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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 (6-5, 5-3 Mountain West)

DATE OPPONENT S 3 SOUTHERN UTAH S 11 at #24 Utah S 19 at Washington O 3 COLORADO STATE* O 10 at Fresno State* O 16 #21 BOISE STATE* O 23 at San Diego State* O 30 WYOMING* N 7 at New Mexico* N 14 at Air Force* N 21 NEVADA* N 28 BYU

TV TIME/RESULT None W 12-9 ESPN2 L 14-24 Pac-12 L 17-31 ESPN3 W 33-18 CBSSN W 56-14 CBSSN W 52-26 ESPN2 L 14-48 ESPN2 W 58-27 CBSSN L 13-14 ESPN3 L 28-35 ESPN3 W 31-27 CBSSN 1:30 pm

* Mountain West Game All times Mountain. Home games in BOLD CAPS.

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• Surface ................................................................ AstroTurf • Series History ............................Utah State trails, 35-46-3 TV: CBS SPORTS NETWORK • Play-by-Play ....................................................... Rich Waltz • Analyst ...................................................... Adam Archuleta • Reporter ........................................................ Cassie Gallo RADIO: AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK • Play-by-Play .................................................... Craig Hislop • Analyst .......................................................... John Pappas • Online: 610kvnu.com TWITTER: #USUAGGIES • Official Account .......................................... @USUFootball ONLINE: UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM UtahStateAggies.com offers the most complete and comprehensive coverage of the Aggies on gameday.

MEDIA RELATIONS • Football Contact: Doug Hoffman • Office: (435) 797-3714 • Cell: (435) 881-8011 • Email: Doug.Hoffman@usu.edu • Secondary Contact: Wade Denniston • Office: (435) 797-1361 • Cell: (435) 787-8587 • Email: Wade.Denniston@usu.edu • Address: 7400 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322

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(RV) BYU (8-3) VS. UTAH STATE (6-5, 5-3 MW) SATURDAY, NOV. 28, 2015 • 1:30 P.M. • LOGAN, UTAH • MAVERIK STADIUM (22,509)

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2015 RECORD: 8-3 LAST GAME: Nov. 21, 2015 • W, 52-10 vs. Fresno State HEAD COACH: Bronco Mendenhall • School Record: 98-42 (11th year) • Career Record: 98-42 (11th year) • vs. Utah State: 6-2

2015 RECORD: 6-5, 5-3 MW LAST GAME: Nov. 21, 2015 • W, 31-27 vs. Nevada HEAD COACH: Matt Wells • School Record: 25-14 (3rd year) • Career Record: 25-14 (3rd year) • vs. BYU: 1-1

ACTIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS • Rush: Algernon Brown (106-629, 10 TD) • Pass: Tanner Mangum (226-360, 2,778, 17 TD, 7 INT) • Rec.: Mitch Matthews (46-571, 9 TD) • Def.: Micha Wadsworth (69 tkl., 2.5 tfl)

ACTIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS • Rush: Devante Mays (134-788, 9 TD) • Pass: Kent Myers (107-179, 1,470, 14 TD, 3 INT) • Rec.: Hunter Sharp (53-646, 7 TD) • Def.: (131 tkl., 12.5 tfl, 3.0 sacks)

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AGGIES BOWL ELIGIBILITY FOR FIFTH-STRAIGHT YEAR

With its 31-27 win against Nevada last weekend, Utah State is bowl eligible for the fifth-straight year. USU has played in four-straight bowls and won each of its last three, both of which are school records.

AGGIES HOST BYU IN REGULAR SEASON FINALE

• Utah State concludes the regular season this week, hosting in-state rival BYU. USU won last year’s meeting in Provo, 35-20, snapping a 17-game road losing streak that dated back to 1978. BYU won the last meeting in Logan in 2013, 31-14, snapping a nine-game home winning streak for the Aggies. Overall, USU has won seven of its last eight home games against in-state opponents dating back to 2009, with its only loss coming to BYU in 2013.

• Utah State and BYU spent 37 years as conference foes as members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference from 1922-37 and the Mountain States/Skyline Conference from 1938-61. As conference foes, USU was 21-13-3 (.608) against BYU.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR SATURDAY

Senior LB Kyler Fackrell was • With a win against BYU, Utah State will tie the 2012 and 2014 teams for most named the Mountain West home wins (6) in a single-season, and record just the sixth undefeated home season Defensive Player of the Week in the 48-year history of Maverik Stadium, along with the 1968 (4-0), 1972 (5-0), after recording 10 tackles, 1982 (4-0), 2012 (6-0) and 2014 (6-0) teams. Overall, USU has had 30 teams including 0.5 for loss, and record undefeated home seasons in school history. recovered a fumble in the end • Utah State has won 14 straight home games, which is the third-longest home zone in the fourth quarter for winning streak in school history. The school record is 17 straight home wins from the game-winning score in 1959-63, while the 1905-08 teams won 15 straight home games. That 14-game Utah State’s 31-27 Mountain home winning streak is also the third-longest active streak in the nation behind West home win against Nevada last weekend.

Florida State (21) and Clemson (16).

• Utah State has won 23 of its last 25 home games, and is 15-2 at home under head coach Matt Wells, including a 4-1 non-conference record. In all, Utah State has won 12 of its last 14 non-conference home games. All-time, USU is 135-98 (.579) at Maverik Stadium.

• Utah State ranks ninth nationally in pass defense, allowing 171.0 yards per game, while BYU ranks 21st nationally in pass offense, averaging 295.9 yards per game.

• Utah State has won 16 of its last 19 games played during the month of November, including 10 straight at home, dating back to 2011.

• 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.

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

MW Overall 6-1 8-3 5-3 6-5 4-3 7-4 4-3 6-5 4-3 6-5 1-6 1-10

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

MW Overall 7-0 8-3 4-3 6-5 4-3 5-6 2-5 3-8 2-5 3-8 0-8 2-10

( ALL TIMES MOUNTAIN ) THIS WEEK’S GAMES Friday, Nov. 27 • Boise State at San José State (CBSSN) 1:30 pm

Saturday, Nov. 28 • UNLV at Wyoming (ROOT)

Noon

• BYU at Utah State (CBSSN)

1:30 pm

• Colorado State at Fresno State (CBSSN)

7 pm

• Air Force at New Mexico (ESPNU)

8:15 pm

• Nevada at San Diego State (ESPN2)

8:45 pm

• Louisiana-Monroe at Hawai’i (Oceanic)

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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 CONCLUDES REGULAR SEASON AT HOME AGAINST BYU Utah State (6-5, 5-3 MW) concludes its regular season this weekend at home against in-state rival BYU (8-3) on Saturday, Nov. 28, at 1:30 p.m. The game will be nationally televised by CBS Sports Network (Comcast Ch. 269/753HD, Dish Network Ch. 158, DirecTV Ch. 221) with Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Adam Archuleta (analyst) and Cassie Gallo (reporter) on the call. Live audio of the game is also available on www.UtahStateAggies.com. USU, which is 531-522-31 (.504) in its 118th season, has eight nationally televised games in 2015.

UTAH STATE ON SENIOR DAY Prior to its home finale against BYU, Utah State will honor its 21 seniors (LB Jarom Baldomero, SS Marwin Evans, LB Kyler Fackrell, LB LT Filiaga, OG Taani Fisilau, CB Tyler Floyd, LS Salanoa Galea’i, LB Torrey Green, LB La’Bradford Harold, CB Bryant Hayes, CB Deshane Hines, LS Mark Hutchinson, QB Chuckie Keeton, NG David Moala, DE Jordan Nielsen, LB Michael Okonkwo, WR Devonte Robinson, WR Hunter Sharp, WR Brandon Swindall, DE John Taylor and OG Ben Wysocki) in a pre-game ceremony. USU is 68-37-3 (.644) all-time on Senior Day and this year’s senior class is the second-winningest in school history with 36 victories, and can tie last year’s senior class for the school record with 37 wins with a victory against BYU. Overall, USU has won its last four games on Senior Day. A LOOK AT UTAH STATE Utah State is 6-5 on the season and 5-3 in Mountain West play following its 31-27 home win against Nevada last weekend. Offensively, USU is led by sophomore QB Kent Myers, who is 107-of-179 (.598) passing for 1,470 yards (183.8 ypg) with 14 touchdowns and three interceptions. Junior RB Devante Mays leads the team in rushing with 788 yards on 134 carries (5.9 ypc/71.6 ypg) with nine touchdowns, and senior WR Hunter Sharp has a team-best 53 receptions for 646 yards (12.2 ypr/71.8 ypg) with seven touchdowns. Defensively, junior LB Nick Vigil leads the team with 131 tackles, which includes 3.0 sacks and 12.5 tackles for loss, while senior LB Kyler Fackrell has 73 tackles, which includes 4.0 sacks and 13.5 tackles for loss. As a team, Utah State is averaging 29.8 points and 364.1 yards of total offense (199.3-passing, 164.8-rushing) and allowing 24.8 points and 334.7 yards of total offense (171.0-passing, 163.7-rushing).

UTAH STATE VERY SUCCESSFUL WHEN IT RUNS THE BALL Utah State has won 20 straight games with a 100-yard rusher, including a 3-0 record this year, 24 of its last 25 games when it rushes at least 40 times, including a 5-0 record this year, and 21 straight games when it rushes for 200 yards, including a 4-0 record this year.

FACKRELL NAMED MOUNTAIN WEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK AGAIN • Senior LB Kyler Fackrell was named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season on Monday, Nov. 23 as he helped Utah State to a 31-27 come-from-behind Mountain West home win against Nevada. Overall, it is the third time in his career that Fackrell has been named MW Defensive Player of the Week and it is the fifth time he has been honored by a conference office.

• Against Nevada, Fackrell cored his second career defensive touchdown as he recovered a fumble in the end zone in the fourth quarter to complete Utah State’s rally from down 27-7 to give the home team a 28-27 lead en route to its 31-27 victory. Fackrell’s other defensive touchdown was in 2013 as he returned an interception 99 yards against Hawai’i. The linebacker also has one offensive touchdown in his career as he caught a 4-yard pass against Weber State in 2013.

• Along with his touchdown against Nevada, Fackrell also had 10 tackles, including 0.5 for loss, to go along with two quarterback hurries against the Wolf Pack. Overall, it was Fackrell’s third double-digit tackle outing of the season and the ninth of his career.

• On the season, Fackrell leads the team with his 13.5 tackles for loss and is tied for the team lead with his 4.0 sacks, while ranking second with his 73 total tackles. He also ranks first on the team with 12 quarterback hurries and five fumble recoveries, while tying for first with two forced fumbles. For his career, he now has 244 tackles, which includes 12.0 sacks and 34.5 tackles for loss, while adding five forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries.

NIELSEN SET TO TIE SCHOOL RECORD FOR GAMES PLAYED THIS WEEKEND Senior DE Jordan Nielsen will play in his 53rd career game this weekend against BYU, tying former DE B.J. Larsen for the most games played in school history.

FACKRELL LEADS THE NATION IN FUMBLES RECOVERED Senior LB Kyler Fackrell has recovered five fumbles this season to lead the nation and also ranks tied for third in the Mountain West in tackles for loss (1.23 pg), and 21st in the MW in tackles (6.6 pg).

VIGIL RANKS THIRD NATIONALLY IN TACKLES Junior LB Nick Vigil ranks first in the Mountain West and third nationally in tackles (11.9 pg), and tied for third in the MW and tied for 19th nationally with two fumble recoveries.

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DID YOU KNOW? Utah State had just three penalties for 30 yards last weekend against Nevada and has committed just 10 penalties for 84 yards in its last four games for an average of 2.5 penalties per game.

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GAME NOTES A QUICK LOOK AT BYU BYU is 8-3 on the season following its 52-10 home win against Fresno State last weekend. The Cougars are led by freshman QB Tanner Mangum, who is 226-of-360 passing for 2,778 yards (252.5 ypg) with 17 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Junior RB Algernon Brown leads the team in rushing with 629 yards on 106 carries (5.9 ypc/69.9 ypg) with 10 touchdowns, and senior WR Mitch Matthews has caught 46 passes for 571 yards (12.4 ypr/51.9 ypg) with nine touchdowns. Defensively, senior SS Michael Wadsworth has a team-best 69 tackles, which includes 2.5 tackles for loss, while junior LB Harvey Langi has 56 tackles, which includes 4.5 sacks and 6.0 tackles for loss. As a team, BYU is averaging 32.6 points and 434.4 yards of total offense per game (295.9-passing, 138.5-rushing) and allowing 21.3 points and 350.2 yards of total offense (210.0-passing, 140.2-rushing). BYU returns 16 starters (O-9, D-7) and 47 lettermen (O-23, D-23, S-1) from last year’s team that went 8-5 and lost to Memphis, 55-48, in double overtime in the Miami Beach Bowl. The Cougars are coached by Bronco Mendenhall, who is 98-42 in his 11th season at BYU. AGGIES AND COUGARS SERIES HISTORY Utah State trails in the all-time series against BYU, 35-46-3, but holds an 18-16-2 advantage at home. The first game played in the series was on Oct. 7, 1922, in Provo with USU winning, 42-3. USU won the last meeting between the two teams, 35-20, on Oct. 3, 2014, in Provo, snapping a 17-game road losing streak that dated back to 1978. BYU won the last game played in Logan, 31-14, on Oct. 4, 2013, and the last time USU defeated BYU at home was on Oct. 1, 2010, 31-16. The last time Utah State won consecutive games in the series was when it won four-straight games against BYU from 1971-74.

MORE ON THE AGGIES AND COUGARS SERIES HISTORY Utah State’s 35 wins against BYU are the second-most in school history behind USU’s 38 wins against Wyoming. The USU-BYU series is the second-most played in school history as this weekend’s 85th meeting trails only USU’s 112 games played against Utah.

TOP AGGIE PERFORMERS AGAINST BYU Rushing Yards: Roy Shivers (1965), 180 yards on 21 carries Passing Yards: Anthony Calvillo (1993), 472 yards on 31-of-57 passing Receiving Yards: Aaron Jones (1999), 195 yards on 10 receptions BATTLE FOR THE OLD WAGON WHEEL Utah State and BYU will be playing for possession of ‘The Old Wagon Wheel,’ the traveling trophy between the two schools, this weekend. The Old Wagon Wheel became part of the rivalry in 1948. Since its inception, BYU holds a 38-23 advantage in the series and USU currently holds possession of the traveling trophy after its 3520 win in Provo last year.

UTAH STATE AND BYU SERIES MOVING FORWARD Future games currently scheduled between Utah State and BYU include meetings in Provo on Nov. 26, 2016, and Oct. 5, 2018, along with games in Logan on Sept. 29, 2017, and Nov. 2, 2019, in addition to this weekend’s game.

UTAH STATE AND BYU CONNECTIONS Utah State assistant head coach and offensive line coach Mark Weber spent six seasons (2007-12) as BYU’s offensive line coach, helping the Cougars to six bowl games and a conference championship in 2007. Weber was also on staff at Oregon State with BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall during the 1989-90 seasons. USU defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Kevin Clune was on staff at Utah in 2001 with BYU defensive line coach Steve Kaufusi. USU special assistant to the head coach Dave Kragthorpe spent 10 years (1970-79) as the offensive line coach and offensive coordinator at BYU. USU director of player personnel Reed Hornung was a three-year letterwinner at long snapper at BYU (2010-12) and graduated from BYU in 2013. USU offensive administrative assistant Kelly Bills spent five years on staff at BYU (2008-12) as both an offensive quality control coach and offensive graduate assistant. Bills played two seasons at BYU (2006-07) at quarterback and graduated from BYU in 2010.

MORE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN UTAH STATE AND BYU Utah State junior SS Dallin Leavitt began his collegiate career at BYU playing in 2013 and 2014. BYU’s stadium namesake, LaVell Edwards, is a 1952 Utah State alum, and was a three-year letterman for the Aggies from 1949-51, collecting unanimous all-Skyline Six Conference honors in 1950 at linebacker. Edwards was inducted into USU’s Athletics’ Hall of Fame in 2011. Utah State University President Stan Albrecht worked at BYU for 18 years (1974-92), including three years as Academic Vice President and Associate Provost. BYU inside linebacker coach Paul Tidwell’s hometown is Logan and he played fullback at USU from 1974-76. BYU special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach Kelly Poppinga was a USU linebacker from 2003-04. BYU WR Travis Frey is a Utah State transfer. BYU’s director of football performance Frank Wintrich was a strength coach at Utah State for two years (2004-05).

DID YOU KNOW? Utah State is playing BYU in its regular-season finale for just the third time in program history, also doing so in 1984 and 1990. The last time USU finished its regular season at home against a non-conference opponent was in 2000 against Idaho State.

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2015 UTAH STATE STATS (6-5/5-3 MW) TEAM STATISTICS USU OPP Points/Game .................................... 29.8 .......... 24.8 First Downs ....................................... 18.8 .......... 17.9 Rushing/Game ................................164.8 .........163.7 Passing/Game ............................... 199.3 ........ 171.0 Total Offense/Game ....................... 364.1 ........ 334.7 Fumbles-Lost ................................. 18-10 ....... 19-12 Pen.Yds/Game ............................ 67/57.8 .... 64/49.8 Time of Possession ..........................28:42 ........ 31:18 Third Down Conversions ............... 53/152 ..... 57/166 Fourth Down Conversions ................. 9/16 ....... 11/22 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG Mays 134 788 5.9 9 71.6 Myers 76 348 4.6 3 43.5 Passing Myers Keeton Receiving Sharp Hunt Robinson

C-A-I Pct Yds TD YPG 107-179-3 59.8 1,470 14 183.8 70-129-6 54.3 649 2 129.8 Rec Yds Avg TD 53 646 12.2 7 22 237 10.8 1 20 326 16.3 2

YPG 71.8 21.5 32.6

Defense U-A-T TFL Int FF-FR Vigil 62-69-131 12.5 0 2-2 Fackrell 30-40-73 13.0 0 2-5 Filiaga 16-51-67 0.5 0 0-0 2015 BYU STATS (8-3) TEAM STATISTICS BYU OPP Points/Game .....................................32.6........... 21.3 First Downs ....................................... 21.6........... 18.9 Rushing/Game .............................. 138.5......... 140.2 Passing/Game ............................... 295.9......... 210.0 Total Offense/Game ....................... 434.4......... 350.2 Fumbles-Lost ................................... 14-6 ......... 12-5 Pen.Yds/Game ............................ 70/56.4 .... 71/56.1 Time of Possession ........................ 29:07 ........ 30:53 Third-Down Conversions ............... 61/152 ......63/166 Fourth-Down Conversions ................. 8/17 ......... 6/12 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG Brown 106 629 5.9 10 69.9 Hine 63 328 5.2 8 46.9 Bernard 42 259 6.2 5 32.4 Passing Mangum Hoge Receiving Matthews Blackmon

C-A-I Pct Yds TD YPG 226-360-7 62.8 2,778 17 252.5 10-17-1 58.8 137 1 45.7 Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 46 571 12.4 9 51.9 42 537 12.8 0 48.8

Defense U-A-T TFL Int FF-FR Wadsworth 44-25-69 2.5 0 0-0 Langi 38-18-56 6.0 2 0-0 Warner 39-16-55 9.5 2 0-3

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2015-16 USU MEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON OUTLOOK

Front Row (L-R): David Collette, Jalen Moore, Alexis Daregenton, Elston Jones, Lew Evans, Grayson Moore, Quinn Taylor.

Back Row (L-R): Darius Perkins, Shane Rector, John Middleton, Chris Smith, Julion Pearre, Henry Bolton III, Viko Noma’aea, Trace Cureton, Jake Miles.

Utah State will enter the 2015-16 season with a great deal of depth and experience and with it, high expectations for the team’s third year in the Mountain West Conference. The Aggies return four starters from a team that finished 18-13 overall last year, including an 11-7 mark in the Mountain West - the most wins in conference by any second-year team in the history of the league - finishing tied for fourth.

“The expectations for this team will be much higher than they were last year,” Duryea said of the 2015-16 squad. “Mainly because of the experience we have this year as compared to last year. We really are excited about our schedule.”

The returners include two of Utah State’s all-conference selections in second-team honoree Jalen Moore and honorable mention honoree Chris Smith. Moore will be entering his junior year and Smith his senior year.

The duo averaged double-digit scoring in 2014-15 with 15.2 and 12.6 points per game, respectively, with each also leading the team in various statistical categories. Moore was tops on the team in rebounding (6.7 per game), minutes per game (34.4) and defensive rebounds per game (5.6). Smith was one of the premier long range shooters in the Mountain West, connecting on 47.4 percent (63-of-133) from beyond the arc, fifth-best in a single season in Utah State history.

“Jalen has added 20 pounds of muscle to his frame, which should really help him as a frontline scorer and rebounder,” head coach Tim Duryea said. “Chris is the most talented athlete on our team. We expect Chris to be one of the best wings in the conference this year.”

Moore and Smith will be complemented by six other letterwinners set to return for the Aggies, including Darius Perkins, a senior guard, and Julion Pearre, a sophomore guard.

Perkins played and started at point guard in each game in 2014-15, moving from the off-guard position that he played at Miami-Dade Junior College before joining the Aggies. Perkins transitioned well and led Utah State with 101 assists and was among the leaders in the Mountain West in assists per game (3.3) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6).

“We expect big things out of Darius this year,” Duryea said.

“He played a new position, in point guard, for the first time in his career. It has made him a better, versatile player, and a more all-around guard. His strength has been, and always will be, that he is a very good shooter.”

Pearre started each of the final 24 games last season and was given the task of guarding the opponent’s top perimeter threat. The McKinney, Texas, product averaged 6.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

“Julion had a solid freshman season,” Duryea said. “We are expecting him to be a little less streaky as he moves into his sophomore year. We consider him our top perimeter defender.”

Sophomore guard Henry Bolton will also bring depth to the guard position, appearing in all but two games for the

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“Henry has really worked hard to improve as a shooter,” Duryea said. “We just need him to focus a little more on the defensive end of the floor.”

Junior college transfer Shane Rector will also provide depth to the guard group, joining the Aggies from Miami-Dade Junior College after originally signing and playing for the University of Missouri. Rector averaged 17.4 points, 5.5 assists, 4.1 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 0.6 blocks per game for the Sharks and shot 41.9 percent (160-of-382) from the field a year ago.

“Shane will give us some increased speed and athleticism at the point,” Duryea said. “He brings a ton of play-making potential.”

Rounding out the guards is junior Viko Noma’aea, a twoyear letterwinner for the Aggies who will redshirt, and freshman Jake Miles, the 2012-13 Utah 3A MVP out of Morgan High School (Morgan), who recently returned from an LDS Church MIssion in Colorado Springs, Colo.

“Viko will redshirt this season and will spend it working on developing himself as a player,” Duryea said. “He’ll use the time to get bigger, stronger and become a better physical specimen.

“Jake’s calling card at this level is going to be a knock-down jump shooter. He has excellent range and can get his shot off because of his athleticism.”

On the wings, in addition to Smith, Utah State will have an experienced returner in senior Trace Cureton. Cureton didn’t see a lot of action last season, but did appear in 11 games and will be a member of the team’s leadership council this coming season. Newcomer John Middleton, a 6-4 wing from Atlantic City, N.J., will also factor into the mix.

“Trace is an athletic wing who is continuing to learn and is quickly catching up after lost time in high school,” Duryea said.

“He is a smart kid and has made a lot of progress at Utah State and we expect that progression to continue.

“John is a big, strong bodied wing player who is versatile because of this strength. He has the chance to be a physical presence as a defender and has the ability to get in the lane and make plays.”

Newcomer Alexis Dargenton is another player that is being looked to by the coaching staff for his versatility and length on the wing and in the post. Dargenton played one season at Laramie County Community College (Cheyenne, Wyo.) where he averaged 12.4 points and a team-best 7.7 rebounds per game.

Redshirt senior Grayson Moore will also look to provide depth on the wing and moving into the post. Moore is the older brother of Jalen and played his junior year at Northwest Nazarene in Nampa, Idaho, before redshirtting last season.

A second redshirt who will be counted on this season is Lew Evans, a transfer from the University of Tulsa that sat out the 2014-15 season. Evans, a Highland HS (Salt Lake City, Utah) product, played in 34 games with 22 starts for the Golden Hurricane as part of an NCAA tournament run under head coach Danny Manning in 2013-14.

The final piece of the post puzzle resides in returning sophomore Elston Jones, who appeared in 28 of Utah State’s 31 games last season. Jones recorded season highs of seven points, nine rebounds, three steals, three blocks and two assists as a true freshman.

SCHEDULE Utah State’s 2015-16 schedule includes 16 home games and USU’s first-ever meeting against reigning national champion Duke.

The schedule also includes five first-time opponents and five foes that advanced to a postseason appearance in 2014-15.

The Aggies officially opened the season with a 73-70 victory at Weber State on Nov. 13. The game marked the second year in a row the Aggies opened against the Wildcats.

Utah State is 42-26 all-time against Weber State, but trail the Wildcats 18-17 at the Dee Events Center.

The Aggies then hosted three consecutive home games before setting out on their first extended road trip of the year, facing first-time opponents Duke and Missouri State on Sunday, Nov. 29, and Tuesday, Dec. 1, respectively. The game against the Blue Devils is also the first time since the 1999-2000 season that the Aggies will face the defending national champion, when USU suffered a 75-67 defeat to the University of Connecticut in the first round of the 2000 NCAA Tournament.

The Missouri State game is part of the Mountain West/ Missouri Valley Challenge, but it will be the first time either team has faced one another. The Aggies are 16-13 all-time against current members of the Missouri Valley.

USU will punctuate its in-state games on Wednesday, Dec. 9, traveling to Provo to face Brigham Young. Utah State is 92139 all-time against the Cougars, marking the longest rivalry in Aggie history. USU is 32-85 in Provo, capturing its last win in the Marriott Center on Dec. 18, 2004, in an 84-62 victory.

Utah State will host another long-standing rival in UC Irvine, a former Big West opponent, on Saturday, Dec. 12. The Aggies lead the all-time series, 31-27, but have not faced the Anteaters since the 2007-08 season.

USU will once again host a tournament, the Global Sports Hoops Showcase sponsored by Gossner Foods Dec. 21-23, facing UT-Rio Grande Valley, Idaho State and North Dakota State over the course of three days.

The Aggies open Mountain West play on Dec. 30 with a road game at San José State. USU rings in the New Year by hosting San Diego State in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Saturday, Jan. 2.

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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.

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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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Pos. Ht.

Wt.

Yr

Hometown

No.

Name

Pos. Ht.

Wt.

Yr

Hometown

1

Moroni Laulu-Pututau

WR

6-4

190

Fr.

Hyrum, UT

42

Austin Heder **

LB

6-2

242

Jr.

Pleasant Grove, UT

1

Micah Simon

DB

6-1

187

Fr.

Dallas, TX

43

Jherremya Leuta-Douyere*** LB

6-0

230

Sr.

Garden Grove, CA

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2015 AGGIE SENIORS EXCITED TO END CAREERS

BY PLAYING IN SCHOOL-RECORD FIFTH STRAIGHT BOWL GAME

Sitting (L-R): Hunter Sharp, Jarom Baldomero, Mark Hutchinson, Bryant Hayes, Deshane Hines, Tyler Floyd. Kneeling (L-R): Promise Amadi, Salanoa Galea’i, La’Bradford Harold, LT Filiaga, Taani Fisilau, David Moala, Marwin Evans, Anthony Williams. Standing (L-R): Devonte Robinson, Michael Okonkwo, John Taylor, Ben Wysocki, Kyler Fackrell, Matt Wells (head coach), Brandon Swindall, Chuckie Keeton, Jordan Nielsen, Torrey Green.

Brandon Swindall can’t believe how quickly his football career flew by at Utah State.

“It came so fast,” said the 6-foot-4, 205-pound senior wide receiver. “I feel like I just got here.”

Nevertheless, today is Senior Day on Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium. It’s the final home appearance for Swindall and 20 other members of the 2015 football team.

“It’s going to be pretty emotional because I’ve been here for so long and it went by so fast,” Swindall said.

Senior defensive end Jordan Nielsen, who is a native of Cache Valley, echoed Swindall’s thoughts.

“It’s definitely going to be emotional, but I’m going to be happy,” Nielsen said. “It’s going to be a fun game and I’m going to play my hardest.”

In a special pre-game ceremony, Utah State will bid farewell to the 21 members of its senior class this afternoon when the Aggies host in-state rival BYU. “It will be weird, but Utah State has been really good to me and I’ve made a ton of good memories,” senior linebacker Kyler Fackrell said of playing his final home game at Maverik Stadium. “Logan has been great and all the fans have been great. It will be a little sad, but it’s mostly good just remembering everything that has gone on here and all the good things that have happened.”

Besides Fackrell, Nielsen and Swindall, this year’s senior class includes LB Jarom Baldomero, SS Marwin Evans, LB LT Filiaga, OG Taani Fisilau, CB Tyler Floyd, LS Salanoa Galea’i, LB Torrey Green, LB La’Bradford Harold, CB Bryant Hayes, CB Deshane Hines, LS Mark Hutchinson, QB Chuckie Keeton, NG David Moala, LB Michael Okonkwo, WR Devonte Robinson, WR Hunter Sharp, DE John Taylor and OG Ben Wysocki.

“These guys are family to me,” Nielsen said. “I came in with Fackrell, I came in with Taani and a bunch of other guys. They are all brothers to me. We’ve been through some of the hardest stuff in this program and to get to where we’ve gotten, it has meant a lot to be with these guys.”

This year’s senior class has 36 career wins, which is the second-most in school history, trailing the 37 set by the 2014 group.

“The last several senior classes have meant a lot to this program,” third-year head coach Matt Wells said. “This year’s senior class is a unique blend of fifth-year seniors

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® and then junior college transfers. It’s a unique class because you’ve got a mix of talented junior college kids that have come in and really jumped right in where we’re at, but have only gone through one offseason and one summer. And then you’ve got some really veteran guys that are fifth-year guys who have been through a lot.

“Their first year was the first Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Ohio when we lost there at the end,” Wells continued. “That was my first year here as an assistant, so I’m very proud of where they have come from and where they are leaving this program. We want to send these guys out right and get them to another bowl game.”

With their 31-27 come-from-behind victory against Nevada a week ago, the Aggies became bowl eligible for the fifth consecutive season. Utah State has played in four straight bowl games and won the past three, both of which are school records.

Heading into the 2015 campaign, expectations were

sky high with the return of both Fackrell and Keeton. Those hopes grew even higher following a 52-26 home victory against then-No. 21 Boise State on Oct. 16. Suddenly, the Aggies were in the driver’s seat of capturing the Mountain Division title in the Mountain West and playing in the conference championship game.

However, Utah State lost three – all on the road – of its next four games, including two straight by a combined eight points at New Mexico (14-13) and Air Force (35-28).

“I honestly have never lost two games in a row like that before,” Swindall said. “It was something new for all of us because we’re so used to winning, so losing two games back-to-back made us take a step back, but we’re working on it and getting better.”

Added Harold: “We have faced adversity pretty much every year and we always come through. We find a way to achieve our goals and still make it a positive outcome no matter what.”

Taking a step back helped the Aggies refocus and get back on track, as evidenced by their win over the Wolf Pack.

And while a Mountain West championship is out of reach for this senior class, reaching another bowl game is on the group’s priority list.

“We’re not used to not going to bowl games, at least since I have been here,” Fackrell said. “Just to get to another bowl game and hopefully win that game would be big for the program and big for all these seniors.”

Nine of these seniors came into the program together in Fackrell, Fisilau, Green, Harold, Hutchinson, Keeton, Nielsen, Okonkwo and Swindall. Eight of those players redshirted in 2011, while Keeton started the season opener against defending national champion Auburn as a true freshman.

“A lot of us have been together since we were freshmen,” Harold said. “We became really close and plan on staying close even after college, regardless of which way we go and the paths we take in life.”

Fisilau agreed.

“We’ll be best friends forever,” he said. “They’ll be at my wedding and I’ll be at their weddings. Their kids will know my kids.”

For Keeton, his legend was born on an 85-degree day in the deep south. The native of Houston, Texas,

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made his collegiate debut in front of 85,245 fans at Auburn’s Jordan-Hare Stadium and nearly led the Aggies to an improbable victory.

Keeton was 21-of-30 passing for 213 yards, to go along with 33 yards rushing and two touchdowns on eight carries, in Utah State’s 42-38 loss to the Tigers. Keeton gave the Aggies a 31-28 lead with 11:20 remaining in the game on a 7-yard touchdown run. Utah State tacked on another touchdown and led by 10 with less than three minutes to go, but couldn’t close it out.

The 2011 campaign culminated in Utah State’s first postseason appearance since the 1997 campaign, when the Aggies fell to Cincinnati 35-19 in the Humanitarian Bowl.

Keeton, who was injured earlier in the season, saw limited time in the 2011 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl as he rushed one time for 10 yards in Utah State’s 24-23 loss to Ohio. The Aggies led 23-10 with 5:51 remaining in the third quarter following an 11-yard touchdown run by Michael Smith, but the Bobcats rallied with 14 unanswered points.

However, with the help of this year’s senior class, Utah State has won three consecutive bowl games. The streak began with a dominating 41-15 victory against Toledo in the 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, followed by a 2114 upset win against No. 24 Northern Illinois in the 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. And then last year, a dominant defensive performance led to a 21-6 victory against UTEP in the 2014 Gildan New Mexico Bowl.

“We want to be in another bowl game, there’s no question about that,” Wells said. “It continues to reinforce what we’re trying to build, of being a very consistent and winning program that gets to November and plays the games that mean something. We lost those two straight and we can’t go back and change that, but we can control our attitude, our effort and our mindset and give everything we’ve got to this program. We will not cheat this program one bit, as players and coaches, so we can get to a schoolrecord fifth straight bowl game.”

Entering this season, the Aggies were one of just four Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) programs to win at least 30 games and record three bowl victories in the past three years, joining Clemson, Michigan State and Oregon.

“All of my teammates have taught me a lot and have gone through the same experiences that I have,” Fackrell said.

“It’s been amazing, the team, the coaches and especially my teammates. I’ve made life-long friends here.”

For the seniors who joined the program in 2011, they were part of one of the greatest seasons in school history.

In 2012, the Aggies went 11-2 overall – the two losses were by a combined five points – and 6-0 in Western

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Athletic Conference play, including a wild 48-41 doubleovertime victory at No. 19 Louisiana Tech. That win helped Utah State capture it first outright league title since 1936.

The 2012 season also saw Utah State defeat Utah for the first time since 1997, 27-20 in overtime. And then just last year, the Aggies rolled to a 35-20 victory at No. 18 BYU, Utah State’s first win in Provo in 37 years.

“The BYU game last year was definitely one of my biggest moments,” Nielsen said. “Wheeling the Old Wagon Wheel off field after the game and seeing all their fans leaving even before the fourth quarter had even started was great.”

What will Keeton remember most about his time at Utah State?

“Probably just the guys that I’ve been able to be around and the people I’ve been able to impact, which is amazing to me,” Keeton said. “I can send out a simple tweet that means something to me, but it can mean something entirely different for someone else and I have no understanding of it until we talk about it or until they bring it up to me. It’s amazing to see that. I heard a quote that a lot of people measure wealth by the riches. Well, I measure wealth by the impact you have on others. That’s something that I always keep in mind whenever I interact with people as far as trying to not be the stereotypical quarterback who is just all about himself and football.”

Besides the nine players who have been in the program since they were freshmen, the 2015 senior class also includes 10 junior college transfers in Baldomero, Evans, Floyd, Galea’i, Hays, Hines, Moala, Robinson, Sharp and Taylor.

“It has been great growing with these guys as a team and as a family off the field,” said Evans, who redshirted in 2013 after transferring from Highland (Kan.) Community College.

“It’s been a great experience. I really loved it and enjoyed it.”

For Filiaga and Wysocki, they both joined the program after transferring from Pac-12 schools in Utah and Washington, respectively.

This year’s senior class has helped make Maverik Stadium a house of horrors for opposing teams. Heading into today’s game, the Aggies have won 14 straight at home, which is the third-longest home winning streak in school history. The school record is 17 in a row, while the 1905-08 teams won 15 straight.

Utah State has won 23 of its

last 25 home games overall, including 11 straight Mountain West home games and 16 of its last 17 conference home games.

Fisilau said one reason why the Aggies have been so good at home lately is because of the fans.

“Having our fans there to support us and being so loud can really take a toll on the other team,” Fisilau said.

“Every good thing that happens to us, the other team is just dead quiet. The atmosphere that Aggie Nation has around us helps a lot. I’m going to miss the atmosphere in that stadium when all of our fans are there. I don’t even know how to explain it.”

Closing the regular season out at home with a victory against BYU would mean the world to these seniors, especially when you consider the Aggies have not won back-to-back games against the Cougars since the 1973 and 1974 seasons.

“Having a chance to beat Utah and BYU in my senior year is like winning the championship for myself,” Fisilau said. “Since we didn’t beat Utah in week two, I know we are all going to put everything we have into beating BYU. We want to make it one of the highlights of our season, especially for all the seniors in our last home game with Aggie Nation.”

Having began his career at Utah, BYU has been a natural rival for Filiaga. Nothing has changed since he joined Utah State’s program and he would love to beat the Cougars one final time.

“They’ve always been a rival of mine,” Filaga said. “I haven’t lost to BYU, so I would like to walk away being able to say that in all my years of playing college football, I beat my rival every time.”

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2015-16 USU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON OUTLOOK

Front Row (L-R): Carlie Jessop (manager), Dominique Farris (athletic trainer), Ben Finkbeiner (assistant coach), Jerry Finkbeiner (head coach), Micha Thompson (assistant coach), JC Carter (assistant coach), Ebony Haliburton (director of operations), Amand Hardiman (manager). Back Row (L-R): Funda Nakkasoglu, Victoria Price, Lindsey Jensen, Rachel Brewster, Lizzy Klinker, Antoina Robinson, Tijana Djukic, Hannah Hutchins, Julianne Anchling, Deja Mason, Angelica de Paulo, Taylor Enders, Katie Toole, Mariah Miles, Baylee Peck.

Heading into the 2015-16 season, the buzzword among the Utah State women’s basketball program is “traction.” This is a team that is looking to learn and build from both its successes and mistakes of each season and turn it into a strength to further the program.

“We really want this team to establish traction in the growth and development of this team. To me, that folds over into wins,” said USU head coach Jerry Finkbeiner.

“We want this to be the first Aggie team since I’ve been here that has consistent traction through the year. We want to not only be competitive in our games, but get over the hump to win some of the games we’ve lost in the last few years. Traction is the keyword. We’re young, but we’re going to hold onto that.”

With just one returning starter and six returning players overall, the Aggies have a lot of work to do as they look to build this year’s team. With nine new faces on the court, there is an added learning curve to getting everyone ready to play. The coaching staff, as well as the players, are hoping to take advantage of their youth and establish success and confidence early on.

THE PRESEASON This past summer, the Aggie women went on an eight-day trip through the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico.

The team played games against local teams, while conducting clinics for children and coaches and seeing this sights.

The NCAA allows teams to go on international touring trips once every four years. With the approval of a trip, teams are awarded an additional 10 days of practice, along with whatever game experience they have planned for the trip. The week in Mexico, along with the practice time beforehand, provided the perfect opportunity for the 2015-16 edition of the Aggie squad to get familiar with each other, both on and off the court, and begin preparations for the impending season.

“Our Mexico trip was huge in the development of our first-year players. We’ve already had a mini-season, so to speak, with practice and game time,” Finkbeiner said.

“We’ve started the practice season off on a higher level than we ever have while I’ve been at Utah State.”

THE RETURNERS The Aggies have just one starter returning to the court this season in sophomore guard Funda Nakkasoglu. In her debut season with the Aggies last year, Nakkasoglu was named the Mountain West Freshman of the Year and received honorable mention all-conference accolades.

Additionally, she was named to the Full Court AllAmerican Freshman third-team and was a Full Court

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Mid-Major Freshman All-American. Nakkasoglu led the team in scoring and assists, averaging 17.4 and 4.7 per game, respectively.

While Nakkasoglu is the sole returning starter, she is joined by five other players who have seen time on the floor as Aggies. Senior forward Julianne Anchling, senior forward Tijana Djukic, senior guard Mariah Miles, sophomore center Hannah Hutchins and sophomore guard Baylee Peck return quality minutes and talent to the floor for the Aggies and look to continue building the future of the team.

“Funda has the minutes and the experience coming back and she’ll be the focus of our opponents,” Finkbeiner said. “Hannah had a really great off-season and has a real chance of making a dent for us. Tijana is also always right there. I really like our returning players.”

THE NEWCOMERS Of the 15 players on the 2015-16 USU roster, nine of them are new to the program. With seven freshmen and two junior college transfers, the Aggies have a young, but anxious team that is ready to move the program forward.

“We approach this season with nine new players, so there are going to be a lot of questions to answer early on. I like our skill set, I like our competitiveness and I like the program these girls have come from,” Finkbeiner said. “I think there’s a real chance that the new players will contribute early on.”

Among the freshmen are two of last year’s five all-state MVPs for the state of Utah, in Lindsey Jensen (Smithfield, Utah/Sky View HS) and Katie Toole (Bountiful, Utah/ Viewmont HS). Jensen and Lizzy Klinker (Fairfield, Mont./ Fairfield HS) were McDonald’s All-American nominees, while each freshman earned all-state or all-district honors in their hometowns.

Joining the seven freshmen are junior college transfers Angelica de Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil/Escola Estadual Doutor Jose Fornari) and Antoina Robinson (Dallas, Texas/Duncanville HS) who were teammates at New Mexico Junior College for the last two years.

Robinson earned first-team all-conference honors, while de Paulo was named an All-American by the National Junior College Athletic Association.

“We’ve really upped the intensity of our recruiting.

Texas has been good to us, international recruiting continues to be a niche of ours, as well as the local girls,” Finkbeiner said. “I really expect that our transfers and

freshmen will play a lot of minutes this year. I’m happy with the level of play that we’re bringing in. We’re going to be right there with the league in athleticism, height and depth as we develop this group. They have all come in and shown us that they are Division I ready, physically and mentally.”

THE SCHEDULE After spending the majority of the 2014-15 preseason on the road, the Aggies are excited to play a big portion of this year’s non-conference season in the familiar confines of the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

The Aggies open the season with three straight home games against Sacramento State (L 95-86), Westminster and Pacific. The first road trip of the year didn’t come until Nov. 24, when the team played at BYU, followed by a game at Northern Colorado on Dec. 1. The team will then return home to host Haskell Indian Nations University before traveling to play at Idaho State and Utah Valley. The Aggies will then take a trip to Big Sky Country to play in the Lady Griz Classic, hosted by Montana. USU will play Tennessee State in the first round of the tournament. The following day, the Aggies will play in either the consolation or championship game, facing either Florida Atlantic or Montana. The preseason will then conclude at home against Utah.

The Aggies will also open the Mountain West season at home, hosting San José State. The schedule format for the 11-member lineup includes eight home-andhome series and two one-time games. Each institution will play nine home contests and make nine road trips during the conference portion of the season.

The 2015-16 season will conclude at the Mountain West Tournament, held in Las Vegas, March 7-11.

THE CONFERENCE In this year’s preseason Mountain West poll, Utah State was picked to finish ninth in the 11-team league.

Defending regular-season champion Colorado State is slated to win the league again, followed by New Mexico and Boise State.

Nakkasoglu was named to the preseason allconference team, joining Brooke Pahukoa (Boise State), Ellen Nystrom (Colorado State), Khadijah Shumpert (New Mexico) and Marquelle Dent (Wyoming).

LOOKING FORWARD With a roster full of players that share the same vision and ideals as the USU coaching staff, the Aggie women are ready to head into the 2015-16 season. The combination of quality experience and youthful energy and motivation will carry the team into the year, hungry and ready for success.

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