES HOST BOISE STATE ON CBS SPORTS NETWORK

• Utah State continues Mountain West play this week, hosting No. 21 Boise State on CBS Sports Network. USU is 15-3 (.833) all-time in the Mountain West and has won 26 of its last 29 league games.

• Utah State has won 11 straight home games, which ranks as the fourth-longest home winning streak in school history. The school record is 17 straight home wins from 1959-63, while the 1905-08 teams won 15 straight home games and the 1931-34 teams won 13 straight home games.

• Utah State has won 20 of its last 22 home games overall, including eight straight Mountain West home games and 13 of its last 14 conference home games. Under head coach Matt Wells, USU is 12-2 at home, including an 8-1 Mountain West record. All-time, USU is 132-98 (.574) at Maverik Stadium.

• The last time Utah State lost a home game was on Oct. 12, 2013 to Boise State, 34-23, snapping its school record 13-game conference winning streak.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR FRIDAY NIGHT

Junior RB Devante Mays rushed for a career-high 92 yards on just nine carries, and scored a career-best three touchdowns, in Utah State’s 56-14 road win at Fresno State last weekend.

• Utah State has won 38 of its last 52 games (.731) to rank as the third-most wins in the West behind Oregon (44) and Boise State (41) over the last four-plus seasons.

• Sophomore Kent Myers is 7-1 as Utah State’s starting quarterback and the Aggies are 16-5 over the past three years with a backup quarterback as their starter.

• Utah State has forced 10 turnovers this season (all in its last three games) with five fumbles and five interceptions. With its 10 turnovers this year, USU has now forced 87 turnovers in its last 42 games, including at least one turnover in 37 of its last 42 games. USU has also intercepted 41 passes in its last 29 games and has at least one interception in 19 of its last 25 games, including multiple interceptions in 13 of its last 29 games.

• Utah State has won 18 straight games with a 100-yard rusher and 21 of its last 22 games when it rushes at least 40 times in a game, including a 2-0 record this year.

• Two of the top rush defenses in the nation will face off Friday night as Boise State ranks first in the Mountain West and second nationally, allowing just 60.7 rushing yards per game, while Utah State ranks second in the MW and 15th nationally, allowing 102.2 rushing yards per game.

• Utah State has won 11 of its last 18 games played during the month of October and is 7-5-1 all-time in known games played on Oct. 16.

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GAME NOTES MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS MOUNTAIN Boise State Air Force Utah State New Mexico Colorado State Wyoming

MW Overall 2-0 5-1 2-0 3-2 2-0 3-2 1-1 3-3 0-2 2-4 0-2 0-6

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

MW Overall 2-0 3-3 2-1 3-3 1-1 3-3 1-1 2-4 0-2 2-4 0-3 1-5

( ALL TIMES MOUNTAIN ) THIS WEEK’S GAMES Friday, Oct. 16 • Boise St. at Utah St. (CBSSN) 7 pm

• UNLV at Fresno St. (ESPN2)

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Saturday, Oct. 17 • Air Force at Colorado St. (CBSSN)

1:30 pm

• Nevada at Wyoming (ESPN3)

2 pm

• Hawai’i at New Mexico (ROOT)

5 pm

• San Diego St. at San Jose St. (ESPNU)

8:30 pm

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.

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UTAH STATE CONTINUES MOUNTAIN WEST PLAY AGAINST BOISE STATE Utah State (3-2, 2-0 MW) continues Mountain West play this weekend as it hosts No. 21 Boise State (5-1, 2-0 MW) on Friday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. (MT). The game will be nationally televised by CBS Sports Network (Comcast Ch. 269/753HD, Dish Network Ch. 158, DirecTV Ch. 221) with Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst) and Jenny Dell (reporter) on the call. Live audio of the game is also available on www.UtahStateAggies.com. USU, which is 528-519-31 (.504) in its 118th season, has 10 nationally televised games on ESPN, CBS Sports Network and the Pac-12 Network in 2015.

VERSUS ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKED TEAMS • Utah State is 4-53 all-time against Associated Press ranked teams, but has won three of its last six meetings against top-25 competition, including its 35-20 road win at No. 18 BYU last year as the Cougars are the highest ranked team USU has ever defeated. In 2013, USU posted a 21-14 win against No. 24 Northern Illinois in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. In 2012, USU posted a 48-41 overtime win at No. 19 Louisiana Tech and in 1991 it defeated No. 25 Fresno State at home, 20-19.

• This will be the seventh meeting between Utah State and Boise State when the Broncos have been nationally ranked and Boise State was the last Associated Press ranked team to play in Maverik Stadium as they posted a 53-21 road win against USU on Nov. 20, 2009 when they were ranked sixth nationally.

• Under head coach Matt Wells, Utah State is 2-3 versus Associated Press ranked teams.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS Utah State is 17-25-1 all-time in games played on Friday as it is 0-1 this year with its 24-14 loss at No. 24 Utah.

USU went 3-0 in Friday games a year ago with a road win at No. 18 BYU (35-20), a road win at Wyoming (20-3) and a home win against San José State (41-7). Overall, USU is 4-2 in Friday games under head coach Matt Wells, with its other loss coming at home to BYU, 31-14. The Aggies are 0-1 all-time against Boise State on Friday, as they lost to the sixth-ranked Broncos, 53-21, on Nov. 20, 2009 in Logan.

A LOOK AT UTAH STATE Utah State is 3-2 on the season and 2-0 in Mountain West play following its 56-14 road win at Fresno State last weekend. USU began the year with a 12-9 home win against Southern Utah, followed by a 24-14 loss at No. 24 Utah, a 31-17 loss at Washington and a 33-18 home win against Colorado State. Offensively, USU is led by sophomore QB Kent Myers, who is 30-of-46 (.652) passing for 397 yards (198.5 ypg) with two touchdowns and no interceptions.

Junior RB Devante Mays leads the team in rushing with 259 yards on 35 carries (7.4 ypc/51.8 ypg) with four touchdowns, and senior WR Devonte Robinson has a team-best 16 receptions for 254 yards (15.9 ypr/50.8 ypg) with one touchdown. Defensively, junior LB Nick Vigil leads the team with 52 tackles, which includes 5.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks, while senior LB LT Filiaga has 37 tackles. As a team, Utah State is averaging 26.4 points and 358.8 yards of total offense (191.0 - passing, 1567.8 - rushing) and allowing 19.2 points and 297.4 yards of total offense (195.2 - passing, 102.2 - rushing).

UTAH STATE DURING ITS LAST TWO GAMES During its current two-game winning streak, Utah State is averaging 44.5 points and 458.5 yards of total offense (249.5 - rushing, 209.0 - passing), while allowing just 16.0 points and 277.5 yards of total offense (182.5 - passing, 95.0 - rushing). USU has also controlled the ball, 32:52 to 27:08, during its last two games, and was won the turnover battle, 7-1. During its first three games of the year, USU averaged just 14.3 points and 292.3 yards of total offense per game (179.0 - passing, 113.3 - rushing), while allowing 21.3 points and 310.7 yards of offense (203.7 - passing, 107.0 - rushing).

UTAH STATE SCORES SEASON-HIGH 56 POINTS AT FRESNO STATE • Utah State’s 56 points in its road win at Fresno State are a season high and its most since scoring 70 points at home against Weber State in 2013. Those 56 points are also the most scored on the road by USU since posting a 63-17 win at Idaho on Oct. 25, 1997. Furthermore, USU’s 42-point road win is its largest since beating Idaho by 46 points (63-17) in 1997.

• Utah State’s 56 points against Fresno State are the most in series history, as is its 42-point margin of victory as the Aggies snapped a six-game losing streak to the Bulldogs and a seven-game road losing streak in the series dating back to 1990. Furthermore, it was just the third time USU defeated FS on the road and first since 1980.

• Utah State had a season-high 482 yards of offense against Fresno State, including a season-high 281 passing yards. USU also rushed for a season-high seven touchdowns, its most since scoring seven rushing touchdowns against New Mexico State in 1964.

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• Utah State’s 29 first-half points against Fresno State are its most since scoring 31 first-half points against Air Force last season, a span of 13 games. Furthermore, USU’s 22 second-quarter points are its most in a single quarter since also scoring 22 second-quarter points against Wake Forest on Sept. 13, 2014.

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GAME NOTES A QUICK LOOK AT BOISE STATE Boise State is 5-1 on the season and 2-0 in Mountain West play following its 41-10 road win at Colorado State last weekend. The Broncos, who are ranked 21st in the nation in this week’s Associated Press poll, are led by freshman QB Brett Rypien, who is 73-of-104 passing for 1,057 yards (264.2 ypg) with seven touchdowns and one interception. Sophomore RB Jeremy McNichols leads the team in rushing with 485 yards on 100 carries (4.8 ypc/80.8 ypg) with 12 touchdowns, and senior WR Shane Williams-Rhodes has caught 35 passes for 287 yards (8.2 ypr/47.8 ypg). Defensively, junior LB Ben Weaver has 33 tackles, which includes 41.0 tackles for loss, while senior S Darian Thompson has 30 tackles, which includes 1.5 tackles for loss. As a team, Boise State is averaging 40.7 points and 482.3 yards of total offense per game (288.7 - passing, 193.7 - rushing) and allowing 12.0 points and 259.5 yards of total offense (198.8 - passing, 60.7 - rushing). Boise State returns 17 starters (O-9, D-8) and 45 lettermen (O-21, D-22, S-2) from last year’s team that went 12-2 overall and 7-1 in Mountain West play. Following its 28-14 win against Fresno State in the Mountain West Championship game, the Broncos concluded their season with a 38-30 win against No. 10 Arizona in the VIZIO Fiesta Bowl and a No. 16 national ranking in the AP poll. Bryan Harsin is 17-3 in his second season at Boise State and 24-8 in three seasons as a collegiate head coach.

AGGIES AND BRONCOS SERIES HISTORY Utah State trails in the all-time series against Boise State, 15-4, including a 2-7 record in Logan. The first game played in the series was on Oct. 15, 1975 in Boise with USU winning, 42-19. Boise State has won the last 12 games played in the series, including five straight in Logan. Boise State won last year’s meeting at home, 50-19, and posted a 34-23 win in its last game in Logan in 2013. The last time USU defeated the Broncos was on Nov. 1, 1997 in Logan, 24-20.

UTAH STATE AND BOISE STATE AS CONFERENCE FOES Utah State and Boise State have spent 14 years as league foes, including three seasons in the Mountain West as Boise State joined the league in 2011 and Utah State joined in 2013. Both schools were also members of the Big West Conference from 1996 to 2000 and members of the Western Athletic Conference from 2005 to 2010.

AGGIES VS. BRONCOS SERIES 16TH-LONGEST IN SCHOOL HISTORY Utah State and Boise State will be meeting for the 20th time in series history this weekend for the 16th-most played rivalry in school history.

TOP AGGIE PERFORMERS AGAINST BOISE STATE Rushing Yards: Demario Brown (1999), 239 yards on 33 carries Passing Yards: Jose Fuentes (2000), 509 yards on 25-of-56 passing Receiving Yards: Aaron Jones (2000), 297 yards on 10 receptions WELLS VERSUS BOISE STATE Matt Wells is 0-2 all-time against Boise State as Utah State’s head coach and also faced the Broncos three times as an assistant at Tulsa.

UTAH STATE VERSUS THE GEM STATE Utah State is 39-34-2 (.533) all-time against teams from the state of Idaho, including a 20-17-2 record against Idaho, a 15-2 record against Idaho State and a 4-15 record against Boise State.

UTAH STATE CONNECTIONS WITH BOISE STATE Tony Knap was head coach for both teams, compiling a 25-14-1 (.637) record at Utah State from 1963-66. In 1968, he succeeded Lyle Smith at Boise State, then still known as Boise College. It was the school’s first year in Division II (then the “college division”); it had previously competed (and dominated) in the junior college ranks. Knap led the Broncos to a 71-19-1 (.788) record in eight years, including three 10-win seasons.

MORE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN UTAH STATE AND BOISE STATE Utah State special assistant to the head coach Dave Kragthorpe was the head coach at Oregon State from 1985-90 and coached Boise State associate head coach/running backs coach/special teams coordinator Kent Riddle.

AGGIES AND BRONCOS HAVE TWO OF THE YOUNGEST COACHES IN THE NATION This weekend’s game features two of the youngest head coaches in the nation at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level as Boise State’s Bryan Harsin is the fifth-youngest head coach, while Utah State’s Matt Wells is the 17th-youngest. Furthermore, Wells and Harsin are two of just 14 FBS head coaches who played football at the school they are now head coaches at, along with Troy Calhoun (Air Force), John Bonamego (Central Michigan), Ruffin McNeill (East Carolina), Paul Haynes (Kent State), Jim Harbaugh (Michigan), Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern), Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State), David Shaw (Stanford), Kliff Kingsbury (Texas Tech), Sean Kugler (UTEP), Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech) and Paul Chryst (Wisconsin).

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2015 UTAH STATE STATS (3-2/2-0 MW) TEAM STATISTICS USU OPP Points/Game .................................... 26.4 .......... 19.2 First Downs ....................................... 18.2 .......... 16.8 Rushing/Game ..................................67.8 ........ 102.2 Passing/Game ............................... 191.0 ........ 195.2 Total Offense/Game ....................... 358.8 ........ 297.4 Fumbles-Lost ...................................... 6-2 ......... 10-5 Pen.Yds/Game ............................ 41/78.6 .... 37/61.2 Time of Possession ..........................29:51 ........ 30:09 Third Down Conversions ................. 24/71 ....... 22/75 Fourth Down Conversions ................... 3/5 ......... 7/13 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG Mays 35 259 7.4 3 51.8 Hunt 75 235 3.1 3 47.0 Passing Keeton Myers Receiving Robinson Sharp Hunt

C-A-I Pct Yds TD YPG 55-101-5 54.5 537 2 179.0 30-46-0 65.2 397 2 198.5 Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 16 254 15.9 1 50.8 16 236 14.8 1 78.7 14 69 4.9 1 13.8

Defense U-A-T TFL Int FF-FR Vigil 24-28-52 5.0 0 1-0 Filiaga 9-28-37 0.0 0 0-0 Centers 13-13-26 0.0 2 0-0 2015 BOISE STATE STATS (5-1/2-0 MW) TEAM STATISTICS BSU OPP Points/Game .....................................40.7........... 12.0 First Downs ....................................... 24.2........... 13.7 Rushing/Game .............................. 193.7........... 60.7 Passing/Game ............................... 288.7...... 2198.8 Total Offense/Game ....................... 482.3......... 259.5 Fumbles-Lost ...................................... 5-1 ............ 9-3 Pen.Yds/Game ............................ 41/56.2 .... 42/60.3 Time of Possession ........................ 32:15 ........ 27:45 Third-Down Conversions ................. 32/89 ......35/103 Fourth-Down Conversions ................. 6/11 ......... 4/11 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG McNichols 100 485 4.8 12 80.8 Young 44 205 4.7 3 34.2 Passing C-A-I Pct Yds TD YPG Rypien 73-104-1 70.2 1057 7 264.2 Finley 46-70-4 65.7 485 1 161.7

Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Williams-Rhodes 35 287 8.2 0 47.8 Sperbeck 27 526 19.5 5 87.7 McNichols 20 196 9.8 2 32.7 Defense U-A-T TFL Int FF-FR Weaver 16-17-33 1.0 0 0-1 Thompson 19-11-30 1.5 4 1-0 Vallejo 15-11-26 1.0 0 1-0

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INJURY HELPED MOLD BRANDON SWINDALL INTO THE PERSON AND PLAYER HE IS TODAY

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

BRANDON

SWINDALL It seems that almost every player is injured at some point in their career and some even have to deal with multiple injuries.

Injuries can prove to be very devastating to a player, but they can also be very humbling, which Utah State senior wide receiver Brandon Swindall found out last year.

Coming off a sophomore season in which he led the Aggies with six touchdown catches, Swindall had high expectations entering his junior campaign in 2014.

However, his season was cut short when he tore his Achilles tendon on the first offensive play in the home opener against Idaho State on Sept. 6.

“I just went in motion and kind of pushed off of it,” Swindall recalled. “There was nobody around me, so I just pushed off and it felt like I stepped in a ditch. I looked back, and you can see me on film look back, then took two more steps and just dropped. That’s when the pain kicked in. It was terrible.”

It certainly was. Especially when you consider Swindall had matched his career high in receptions with five in the season opener at Tennessee on Aug. 31.

The native of Oklahoma City, Okla., handled the seasonending injury extremely well, though.

“It was probably the best thing that has ever happened to me in my life,” Swindall said. “It was a blessing because I was coming off of a good season, so I was hyped up and really big-headed.”

Along with his team-high six touchdown catches in 2013, Swindall started five of the 13 games he played in and finished the season with 29 receptions for 285 yards. He had a career-high two touchdown catches in the season-opener at Utah on Aug 29.

However, the injury humbled Swindall.

“I didn’t really know anything about the game until I actually had to sit out and watch,” Swindall said. “That’s why I think it was a blessing for me because I realized how much I loved the game and how much I needed the game. I learned more about the game from a different perspective, so it was a blessing for me.”

Utah State passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach Jovon Bouknight agreed with Swindall’s assessment.

“The injury definitely humbled him and he grew as a person,” Bouknight said. “When I say he grew, he grew off the field, but he also grew mentally in understanding the game. That allowed him to grow as a receiver and now, he can actually see stuff – the moving particles out there – which allows him to play a lot faster.”

Adversity struck Swindall again during fall camp, when he pulled his hamstring. Because of that, Swindall missed the first two games of his senior season against Southern Utah and Utah, respectively.

He played sparingly in the Aggies’ game at Washington in week three.

“That hurt,” Swindall admitted. “Coming back from the torn Achilles, I had a great summer rehabbing and getting my strength and speed back. Then, the first day

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of camp, I came out and it happened just like that. I was like, ‘OK, is this what you want?’ I started to think twice about things, but I pushed through it, kept my faith in the Lord and now I’m here.”

What the Aggies get with a healthy 6-foot-4, 205-pound Swindall is a fast and talented wide receiver who is a smooth route runner. He has the ability to make difficult catches due to his height and strong hands.

“When he first got here, he was long and lanky, and just very timid as far as a lot of his mechanics,” Bouknight pointed out. “He’s letting it fly now and I can’t wait to see him all the way 100 percent. The ceiling is very high for him and I can’t wait to see him get after it.”

In Utah State’s Homecoming game against Colorado State on Oct. 3, Swindall caught his first pass of the season for five yards. The following week at Fresno State, he had one reception for 14 yards in the Aggies’ 56-14 victory.

With Swindall and fellow senior wide receiver Hunter Sharp, the Aggies have arguably two of the most feared targets in the Mountain West. And when you add players like senior Devonte Robinson, junior Andrew Rodriguez and redshirt freshman Zach Van Leeuwen into the mix, Utah State has a strong wide receiver corps.

“It’s unbelievable watching Hunter play,” Swindall said. “I love watching him play. What makes it so good is we all learn from each other. A lot of people don’t know much about Van Leeuwen, but he’s probably the best technical person in our receiving corps. We all help each other, which is why we’re so good as a group. When we’re all healthy, it’s unbelievable.”

Following his senior season at Millwood High School, Swindall was tabbed a Parade All-American and a firstteam U.S. Air Force All-American. The son of William

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and Nicole Swindall helped lead the Falcons to a 13-1 record that season as the two-way star led the state of Oklahoma with 17 interceptions and set a national record by returning eight for touchdowns. He also caught 46 passes for 1,204 yards and 17 touchdowns.

“It was a blessing and an honor,” Swindall said of his All-American honors. “It just shows how much hard work I put in. My sophomore year, I really wasn’t into football and was just playing it. I had a good junior year and then the following summer, I pushed it to the max so I could be the best I could be. God blessed me with the talent and I had a great senior year.”

Despite that, Swindall was not highly recruited. In fact, Utah State was the only school to offer him.

Swindall, who loves to ride horses and is a big fan of country music, is majoring in health and wellness. He is on track to graduate in December.

“His presence is always good to have in the room and he’s my go-to guy,” Bouknight said. “He’s been here for five years and he understands my expectations, he understands what we’re about in that room so when I’m not there, he’s the voice. He’s a leader on the field and in the classroom.”

Swindall would love to play football at the next level.

“If that doesn’t work out, I’ll see what the world has to offer next,” he said.

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ICON SPORTS PERFORMANCE CENTER

Completed in June 2013, Utah State’s new $6.5 million, 26,329 squarefoot ICON Sports Performance Center features areas for weight training, cardiovascular workouts and speed and agility training, as well as offices for staff. Built on existing university property at the northwest corner of Maverik Stadium, the state-of-the-art multi-level facility alleviated overcrowding in the previous 5,800 square-foot strength and conditioning center and accommodates almost 400 student-athletes from 16 sports programs.

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The ICON Sports Performance Center is the largest such facility in the Mountain West Conference and rivals any strength and conditioning complex in the country. Of the schools Utah State competes against in the MW, Fresno State currently has the second-largest strength and conditioning center(s) at 12,500 square feet, followed

by Air Force (12,000 sq. ft.), Boise State (12,000 sq. ft.), Wyoming (11,100 sq. ft.), Hawai`i (10,000 sq. ft.), New Mexico (10,000 sq. ft.), Colorado State (10,000 sq. ft.), San JosĂŠ State (10,000 sq. ft.), UNLV (8,200 sq. ft.) and Nevada (8,000 sq. ft.).

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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 - 48,596 Cache County - 112,466 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: 823 Full-time support staff: 1,561

Enrollment Total Headcount Enrollment (Fall 2014): 27,662* *Includes USU Regional Campuses and Distance Education: 12,231 and USU Eastern: 2,048 Gender: Male: 12,704 Female: 14,958 Student Representation: All 29 counties in Utah All 50 states 87 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

Third Season as Utah State Head Coach (19-9 Overall,13-3 Mountain West) Fifth Season Overall at Utah State Matt Wells has wasted little time putting his stamp on the Aggie football program as head coach, as Utah State is 19-9 during his two years at the helm, including a 13-3 Mountain West record. Those 19 wins are a school-record by a USU coach in his first two seasons and he already ranks as the 11th-winningest coach in school history, while his 67.9 winning percentage ranks second all-time in school history with a minimum of 15 games coached.

During his four years at Utah State, which includes two years as an assistant, Wells has been part of a program that has played in four-straight bowl games and won three-straight bowls, both of which are school records, while posting a 37-17 record.

Furthermore, Utah State is one of just four programs to win 30 games and record three bowl victories in the past three seasons joining Clemson, Michigan State and Oregon.

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 All-American by four different publications, including being named a USA Today Sports second-team All-American, while Davis was named a true freshman All-American by 247Sports. Along with earning All-American honors, Vigil was also 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 AllAmerican by USA Today Sports, Nevin Lawson was named a third-team All-American by College Sports Madness, and Kyler 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 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.

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT MATT WELLS...

Gary Andersen, Oregon State Head Football Coach: “I’m very happy for Coach Wells and the success that Utah State has continued to have under his leadership. He takes care of kids both on and off the field and has surrounded himself with a staff that does the same. I look forward to seeing more of the same out of the Aggies in the future.”

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.”

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The Wells Family (L-R): Ella, Matt, Wyatt, Jenn, Jadyn.

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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Wells, who is the 17th-youngest head coach at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level and one of 14 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 current Aggie senior 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 singleseason school record.

Under Wells’ tutelage, Keeton has emerged as one of the top quarterbacks in the nation and currently ranks first in school history in career completion percentage (.654), second in career touchdown passes (58), second in career completions (568), third in career total offense (7,621 yards), third in career passing yardage (6,387), fourth in career passing attempts (869) and 20th in career rushing yards (1,234).

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 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 eight 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 (12) and Ella (9), and one son, Wyatt (6). His brother, Luke, is Utah State’s co-offensive coordinator, tight ends 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 (8) Utah State - 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 1993 Las Vegas EDUCATION 1996 Utah State - Business Marketing (Cum Laude) PERSONAL • Married to the former Jen Dirks • Daughters - Jadyn (12), Ella (9); Son - Wyatt (6)

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USU COACHING STAFF MATT WELLS

MARK WEBER

JOSH HEUPEL

KEVIN CLUNE

HEAD COACH Utah State, 1996 Third Season

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH/ OFFENSIVE LINE California Lutheran, 1980 Third Season

ASSISTANT HEAD COACH/OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/QUARTERBACKS Oklahoma, 2001 First Season

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/ LINEBACKERS Cal State Fullerton, 2000 First Season

DAVE UNGERER

LUKE WELLS

JOVON BOUKNIGHT

JOE LORIG

SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR/ RUNNING BACKS Southern Connecticut State, 1980 Third Season

CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/TIGHT ENDS/RECRUITING COORDINATOR Oklahoma, 2002 Third Season

PASSING GAME COORDINATOR/ WIDE RECEIVERS Wyoming, 2006 Seventh Season

ASSISTANT COACH/SAFETIES Western Oregon, 1997 Second Season

IKAIKA MALLOE

KENDRICK SHAVER

ASSISTANT COACH/DEFENSIVE LINE Washington, 1996 Second Season

DEFENSIVE PASSING GAME COORDINATOR/ CORNERBACKS Missouri State, 2002 Fifth Season

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USU COACHING/SUPPORT STAFF WAQA DAMUNI

DAVE KRAGTHORPE

REED HORNUNG

KELLY BILLS

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

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

DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL BYU, 2013 First Season

OFFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT BYU, 2010 First Season

JON COOPER

JOEY HALZLE

DILLON SANDERS

MANOA LATU

OFFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT Oklahoma, 2009 First Season

OFFENSIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Oklahoma, 2008 First Season

DEFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT Northern Colorado, 2010 Third Season

DEFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT Portland State, 2011 Second Season

BRAD VONNAHME

DAVE SCHOLZ

BILL GARREN

MIKE BAIR

DEFENSIVE/SPECIAL TEAMS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Utah State, 2011 First Season

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2004 Third Season

VIDEO COORDINATOR Idaho State, 2002 11th Season

EQUIPMENT COORDINATOR Utah State, 1995 20th Season

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AGGIE TEAM QUARTERBACKS

RUNNING BACKS

(L-R): Joey Halzle (offensive administrative assistant), Cade Smith, Damion Hobbs, Chuckie Keeton, Kent Myers, DJ Nelson, Josh Heupel (assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/ quarterbacks).

(L-R): Devante Mays, Tonny Lindsey, LaJuan Hunt, Waleed Gaines (volunteer assistant), Dave Ungerer (special teams coordinator/running backs coach), Justen Hervey, Kennedy Williams, Aarron Franklin.

WIDE RECEIVERS

TIGHT ENDS

Front Row (L-R): Chad Artist, Kennedy Williams, David Senior, Gerold Bright, Zach Van Leeuwen, Hudson Conrad, Brandon O’Donnell, Andrew Rodriguez.

Back Row (L-R): Kelly Bills (offensive graduate assistant), Braelon Roberts, Tyler Fox, Brandon Swindall, Hunter Sharp, Devonte Robinson, Jaren Colston-Green, Ethan Cortazzo, Jovon Bouknight (passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach).

Front Row (L-R): Dalton Baker, Landon Horne, Paul Pauni, Joe Palange.

Back Row (L-R): Chris Copier, Wyatt Houston, Dax Raymond, Luke Wells (co-offensive coordinator/tight ends coach/recruiting coordinator),

OFFENSIVE LINE

SPECIALISTS

Front Row (L-R): Roderick Smith, Brandon Taukeiaho, Tyler Saltmarsh, Andrew Chen, Taani Fisilau, Austin Stephens, Andrew Markosian, Jude Hockel, KJ Uluave, Dalton Forsythe.

Back Row (L-R): Mark Weber (associate head coach/offensive line coach), Jarom Ioane, Jake Simonich, Austin Albrecht, Tyshon Mosley, Ben Wysocki, Preston Brooksby, Cody Boyer, Logan Rice, Jon Cooper (offensive graduate assistant).

Front Row (L-R): Salanoa Galea’i, Dominik Eberle, Zach Lee, Mark Hutchinson.

Back Row (L-R): Brad Vonnahme (special teams administrative assistant), Aaron Dalton, Brock Warren, Jake Thompson, Dave Ungerer (special teams coordinator/running backs coach).

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Front Row (L-R): Dillon Sanders (defensive graduate assistant), Chase Sanders (assistant strength coach), Anthony Marhanka (assistant strength coach), Dave Ungerer (special teams coordinator/running backs), Kelly Bills (offensive graduate assistant), Josh Heupel (assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/quarterbacks), Kendrick Shaver (defensive passing game coordinator/cornerbacks), Manoa Latu (defensive graduate assistant), Waleed Gaines (volunteer assistant), Ikaika Malloe (defensive line), Joey Bergles (assistant strength coach).

Back Row (L-R): Luke Wells (co-offensive coordinator/tight ends/recruiting coordinator), Dave Scholz (head strength coach), Waqa Damuni (assistant AD for football operations), Jon Cooper (offensive graduate assistant), Reed Hornung (director of player personnel), Joey Halzle (offensive administrative assistant), Jovon Bouknight (passing game coordinator/wide receivers), Matt Wells (head coach), Kevin Clune (defensive coordinator/linebackers), Mark Weber (associate head coach/offensive line), Joe Lorig (safeties), Alan Bishop (assistant strength coach), Brad Vonnahme (special teams/defensive administrative assistant).

AGGIE TEAM DEFENSIVE LINE

LINEBACKERS

Front Row (L-R): Clark Jeppesen, Siua Taufa, Christopher ‘Unga, Jacoby Wildman, Gasetoto Schuster, Ryan Garrett, Edmund Faimalo.

Back Row (L-R): Brad Vonnahme (defensive administrative assistant), Ian Togiai, Eric Berntson, Jordan Nielsen, David Moala, Ricky Ali’ifua, Adewale Adeoye, John Taylor, Ikaika Malloe (defensive line coach).

Not Pictured: Travis Seefeldt.

Front Row (L-R): Mason Tobeck, La’Bradford Harold, Chase Christiansen, Derek Larsen, Dillon Filiaga, Chasen Andersen, Joe Riggins, Braden Harris, Brock Carmen.

Back Row (L-R): Kevin Clune (defensive coordinator/linebackers coach), LT Filiaga, Alex Huerta, Michael Okonkwo, Torrey Green, Kyler Fackrell, Nick Vigil, Jarom Baldomero, Anthony Williams, Dillon Sanders (defensive graduate assistant).

CORNERBACKS

SAFETIES

Front Row (L-R): Tyler Floyd, Jalen Davis, Jentz Painter, Bryant Hayes, Austin Cheney, Promise Amadi.

Back Row (L-R): Daniel Gray, Cameron Haney, Kevin Ogwu, Deshane Hines, Marquan Ellison, Kendrick Shaver (defensive passing game coordinator/cornerbacks coach).

Front Row (L-R): Gaje Ferguson, Dallin Leavitt, Aaron Wade, Cole Casper, Kelvin Lee. Back Row (L-R): Joe Lorig (safeties coach), Devin Centers, Marwin Evans, Myron Turner, Jontrell Rocquemore, Manoa Latu (defensive graduate assistant).

CAPTAINS

Front Row (L-R): LT Filiaga, Alex Huerta, LaJuan Hunt, DJ Nelson, John Taylor.

Middle Row (L-R): Chase Christiansen, Jake Simonich, Taani Fisilau, Kent Myers, Devin Centers, Jalen Davis, Jontrell Rocquemore, Ian Togiai.

Back Row (L-R): Austin Stephens, Ricky Ali’ifua, Wyatt Houston, Kyler Fackrell, Matt Wells (head coach), Brandon Swindall, Chuckie Keeton, Nick Vigil, Jordan Nielsen, Braelon Roberts.

Not Pictured: Travis Seefeldt.

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USU SUPPORT STAFF SPORTS MEDICINE

EQUIPMENT MANAGERS

Front Row (L-R): Katie DeLost, Amy Bresley, Kristin Gollofon, Fawn Michel (assistant), Dominique Farris.

Back Row (L-R): Conner Andrews, Philip Boozer, Mike Williams (head athletic trainer), Sam Gay (assistant), Ryan Moreau, Curtis Cazier.

Not Pictured: Jessica Achatz, Bryan Beacham, Beri Dwyer.

Front Row (L-R): Mike Bair (coordinator), Nick Gittins, DJ Eckman, Nick Christensen, Brandon Burger, Russel Culverwell.

Back Row (L-R): Trevor Mann, Jordan White, LA Norton, Spencer Hohman, Steve Wiley (assistant).

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

VIDEO

Front Row (L-R): Chase Sanders, Alan Bishop, Dave Scholz (head coach), Joey Bergles, Anthony Marhanka.

Front Row (L-R): Jordan Steele, Jordan Campbell, Jacob Boxx, Loretta Beaty, Chris Steele.

Back Row (L-R): Hayden Calaway, Landon Droubay, Bill Garren (coordinator), Adam Moore, Daniel Magalogu.

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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 has had many successes during his tenure as president. Under his leadership, the university launched a comprehensive fundraising campaign that raised $500 million at its completion in October of 2012.

Undergraduate Kathryn “Katie” Sweet is a 2015 Goldwater Scholar and, for the second consecutive year, student David Griffin received honorable mention in a prestigious national competition that recognizes outstanding achievements in science and mathematics. With this year’s honorees, USU boasts 24 Goldwater Scholars and 12 honorable mention recipients since 1998.

Changes on campus are happening as well. Ground was broken for the new, state-ofthe-art Huntsman Hall, a $42 million, 117,000-square-foot addition that will wrap around the south and west sides of the George S. Eccles Business Building. Jon M. Huntsman, Sr. is the lead donor for the new building, scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2015.

And Jon M. Huntsman School of Business alum Jeffrey Clark and his wife, Bonnie Clark, have provided a $6 million leadership gift to help establish the Jeffrey D. Clark Center for Entrepreneurship in that college.

Students will also be excited that construction is well under way on the USU Student Recreation & Wellness Center (SRWC) building. USU students voted in favor of a new recreation and wellness center in the spring of 2012, but the building has been a work in progress for nearly a decade. Students will have full access to the building in fall 2015, which is the anticipated completion date.

These many notable accomplishments indicate that USU is on par with some of the leading institutions for higher education in the nation and does not go unnoticed.

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

John Hartwell was named Utah State’s Vice President and Director of Athletics on June 2, 2015.

Hartwell comes to Utah State after spending the past 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.

During the 2014-15 academic year, five Troy programs competed in postseason play, highlighted by a pair of Sun Belt Conference championships by the women’s golf and men’s tennis teams, while the women’s basketball team won 20 games for the first time since 1996-97 and made just its second postseason appearance in school history. Within the past year, three of Hartwell’s new coaching hires have been named Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year.

Under Hartwell, Troy Athletics saw a significant enhancement in fundraising and external relations as he completely overhauled Troy’s External Affairs division of the Athletics Department to increase revenues and enhance the fan and game day experience. As part of this makeover was the creation of a new external model, which included the addition of a Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs; bringing corporate sponsorships in house with a partnership with Rockbridge Sports Group; and the development of the Troy Affinity Program to further engage Troy students in athletics.

Hartwell’s strong business background also proved to be valuable at Troy as he negotiated a new footwear and apparel deal with Adidas, while also securing home-and-home football games with Duke and North Carolina State in addition to yielding a home basketball game with Mississippi. Hartwell’s tenure at Troy also saw a record number of student-athletes earn a 3.0 grade-point-average, an upward trend in APR scores and additional staff positions in Troy’s academic support department. During the 2014-15 academic year, Troy student-athletes finished with a 3.01 cumulative grade-point-average and over 57 percent of Troy’s studentathletes had a 3.0 GPA or higher.

At Troy, Hartwell served on the NCAA Division I Basketball Issues Committee, the Division I-A Board of Trustees Executive Committee, and the NCAA Division I Council as the Sun Belt Conference representative. He has also been an instructor at the Division I-A Institute for aspiring athletic directors the past two years.

Prior to being the Director of Athletics at Troy, Hartwell spent nine-plus years at the University of Mississippi, where he was the Senior Executive Associate Athletics Director, serving as the number two administrator. At Ole Miss, Hartwell managed the growth of the Rebels’ athletic budget from $26 million in the 2003 fiscal year to over $47 million in the 2012 fiscal year.

A 1987 graduate of The Citadel, the 50-year old Hartwell spent four-plus years as a certified public accountant with Ernst & Young before returning to his alma mater to serve as the Director of Internal Audit in 1991. From 1994 to 1997, he was in private business as the Chief Financial Officer for a $36 million beverage distributor on the South Carolina coast.

Hartwell’s direct experience in athletics administration began as the Assistant Athletics Director for Business at Georgia State in 1997 and he was promoted to Associate Athletics Director for Internal Affairs in 1999. While at Georgia State, Hartwell earned a master’s degree in sports administration.

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 was also a three-year starter at The Citadel.

Hartwell is married to Dr. Heather Seale Hartwell, and they have two daughters, Lauren (6) and Madison (3). Hartwell also has a 23-year old son, Hunter, a Vanderbilt graduate who works for Deloitte Consulting.

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66 KJ Uluave 6-5

WT 200 190 185 185 160 295 285 305 295 305 330 300 280

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74 Archie Lewis 6-3 289 LG 73 Travis Averill 6-3 299

52 Andrew Tercek 6-1 281

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6-3 293 6-3 290 6-3 282 6-1 282 6-1 301 6-4 329 6-3 289 6-6 276 6-3 229 6-6 226 6-3 239 6-3 244 6-2 199 5-11 196 6-3 206 5-9 205 5-10 198 5-8 175 5-9 194

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DEFENSE

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58 Robert Ash DT 90 Justin Taimatuia

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91 Durrant Miles WLB 51 Ben Weaver OR 36 Tyler Gray

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7 Joe Martarano

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31 Skyler Seibold

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S

CB

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SPECIAL TEAMS

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48 Blake Gonzalez 5-9 173 HOLD 19 Sean Wale 6-2 185 SNAP 46 Kevin Keane 6-0 207

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48 Blake Gonzalez 5-9 173 KR 13 Jeremy McNichols 5-9 205

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5 Donte Deayon 5-9 155

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UTAH STATE FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name

Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp.

Hometown (High School/Last School)

No. Name

Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp.

Hometown (High School/Last School)

1 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 11 12 12

Daniel Gray CB Marquan Ellison FS Dallin Leavitt SS Kent Myers QB Devonte Robinson WR Hunter Sharp WR LT Filiaga LB Cade Smith QB Cameron Haney CB Tonny Lindsey RB Damion Hobbs QB Jaren Colston-Green WR Kyler Fackrell LB Brandon Swindall WR Alex Huerta LB DJ Nelson QB

5-11 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-9 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-2 5-9

180 190 200 195 190 200 245 200 180 190 220 205 250 205 230 200

Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. So. So. Sr. Sr. So. Fr.

1L Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Boyd Anderson HS/Tennessee) 2L Milwaukee, Wis. (Bradley Tech HS) TR Portland Ore. (Central Catholic HS/BYU) 1L Rowlett, Texas (Sachse HS) 1L Delray Beach, Fla. (Dodge City CC) 1L Palmdale, Calif. (Antelope Valley JC) 1L South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS/Utah) HS Salem, Ore. (West Salem HS) HS Los Angeles, Calif. (Cathedral HS) RS Long Beach, Calif. (Woodrow Wilson HS/Cerritos JC) SQ Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill HS/Oregon) JC Tallahassee, Fla. (Leon HS/Arizona Western JC) 2L Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa HS) 2L Oklahoma City, Okla. (Millwood HS) SQ Wellsville, Utah (Mountain Crest HS) RS Logan, Utah (Logan HS)

4 7 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 55 56 57 58 59 60

Mark Hutchinson LS Paul Pauni TE Chase Christiansen LB Derek Larsen LB Ryan Garrett DE David Moala NG John Taylor DE Braden Harris LB Ben Wysocki OL Adewale Adeoye DE Andrew Chen OL Gasetoto Schuster NG Leki Uasike LB Salanoa Galea’i LS Austin Stephens OC Andrew Markosian OL

5-11 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-3 6-2

205 240 230 230 222 300 275 220 295 250 285 280 225 240 305 245

Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr.

SQ Corona, Calif. (Corona Santiago HS) HS Euless, Texas (Euless Trinity HS) RS Stansbury, Utah (Stansbury HS) RS Logan, Utah (Logan HS) HS Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS) 1L Inglewood, Calif. (Junipero Serra HS/Cerritos CC) 1L Colton, Calif. (Colton HS/Riverside CC) HS Gunnison, Utah (Gunnison Valley HS) TR Seal Beach, Calif. (Los Alamitos HS/UCLA) RS St. Louis, Mo. (Ritenour HS) SQ Calabasas, Calif. (Chaminade College Prep) RS Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS) RS Hurst, Texas (L.D. Bell HS/Cisco JC) 1L Euless, Texas (Euless Trinity HS/Louisana-Monroe) 1L West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley HS/Iowa Western CC) HS Draper, Utah (Juan Diego HS)

1 3 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 27 28 29 29 30 30 31 32 33 34 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46

Jalen Davis CB Chad Artist WR Joe Riggins LB Hudson Conrad WR Tyler Floyd CB Chuckie Keeton QB Anthony Williams LB Deshane Hines CB Chasen Andersen LB Brandon O’Donnell WR Ian Togiai DE Brock Carmen LB LaJuan Hunt RB Bryant Hayes CB Michael Okonkwo LB Marwin Evans SS Gerold Bright WR Kevin Ogwu CB Kennedy Williams RB Jontrell Rocquemore FS Aaron Wade SS Aarron Franklin RB Myron Turner FS Promise Amadi CB Gaje Ferguson S Jentz Painter CB Devante Mays RB Joe Palange TE Justen Hervey RB Jake Thompson K Devin Centers FS Cole Casper S Torrey Green LB Austin Cheney CB Nick Vigil LB La’Bradford Harold LB Dillon Filiaga LB Landon Horne TE Jarom Baldomero LB Mason Tobeck LB

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

175 180 210 175 185 210 230 185 220 185 255 230 195 175 230 210 180 175 160 200 200 200 180 185 200 175 220 239 195 215 200 190 235 190 235 225 225 240 235 225

So. 1L La Mesa, Calif. (Helix HS) Fr. HS Logan, Utah (Logan HS) Fr. HS Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons HS) Fr. HS Tooele, Utah (Stansbury HS) Sr. 1L Orlando, Fla. (Bishop Moore HS/Fullerton CC) R-Sr. 3L Houston, Texas (Cypress Creek HS) Sr. 1L Philadelphia, Pa. (Upper Dublin HS/Pierce JC) Sr. 1L Fremont, Calif. (American HS/San Mateo JC) Fr. RS Logan, Utah (Logan HS/Wisconsin) Fr. HS Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Valor Christian HS) So. 1L West Valley City, Utah (Hunter HS) Jr. JC Clovis, Calilf. (Clovis North HS/Riverside CC) So. 1L Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (University HS) Sr. 1L Compton, Calif. (Compton HS/San Mateo JC) Sr. 3L Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler HS) Sr. 1L Milwaukee, Wis. (Oak Creek HS/Highland CC) Fr. HS Pensacola, Fla. (Escambia HS) So. TR Katy, Texas (Katy HS/Houston Baptist) Jr. 2L Las Vegas, Nev. (Valley HS) Fr. RS McKinney, Texas (McKinney HS) Fr. RS Lithia, Fla. (Newsome HS) Fr. HS West Covina, Calif. (West Covina HS) So. SQ DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS) Sr. TR Ontario, Calif. (Chino HS/Boise State) So. JC Mendon, Utah (Mountain Crest HS/Snow College) Jr. 1L Riverton, Utah (Riverton HS) Jr. JC Livingston, Texas (Livingston HS/Blinn JC) Jr. TR Cleveland, Ohio (St. Edward HS/Oklahoma) Fr. RS Beaumont, Texas (Westbrook HS) Jr. 2L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) Jr. 2L Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler HS) Fr. HS Spanish Fork, Utah (Maple Mountain HS) Sr. 2L Rubidoux, Calif. (Rubidoux HS) Jr. 1L Boise, Idaho (Borah HS/Southern Virginia) Jr. 2L Plain City, Utah (Fremont HS) Sr. 3L Crowley, Texas (Crowley HS) Fr. RS Pocatello, Idaho (Highland HS) Jr. SQ Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS/Snow College) Sr. 2L Kailua, Hawaii (Iolani HS/Foothill JC) Fr. HS Puyallup, Wash. (Cascade Christian HS)

6 1 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98

Tyler Saltmarsh OL Dominik Eberle PK Brock Warren PK Jarom Ioane OL Austin Albrecht OL KJ Uluave OL Brandon Taukeiaho OL Dalton Forsythe OL Roderick Smith OL Travis Seefeldt NG Tyshon Mosley OL Preston Brooksby OL Jude Hockel OL Taani Fisilau OL Jake Simonich OL Justin Leeper LS Cody Boyer OL Logan Rice OL Tyler Fox WR Zach Van Leeuwen WR Andrew Rodriguez WR Wyatt Houston TE Ethan Cortazzo WR Chris Copier TE Dalton Baker TE Dax Raymond TE Braelon Roberts WR Aaron Dalton P Clark Jeppesen DE Siua Taufa DE Zach Lee P Jacoby Wildman DL Eric Berntson DE Ricky Ali’ifua DE Christopher ‘Unga DE Jordan Nielsen DE Edmund Faimalo DE

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

255 175 180 330 295 280 310 300 290 305 305 285 285 300 300 215 275 245 175 185 185 255 200 250 235 235 200 220 270 280 190 260 270 285 285 275 280

Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr.

HS Sandy, Utah (Alta HS) HS Redondo Beach, Calif. (Redondo Union HS) SQ Hyde Park, Utah (Sky View HS) SQ Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful HS) 1L Sandy, Utah (Alta HS) RS Laie, Hawaii (Kahuku HS) SQ South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) TR Grapevine, Texas (Grapevine HS/Southern Utah) HS DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS) 3L Peoria, Ariz. (Liberty HS) 1L Sandy, Utah (Jordan HS) JC Peoria, Ariz. (Sunrise Mountain HS/Glendale CC) JC Walnut Creek, Calif. (Northgate HS/Diablo Valley CC) 3L Glendale, Utah (Cottonwood HS) 2L Danville, Calif. (San Ramon Valley HS) RS Mesa, Ariz. (Desert Ridge HS) RS St. George, Utah (Pineview HS) RS Logan, Utah (Logan HS) RS Layton, Utah (Layton HS) RS Provo, Utah (Timpview HS) RS Allen, Texas (Allen HS/Houston) 2L Tualatin, Ore. (Horizon Christian HS) JC Mesa, Ariz. (Red Mountain HS/Mesa CC) JC South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS/Snow College) HS Payson, Utah (Payson HS) HS Provo, Utah (Timpview HS) 1L Dallas, Texas (Bishop Dunne HS) RS Bountiful, Utah (Viewmont HS) SQ Garland, Utah (Bear River HS) 1L Concord, Calif. (Ygnacio Valley HS/Diablo Valley CC) HS Cleveland, Tenn. (Cleveland HS) HS Logan, Utah (Logan HS) SQ Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) 2L San Leandro, Calif. (San Leandro HS) HS Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Rancho Cucamonga HS) 3L Lewiston, Utah (Sky View HS) RS Riverside, Calif. (East Valley HS/Riverside CC)

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Wt.

Yr

1 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 13 14 15 15 16 17 17 18 18 19 20 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 27 28 29 30 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 46 47 47 48 48

WR CB S QB QB S QB CB WR MLB QB DL WR WR CB RB RB CB QB S WR S WR DE QB P WR MLB CB RB WLB S S CB RB CB CB WR S CB RB S DE STUD S MLB WLB CB WLB RB DT WLB LS MLB MLB LS TE CB K DL

173 188 216 196 199 212 202 155 186 228 180 248 187 188 208 200 205 172 200 181 183 198 206 232 206 185 173 230 188 194 220 204 215 183 175 160 190 205 201 168 191 192 236 236 187 228 232 187 234 198 306 209 179 204 229 207 242 160 173 269

SR JR RS-JR RS-SO FR RS-SR FR SR RS-JR RS-SO RS-FR JR RS-FR FR RS-SR RS-FR SO FR RS-SO FR RS-JR RS-SO SO RS-FR RS-FR RS-JR RS-SR JR FR SR FR FR RS-SO RS-JR RS-JR FR FR RS-FR SO RS-FR RS-SO RS-FR RS-SR JR FR FR SR RS-SO RS-FR RS-SR SR FR RS-SO RS-FR JR SR FR RS-FR RS-FR RS-FR

Shane Williams-Rhodes Jonathan Moxey Chanceller James Thomas Stuart Brett Rypien Darian Thompson Garrett Collingham Donte Deayon Chaz Anderson Joe Martarano Anthony Upshaw Kamalei Correa Sean Modster Bryan Jefferson Mercy Maston Cory Young Jeremy McNichols Tyler Horton Ryan Finley Evan Tyler Taylor Pope Brandon Brown Austin Cottrell Jabril Frazier Alex Ogle Sean Wale Terrell Johnson Tanner Vallejo LaDarryl Blair Jack Fields Drew Berger Damion Wright Kameron Miles Raymond Ford Devan Demas Garrett Estrada Donzale Roddie A.J. Richardson Dylan Sumner-Gardner Isaiah Johnson Ryan Wolpin Skyler Seibold Rondell McNair Gabe Perez Darreon Jackson Marquis Hendrix Tyler Gray Cameron Hartsfield Leighton Vander Esch Kelsey Young Armand Nance Will Heffner Matt Cota Joe Provenzano Darren Lee Kevin Keane Matt Pistone Eric Yates Blake Gonzalez David Moa

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

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RS-JR Murrieta, CA FR Eagle, ID RS-JR Klein, TX RS-SO San Antonio, TX FR Folsom, CA FR Los Alamitos, CA RS-SR West Valley City, UT RS-FR Salt Lake City, UT RS-SR Elk Grove, CA RS-SO Meridian, ID RS-JR Boise, ID JR Boise, ID RS-JR San Diego, CA FR Fruitland, ID RS-JR Eden Prairie, MN RS-SR Meridian, ID RS-JR Arlington, TX RS-SR Mansfield, TX RS-SR Bellevue, WA RS-JR Anaheim, CA RS-SO Rancho Cucamonga, CA RS-SR Bagdad, AZ FR Las Vegas, NV RS-FR Imperial Beach, CA FR West Covina, CA RS-SO Eagle, ID FR Dallas, TX JR Carmichael, CA RS-SO Frisco, TX RS-SR Boise, ID RS-SR Rocklin, CA RS-FR Coeur d’Alene, ID RS-SO Fruitland, ID RS-SO Scottsdale, AZ JR Redding, CA RS-SR American Samoa RS-FR Holtville, CA FR South Jordan, UT RS-FR Eagle, ID SO Meridian, ID FR Rocklin, CA RS-JR Eugene, OR RS-FR Schertz, TX RS-JR Tavistock, ENG RS-SO Kuna, ID RS-SR New Orleans, LA RS-FR Lakeland, FL

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LONG ROAD LED PROMISE AMADI TO UTAH STATE, WHERE TYLER FLOYD DOESN’T SHY AWAY FROM A CHALLENGE

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

TYLER FLOYD Tyler Floyd loves a challenge.

“I love to compete,” said Utah State’s 5-foot-9, 185-pound senior cornerback. “Any chance I get to compete, I’m going to go out and do my best.”

Cornerback is one of the toughest positions – if not the toughest – in football. Players are out on an island, sometimes matched up in one-on-one coverage with the best receiver on the opposing team. If the corner gets beat, everyone sees it. If the receiver scores a touchdown on the corner, everyone sees it.

“I’m kind of biased, so if it’s not the most difficult position, it’s one of the most difficult,” said Utah State defensive passing game coordinator/cornerbacks coach Kendrick Shaver. “Playing the O-line tackle spot going against (linebacker Kyler) Fackrell is pretty tough, too. Yeah, corners are on an island and one false move, it could be tough for us or a touchdown against us. You’ve got to be a technician and you’ve got to be disciplined. I preach a lot of discipline in our unit and being undisciplined will get you beat back there, like bad eyes and bad footwork.”

In the season opener against Southern Utah on Sept. 3, the native of Orlando, Fla., made his first-career start for the Aggies against the Thunderbirds, recording one tackle in the come-from-behind 12-9 victory.

“There was a lot of emotion going through me,” Floyd recalled. “My parents and all my friends were there watching. It was my first start in a game, so I just wanted to go out and do my assignment and help the team get a win.”

Which is exactly what Floyd did. In fact, Floyd has started all five games for the Aggies this season. In Utah State’s game at Washington on Sept. 19, Floyd recovered his first career fumble and returned it seven yards.

“It’s an amazing feeling,” Floyd said of being a starter. “You come out to the games and there are a lot of people, and the crowd is loud. It’s something you’ve always dreamed of. I’m happy that all the hard work is paying off, but I’m just going to continue to keep working and doing my job and being a great teammate.”

Floyd has multiple jobs on the defense.

“Tyler is a no-maintenance young man and he handles his business on and off the field,” Shaver said. “He’s playing every position in the backfield. He’s helping us out at safety, he’s helping us out in the nickel, at corner and dime. There is a lot on his plate, but we feel like he’s a mature young man that can handle that. No one else is doing that and it is a lot for a young man, but he can handle it.”

Through the first five games of the season, Floyd has recorded nine tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery.

The son of Victor and Alfaye Floyd earned California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) second-team all-Central Conference honors in the Southern California Football Association as he recorded 52 tackles during his sophomore season at Fullerton Community College.

After helping lead the Hornets to a 12-1 record an appearance in the CCCAA state title game in 2013, Floyd transferred to Utah State.

During his first season with the Aggies, he played in all 14 games and finished the 2014 campaign with 10 tackles, to go along with an interception and 1.0 tackles for loss in Utah State’s 21-6 victory against UTEP in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl.

On top of that, Floyd earned academic all-Mountain West honors last season.

“It’s been a great experience,” Floyd said. “There have been obstacles and there have been ups and downs about it, but I have learned a lot throughout my career here and it made me a better person.”

Floyd was named the Florida Class 5A District Player of the Year as a prep senior at Bishop Moore High School in Orlando as he rushed for 1,492 yards and 17 touchdowns on 196 carries. He also recorded 43 tackles and intercepted three passes on defense.

Floyd does not just excel on the football field and in the classroom.

“I’m actually a great basketball player, but a lot of people don’t know that,” said Floyd, whose favorite NBA player growing up was Allen Iverson. “I’m short, but I can dunk a basketball.”

Floyd is majoring in sociology and is on track to graduate in the spring of 2016.

“I’m so proud of the young man because there is a lot on his shoulders right now and we need him,” Shaver said.

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PROMISE AMADI

While the game of football may have given up on Promise Amadi, he was nowhere near ready to give up on the sport he so dearly loves.

So after an injury-plagued 2013 year at Boise State, followed by a brief retirement from the game the following season, Amadi is back on the field doing everything he can to help his new team, Utah State, be successful.

“It meant a lot to me because football is my favorite sport,” said Amadi, when asked what it meant to get another opportunity to play football. “I just wanted to get a chance to play somewhere else and finish off my career right. I just love the game so much, I love to compete and I love the atmosphere of football. I just want to finish my college career the right way.”

Amadi’s road to Logan, Utah, proved to be a long one. The native of Ontario, Calif., was a three-year letterwinner at Chino (Calif.) High School, where he was tabbed firstteam All-Inland Valley and earned all-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section Central Division honors during his senior season as he led the Mt. Baldy League in scoring with 24 touchdowns. He caught 46 passes for 790 yards and 10 touchdowns, and rushed for 503 yards and 14 more scores on 50 carries.

On the other side of the ball, Amadi was tabbed the Mt. Baldy League Defensive Most Valuable Player as he led the league in interceptions (5) and finished with 30 tackles, 10 pass breakups and three blocked field goals. He also served as the team’s punter, averaging 39.2 yards per punt.

Following his stellar prep career, which included earning the Silver Spur Award, an academic honor, Amadi took his talents to the islands and enrolled at Hawai’i. He appeared in four games as a reserve wide receiver during his redshirt freshman season in 2012 and returned one kickoff for 23 yards against Fresno State.

“I got a scholarship to Hawai’i and went over there, but then I wanted a change of scenery and I wanted to play for a different football team,” Amadi said.

Which is exactly what the son of Gilbert and Debbie Amadi did as he transferred to Boise State, where he redshirted that 2013 season.

“I had a couple of injuries and a few minor setbacks, so I had to retire for a little bit,” Amadi said. “I took a year off and went to a bunch of chiropractors and all that. I contacted a few coaches at Utah State and they gave me a second chance.”

The Aggies are certainly glad to have a veteran player like Amadi, a 5-foot-9, 185-pound cornerback. Not only does he give Utah State depth in the defensive backfield, but he is proving to be a valuable member on special teams.

“He’s a young man that contacted us and once we knew we could get a waiver in and get all that NCAA stuff cleared, we felt like he had good size, he had good twitch and was fast,” said defensive passing game coordinator/cornerbacks coach Kendrick Shaver. “He’s an older guy and has already graduated, so he brings some playmaking ability on special teams. He’s a little bit behind on the defensive scheme because he just got here, but he’s catching up and he’s working very hard.”

That hard work paid off in the Aggies’ 33-18 Homecoming victory against Colorado State on Oct. 3. On a kickoff early in the fourth quarter, Amadi recorded his first career tackle and forced his first career fumble as an Aggie as he brought down the Rams’ Deionte Gaines.

Even though he has only played on special teams for the Aggies, Amadi is thrilled with the opportunity.

“It’s only my second year of playing football out of my five-year clock,” he said. “It’s crazy, but there have been a few setbacks here and there. Utah State gave me another chance and I’m trying to make a play any way I can.”

Amadi is looking forward to facing his former team tonight when the Aggies welcome Boise State to Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium.

“It will be good catching up with those guys, but I’m trying to go out there and get the win,” he said.

Amadi, who loves to play ping pong and will challenge anybody to a game, is working on a master’s degree in management information systems at Utah State, graduated from Boise State this past summer with a bachelor’s degree in communications.

“Promise is a tremendous young man,” Shaver said. “I’m excited to have him. He’s a nomaintenance young man. I don’t have to worry about him at all. He takes care of his business.”

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BALDOMERO FOUND AN UNLIKELY HOME AT UTAH STATE, WHILE MOALA HAS ELEVATED HIS GAME THIS SEASON

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

DAVID MOALA When Travis Seefeldt went down prior to the start of the season, Utah State senior nose guard David Moala knew he had to step up his game.

Not only from a production standpoint, but in a leadership role, as well.

Seefeldt, who was slated to be the Aggies’ starting nose guard entering the 2015 campaign, was injured in a car accident on June 26 that left him hospitalized for nearly two weeks.

“I should’ve been in that car with Travis and them,” Moala said. “I should’ve been in that car, but I decided to go down to California to see my lady and my parents.”

Seefeldt, along with a few other teammates and friends, were returning to Logan from an outing at Newton Reservoir, a popular recreational area in Cache Valley, in separate vehicles. The Chevy Tahoe driven by Seefeldt was hit on the driver’s side by a semi-truck loaded with 52,000 pounds of milk. The truck pushed the Tahoe more than 75 yards before the two vehicles finally came to rest.

“I knew Travis was the guy coming into the season, but things went the other way and he went down,” Moala said. “(Head) coach (Matt) Wells and (defensive line) coach (Ikaika) Malloe do a great job of having the next man up ready and I kept working. My number was called and I’ve tried to live up to that.”

Moala hasn’t disappointed, that’s for sure.

In just the second game of the season, Moala recorded a career-high eight tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, against Utah on Sept. 11 in Salt Lake City. The following week, Moala scored his first career touchdown on a 1-yard run at Washington.

“Now that Travis is out, David had to step up not only on the field, but also off the field,” Malloe said. “He ended up taking on the leadership role that Travis initially had. He had some things that he had to work on in terms of technique, and he and Travis worked on that together. He put in a lot of work and because of it, the things that are happening for him, he’s just reaping what he sowed.”

Through the first five games of the season, Moala has recorded 23 tackles, including 6.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble and a blocked extra point that led to a two-point conversion for the Aggies.

Moala credits Seefeldt with helping him become the player he is today.

“Last year, I came in late and it was hard trying to learn the plays and the schemes,” Moala said. “I was watching film and he came and went over the schemes and taught me how to learn them faster. He was really there for me and going into the offseason, I knew Travis was the No. 1 guy and I was going to have a back-up role, but still have more playing time than last year.”

The 6-foot-2, 300-pound native of Inglewood, Calif., began his collegiate career at Arizona State, where he redshirted in 2011. He then transferred to Cerritos College (Norwalk, Calif.), where he earned first-team all-state honors as a freshman and sophomore for the Falcons. He also garnered preseason All-American honors prior to his sophomore year.

Coming out of Cerritos, Moala had offers from Louisville and Oregon State, but things didn’t work out with those schools and he found a home at Utah State.

“I’m really proud of him and his growth,” Malloe said. “I’m proud of who he’s become and what he’s giving back to the program, as well as the community. I’m looking forward to seeing him not only while he’s still here playing, but when he’s done and being a father, and seeing the different values and tools he takes from us and applies them to his own life.”

Moala and his girlfriend, Saane Fonokalafi, are the proud parents of a new baby boy, Seiloni.

The son of Saipalesi Lataki and Dakipole Moala comes from a football family as his brother Fili played in the NFL, most recently with the Houston Texas. Two other brothers, Sifa and Tolu, played for UNLV and Oklahoma State, respectively. His cousin, Haloti Ngata, currently plays for the Detroit Lions.

Moala, a sociology major who earned academic all-Mountain West honors in 2014, is on track to graduate in December.

“The change from his junior year to his senior year is tremendous,” Malloe said. “My advice to him was do things that eventually his son will be proud of. It’s still a learning process for him, but he’s definitely grown.”

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JAROM BALDOMERO

Growing up in Hawaii, Jarom Baldomero never thought he’d one day be playing college football in Utah.

But that’s exactly what happened.

“It just happened and ended up being the right place for me,” said the 5-foot-11, 235-pound senior linebacker. “It was a good fit. I never expected to come to school in Utah, but it actually ended up being a great fit for me with finding great friends, being around great people and in a great environment.”

The fact Cache Valley is very family oriented is a plus for Baldomero, who is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served a two-year mission in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 2009-11.

Following a successful prep career at ‘Iolani School in Honolulu, Baldomero took his talents to Sacramento State, where he redshirted his first season. He then transferred to Foothill College (Los Altos Hills, Calif.), where he was tabbed the Owls’ Defensive MVP and earned California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) all-conference honors after recording 109 tackles, including 1.5 sacks, two interceptions and a forced fumble in his only season.

Baldomero then walked on at Utah State, where he has been a fixture on the defensive side of the ball since the 2013 campaign.

“He’s been a very helpful guy that maybe isn’t one of the stars that you notice every day,” said first-year defensive coordinator Kevin Clune. “He’s extremely intelligent and he picked up the system and the things we wanted him to do very quickly, and was able to be a very productive person early on with things you may not notice.”

Baldomero saw action in 13 games for the Aggies as a sophomore in 2013, recording eight tackles, including a season-high five against Weber State. The son of Tony and Hena Baldomero played in all 14 games last season and finished the year with 13 tackles. He tallied a career-high six stops against Wyoming, as well as returned his first kickoff 18 yards.

Though he’s listed as a linebacker, Baldomero spends the majority of time on special teams for the Aggies, which suits him just fine. He’s happy to contribute any way he can.

“I’ve definitely had a great time here,” Baldomero said. “I’ve enjoyed my role as a player here. I’ve tried to do my best to contribute with what I could, especially on special teams for the past two years. This is my third year starting on most of the special teams and I have tried to do my best with contributing on those and making plays where I could.”

Baldomero also takes care of business in the classroom. After all, he is a two-time academic all-Mountain West honoree. He also earned Mountain West Scholar-Athlete honors following the 2013 season.

“He’s extremely intelligent and able to adapt,” said Clune, referring to Baldomero’s smarts on the gridiron. “He understands the concepts as well as anybody. When it takes other guys two or three years to figure it out, it took him two or three months. Not a lot of things will confuse him, so out on the field that’s a good thing, especially on special teams where you have to make decisions quickly.

“He’s a tremendous guy, a fun guy,” Clune continued. “He’s a great teammate and a good student. He’s a guy that just takes care of business.”

Senior nose guard David Moala agreed.

“Jarom is there when his number is called,” Moala said. “If a guy goes down on defense, he’ll be there to fill in. He doesn’t complain with the playing time he gets. Whatever time he gets, he makes the best of the opportunity on the field. If the coaches want him to be great on special teams, he does those things and gets the job done, and he doesn’t complain about it.”

Baldomero is majoring in account and is on track to graduate in the spring of 2016.

“After this year, I would like to try and get an MBA,” Baldomero said. “I don’t know if I’ll stay here in Utah or go home to Hawaii, but I want to have a good job. I try to handle my studies so I can have something to fall back on because football is definitely not something I’m going to pursue. I want to have a good career and raise a family.”

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SENIOR LINEBACKER’S PATH TO UTAH STATE PAYING OFF FOR AGGIES

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

TORREY

GREEN Torrey Green’s road to Utah State was a long and difficult one. But the journey proved to be well worth it.

“I don’t know if a lot of people know this, but I came here as a walk-on,” Green explained. “It’s been a great experience and it was the best decision of my life to come here. It was a struggle to get here, but God provided a way and I walked on. I earned a scholarship last year and just made my way on the field.”

By the way he’s playing these days, it will be hard for the Aggies’ coaching staff to get the 6-foot-2, 235-pound senior linebacker off the field.

In Utah State’s non-conference game at Washington on Sept. 19, Green recorded seven tackles against the Huskies, including 3.0 tackles for loss, both of which were career bests.

“It was a good feeling,” Green said of his career outing. “I had a bad game (the week before) against Utah and coach just told me, ‘You’ve got to start making plays. Coach (Matt) Wells says that all the time, that practice is a big reflection of how you play, so I just focused and practiced as hard as I could and got in the film room more and studied.

“I was fortunate to have a good game like that” Green continued. “Hopefully, I have more games like that. I just want to keep doing what I have to do to help the team, whether it’s on special teams or defense, it doesn’t matter.”

Green is an explosive and fast player who excels against the pass. He is very productive on third downs, which allows first-year defensive coordinator Kevin Clune to use Green in a lot of different ways.

“He’ll blitz, he’ll cover and he’ll do some things that may go unnoticed,” Clune said. “He finds ways to be productive in those hidden roles.”

In Utah State’s home and season opener against Southern Utah on Sept. 3, the native of Rubidoux, Calif., returned a blocked extra point for a two-point conversion as the Aggies rallied for a 12-9 win.

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® Prior to Utah State, Green earned all-league honors as a safety at Rubidoux High School after recording 78 tackles, three pass breakups, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries during his senior season. On the offensive side of the ball, Green rushed for 858 yards and 10 touchdowns on 123 carries, averaging 6.98 yards per carry. He also caught two passes for 39 yards and another score, to go along with 10 kickoff returns for 237 yards and one touchdown.

Despite that, and despite the fact he was selected as a starter in the annual Riverside-San Bernardino AllStar Game, no offers came Green’s way.

“Nobody really knew about me,” Green said. “I went to the all-star game and just kept fighting and fighting, kept trying to get in somewhere.”

Still, nothing came. Fortunately for Green, fate finally got in the way when he ran into former Utah State linebacker John Hill, who was seriously injured during his freshman season in 1981 and was physically unable to play football again but stayed on scholarship and acted as a student assistant coach for the Aggies.

Green said Hill introduced him to Ross Peterson, who held a variety of positions during his time at Utah State, including History Department Chair and director of the Mountain West Center for Regional Studies.

Because of that introduction to Peterson, Green said he was able to apply and receive a scholarship to pay for his schooling. With that taken care of, he walked on to the team.

“Everything happened for a reason and God had a plan for me,” Green said. “I just kept trusting in Him and believing that I was going to go somewhere.”

The Aggies are certainly glad Green found his way to Logan, Utah.

“He started as a walk-on that nobody had ever heard of and he came in and was able to find a way on the team and help the team, and then blossomed last year into the roles that he played then and is playing now,” Clune said. “He’s like a lot of the other good walk-ons that we’ve had and you could list another dozen names like Zach Vigil, Jake Doughty and B.J. Larsen. All those guys have found a way to push themselves, develop themselves and become producers for this defense.”

Green was a safety during his first season with the Aggies, but former head coach Gary Andersen switched him to linebacker in the spring of 2012.

“Coach A was just like, ‘Let’s check you out at linebacker,’” Green recalled. “I asked him, ‘Coach, can I move back?’ He said, ‘Nope. You’re at linebacker.’ So, ever since then, I just had to learn how to play linebacker.

I learned the defense and it’s been amazing.”

Green also excels off the field, especially when it comes to playing music, specifically the saxophone.

“I started when I was in third grade playing the saxophone,” Green said. “I play all three saxophones.

I love music and a lot of people know me as an old school musician because that’s all I really play, is old school stuff.”

Green also earned two letters in track & field and

one in basketball at Rubidoux HS, where he was a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete and a member of the Honor Roll.

Green comes from an extremely large family as he has seven sisters and three brothers.

“I couldn’t ask for anything better, just growing up with that many siblings and having both parents in the house,” he said. “They were there for me every step of the way. I used to work with my dad when I was younger. I loved it and I would never take that back. That was amazing.”

Learning the value of hard work at any early age continues to pay off for Green these days.

“He’s a great kid and a great ambassador for the team,” Clune said. “I haven’t had one issue with him here in Logan. He’s a guy that had to work hard to earn that scholarship when there’s a lot of life issues that can get in the way, but he found a way through all that and was able to be successful here.”

The future appears to be a bright one for Green, who would love to continue playing football at the next level.

But if that doesn’t pan out, he will always have his degree.

“If I get the chance to go to the next level, if it’s God’s will, then I’m going to do that,” Green said. “If not, we’ll see what happens. I do want to be a journalist one day and end up on CNN or something like that, maybe have my own TV show. I also want to do whatever I can to go back to Rubidoux and help the community.”

Green, who is majoring in journalism and on track to graduate in the spring of 2016, made it a point to thank Ross and Kay Peterson, as well as Mark and Diane Weese, for the hospitality both families showed him when he arrived in Logan.

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