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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 (5-5, 4-3 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 W 52-26 O 23 at San Diego State* ESPN2 L 14-48 O 30 WYOMING* ESPN2 W 58-27 N 7 at New Mexico* CBSSN L 13-14 N 14 at Air Force* ESPN3 L 28-35 N 21 NEVADA* ESPN3 1:30 pm 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 11 INFORMATION
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NEVADA (6-4, 4-2 MW) VS. UTAH STATE (5-5, 4-3 MW) SATURDAY, NOV. 21, 2015 • 1:30 P.M. • LOGAN, UTAH • MAVERIK STADIUM (22,509)
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2015 RECORD: 6-4, 4-2 MW LAST GAME: Nov. 14, 2015 • W, 37-34 (OT) vs. San José State HEAD COACH: Brian Polian • School Record: 17-18 (3rd year) • Career Record: 17-18 (3rd year) • vs. Utah State: 0-0
2015 RECORD: 5-5, 4-3 MW LAST GAME: Nov. 14, 2015 • L, 28-35 at Air Force HEAD COACH: Matt Wells • School Record: 24-14 (3rd year) • Career Record: 24-14 (3rd year) • vs. Nevada: 0-0
ACTIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS • Rush: James Butler (158-994, 6 TD) • Pass: Tyler Stewart (160-272, 1,782, 15 TD, 5 INT) • Rec.: Jerico Richardson (53-560, 5 TD) • Def.: Asauni Rufus (74 tkl., 1 INT, 1 FF)
ACTIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS • Rush: Devante Mays (112-655, 7 TD) • Pass: Kent Myers (107-177, 1,470, 14 TD, 2 INT) • Rec.: Hunter Sharp (46-595, 7 TD) • Def.: Nick Vigil (118 tkl., 11.5 tfl, 3.0 sacks)
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AGGIES ONE WIN AWAY FROM BOWL ELIGIBILITY
With a win against Nevada, Utah State will be bowl eligible for the fifth-straight year. USU has played in four-straight bowl games and won each of its last three bowls, both of which are school records.
AGGIES HOST NEVADA ON ESPN3
• Utah State concludes Mountain West play this week, hosting Nevada on ESPN3 on Saturday afternoon. USU is 17-6 (.739) all-time in the Mountain West and has won 28 of its last 34 (.824) league games dating back to 2011. • Utah State has won 13 straight home games, which is tied with the 1931-34 teams for the third-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. That 13-game home winning streak is also the third-longest active streak in the nation behind Florida State (20) and Clemson (15). • During its 13-game home winning streak, USU has won 11 of those contests by double digits as its average margin of victory has been 19.9 points (35.6 ppg to 15.7 ppg). • Utah State has won 22 of its last 24 home games overall, including 10 straight Mountain West home games and 15 of its last 16 conference home games. Under head coach Matt Wells, USU is 14-2 at home, including a 10-1 Mountain West record. All-time, USU is 134-98 (.576) at Maverik Stadium.
Sophomore QB Kent Myers (2) was 25-of-47 passing for 364 yards with four touchdowns at Air Force last weekend, establishing career highs in each category.
• 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 SATURDAY
• Utah State is 10-3 following a loss under head coach Matt Wells, including a 2-2 record this year. USU has only lost back-to-back games three times in its last 58 outings and the last time it lost three-straight games was in 2010. • Utah State has won 15 of its last 18 games played during the month of November, including nine straight at home, dating back to 2011. • Utah State has won 19 straight games with a 100-yard rusher, including a 2-0 record this year, 23 of its last 24 games when it rushes at least 40 times, including a 4-0 record this year, and 20 straight games when it rushes for 200 yards, including a 3-0 record this year.
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GAME NOTES MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS MOUNTAIN Air Force Boise State New Mexico Utah State Colorado State Wyoming
MW Overall 5-1 7-3 4-2 7-3 4-2 6-4 4-3 5-5 3-3 5-5 1-6 1-10
WEST San Diego State Nevada San José State UNLV Fresno State Hawai’i
MW Overall 6-0 7-3 4-2 6-4 3-3 4-6 2-4 3-7 2-5 3-7 0-7 2-9
( ALL TIMES MOUNTAIN ) THIS WEEK’S GAMES Friday, Nov. 20 • Air Force at Boise State (ESPN2) 7:30 pm
Saturday, Nov. 21 • Fresno State at BYU (ESPN3)
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• Nevada at Utah State (ESPN3)
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• Colorado State at New Mexico (ROOT)
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• San Diego State at UNLV (CBSSN)
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• San José State at Hawai’i (MWN)
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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. • Logan KVNU (610 AM/102.1 FM) • Logan/Tremonton • Salt Lake City
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UTAH STATE CONCLUDES MOUNTAIN WEST PLAY AGAINST NEVADA Utah State (5-5, 4-3 MW) concludes Mountain West play this weekend at home against Nevada (6-4, 4-2 MW) on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 1:30 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN3 with Trey Bender (play-by-play) and Forrest Conoly (analyst) on the call. Live audio of the game is also available on www.UtahStateAggies.com. USU, which is 530-522-31 (.504) in its 118th season, has eight nationally televised games in 2015. A LOOK AT UTAH STATE Utah State is 5-5 on the season and 4-3 in Mountain West play following its 35-28 road loss at Air Force last weekend. Offensively, USU is led by sophomore QB Kent Myers, who is 107-of-177 (.605) passing for 1,470 yards (210.0 ypg) with 14 touchdowns and two interceptions. Junior RB Devante Mays leads the team in rushing with 655 yards on 112 carries (5.8 ypc/65.5 ypg) with seven touchdowns, and senior WR Hunter Sharp has a team-best 46 receptions for 595 yards (12.9 ypr/74.4 ypg) with seven touchdowns. Defensively, junior LB Nick Vigil leads the team with 118 tackles, which includes 3.0 sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss, while senior LB Kyler Fackrell has 63 tackles, which includes 4.0 sacks and 13.0 tackles for loss. As a team, Utah State is averaging 29.7 points and 369.2 yards of total offense (208.3-passing, 160.9-rushing) and allowing 24.6 points and 341.8 yards of total offense (182.6-passing, 159.2-rushing). MYERS HAS CAREER GAME AGAINST AIR FORCE Sophomore QB Kent Myers had his best game as an Aggie last weekend in Utah State’s 35-28 loss at Air Force as he was 25-of-47 passing for 364 yards with four touchdowns, all of which are career highs. In fact, Myers’ 364 passing yards are tied for the 25th-most in a single-game in school history and the most by an Aggie since Darell Garretson threw for 370 yards against Hawai’i in 2013, while his 47 passing attempts are the most by an Aggie since Diondre Borel threw the ball 47 times against Texas A&M in 2009. Overall, it was Myers’ first career 300-yard passing game and his fourth 200-yard passing game this season and of his career. Myers now has 14 touchdown passes this season and 19 in his career, and has thrown multiple touchdown passes in three games this year and in four games in his career. MYERS FOURTH ALL-TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY IN COMPLETION PERCENTAGE Sophomore QB Kent Myers is 186-of-296 (.628) passing for 2,336 yards with 19 touchdowns and just five interceptions in his career, and that completion percentage ranks fourth all-time in school history. Furthermore, Myers has completed 107-of-177 (.605) passes for 1,470 yards with 14 touchdowns and just two interceptions this season, and that completion percentage ranks fifth all-time at USU for a single season. SHARP SHINES AGAINST AIR FORCE Senior WR Hunter Sharp had his best game as an Aggie last weekend in Utah State’s 35-28 loss at Air Force as he caught 13 passes for 193 yards with three touchdowns (41, 48, 39), all of which are career highs. In fact, Sharp’s 193 receiving yards are tied for the 19th-most in a single game in school history and the most by an Aggie since Kevin Curtis had 221 receiving yards against South Florida in 2001. Furthermore, Sharp’s 13 catches are the most by an Aggie since Curtis had 13 catches against Middle Tennessee in 2002. And finally, Sharp’s three touchdown catches are the most by an Aggie since Curtis caught three touchdowns against Weber State in 2001. For Sharp, it was his first 100-yard receiving game this season and the fifth of his career, and it is the first time this year and third time in his career he has caught at least 10 passes in a game. SHARP BECOMES 19TH PLAYER IN SCHOOL HISTORY WITH 100 RECEPTIONS With his 13 receptions for 193 yards last weekend at Air Force, senior WR Hunter Sharp became the 19th player in school history to catch 100 passes in a career. Overall, Sharp has 112 catches for 1,534 yards in 22 career games (13.7 ypr/69.7 ypg) to rank 15th all-time in school history in career receiving yards. Furthermore, Sharp ranks 16th all-time in school history with his 112 receptions and is one of just 33 players in school history with 1,000 career receiving yards. Overall, Sharp has caught at least one pass in 20 straight games, which is the longest streak by an Aggie since Travis Reynolds caught a pass in 21 straight games during the 2012 and 2013 seasons. On the season, Sharp leads the team with 46 catches for 595 yards (12.9 ypr/74.4 ypg). Sharp also has a team-leading seven touchdown receptions this year and 14 in his career. VIGIL RECORDS CAREER-HIGH 20 TACKLES AGAINST AIR FORCE • Junior LB Nick Vigil recorded a career-high 20 tackles in his last game at Air Force for his sixth double-digit tackle game this year and the 12th of his career. Those 20 tackles are also tied for the third-most in a single-game this year at the FBS level. Overall, Vigil has led the Aggies in tackles nine times in 10 games this season. • On the season, Vigil is tied for second on the team with 3.0 sacks and ranks second with his 11.5 tackles for loss, while ranking first overall with 118 total tackles. He also ranks tied for first on the team with his two forced fumbles and has one fumble recovery. For his career, he now has 298 tackles, which includes 15.5 sacks and 36.5 tackles for loss, while adding seven forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
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GAME NOTES A QUICK LOOK AT NEVADA Nevada is 6-4 on the season and 4-2 in Mountain West play following its 37-34 overtime home win against San José State last weekend. The Wolf Pack are led by junior QB Tyler Stewart, who is 160-of-272 passing for 1,782 yards (178.2 ypg) with 15 touchdowns and five interceptions. Sophomore RB James Butler leads the team in rushing with 994 yards on 158 carries (6.3 ypc/99.4 ypg) with six touchdowns, and junior WR Jerico Richardson has caught 53 passes for 560 yards (10.6 ypr/56.0 ypg) with five touchdowns. Defensively, redshirt freshman SS Asuani Rufus has a team-best 74 tackles, while senior LB Matthew Lyons has 72 tackles, which includes 1.0 sacks and 6.0 tackles for loss. As a team, Nevada is averaging 27.2 points and 400.5 yards of total offense per game (222.3-rushing, 178.2-passing), and allowing 26.4 points and 401.7 yards of total offense (227.5-passing, 174.2-rushing). Nevada returns 11 starters (O-6, D-5) and 33 lettermen (O-13, D-18, S-2) from last year’s team that went 7-6 overall and 4-4 in Mountain West play to finish third in the West Division. The Wolf Pack concluded their season with a 16-3 loss to Louisiana-Lafayette in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Brian Polian is 17-18 in three seasons as a collegiate head coach at Nevada, including an 11-11 Mountain West record. UTAH STATE AND NEVADA AS CONFERENCE FOES Utah State and Nevada have spent 18 years as league foes, including three seasons in the Mountain West as Nevada joined the league in 2012 and Utah State joined the Mountain West in 2013. Both schools were also members of the Big West Conference from 1992 to 1999 and members of the Western Athletic Conference from 2005 to 2011. AGGIES AND WOLF PACK SERIES HISTORY Utah State and Nevada will be meeting for the 23rd time this weekend in what is the 13th-most played series in school history. The Wolf Pack won the first-ever meeting between the two teams, 24-5, on Nov. 9, 1904, in Reno, while USU won the last meeting, 21-17, on Nov. 26, 2011, in Logan. That win by the Aggies snapped a six-game losing streak to the Wolf Pack dating back to 1999, and a seven-game home losing streak dating back to 1950. Overall, USU is 3-9 at home all-time against Nevada, and the visiting team has won eight of the last 12 meetings in the series. MORE ON THE SERIES BETWEEN UTAH STATE AND NEVADA From 1992-97, Utah State and Nevada claimed or shared the Big West Conference title each season. In fact, the two programs shared the Big West title in 1996 and 1997 with identical 4-1 records both years, while USU won the outright title in 1993 and UN won it in 1992, 1994 and 1995. In 1996, the teams played for the conference title in the final week and Nevada posted a 54-27 win at Logan. In 1997, USU clinched the league title against a then-undefeated Wolf Pack team in the second to last game of the year with a 38-19 win at Nevada. UTAH STATE AND NEVADA IN NOVEMBER Saturday’s meeting between Utah State and Nevada is the 15th November matchup between the two programs. The teams made it an annual occurrence to meet in the 11th month for 10 straight meetings from 19922006, before meeting in October four straight times, followed by another November meeting in 2011. Overall, Utah State is 3-12 against Nevada in November, including a 1-6 home record. TOP AGGIE PERFORMERS AGAINST NEVADA Rushing Yards: Demario Brown (1999), 253 yards on 38 carries Passing Yards: Anthony Calvillo (1992), 428 yards on 28-of-49 passing Receiving Yards: Kevin Alexander (1995), 236 yards on 13 receptions WELLS VERSUS NEVADA Utah State head coach Matt Wells has never faced Nevada as a head coach, but has faced the Wolf Pack three times as an assistant coach, including once at Utah State and twice at Tulsa. Wells also played against Nevada as a student-athlete at USU from 1994-96. UTAH STATE VERSUS THE STATE OF NEVADA Utah State is a combined 20-24 (.455) against teams from the state of Nevada with a 15-7 record against UNLV and a 5-17 record against Nevada. Overall, USU has won each of its last four meetings against teams from the state of Nevada with one win against the Wolf Pack and three wins against the Rebels. UTAH STATE AND NEVADA CONNECTIONS Utah State associate head coach/offensive line coach Mark Weber spent two seasons (1992-93) as the assistant head coach/offensive line coach at Nevada, helping the Wolf Pack to the 1992 Las Vegas Bowl. Weber also coached with Nevada safeties coach and recruiting coordinator Mike Bradeson during the 1996 season as both were on staff at UNLV. USU head coach Matt Wells coached with Nevada tight ends coach Cheston Blackshear during the 2010 season as both were on staff at New Mexico, while Nevada director of football administration, David Fox, was also at New Mexico in 2007 with Wells.
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2015 UTAH STATE STATS (5-5/4-3 MW) TEAM STATISTICS USU OPP Points/Game .................................... 29.7 .......... 24.6 First Downs ....................................... 18.8 .......... 18.2 Rushing/Game ................................160.9 .........159.2 Passing/Game ............................... 208.3 ........ 182.6 Total Offense/Game ....................... 369.2 ........ 341.8 Fumbles-Lost ................................... 14-9 ....... 17-10 Pen.Yds/Game ............................ 64/60.6 .... 61/51.6 Time of Possession ..........................28:38 ........ 31:22 Third Down Conversions ............... 47/137 ..... 50/151 Fourth Down Conversions ................. 8/15 ....... 11/20 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG Mays 112 655 5.8 7 65.5 Myers 75 343 4.6 3 49.0 Passing Myers Keeton Receiving Sharp Hunt Rodriguez
C-A-I Pct Yds TD YPG 107-177-2 60.5 1,470 14 210.0 56-102-5 54.9 540 2 135.0 Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 46 595 12.9 7 74.4 20 217 10.9 1 21.7 20 189 9.4 1 18.9
Defense U-A-T TFL Int FF-FR Vigil 59-59-118 11.5 0 2-1 Fackrell 30-33-63 13.0 0 2-4 Filiaga 16-42-58 0.5 0 0-0 2015 NEVADA STATS (6-4/4-2 MW) TEAM STATISTICS UN OPP Points/Game .....................................27.2........... 26.4 First Downs ....................................... 21.3........... 21.5 Rushing/Game .............................. 222.3......... 174.2 Passing/Game ............................... 178.2......... 227.5 Total Offense/Game ....................... 400.5......... 401.7 Fumbles-Lost ...................................... 7-2 ......... 11-6 Pen.Yds/Game ............................ 55/49.6 .... 64/57.0 Time of Possession ........................ 30:32 ........ 29:28 Third-Down Conversions ............... 55/140 ......55/138 Fourth-Down Conversions ................. 8/16 ......... 8/13 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG Butler 158 994 6.3 6 99.4 Jackson 183 901 4.9 8 90.1 Stewart 81 338 4.2 3 33.8 Passing Stewart Fralick Receiving Richardson Henderson
C-A-I Pct Yds TD YPG 160-272-5 58.8 1,782 15 178.2 0-3-0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 53 560 10.6 5 56.0 45 608 13.5 4 60.8
Defense U-A-T TFL Int FF-FR Rufus 43-31-74 0.0 1 1-0 Lyons 36-36-72 6.0 0 0-1 Dobrich 37-29-66 4.5 0 1-1
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GREAT QUARTERBACK, EVEN BETTER PERSON: CHUCKIE KEETON LEAVES LASTING LEGACY AT UTAH STATE by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations
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KEETON Chuckie Keeton has come to grips with what has turned out to be an injury-riddled career at Utah State. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound redshirt senior quarterback missed the final eight games of his junior campaign in 2013 after suffering a knee injury against BYU on Oct. 4. The following season, he played in just 2 1/2 games before re-injuring his surgically repaired left knee against Wake Forest on Sept. 13. Keeton was sidelined for the remainder of the 2014 campaign, but received a medical redshirt from both the NCAA and Mountain West. He started the first three games of the 2015 season before suffering a Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) sprain in his right knee against Washington, which again forced him to the bench. “All these different things that have happened have probably made me better in life, which is ultimately going to last longer than football,” Keeton said. “Everything is going to be good and you’re going to be happy during times when you’re on top, but really, it’s when you’re at the bottom is when you have to search for who you really are as a person. I learned that here at Utah State. My big thing is to still keep my mind on the end goal, so if I can find a way to come out and get some wins for this team again and have a chance at playing football down the road, then that’s great. I just have to continue to improve myself as a person and as a player every single day.” Prior to tearing the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his left knee against BYU in 2013, Keeton was putting up some pretty gaudy numbers. Through the first five games of that season, he ranked second in the nation with 17 touchdown passes. The native of Houston, Texas, concluded the year by completing 136-of-196 passes for 1,388 yards and 18 touchdowns, compared to just two interceptions. “I have a tremendous amount of respect for that young man for first of all, the type of person that he is both academically and socially and what he means to this program, but on a bigger scale, what he means to this school and the kind of representative he is,” Utah State head coach Matt Wells said. “Whether he is lighting it on fire as a sophomore up through the first six games as a junior – he was as hot as any quarterback in the country – to being saddled with all these injuries since that BYU game. He hasn’t changed off the field, he hasn’t changed academically and he hasn’t changed from a leadership standpoint.” Keeton will go down as one of the best players to ever quarterback the Aggies. His stats attest to that. After all, he ranks first all-time in career completion percentage (.643), first all-time in career interception percentage (0.022) and tied for first with Jose Fuentes in career touchdown passes (60). As a sophomore, Keeton set five single-season school records and he is the only quarterback in school history to throw five touchdown passes in three separate games.
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“I have a tremendous amount of respect for Chuckie Keeton and I always will,” Wells said. “I don’t know what else I can say about that young man, and what he’s meant to me and what he’s meant to this program, and the kind of teammate he is and the kind of person he is. He will go a long way in life and be very successful in whatever field he chooses.” Records are nice and all, but what Keeton cherishes the most is helping the Aggies capture the Western Athletic Conference championship in 2012 with a perfect 6-0 mark. It was Utah State’s first outright league title since 1936. “Some people would say I helped in changing this program and I’d like to believe I did, but at the same time, I know a lot more people had more of an impact than I did,” the humble Keeton said. “I guess my thing is I have been able to stick around and translate to the younger guys what it was like and some of the steps it took to change the culture here. I’m happy to carry the torch from the guys that I used to play with. It’s really unique. People might feel a lot of pity for me, but I have no regrets. Weirdly enough, I’m not mad that I got hurt.”
During that championship run in 2012, the Aggies picked up one of their best victories in program history with a wild 48-41 win in overtime at No. 19 Louisiana Tech. Keeton accounted for 461 yards of total offense and four touchdowns. He was 20-of-34 passing for 340 yards with two touchdowns, to go along with 121 yards rushing, which tied a school record for a quarterback, and two more scores on 17 carries. Not only did Utah State clinch a share of the WAC crown with the victory against Louisiana Tech, but Keeton set the single-season school records for touchdown passes (25) and total offense (3,538 yards in the game). “You work every day for a conference championship and to beat a ranked team in overtime, to beat an offense that had a few guys go to the NFL and a guy who set a record that year, it pretty much showed what Utah State is all about,” Keeton said. Despite the fact Keeton isn’t playing as much as he would probably like these days, he is still mentoring the younger quarterbacks in the program like sophomore Kent Myers, a fellow Texas native. “He’s been putting in a lot of extra work and I’ve seen him grow in these first two years,” Keeton said. “He’s been doing a great job and has been leading the team. He’s been doing everything that we need at the quarterback position so far to help us win games.” First-year offensive coordinator Josh Heupel said during a recent telephone interview that Keeton is one of the most selfless players he has ever been around. Wells agreed. “He gives and he doesn’t ask for anything in return,” Wells said. “He’s a very selfless young man that gives to the community, he gives to his teammates and he gives to others in need. He’s got a great deal of humility about him and it’s refreshing. I have a lot of respect for him. He was raised the right way by two great parents. He’s been nothing but a big-time success at Utah State in every area.” The son of Charles and Lavern Keeton is majoring in business administration and is on track to graduate in December. Keeton says he wants to “milk out” all of his football opportunities before deciding his next path in life, which could include a return to the sidelines as a coach. “Coaching is in my future. I’ve been watching a lot of ‘Bar Rescue,’ so that might be another option, too,” Keeton said with a laugh. “But, coaching is probably the next step after football and it will keep me involved with football. When I’m out here, I’m already dissecting things either on offense or defense, and why things are going on. It’s incredible to see. With the time I have spent off the field, I’ve been figuring out what I want to do as far as how I want to go about coaching, things that I’ve seen with our program that I like and also that I would change a little bit. This entire thing has been a learning experience.”
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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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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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• 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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POS NO PLAYER HT X-WR 4 Hunter Sharp 6-0 3 Devonte Robinson 6-2 81 Zach Van Leeuwen 6-0 T-WR 82 Andrew Rodriguez 5-10 26 Kennedy Williams 5-8 LT 65 Austin Albrecht 6-5 73 Preston Brooksby 6-5 LG 72 Tyshon Mosley 6-5 54 Ben Wysocki 6-5 C 59 Austin Stephens 6-3 64 Jarome Ioane 6-6 RG 75 Taani Fisilau 6-2 66 KJ Uluave 6-5
WT 200 190 185 185 160 295 285 305 295 305 330 300 280
YR EXP Sr. 1L Sr. 1L Fr. RS Jr. RS Jr. 2L Jr. 1L Jr. JC So. 1L Sr. TR Jr. 1L So. SQ Sr. 3L Fr. RS
RT 76 78 Y-TE 83 87 44 Z-WR 11 88 80 RB 21 -or- 32 -or- 7 QB 2 16 8
Jake Simonich 6-5 300 Cody Boyer 6-6 275 Wyatt Houston 6-5 255 Dax Raymond 6-5 235 Landon Horne 6-3 240 Brandon Swindall 6-4 205 Braelon Roberts 6-3 200 Tyler Fox 5-11 175 LaJuan Hunt 5-8 195 Devante Mays 5-11 220 Tonny Lindsey 5-9 190 Kent Myers 6-0 195 Chuckie Keeton 6-2 210 Damion Hobbs 6-2 220
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POS NO PLAYER HT WT DE 97 Jordan Nielsen 6-5 275 52 John Taylor 6-2 270 98 Edmund Faimalo 6-2 280 NG 51 David Moala 6-2 300 56 Gasetoto Schuster 6-0 280 DE 95 Ricky Ali’ifua 6-2 285 91 Siua Taufa 6-1 280 19 Ian Togiai 6-3 255 OLB 9 Kyler Fackrell 6-5 250 12 Alex Huerta 6-2 230 ILB 5 LT Filiaga 5-11 245 20 Brock Carmen 6-3 230 ILB 41 Nick Vigil 6-2 235 42 La’Bradford Harold 5-11 225 OLB 39 Torrey Green 6-2 235 23 Michael Okonkwo 6-1 230 CB 13 Jalen Davis 5-10 175 1 Daniel Gray 5-11 180 -or- 22 Bryant Hayes 5-9 175 SS 24 Marwin Evans 6-0 210 27 Jontrell Rocquemore 6-1 200 FS 37 Devin Centers 5-9 200 -or- 15 Tyler Floyd 5-9 185
YR EXP Sr. 3L Sr. 1L Jr. RS Sr. 1L Fr. RS Jr. 2L Jr. 1L So. 1L Sr. 2L So. SQ Sr. 1L Jr. JC Jr. 2L Sr. 3L Sr. 2L Sr. 3L So. 1L Jr. 1L Sr. 1L Sr. 1L Fr. RS Jr. 2L Sr. 1L
CB 17 Deshane Hines 5-10 185 Sr. 1L 31 Jentz Painter 5-8 175 Jr. 1L
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POS NO PLAYER HT WT P 89 Aaron Dalton 6-4 220 36 Jake Thompson 6-0 215 PK/K 36 Jake Thompson 6-0 215 -or- 63 Brock Warren 6-2 180 LS 58 Salanoa Galea’i 6-1 240 47 Mark Hutchinson 5-11 205 HLD 12 DJ Nelson 5-9 200 89 Aaron Dalton 6-4 220 PR 13 Jalen Davis 5-10 175 82 Andrew Rodriguez 5-10 185 KOR 13 Jalen Davis 5-10 175 21 LaJuan Hunt 5-8 195 26 Kennedy Williams 5-8 160
YR EXP Fr. RS Jr. 2L Jr. 2L Jr. SQ Sr. 1L Sr. SQ Fr. RS Fr. RS So. 1L Jr. RS So. 1L So. 1L Jr. 2L
POS T G C G T TE
NO 73 70 77 68 62 66 72 63 79 74 47 88 45
OFFENSE
PLAYER Austin Corbett Humberto Lopez Ziad Damanhoury Brent Roling Nathan Goltry Thomas Newton Jeremy Macauley Daren Echeveria Jacob Henry Ilya Lopez Jarred Gipson Evan Faunce Austin Carrow
HT 6-4 6-5 6-6 6-6 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-3
WT 300 310 310 300 300 250 300 280 280 275 240 240 255
YR So. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. RS-Fr. Jr. So. Jr. So. Jr.
F X Z RB QB
12 82 84 83 19 13 81 6 20 33 15 11 14
Hasaan Henderson 6-5 220 Tucker Melcher 6-1 190 Jerico Richardson 5-11 190 Andrew Celis 5-11 190 Wyatt Demps 6-4 195 Rodney Lawson 6-0 190 Victor Gonzalez 6-0 170 Don Jackson 5-10 210 James Butler 5-9 200 Blake Wright 5-10 200 Tyler Stewart 6-4 220 Hunter Fralick 6-2 205 Danté Mayes 6-2 190
Jr. So. Jr. RS-Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. RS-Fr. Jr. RS-Fr. So.
POS DE NT DT DE LB LB LB CB SS FS CB
NO 8 90 92 97 55 99 94 95 9 38 49 5 25 10 26 3 31 2 16 23 30 28 18
DEFENSE
PLAYER HT Ian Seau 6-3 Malik Reed 6-1 Kevin McReynolds 6-2 Salesa Faraimo 6-2 Rykeem Yates 6-2 Korey Rush 6-1 Lenny Jones 6-3 Patrick Choudja 6-3 Matthew Lyons 6-2 Jake Lacaden 5-11 Jordan Dobrich 6-2 Faigofie Faaituala 6-1 Bryan Lane Jr. 6-4 L.J. Jackson 6-0 Kendall Johnson 6-0 Ahki Muhammad 5-9 Randy Uzoma 6-1 Asauni Rufus 6-0 Jaden Sawyer 6-0 Dameon Baber 5-11 Teré Calloway 5-10 Elijah Mitchell 5-8 Elijah Moody 5-11
WT YR 250 Sr. 245 RS-Fr. 300 Sr. 290 Jr. 280 Sr. 260 RS-Fr. 270 Sr. 235 So. 220 Sr. 215 RS-Fr. 240 Sr. 230 Sr. 220 Sr. 200 Jr. 185 So. 185 RS-Fr. 205 Jr. 190 RS-Fr. 195 So. 180 Fr. 185 So. 180 Jr. 175 RS-Fr.
POS NO PK 40 48 P 46 40 KR 28 84 PR 83 LS/SS 42 H 46
SPECIAL TEAMS
PLAYER Brent Zuzo Spencer Pettit Alex Boy Brent Zuzo Elijah Mitchell Jerico Richardson Andrew Celis Wes Farnsworth Alex Boy
HT WT 5-10 180 5-9 170 6-3 200 5-10 180 5-8 180 5-11 190 5-11 190 6-1 200 6-3 200
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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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No. Name
Pos. Ht.
Wt.
Yr
2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 22 22 23 23 24 24 25 26 26 28 28 29 29 30 31 32 33 34 34 35 35 36 37 38 39 39 40 42 43 43 44 45 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53
WR 6-1 DB 6-0 DB 5-9 QB 6-3 QB 6-1 DB 6-1 LB 6-1 RB 5-10 LB 6-0 DE 6-3 LB 6-2 LB 6-0 TE 6-5 QB 6-2 DB 6-0 WR 6-5 WR 6-0 QB 6-1 QB 6-2 QB 6-4 DB 6-0 QB 6-0 WR 6-4 DB 6-0 P 5-11 DB 5-11 DB 5-11 WR 6-4 RB 5-9 DB 5-10 RB 5-11 DB 5-10 DB 5-11 RB 5-11 DB 6-0 RB 6-0 LB 6-4 DB 6-0 WR 5-10 WR 5-11 DB 5-8 WR 6-0 DB 5-11 DB 5-10 DB 6-1 DB 5-11 RB 5-10 RB 5-8 LB 6-1 LB 6-1 WR 6-2 DE 6-2 LB 6-1 LB 5-11 DE 6-1 WR 6-2 PK 5-10 LS/DB 6-1 TE 6-5 DB 5-11 DE 6-5 TE 6-3 LB 6-0 P 6-3 TE 6-1 PK 5-9 LB 6-2 LB 6-1 LB 6-3 LB 6-2 LB 5-10
180 190 185 200 200 180 230 210 230 250 220 200 215 205 190 220 190 170 190 220 195 205 205 190 175 175 185 195 200 170 190 180 180 210 180 215 220 185 160 170 180 190 175 185 205 195 200 185 215 215 205 230 210 215 215 195 180 200 215 200 215 255 205 200 240 170 240 230 220 220 220
Fr. RS-Fr. RS-Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. RS-Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. So. RS-Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. RS-Fr. Fr. So. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. RS-Fr. RS-Fr. Sr. So. Fr. RS-Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. RS-Fr. RS-Fr. So. Fr. RS-Fr. RS-Fr. Jr. RS-Fr. Fr. RS-Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. RS-Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr.
Dominic Christian Asauni Rufus Ahki Muhammad Joe Pyle Austin Kafentzis Dekembe Montgomery Faigofie Faaituala Don Jackson Gabe Sewell Ian Seau Matthew Lyons L.J. Jackson Alex Strathearn Hunter Fralick Cal Kee Hasaan Henderson Rodney Lawson Cristian Solano Danté Mayes Tyler Stewart Jaden Sawyer Jake Young Brenden O’Leary-Orange Cameron Winston Cory Fisher Elijah Moody Tyler Crandall Wyatt Demps James Butler Cameron Turner Maliek Broady Jimbo Davis Dameon Baber Kelton Moore David Kruskamp Lucas Weber Bryan Lane Jr. Kendall Johnson Sheldon White Jason Elenberger Elijah Mitchell Martin Hargove E.J. Muhammad Teré Calloway Randy Uzoma Devoreaux Stewart Blake Wright Brett Kokesh Travis Wilson Riley Brand Trae Wells Jarid Joseph Trent Mahler Jake Lacaden Ricky Thomas Jr. Brandon Thompson Brent Zuzo Wes Farnsworth Colin Flannery Tully McCalister Kori Collons Austin Carrow West Simpson Alex Boy Jarred Gipson Spencer Pettit Jordan Dobrich Austin Paulhus Colton Concellos Trevor Taft Roosevelt Calhoun
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Hometown Chicago, IL Bakersfield, CA East Palo Alto, CA Fallon, NV Sandy, UT Reno, NV Carson, CA Sacramento, CA St. George, UT Oceanside, CA Los Angeles, CA Reno, NV San Mateo, CA Sparks, NV Hampton, VA Las Vegas, NV Hayward, CA San Fernando, CA Pittsburg, CA Simi Valley, CA San Jose, CA Hanford, CA Toronto, Canada Kansas City, MO Henderson, NV Long Beach, CA Folsom, CA Elk Grove, CA Bloomingdale, IL Munford, AL Las Vegas, NV North Bend, WA Palmdale, CA Arlington, TX Milpitas, CA Reno, NV Sacramento, CA Lafayette, LA Visalia, CA Sacramento, CA Corona, CA Sparks, NV DeSoto, TX Seattle, WA Canoga Park, CA Westlake Village, CA Fresno, CA San Bernardino, CA Cedar Hill, TX Anaheim, CA Sparks, NV Lakewood, CA Concord, CA Kapolei, HI Reno, NV Sacramento, CA Canton, MI Reno, NV Richmond, TX Palo Alto, CA Sacramento, CA Novato, CA Sacramento, CA Long Beach, CA Houston, TX Snohomish, WA Magalia, CA Granite Bay, CA Lompoc, CA San Ramon, CA Reno, NV
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AGGIE SENIOR LINEBACKER DEFIED ODDS TO COME BACK AND PLAY FOLLOWING INJURY by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations
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FILIAGA The fact LT Filiaga has been able to enjoy any kind of success on the gridiron this season is just icing on the cake for the senior linebacker. That’s because he was told by doctors that he might not play football – or any sport for that matter – ever again after his 2014 campaign was shortened due to an Achilles’ tendon injury, which occurred in Utah State’s 20-3 victory at Wyoming on Nov. 7. “There were three things wrong with my Achilles,” Filiaga said. “I had an infection, I had a skin graft to cover up the incision and then my Achilles was already stretched out as far as it could be. The doctors were looking at it as me not playing every again in any sport. That was scary for me.” Hearing that kind of dreadful news just added fuel to his fire and Filiaga defied the odds. Five surgeries later and the 5-foot-11, 245-pound native of South Jordan, Utah, is back playing at an extremely high level for the Aggies. “It was a rough journey, for sure,” Filiaga said. “I had five operations on my left ankle and two skin grafts. It was a stubborn infection that was inside and wouldn’t come out. My last operation in July really hit the spot and I was able to get on my feet for fall camp, get into some kind of shape and now I’m playing. It’s a miracle.” Filiaga hasn’t skipped a beat since returning. Through 10 games, the former Bingham High School standout has racked up 58 tackles to rank third on the team. He also has one pass breakup. There was never any doubt in his mind that he would be back playing. “I knew I would be,” Filiaga said. “I was really trying to be positive and optimistic in that aspect, but the doctors were as pessimistic as could be.” In the season opener against Southern Utah on Sept. 3, Filiaga had six tackles as the Aggies escaped with a 12-9 victory. The very next week against his former team, though, he really shined.
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® Filiaga recorded a career-high 12 tackles in Utah State’s 24-14 loss at Utah, where he spent the first three seasons of his collegiate career. “I loved it there,” Filiaga said of his time at Utah. “The years that you spend in college football, you have relationships that last for a long time and I was able to create a lot of those relationships in Salt Lake City, as well.” After earning first-team all-state honors from both the Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune as a senior at Bingham HS, Filiaga redshirted the 2009 campaign at Utah, then served an LDS Church mission in Los Angeles, Calif. Following his two-year church service, Filiaga played in 20 games during the 2012 and 2013 seasons, recording 35 tackles, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup. Filiaga graduated from Utah in just three years with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and set out to find a new school where he could continue his football career and get more playing time. He found a home at Utah State. “It was just about being appreciated for my talents and abilities that God blessed me with,” said Filiaga, when asked about deciding to become an Aggie. “I love it here.” The feeling is mutual. “He’s a veteran and a very good mental football player in that he’s one of the smarter players that I’ve ever coached,” Utah State defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Kevin Clune said. “People always ask, ‘How does that really help?’ Well, especially during a game, when they come off to the sideline and we talk about the last drive and the plays, it’s a situation where we can get from the beginning to the end of the conversation much, much quicker because he understands the things that need to be done and the things I want done. “Therefore,” Clune continued, “he already knows the problem, the players have already talked about it, we talk about it real quick and get things adjusted. That’s the main thing that helps me and that’s what I count on him for.” Prior to his injury, Filiaga ranked third on the team in tackles with 61, including 4.5 tackles for loss. He also had two fumble recoveries, four quarterback hurries and three pass breakups. “I’m glad he came here, I’m glad he transferred (from Utah),” USU senior nose guard Travis Seefeldt said at the time of Filiaga’s injury. “He’s been a great linebacker to block (offensive) linemen for so he can make plays. I’m excited for him to come back next year. I know he’ll come back strong.” Seefeldt was right. Filiaga is part of a linebacking corps that is one of the best groups in the nation. After all, the trio of Filiaga, senior Kyler Fackrell and junior Nick Vigil have combined for 239 tackles on the season, which is 33.1 percent of the Aggies’ total of 722 stops. “This linebacker corps is really good,” Filiaga said. “We have a great group of guys, including a lot of young, talented players. We have good depth in our corps. The
unity is there and coach Clune has done a good job of bringing us together on all levels like our football IQ, in the classroom and in life itself.” What does Clune consider Filiaga’s biggest strengths to be? “On the field, he’s a tough ballplayer, he understands when to break in the passing game; he has great timing and anticipation in the passing game,” Filiaga said. “He’s a physical player in the run game.” As a senior at Bingham HS, Filiaga recorded 99 tackles, 5.0 sacks, six pass breakups, seven quarterback hurries and three forced fumbles en route to being named the Region 3 MVP. Those stats didn’t go unnoticed as Filiaga received offers from schools like Arizona, Stanford, BYU, Utah and UNLV. Football runs in Filiaga’s family as his cousin, Dillon Filiaga, is a redshirt freshman linebacker at Utah State. He’s had other family members play at BYU, while another cousin, Brandon Manumaleuna, spent 10 years in the NFL. The son of Tui and Tiana Filiaga is currently pursuing a master’s degree in physical education at Utah State. He would like to continue his playing career at the next level. “If that doesn’t work out, I’ll have my master’s degree,” said Filiaga, who earned academic allMountain West honors in 2014. “With that under my belt, maybe I’ll try to go into coaching. Coach Clune has kind of nudged me into wanting me to coach for him and try to get into that business.”
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MARWIN EVANS Marwin Evans is having the kind of senior season most players can only dream of. “This is my last year and I’m trying to make it a great one,” said Utah State’s 6-foot, 210-pound starting strong safety. Which is exactly what Evans is doing. The native of Milwaukee, Wis., has started in all 10 games this season for the Aggies, recording 43 tackles, including 6.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks, four pass breakups and two forced fumbles. “He’s done a good job of developing and growing,” said safeties coach Joe Lorig. “There is still a long way to go with him, but he’s done a good job of accepting his role, being a good tackler and being a good leader as the only senior in that room.” Evans’ most memorable moment as an Aggie occurred in Utah State’s dominating 52-26 victory against then 21st-ranked Boise State on Oct. 16. With the Broncos looking to put a touchdown on the board before the half, Evans made sure that didn’t happen when he intercepted the first pass of his career and returned it 90 yards for a touchdown, giving the Aggies an eye-popping 45-10 lead at the break. “I didn’t even think they were going to throw it there, but he overthrew it and I caught it,” said Evans, who also forced a fumble against Boise State. “I saw the sideline and I wanted to turn a good play into a great play.” What Evans has been able to accomplish this season is remarkable when you consider the personal tragedy he had to overcome and the path he took to Utah State. At just 3 years old, Evans and his older brother, Marquise, lost their father, who was murdered. His death is still unsolved. Dealing with death is one of the hardest things that human beings have to cope with, but when a loved one passes away in such fashion, attaining closure becomes even more difficult. And as difficult as it must have been for Evans to grow up without his father, he pushed through life’s tragedies rather than allow them to defeat him. “Even if it’s your worst day, somebody probably has it worse than you,” Evans said. “Just stay strong day in and day out.” He is quick to credit his mother, Jeanel Crawley, and maternal grandfather, Frank Bearden, for helping him through his darkest days. “My mom did everything for us,” Evans was quick to point out. “She worked hard and tried to make sure we didn’t need for anything. I’m just trying to pay her back. My mom is a warrior and she’s a fighter. She’s a very strong woman and she did a lot for me. Hopefully, one day I can pay her back.” Though he certainly didn’t have to, Evans’ grandfather filled the void of his father. In fact, he was the one who accompanied Evans on his recruiting visit to Rochester Community and Technical College (Rochester, Minn.), where Evans’ collegiate career began. Following his freshman season at RCTC, Evans made his way to Highland (Kan.) Community College, where he earned honorable mention Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference honors as a sophomore. “Before I went to Highland, in the spring of 2012, my granddad was diagnosed with spinal stenosis and he lost his ability to walk, so that was very hard for me,” Evans said. “Dealing with that was hard because my granddad was doing everything for me and my brother, and my cousins. He was there for everything. When that happened, it was pretty tragic.” Utah State took notice of Evans’ playmaking abilities while at Highland and offered him a scholarship. He also had offers on the table from Wisconsin and Kansas State, but he stuck with the Aggies. “It was the first school that offered me out of junior college and I liked the coaches,” Evans said. “I just wanted to show my loyalty and come out here. I really liked it on my visit.” Evans redshirted during his first season at Utah State in 2013 and played in all 14 games as a junior, recording 10 tackles. However, he was dealt with even more tragedy in 2014. “I got a call from my grandma about my granddad, that he was in the hospital in critical condition because he had an infection and they didn’t know if he was going to make it or not,” Evans said. “I had to fly home the week before the BYU game and that was another tough time.” Fortunately for Evans and his family, Bearden did make it. The Vietnam vet is always close to his grandson’s heart as Evans honors him by wearing his dog tags. Evans is majoring in sociology and minoring in criminal justice, and is on track to graduate in December. He would like to pursue a professional career in football, but if that doesn’t pan out, he wants to become an FBI agent.
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It didn’t take Devonte Robinson very long to figure out he was going to have a great game against Utah earlier this season. “I had a good feeling and it started with a blocking play,” said Utah State’s 6-foot-2, 190-pound senior wide receiver. “The coaches were like, ‘We want to go in and get this block,’ and I told them, ‘I want to get it.’” Robinson secured the block, which allowed the running back to spring outside for a nice gain. “It just went from there and I kept on feeling it,” Robinson said. Utah State passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach Jovon Bouknight remembers vividly Robinson’s block during the Utah game. “There was a crack on the linebacker where we were potentially trying to get the ball outside,” Bouknight said. “We had to crack that first inside linebacker and at that point, there wasn’t a lot of people with the look in their eyes that were willing to do that. It was a TV timeout and I asked the guys, ‘Who is going to get this block?’ He stepped up real quick and sure enough, he had a solid block and it strung us around the corner. It was a big-time block and from there, his eyes lit up and you could tell he was ready.” Robinson certainly was. After all, the native of Delray Beach, Fla., had a career-hightying six catches for a career-best 119 yards, including a career-long 51-yarder. “When we didn’t have some of our veteran guys or guys with experience, he stepped up and put the weight on his shoulders and made some big plays,” Bouknight said. “That deep ball he had over his outside shoulder, that’s as good as it gets. I haven’t seen a better catch than that in a while. When he’s playing with confidence, the sky is the limit. The main thing is just keeping his confidence high, giving him the right amount of balls and giving him the opportunity.” Two of Robinson’s best games as an Aggie have occurred against in-state opponents. Besides the Utah game earlier this season, he also had a stellar performance in Utah State’s 35-20 victory at No. 18 BYU last season. Robinson had six catches for 98 yards and two touchdowns. The second one, a 22-yarder in the second quarter, gave the Aggies the lead for good at 21-14. “You have a feeling when you’re going to have a big game and you just get the vibe like it’s go-time,” Robinson said. Robinson is very explosive off the ball and can stretch the field with his speed. Case in point: He had four explosives (20-plus-yard plays) during his junior season, including a 59-yard touchdown run in a 28-21 home victory against New Mexico. This season, Robinson has caught 19 passes, five of which were of the explosive variety (39, 51, 28, 44 and 44 yards), for 310 yards and two touchdowns. “When we play opponents, he’s very scary, especially running at you vertically,” Bouknight said. “If you’re a defensive back and he gets rolling, you’re getting out of that back pedal real quick. He’s just a great kid and very detail-oriented in our room. He’s very precise in what he does and he takes a lot of pride in his work. He’s a great kid and always comes to work and clocks in every day.” Prior to Utah State, Robinson earned Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KYCCC) second-team honors as a sophomore at Dodge City (Kan.) Community College as he had 33 catches for 393 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed for 211 yards and three more scores, and returned seven kickoffs for 92 yards. After earning Florida Class 2A first-team all-state honors as a wide receiver at Village Academy High School in Delray Beach, Robinson took his talents to West Virginia, where he played in five games for the Mountaineers as a true freshman. “There were some things I didn’t like that was going on at West Virginia, so I decided to leave in the spring,” Robinson said. He’s glad he found a home at Utah State. “The coaches here had my best interest at heart,” he said. “It was a good environment, good people and everything had a good vibe. Other schools wanted to change my position to cornerback, so that was another reason I came here.” The son of Takeisha Newbold, who didn’t start playing football until he was in high school, is majoring in sociology and on track to graduate in the spring of 2016.
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UTAH STATE’S LA’BRADFORD HAROLD HAS ENJOYED HIS TIME AS AN AGGIE by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations
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HAROLD La’Bradford Harold spent time on both sides of the ball during his career at Utah State, but he’s found a home with the linebacker corps. “I was a safety my first year and then they moved me to linebacker,” Harold said. “Two springs ago, I was a running back and then they moved me back to linebacker.” Harold couldn’t be any happier with the coaching staff’s decision to move him back to linebacker. The 5-foot-11, 225-pound senior from Crowley, Texas, said Utah State defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Kevin Clune is a big reason why he loves playing the position. “Coach Clune really helped me to enjoy linebacker,” Harold said. “I love it now.” Conversely, Clune loves having Harold at linebacker. “He’s a very versatile player,” Clune said. “He was a defensive back in high school, so he’s got a good, versatile role with us. He understands the passing game and where he fits in, in the back end. At the same time, he’s a very good pass rusher and he’s got the size and speed to be a good pass rusher.” Harold is known as a dynamic athlete who excels against the passing game and is an exceptional blitzer. He redshirted during his first season with the Aggies in 2011 and has played in a total of 27 games since. Despite having never started a game and only playing sparingly in his time with the Aggies, Harold would not trade his experience at Utah State for anything. “It’s been great,” Harold said. “There have not been any lows. Everything has been great because of the Aggie brotherhood here. It’s just been a great experience for me and something I can tell my kids about later on in life, or I can help other young people about their college experience.” Fellow senior linebacker Kyler Fackrell appreciates Harold’s positive attitude and his willingness to put the team first.
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® “I know that can be tough, for sure,” Fackrell said. “If I were in the same situation I don’t know if I would be able to handle it the way he has been able to, so it speaks a lot about his character. It speaks a lot about the kind of person he is because he is still there to help us and joke around with us, and still have a positive attitude. He doesn’t bring anybody down just because he’s not playing as much as he would like.” During Harold’s redshirt freshman season of 2012, he played in eight games and recorded all of his statistics in the season opener against Southern Utah as he had two tackles, including one tackle for loss, and an interception in the end zone on the very last play of the game in Utah State’s 34-3 victory. As a sophomore in 2013, Harold played in seven games and finished the season with five tackles and one pass breakup. He recorded all five of his tackles in Utah State’s home-opening 70-6 win against Weber State and had his pass breakup in the 34-16 victory against Air Force. “He’s a great teammate,” Fackrell said. “He’s more soft spoken than most of the guys on the team, but we have a great time with him just joking around. He’s one of the strongest guys in the weight room and he’s somebody that you never question his work ethic. It’s been great having him and going through these last four or five years together.” Just last season, Harold saw action in seven games for the Aggies and recorded an assisted tackle in a 41-7 victory against San Jose State. He has played in six games this season and tallied four tackles. “He is a veteran guy that has been around forever it seems like, so he knows exactly what this program is about and what our identity is about,” Clune said. Prior to making his way to Utah State, Harold was a two-time first-team all-4A Region I District 7 selection, playing both safety and wide receiver at Crowley High School. He helped lead the Eagles to their first playoff appearance in 10 yards. During his senior season at Crowley HS, Harold recorded 58 tackles, five pass breakups and one interception in playing six games at safety. He also caught 28 passes for 569 yards and six touchdowns. Football wasn’t the only sport Harold excelled at during his prep career. He also played basketball and was a member of track & field team. A three-year letterwinner in basketball for Crowley HS, Harold earned first-team all-district honors as a junior. The son of Vince and Carolyn Harold also lettered in track & field and was the district champion in the 100-meter dash. Harold qualified for the state meet in the 100m and 4x100m and 4x400m relays, placing third in the 100m. However, Utah State was the only school to offer Howard a football scholarship and he did not pass up on the opportunity.
“I had other schools looking at me, but they never offered,” Harold said. What did Harold like best about Utah State? “Coach Wells and (former head) coach (Gary) Andersen played a big part in my decision to come,” Harold explained. “They took care of me and I knew this was a place I needed to be just because of how they took care of me when I wasn’t at Utah State. When I got here, they continued to take care of me and took me under their wing. When I needed something or the team needed something, they always took care of us.” When he’s not in school or playing football, Harold enjoys square dancing. “People don’t think I can dance, but I think I can dance pretty good,” said Harold, who has numerous nicknames ranging from Buick to Biscuit to Bezy to LaBuford. Harold also enjoys playing video games. His favorites include Madden and NBA 2K. “From what I hear, he gets whooped a lot,” Fackrell joked, then added, “He’s a guy that if you need a ride or anything else, he’ll be there. He’s just a good person.” Harold wants Aggie fans to remember him by his hard work and dedication to the program. “I’m glad I ended my career here at Utah State,” he said. “The coaches, fans and everybody else have been great to me.” Harold is majoring in interdisciplinary studies and is on track to graduate in December. “After I graduate, I want to go coach high school football in Texas,” Harold said.
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