USU vs. New Mexico

2018 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL

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GAME NOTES ®

12 Conference Championships • 12 Bowl Games • 11 NFL Draft Picks Since 2011 • 54 All-Mountain West Selections (2013-17)

/// 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS /// DATE OPPONENT A 31 at #11 Michigan State S 8 NEW MEXICO STATE S 13 TENNESSEE TECH S 22 AIR FORCE* O 5 at BYU O 13 UNLV* O 20 at Wyoming* O 27 NEW MEXICO* N 3 at Hawai’i* N 10 SAN JOSÉ STATE* N 17 at Colorado State*

TV TIME/RESULT Big Ten Net. L, 31-38 Facebook W, 60-13 Facebook W, 73-12 ESPN2 W, 42-32 ESPN2 W, 45-20 Facebook W, 59-28 AT&T Sports W, 24-16 Facebook 2 pm Spectrum 10 pm Facebook 2 pm AT&T Sports Noon

N 24 at Boise State* D 1 MW Championship

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* Mountain West Game All times Mountain. Home games in BOLD CAPS. /// GAME 8 INFORMATION /// STREAMING: Facebook (Stadium) • Play-by-Play ............................................ Chris Hassel • Analyst ........................................................... A.J. Hawk • Reporter .............................................. Kristen Balboni • Sidelines (Social) ................................ Paige Zamora • Internet ................ Facebook.com/StadiumCollegeFootball RADIO: Aggie Sports Network • Play-by-Play .......................................... Scott Garrard • Analyst ....................................................... Kevin White • Online ..................... 1280thezone.com / Tunein.com SOCIAL MEDIA: #AggiesAllTheWay • Twitter/Instagram ............................. @USUFootball • Facebook ................................................. USUFootball • YouTube .......................................... UtahStateFootball • Live Stats ................. UtahState.Statbroadcast.com /// AGGIE RADIO NETWORK /// • Every Utah State football game can be heard live on the Aggie Radio Network. Scott Garrard serves as the playby-play announcer, while former USU quarterback Kevin White (1988-89) will provide color analysis. Games can also be heard on the Internet (www.UtahStateAggies.com) by clicking on the ‘Listen Live’ link, as well as on the TuneIn App.

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AGGIES HOST LOBOS IN MOUNTAIN WEST PLAY SATURDAY AFTERNOON

Game will be fourth of five Utah State contests aired exclusively on Facebook.

Utah State is averaging 47.7 points per game to rank fourth in the nation and is second in the nation with 14 scoring drives of less than 60 seconds on the season. USU also ranks second in the nation with seven non-offensive touchdowns this year (4 special teams, 3 defense).

/// THE MATCHUP ///

NEW MEXICO (3-4, 1-2 MW) vs. (RV) UTAH STATE (6-1, 3-0 MW)

Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 • 2 p.m. (MT) • Logan, Utah • Maverik Stadium (25,100)

NEW MEXICO LOBOS

UTAH STATE AGGIES

2018 Record: 3-4, 1-2 Mountain West Last Game: Oct. 20, 2018 • L, 38-7 vs. Fresno State

2018 Record: 6-1, 3-0 Mountain West Last Game: Oct. 20, 2018 • W, 24-16 at Wyoming

Head Coach: Bob Davie • School Record: 33-49 (7th year) • Career Record: 68-74 (12th year) • Mountain West Record: 17-34 (7th year) • vs. Utah State: 2-3

Head Coach: Matt Wells • School Record: 40-33 (6th year) • Career Record: 40-33 (6th year) • Mountain West Record: 26-17 (6th year) • vs. New Mexico: 3-2

Active Statistical Leaders • Rush: Tyrone Owens (132-507, 6 TD) • Pass: Sheriron Jones (77-137, 1,087, 13 TD, 7 INT) • Rec.: Delane Hart-Johnson (22-295, 4 TD) • Def.: Evahelotu Tohi (48 TKL, 6.0 TFL)

Active Statistical Leaders • Rush: Darwin Thompson (73-535, 9 TD) • Pass: Jordan Love (137-214, 1,610, 14 TD, 4 INT) • Rec.: Ron’quavion Tarver (30-305, 4 TD) • Def.: David Woodward (74 TKL, 5.5 TFL)

/// KICKOFF COVERAGE /// • Utah State (6-1, 3-0 MW) continues Mountain West play this weekend with a home game against New Mexico (3-4, 1-2 MW) on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 2 p.m. USU is 11-13 all-time against the Lobos, including a 6-4 home record, and has won three of the last five games played in the series.

• Following its 24-16 Mountain West road win at Wyoming last weekend, Utah State football is receiving votes in both polls for the third-straight week as it garnered 50 votes in The Associated Press poll and 63 votes in the Coaches poll to rank tied for 27th in the nation in both polls, respectively. The last time USU received votes prior to this season was back in 2015.

• With its win at Wyoming last weekend, Utah State is bowl eligible for the seventh time in the last eight years. USU played in five-straight bowl games from 2011-15 and won three-straight bowls from 2012-14, both of which are school records. This is the earliest Utah State has ever been bowl eligible. All-time, USU has played in 12 bowl games.

• Utah State’s 6-1 start to the season is its best since the 1974 team also won six of its first seven games. The last time USU started a season with a 7-1 record was in 1965, when that team won its first seven games. USU is also 3-0 in Mountain West play for the second time in its six years in the league, joining the 2015 team. The last time USU had a better conference start was in 2012 when that team posted a perfect 6-0 mark in its last year in the Western Athletic Conference.

• Utah State is 26-17 (.605) all-time in the Mountain West, including a 15-7 (.682) home record, and has won 37 of its last 54 (.685) league games dating back to 2011.

• Utah State is 4-0 at Maverik Stadium this season and is 33-9 (.786) in its last 42 home games, which includes a 25-9 (.735) record under head coach Matt Wells. Overall, USU has won five-straight home games and is 145105 (.580) in Maverik Stadium.

• Utah State ranks among the top 40 teams in the nation in 27 different statistical categories, including fourth in scoring offense (47.7 points per game), second in non-offensive touchdowns (7), third in kickoff returns (30.7 yards per return), fifth in defensive touchdowns (3), 13th in tackles for loss (8.1 per game) and 14th in turnovers forced (16).

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GAME NOTES /// MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS /// MOUNTAIN (RV) Utah State Boise State Colorado State New Mexico Air Force Wyoming

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

WEST (RV) Fresno State (RV) San Diego State Hawai’i Nevada UNLV San José State

MW Overall 3-0 6-1 3-0 6-1 3-1 6-3 2-2 4-4 0-3 2-5 0-3 0-7

(ALL TIMES MOUNTAIN) THIS WEEK’S GAMES Friday, Oct. 26 • Wyoming at Colorado State (CBSSN) 8 pm

Saturday, Oct. 27 • New Mexico at Utah State (Facebook) • UNLV at San José State (AT&T) • Boise State at Air Force (CBSSN) • Hawai’i at Fresno State (ESPN2) • San Diego State at Nevada (ESPNU)

2 pm 4:30 pm 5 pm 8:30 pm 8:30 pm

/// COACHING STAFF /// HEAD COACH MATT WELLS • Years Coached: • Alma Mater: • Career Record: • Record at Utah State: • Mountain West Record: • Bowl Record:

Sixth Season Utah State, 1996 40-33 (.548) 40-33 (.548) 26-17 (605) 2-2 (.500)

ASSISTANT COACHES/STAFF • Frank Maile (Assistant Head Coach/Co-DC/DL) • Keith Patterson (Defensive Coordinator/S) • David Yost (Offensive Coordinator/QB) • Jovon Bouknight (Outside Receivers) • Julius Brown (Defensive Backs) • Stacy Collins (Inside Linebackers) • Steve Farmer (Offensive Line) • DeAndre Smith (Running Backs) • Uani ‘Unga (Outside Linebackers) • Luke Wells (Tight Ends/Inside Receivers) • Waqa Damuni (Asst. AD for Football Operations ) • Zach Nyborg (Director of Player Personnel) • Dave Kragthorpe (Special Asst. to Head Coach) • John Cannova (Offensive Administrative Assistant) • Chuckie Keeton (Offensive Graduate Assistant) • Al Lapuaho (Defensive Graduate Assistant) • Conor Dubin (Defensive Graduate Assistant) • Justin Udy (Defensive Administrative Assistant) • Worth Gregory (Special Teams Admin. Assistant) • Jason Shumaker (Senior Analyst for Special Teams) • Dave Scholz (Strength & Conditioning) • Mike Williams (Athletics Trainer) • Mike Bair (Equipment) • Bill Garren (Video)

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AGGIES CONTINUE MOUNTAIN WEST PLAY AGAINST NEW MEXICO • Utah State continues Mountain West play this weekend with a home game against New Mexico on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 2 p.m. The game will be aired exclusively on Facebook with Chris Hassel (play-by-play), A.J. Hawk (analyst), Kristen Balboni (reporter) and Paige Zamora (sidelines-social media) on the call. Live audio of the game is available on www.UtahStateAggies.com. USU is 546-541-31 (.502) all-time in 121 seasons.

A LOOK AT UTAH STATE • Utah State is 6-1 on the season and 3-0 in Mountain West play following its 24-16 conference road win at Wyoming last weekend. Offensively, USU is led by sophomore QB Jordan Love, who is 137-of-214 (.640) passing for 1,610 yards (230.0 ypg) with 14 touchdowns and four interceptions. Junior RB Darwin Thompson leads the team in rushing with 535 yards on 73 carries (7.3 ypc/76.4 ypg) with nine touchdowns, and senior WR Ron’quavion Tarver has a team-best 30 receptions for 305 yards (10.2 ypr/43.6 ypg) with four touchdowns.

Defensively, sophomore LB David Woodward leads the team with 74 tackles, which includes 4.0 sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss, while senior LB Chase Christiansen has 54 tackles, which includes 0.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss. As a team, Utah State is averaging 47.7 points and 438.0 yards of total offense (247.6 passing, 190.4 rushing), and allowing 22.7 points and 360.6 yards of total offense (193.3 passing, 167.3 rushing).

A LOOK AT UTAH STATE DURING ITS SIX-GAME WINNING STREAK • During its current six-game winning streak, Utah State is averaging 50.5 points and 453.7 yards per game (235.7 passing, 218.0 rushing), while converting 41.6 percent of its third downs (32-77) and committing just eight turnovers (6 fumbles, 2 interceptions). Defensively, USU is allowing 20.2 points and 345.3 yards (177.7 passing, 167.7 rushing), while limiting its opponents to just 35-of-109 (.321) on third downs and forcing 14 turnovers (7 fumbles, 7 interceptions).

• Utah State’s current six-game winning streak is the longest under head coach Matt Wells, and the longest winning streak for USU since the 2012 team ended the season by winning its final seven games. Furthermore, it is the third time USU has won at least five games in a row under Wells (2013, 2014, 2018).

AGGIES’ SIX-GAME WINNING STREAK TIED FOR SEVENTH-LONGEST IN THE NATION • Utah State’s current six-game winning streak is tied for the seventh-longest active winning streak in the nation behind UCF (20), Alabama (10), Notre Dame (8), South Florida (8), Clemson (7) and Michigan (7), and tied with San Diego State (6), Texas (6) and Western Michigan (6).

• Furthermore, Utah State’s current six-game winning streak is tied for the seventh-longest in school history as the 1960 team holds the school record with nine-straight wins, while the 1907, 1912, 1963, 1965 and 2012 teams all won seven games in a row, and the 1953, 1961, 1993 and 2018 teams all won six games in a row.

• Utah State has now won at least six games seven times in the last eight seasons and for the 36th time in 121 years of Aggie football. Furthermore, there have only been 24 Aggie teams that have won seven or more games in a single season.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS WITH UTAH STATE’S OFFENSE • Utah State has already scored 43 touchdowns this season and only allowed 17. The school record for touchdowns scored in a season is 60 set in 2011 and the 43 touchdowns scored this year is already tied for the 11th-most in school history. In fact, since 1957 (a span of 61 years), there have been 47 Aggie teams that did not score 40 touchdowns the entire season. Furthermore, USU has already scored 334 points this year and the school record is 454 points scored in 2012, while the school record for points scored per game is 38.7 set in 1961. USU is currently fourth in the nation with an average of 47.7 points per game.

UTAH STATE MILESTONES THAT EQUAL SUCCESS • Utah State has won 27 of its last 32 games when it has a 100-yard rusher, including a 5-0 record this year, and 29 of its last 32 contests when rushing at least 40 times in a game, including a 3-0 record this year. USU has also won 45 of its last 48 games when scoring at least 30 points, including a 5-1 record this season.

• Utah State has had a 100-yard rusher in five of its last six games, in nine of its last 11 games, and in 10 of its last 13 games dating back to last season. Between the 2014 and 2016 seasons, USU had a total of nine 100-yard rushers over a 39-game span. USU ended the 2017 season by having a 100-yard rusher in each of its final four games.

DID YOU KNOW? • Utah State ranks second in the nation with 14 scoring drives on the season of less than 60 seconds, trailing only Alabama (20), but also has 10 scoring drives of 10-plus plays and 16 scoring drives that have covered at least 70 yards this season.

• Utah State is one of just 24 teams in the nation with one or fewer losses and one of 20 teams that has not lost a conference game.

• Utah State has out-gained its opponent in six of its seven games it has played this season, but has only led in time of possession twice (vs. New Mexico State and at BYU).

• Utah State ranks 12th in the Mountain West and 127th in the nation - out of 129 teams at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level - in time of possession at just 25:30 per game.

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GAME NOTES SCOUTING NEW MEXICO • New Mexico is 3-4 on the season and 1-2 in Mountain West play following its 38-7 home loss to Fresno State last weekend. The Lobos are led by junior QB Sheriron Jones, who is 77-of-137 (.562) passing for 1,087 yards (155.3 ypg) with 13 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Senior RB Tyrone Owens leads the team in rushing with 507 yards on 132 carries (3.8 ypc/72.4 ypg) with six touchdowns, and senior WR Delane Hart-Johnson has caught 22 passes for 295 yards (13.4 ypr/42.1 ypg) with four touchdowns. Defensively, senior LB Evahelotu Tohi has a team-best 48 tackles, which includes 1.0 sack and 6.0 tackles for loss, while junior S Stanley Barnwell Jr. has 41 tackles, which includes 1.0 tackles for loss. As a team, New Mexico is averaging 33.7 points and 411.0 yards of total offense per game (219.7 passing, 191.3 rushing) and allowing 32.0 points and 441.7 yards of total offense (272.6 passing, 169.1 rushing). New Mexico returns 13 starters (O-7, D-6) and 50 lettermen (O-25, D-23, S-2) from last year’s team that went 3-9 overall and 1-7 in Mountain West play to finish sixth in the Mountain Division. Bob Davie is 33-49 in seven seasons as New Mexico’s head coach and 68-74 in 12 seasons as a collegiate head coach.

AGGIES AND LOBOS SERIES HISTORY • Utah State trails in the all-time series against New Mexico, 13-11, but holds a 6-4 advantage at home. The first game played in the series was on Dec. 1, 1951, in Albuquerque with UNM winning 17-13. USU won last year’s meeting in Albuquerque, 24-10, while UNM won the last meeting between the two teams in Logan back in 2016, 24-21. Overall, USU is 3-2 against the Lobos since joining the Mountain West in 2013.

UTAH STATE AND NEW MEXICO AS CONFERENCE FOES • Utah State and New Mexico have spent 17 years as league foes as both schools were members of the Skyline Conference from 1951 to 1961, along with its current membership in the Mountain West. The Lobos have been members of the Mountain West since its inception in 1999, while USU joined the league prior to the 2013 season.

UTAH STATE VS. NEW MEXICO SERIES 14TH-MOST PLAYED IN SCHOOL HISTORY • Utah State and New Mexico will be meeting for the 25th time this weekend in what is the 14th-most played series in school history.

WELLS VERSUS NEW MEXICO • Matt Wells is 3-2 all-time against New Mexico as Utah State’s head coach and has never faced the Lobos as an assistant coach.

UTAH STATE VERSUS THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO • Utah State is 42-21 (.667) all-time against Division I teams from the state of New Mexico with a 31-8 record against New Mexico State and an 11-13 record versus New Mexico.

UTAH STATE CONNECTIONS WITH NEW MEXICO • Utah State head coach Matt Wells spent three years (2007-08, 2010) as an assistant coach at New Mexico as he was the wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator in 2007 and 2008, and the wide receivers and kickoff return coach in 2010. During the 2007 season, Wells helped guide the Lobos to a 9-4 record, including tying for third place in the Mountain West with a 5-3 mark, followed by a 23-0 win against Nevada in the New Mexico Bowl. In 2010, Wells coordinated a UNM kickoff return unit that finished 27th in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) with a 23.5 yards per return average. The kickoff return unit established six school records, while tying one. Under Wells’ tutelage, his kickoff return units broke or tied 16 school records, as well as breaking or tying four FBS records. In his first coaching stint at New Mexico, Wells coached a pair of first-team all-Mountain West receivers in Travis Brown and Marcus Smith in 2007. Smith led the MW in receiving, setting a school record with 91 receptions for 1,125 yards and four touchdowns, while Brown tallied 76 catches for 1,031 yards with six scores. It was the first time in New Mexico history that two different receivers had 1,000 receiving yards in the same season. Smith was a fourth-round draft pick of the Baltimore Ravens in 2008.

• Utah State running backs coach DeAndre Smith spent the 2012 season on staff at New Mexico as the running backs coach under current UNM head coach Bob Davie. Other current UNM coaches who were on staff in 2012 include defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Kevin Cosgrove, tight ends coach Clay Davie and outside linebackers coach Archie McDaniel.

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/// SERIES HISTORY /// Overall .................................................................. USU trails, 11-13-0 In Logan................................................................... USU leads, 6-4-0 In Albuquerque ........................................................ USU trails, 5-9-0 Neutral Site ....................................................................................... NA Longest USU Win Streak ............................................... 3, 1953-55 Longest UNM Win Streak ........................................ 4, 1956-1959 Largest USU Margin of Victory .................. (39) 46-7 -- 10/15/60 Largest UNM Margin of Victory .................... (28) 28-0 -- 12/6/52 /// GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS /// 12-01-51 L 13-17 A 12-06-52 L 0-28 A 09-26-53 W 6-0 H 10-02-54 W 6-0 A 10-08-55 W 18-0 H 09-29-56 L 19-27 A 10-12-57 L 10-14 H 10-11-58 L 14-34 A 10-10-59 L 6-28 H 10-15-60 W 46-7 A 10-14-61 W 41-7 H 10-13-62 L 13-14 A 10-12-63 W 47-14 H 10-17-64 W 14-3 A 09-17-66 L 8-17 A 09-20-97 L 22-25 H 09-12-98 L 36-39*** A 10-19-02 W 45-44* H 10-04-03 L 7-34 A 10-19-13 W 45-10 A 11-15-14 W 28-21 H

11-07-15 L 13-14 A 11-12-16 L 21-24 H 11-04-17 W 24-10 A * = overtimes

/// TOP AGGIES vs. NEW MEXICO /// Rushing ............................................ Joey DeMartino (2013) ............................................................ 144 yards on 12 carries Passing ................................................. Jose Fuentes (2002) .............................................. 340 yards on 16-of-34 passing Receiving ............................................... Kevin Curtis (2002) ..................................................... 180 yards on six receptions Tackles ............................................ Jesse Busta, 15 (2002)

• New Mexico defensive line coach Stan Eggen was the inside linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator at Utah State from 1986-90.

FAMILY CONNECTIONS BETWEEN UTAH STATE AND NEW MEXICO • Utah State senior LB Suli Tamaivena and New Mexico senior LB Sitiveni Tamaivena are identical twins from Kirkland, Wash. (Juanita HS/Mt. San Antonio JC).

HOMEGROWN PLAYERS • Utah State has 36 players in its program from the state of Utah, while New Mexico has 21 players on its roster from the Land of Enchantment.

UTAH STATE VERSUS THE MOUNTAIN WEST • Utah State is 153-179-8 (.462) all-time against current members of the Mountain West with a 39-26-4 record vs.

Wyoming, a 33-39-2 record vs. Colorado State, a 17-7 record vs. UNLV, a 17-20-1 record vs. San José State, a 1217-1 record vs. Fresno State, an 11-13 record vs. New Mexico, a 9-6 record vs. Hawai`i, a 6-18 record vs. Nevada, a 5-17 record vs. Boise State, a 3-4 record vs. Air Force, and a 1-12 record vs. San Diego State.

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AFTER RETURNING TO FOOTBALL, SENIOR LB SULI TAMAIVENA LOVING EVERY MOMENT AT UTAH STATE

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

SULI

TAMAIVENA They were done. She was not.

When Sera Tamaivena’s twins – Suli and Siti – decided they were no longer going to play football, the decision did not sit well with her and she let her boys know about it.

Often.

“We started playing rugby,” said Suli. “My mom kept begging us to go back to football, and we just didn’t want to do it. We were having fun with rugby.

And then my mom, she’s a really gospel woman, just kept praying and praying, and then asked us one more time. It was like, ‘Okay, fine We’ll give it a shot.’ We gave it a shot and now we’re happy.

We’re blessed to come this far.”

Suli Tamaivena is in his senior season at Utah State, while his twin, Siti, is in his senior season at New Mexico. Both of them play linebacker and both of them will be on display this afternoon when the Aggies and Lobos tangle on Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium.

“It’s fun,” Suli said, when asked what it’s like having his brother play for a rival school. “We’re always talking to each other and I always talk smack to him because we’re doing really good right now, so I love talking to him. It’s fun because I at least get to see him one time, and when I get to see him, it’s always fun.”

If only Suli could line up against his younger brother.

“I’m going to ask New Mexico to let him play running back so I can get one truck on him if they give me the opportunity. Let me do it coach Wells,” Tamaivena said with a laugh.

In all seriousness, the journey Tamaivena took to Utah State proved to be a long one, with many twists and turns, and the occasional bump in the road. One thing is certain, No. 42 is glad to be an Aggie.

“My career at Utah State has been so much fun,” Tamaivena said. “I never thought I’d have this much fun. It’s just been great. I love the environment and I love the team. I’m never going to have another opportunity to be here again, so right now I’m just enjoying it. I love everything about it.”

Suli and Siti prepped at Juanita High School in Kirkland, Wash. Knowing their grades were not where they should be, the twins quit playing football and focused on rugby for the next two years.

After all, rugby is in their blood since their father, Levi, was a star in Fiji and played on the national team from 1991-99.

“Our academics weren’t great and we knew that we weren’t going to make it anyway, so we decided to play rugby,” Suli said. “And then, my mom asked us one more time if we would consider playing football again. One of our close uncles knew one of the coaches at Mt. SAC (Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif.).”

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From there, the Tamaivena brothers enrolled at Mt. SAC, where they spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Again, not making the grade in the classroom kept Suli from fulfilling a commitment to play at Washington State.

During his time at Mt. SAC, Tamaivena earned California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) first-team All-America honors, first-team all-Region III honors and was named the Southern California Football Association (SCFA) National Division Central Conference co-Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore. Tamaivena recorded 81 tackles, including a whopping 20.0 tackles for loss and 9.0 sacks.

While his playing days with the Mounties were over, Tamaivena continued to take classes at Mt. SAC and became eligible to transfer. So, when Washington State fell through, Utah State was there.

“Luckily, Utah State came in, and coach Wells is a great coach,” Tamaivena said. “The main thing about him is loyalty, so if you’re loyal to him, he’s going to be loyal to you, and that was exactly what happened. He stuck with me until the summer and I was grateful for him.”

Tamaivena credits his wife, Lusiana, for helping him to get his academics in order.

“Our weakness was academics,” Tamaivena said. “We never took it seriously. We went to Mt. SAC and had a little fun with college and got away with academics, but luckily for me, I met my wife there and she kind of just mentored me and helped me out with my schoolwork. I am grateful she settled me down and that’s how I got through.”

Tamaivena arrived at USU in the summer of 2017 and quickly made his presence felt for the Aggies. In Utah State’s season-opener at Wisconsin, he recorded

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That was just a sign of things to come during the 2017 campaign for Tamaivena and the Aggies.

He earned third-team all-Mountain West honors from Phil Steele’s Magazine after starting all 13 games and leading the team with 111 tackles, including a team-best 6.5 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks, which tied for second on the team.

Additionally, Tamaivena led the team with four quarterback hurries and tied for team lead with two fumble recoveries.

“He’s extremely explosive, and from a blitzing standpoint, he does a nice job,” said USU inside linebackers coach Stacy Collins. “He also runs so well. He makes some back-side plays, just pure-effort plays, that are very impressive. His personality is great and he’s a great guy to have in the room. His playmaking ability is probably what I’ll miss the most. He’s got a great personality and he brings a great work ethic to it.”

Tamaivena missed the first three games of his senior season due to an injury, but returned against Air Force on Sept. 22 and racked up a season-high 12 tackles. On the year, he has recorded 25 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss, and one pass breakup.

“It’s great to have Suli back,” Collins said. “He runs better than people probably give him credit for and he’s just a playmaker when he’s on the field.”

Tamaivena, who is majoring in sociology, is on track to graduate this December. The 25-yearold plans on giving the NFL a shot, but once his football career is officially over, he wants to go into law enforcement.

“I’ve always wanted to be a police officer,” Tamaivena said. “This past summer, I got to do an internship with the Logan Police Department, which was a great opportunity. I’ve got a Plan B set up with them if the NFL doesn’t pan out. Actually, I don’t call it Plan B. It’s a win-win either way, so I’m excited for whatever happens.”

Tamaivena and his wife are the proud parents of two children, a 2-year-old son named Levi, and a daughter named Kelera, who is not quite 1 yet.

“It’s hard,” said Tamaivena, when asked how he balances family life, schooling and football. “You want to be there for the kids and your wife, but then you’ve got school, you’ve got homework and you’ve got football, so it’s hard. But, you don’t do it for that long, so you think about the things that you achieve at the end. You’re just like, ‘Okay, you’ve just got to do this for now to get what you want later on.’ It’s hard, but in the end, it’ll be worth it.”

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WEST STADIUM CENTER

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

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

Utah State, Hey! Aggies all the way!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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UNIVERSITY UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS Founded: March 8, 1888 President (16th): Noelle E. Cockett (Jan. 1, 2017-present) Type: Land-grant, public research university Mission Statement: The mission of Utah State University is to be one of the nation’s premier student-centered land-grant and space-grant universities by fostering the principle that academics come first, by cultivating diversity of thought and culture and by serving the public through learning, discovery and engagement.

Location/Profile: Logan, Utah Population: Logan - 48,565 Cache County - 114,181 Elevation: 4,778 feet (Logan Campus) Average summer highs: 85 degrees Average winter highs: 34 degrees Free public transportation for Logan campus, Logan City, Cache Valley 81 miles northeast of Salt Lake City 5 hours south of Yellowstone National Park 1-hour drive to four ski resorts 2-minute drive to Logan Canyon Number of steps to the top of Old Main Hill: 124

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS Enrollment : Total Headcount Enrollment (Fall 2017): 28,118* *Includes USU Regional Campuses and Distance Education: 14,648 and USU Eastern: 1,950

Campus Size: Main campus: 400 acres Statewide: 7,000 (does not include USU Eastern)

Gender: Male: 12,888 Female: 14,791

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

Student Representation: All 29 counties in Utah All 50 states 78 countries

Workforce: Faculty members: 800 Full-time support staff: 1,664

Ages: Average undergraduate age: 22.4 Average graduate age: 32.3 Academics: Undergraduate degrees: 159 Undergraduate minors: 111 Graduate degrees: 110 Student/faculty ratio: 22.1 to 1 Average undergraduate class size: 20-29 students Study abroad opportunities: 150 in 40 countries Students who study abroad each year: 76% 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 Declared Majors: Economics; Psychology; Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education; Mechanical Engineering; Human Movement Science; Biology; Elementary Education; Computer Science.

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HEAD COACH MATT WELLS

MATT WELLS HEAD COACH UTAH STATE, 1996

2013 Mountain West Coach of the Year

Sixth Season as Utah State Head Coach (34-32 Overall, 23-17 Mountain West) Eighth Season Overall at Utah State

Entering his sixth season as Utah State’s head coach, Matt Wells has guided Aggie football through one of its best stretches in school history, and with 18 starters and 50 letterwinners returning from last season’s bowl team, expectations for the 2018 campaign are sky high.

Wells, who is the fourth-longest tenured coach in 121 seasons of Aggie football, holds a 34-32 record in his first five seasons at USU, including a 23-17 Mountain West record.

Those 34 wins are the fourth-most in school history, while his 51.5 winning percentage ranks seventh all-timve.

Utah State has also recorded three wins against top-25 opponents during Wells’ five years as head coach, one more than the program won in its previous 116 seasons.

Furthermore, Wells has been a player (1993) or coach (2012, 2013, 2014) in all four of Utah State’s bowl wins, and he is the first head coach in program history to lead the Aggies to four bowl games and the only head coach with multiple bowl wins. In fact, the 2017 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl was his seventh bowl game as an Aggie, as he played in one and has coached in six, which included a school-record five-straight bowl appearances from 2011-15.

In 2017, Wells led Utah State to six wins and its sixth bowl game in the past seven seasons as the Aggies had six players earn

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various all-Mountain West honors. Additionally, senior cornerback Jalen Davis became just the ninth first-team All-America in school history and was named an All-American by four different publications, including the Walter Camp Football Foundation, who voted him to their first team. Furthermore, sophomore placekicker Dominik Eberle was named a thirdteam All-American by Phil Steele’s Magazine and was a finalist for the Lou Groza Award, which honors the top placekicker in college football. USU also had two players sign NFL free agent contracts following the season in Davis and Dallin Leavitt, while Braelon Roberts was invited to a rookie mini-camp.

During the 2016 season, Utah State had six players earn various all-Mountain West honors as it lost five conference games by a combined 29 points (5.8 ppg). USU also had two players invited to postseason All-Star games, while one player was selected in the 2017 NFL Draft in Devante Mays. Furthermore, USU had eight other Aggies who signed free agent contracts.

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

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

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

In his second year as Utah State’s head coach, Wells

mentored 15 players who earned 16 allMountain West honors, which were the most in the league and tied for the third-most in school history. Wells also mentored two All-Americans in 2014 in Zach Vigil and 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 247 Sports. Vigil was named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year.

In his first season as head coach, Wells led Utah State to the inaugural Mountain West Championship game after winning the Mountain Division of the conference with a 7-1 record in 2013. Wells also led Utah State to just its third-ever bowl victory as it posted a 21-14 win against No. 24 Northern Illinois in the 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl.

For his efforts, Wells was named the 2013 Mountain West Coach of the Year as he set the school record for wins by a first-year head coach. USU 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.

During his first year as Utah State’s head coach, Wells mentored 14 Aggies who earned various all-Mountain West honors, including three All-Americans as Tyler Larsen was named a second-team All-American by USA Today Sports, Nevin Lawson was named a third-team All-American by College Sports Madness, and Fackrell was named an honorable mention Sophomore All-American by College Football News.

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

Wells, who is one of 22 coaches to lead his alma mater, is just the second Utah State

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HEAD COACH MATT WELLS 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 in 2012, and quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator in 2011.

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 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 its final seven games, which is a school record.

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

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

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

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

Wells, who has been a part of 10 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 (200206) 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., earned his bachelor’s degree in business marketing from Utah State in 1996, graduating cum laude. He and his wife Jen have two daughters, Jadyn (15) and Ella (12), and one son, Wyatt (9). His brother, Luke, is USU’s tight ends and inside receivers coach.

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COACHING EXPERIENCE 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2007-08 2002-06 1997-01

Utah State - Head Coach Utah State - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Utah State - Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator New Mexico - Wide Receivers Louisville - Quarterbacks/Passing Game Coordinator New Mexico - Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator Tulsa - Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator Navy - Quarterbacks/Fullbacks/Wide Receivers/J.V. Head Coach

BOWL GAMES AS A COACH (10)

Utah State NOVA Home Loans Arizona, 2017; Famous Idaho Potato, 2015; New Mexico, 2014;

Poinsettia, 2013; Famous Idaho Potato, 2012; Famous Idaho Potato, 2011 New Mexico New Mexico, 2007 Tulsa Armed Forces, 2006; Liberty, 2005; Humanitarian, 2003

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (2) Utah State WAC: 2012 Tulsa Conference USA: 2005

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1993-96

Utah State - Quarterback

BOWL GAMES AS A PLAYER (1) 1993

Las Vegas

EDUCATION 1996

Utah State - Business Marketing (Cum Laude)

PERSONAL

• Married to the former Jen Dirks • Daughters – Jadyn (15), Ella (12); Son – Wyatt (9)

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USU COACHING STAFF MATT WELLS

FRANK MAILE

KEITH PATTERSON

DAVID YOST

head coach

assistant head coach

defensive coordinator safeties

offensive coordinator

Utah State, 1996 Sixth Season

defensive line

East Central Oklahoma 1986 First Season

Kent State, 1992 Second Season

co-defensive coordinator

Utah State, 2007 Third Season

JOVON BOUKNIGHT

JULIUS BROWN

STACY COLLINS

quarterbacks

STEVE FARMER

assistant coach outside receivers

assistant coach defensive backs

assistant coach inside linebackers

assistant coach offensive line

Wyoming, 2006 10th Season

Boise State, 2006 Third Season

Western Oregon, 1998 Third Season

Illinois State, 1999 Third Season

DEANDRE SMITH

UANI ‘UNGA

assistant coach running backs

assistant coach outside linebackers

Southwest Missouri State, 2002 First Season

BYU, 2015 First Season

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LUKE WELLS

assistant coach tight ends inside receivers

Oklahoma, 2002 Sixth Season

WAQA DAMUNI

asst. athletics director for football operations

Utah State, 1998 Sixth Season

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USU COACHING/SUPPORT STAFF ZACH NYBORG

JOHN CANNOVA

CHUCKIE KEETON

AL LAPUAHO

director of player personnel

offensive graduate assistant

offensive graduate assistant

defensive graduate assistant

BYU, 2011 First Season

North Central College, 2014 Second Season

Utah State, 2015 First Season

Utah State, 2013 First Season

CONOR DUBIN

JUSTIN UDY

WORTH GREGORY

defensive graduate assistant

defensive administrative assistant

special teams administrative assistant

senior analyst for special teams

Arizona State, 2016 First Season

Eastern Oregon 2011 First Season

East Carolina, 2016 First Season

Kansas, 2003 First Season

DAVE SCHOLZ

MIKE WILLIAMS

MIKE BAIR

JASON SHUMAKER

BILL GARREN

head strength & conditioning coach

associate ad head athletics trainer

assistant ad equipment coordinator

assistant ad video coordinator

Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2004 Sixth Season

Utah State, 1996 20th Season

Utah State, 1995 23rd Season

Idaho State, 2002 14th Season

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USU AGGIE TEAM QUARTERBACKS

RUNNING BACKS

Front Row (L-R): Jamison Jones (student assistant), Will Dana, Andrew Peasley, Henry Colombi, Jordan Love, David Yost (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks).

Front Row (L-R): Morian Walker Jr., Justen Hervey, Darwin Thompson, DeAndre Smith (running backs), Eltoro Allen, Gerold Bright, Tre Miller.

INSIDE RECEIVERS/TIGHT ENDS

OUTSIDE RECEIVERS

Front Row (L-R): Faizon Knight, Jordan Nathan, Aaren Vaughns, DJ Nelson, Jackson Prince.

Back Row (L-R): Chuckie Keeton (offensive graduate assistant), Travis Boman, Carson Terrell, Dax Raymond, Bryce Mortenson, Emerson Woods, Luke Wells (tight ends/inside receivers).

Front Row (L-R): Sam Lockett, Tim Patrick Jr., Deven Thompkins, Preston Curtis, Taylor Compton.

Back Row (L-R): Jovon Bouknight (outside receivers), Jalen Greene, Devin Heckstall, Ron’quavion Tarver, Chad Artist, Savon Scarver, Zach Larson (student assistant).

OFFENSIVE LINE

Front Row (L-R): Chandler Dolphin, Siotame Uluave, Moroni Iniguez, Quin Ficklin, Heneli Avendano, Jake Templeton, Demytick Ali’ifua, KJ Uluave, Ty Shaw, Karter Shaw.

Back Row (L-R): John Cannova (offensive graduate assistant), Jacob South, Connor Meyers, Andy Koch, Wade Meacham, Roman Andrus, Alfred Edwards, Rob Castaneda, Sean Taylor, Kyler Hack, Wyatt Bowles, Steve Farmer (offensive line).

COACHING STAFF

Front Row (L-R): Worth Gregory (special teams administrative assistant), Chuckie Keeton (offensive graduate assistant), Julius Brown (defensive backs), Joe Powell (assistant strength and conditioning coach), Zach Nyborg (director of player personnel), Zach Larson (student assistant), Stacy Collins (inside linebackers), Jamison Jones (student assistant), Al Lapuaho (defensive graduate assistant), John Cannova (offensive graduate assistant), Conor Dubin (defensive graduate assistant), Justin Udy (defensive administrative assistant), Joey Bergles (assistant strength and conditioning coach).

Back Row (L-R): Jovon Bouknight (outside receivers), Dave Scholz (head strength and conditioning coach), Jason Shumaker (special teams senior analyst), Luke Wells (tight ends/inside receivers), Keith Patterson (defensive coordinator/safeties), Frank Maile (assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator/defensive live), Matt Wells (head coach), David Yost (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks), Waqa Damuni (assistant AD for football operations), Steve Farmer (offensive line), DeAndre Smith (running backs), Uani ‘Unga (outside linebackers).

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USU AGGIE TEAM INSIDE LINEBACKERS

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS

Front Row (L-R): Elijah Shelton, Mitch Medina, Mason Tobeck, Daniel Langi, Ofa Latu, Eric Munoz.

Back Row (L-R): Stacy Collins (inside linebackers), Maika Magalei, Chase Christiansen, Suli Tamaivena, Tate Shumway, David Woodward, Kevin Meitzenheimer, Justin Udy (defensive administrative assistant).

Front Row (L-R): Simian Matagi, Tipa Galeai, Logan Lee, Derek Larsen, Justus Te’i, Uani ‘Unga (outside linebackers).

DEFENSIVE BACKS

DEFENSIVE LINE

Front Row (L-R): Cameron Haney, Chase Nelson, Jarrod Green, Zahodri Jackson, Andre Grayson, Shaq Bond, Chance Lovato, DJ Williams, Michael Anyanwu.

Back Row (L-R): Conor Dubin (defensive graduate assistant), Keith Patterson (defensive coordinator/safeties), Braxton Gunther, Deante Fortenberry, Baron Gajkowski, Ja’Marcus Ingram, Gaje Ferguson, Aaron Wade, Jontrell Rocquemore, Chance Parker, Jordan Hayes, Christian Nash, Julius Brown (defensive backs).

Front Row (L-R): Devon Anderson, Jake Pitcher, Jacoby Wildman, Caden Andersen, Ritisoni Fata, Fua Leilua.

Back Row (L-R): Frank Maile (assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator/defensive live), Christopher ‘Unga, Dalton Baker, Gasetoto Schuster, Keith Tambe, Mohelika Uasike, Adewale Adeoye, Hale Motu’apuaka, Al Lapuaho (defensive graduate assistant).

SPECIALISTS

Front Row (L-R): Noah Howell, Chance Nelson, Connor Coles, Brandon Pada.

Back Row (L-R): Jason Shumaker (special teams senior analyst), Tipa Galeai, Dominik Eberle, Aaron Dalton, Taylor Hintze, Worth Gregory (special teams administrative assistant).

CAPTAINS

Front Row (L-R): Justus Te’i, Chase Christiansen, David Woodward, Gaje Ferguson, Baron Gajkowski, Moroni Iniguez, Suli Tamaivena, Gerold Bright, DJ Nelson.

Back Row (L-R): Christopher ‘Unga, Ron’quavion Tarver, Quin Ficklin, Roman Andrus, Matt Wells (head coach), Jordan Love, Ja’Marcus Ingram, Jontrell Rocquemore, Dax Raymond, Jacoby Wildman.

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USU SUPPORT STAFF SPORTS MEDICINE

EQUIPMENT MANAGERS

Front Row (L-R): Leah Dunagan, Sonia DelBusso, Megan Bigler, Sarah Gaston, Caleigh Goode, Laura McLane, Jennifer Xu. Back Row (L-R): Dr. Tye Harrison, Mike Williams, Karl Smith, Caleb Christie, Stephan Lowry, Zachary Carey, Garrison Chan.

Missing: Jessica Achatz.

Front Row (L-R): Payton Price, Ryan Corbett, Hayley Sharkey, Angela Johnson, Michael Goldsberry, Brady Mikkelsen.

Back Row (L-R): Mike Bair, Easton Berrett, Tyler Schwendiman, Jace Garrard, Spencer Corbett, Alex Eddington, Steve Wiley.

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

VIDEO

(L-R): James Blackburn, Joey Bergles, Dave Scholz, Joe Powell, Bri Brown, Connor McGuire.

Front Row (L-R): Jayden Sanders, Zeb Burdick, Jacob Boxx, Jordan Campbell, Jordan Boze, Kylee Horsley.

Back Row (L-R): Makell Wamsley, Landon Droubay, Bill Garren, Taylor Ford, Adam Moore, Joshua Campbell.

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USU ADMINISTRATION NOELLE E. COCKETT University President

Noelle E. Cockett was appointed as Utah State University’s 16th President in October 2016, beginning her official tenure in January 2017. She is USU’s first female president and the only female president with Utah’s higher education system.

Since becoming president, Cockett has worked to improve the mission and vision of the university. The dedicated and award-winning faculty at USU are scholar-educators who have shared a commitment to teaching excellence and rigorous research to help students succeed. In March 2018, USU physics and math scholar David Maughan received an honorable mention as a Goldwater Scholar, a prestigious national competition that recognizes outstanding achievements in science and mathematics. Cockett has also been working to improve the facilities students enjoy as part of their education. In May, she was proud to be part of the ribbon cutting for the new Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center for Clinical Excellence in USU’s Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services. The building is a unique, advanced facility where integration of research, academic and clinical services enables training for students, interdisciplinary research among faculty and clinicians and comprehensive clinical services for clients statewide and regionally.

As always, friends, alumni and donors of the university contribute to the livelihood of USU. In early May 2017, the university announced a major expansion of the highly selective Huntsman Scholar Program and the launch of the Center of Growth and Opportunity thanks to a joint $50 million gift to the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business from the Huntsman Foundation and the Charles Koch Foundation. The joint gift is the largest in the school’s history and enables the university to continue fostering innovative research and teaching to improve lives and communities.

Prior to being named Utah State’s President, Cockett was serving as Executive Vice President and Provost at USU and has held that position since 2013. Prior to that, she served USU as Vice President for Extension from 2006 to 2013; Dean of the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences from 2002 to 2013; and Director of the Utah Agriculture Experiment Station from 2009 to 2013.

Cockett has built a distinguished career in sheep genomics research, maintaining an active research program even while serving in various leadership positions at Utah State University. Her research program has centered on the identification of genetic markers associated with economically important traits in sheep, as well as the development of resources that advance research on the sheep genome. Cockett and her colleagues published an article describing the sheep genome sequence in Science in 2014. Her current project focuses on the identification of genetic regions associated with entropion in newborn lambs. Cockett has served as the United States coordinator for sheep genome mapping since 1993 and is an active member of the International Sheep Genomics Consortium.

As an active researcher, Cockett has received many awards and accolades throughout her career including a Young Scientist Award from the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS), the Utah Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology (2004 and 2015) and one of USU’s top honors, the D. Wynne Thorne Research Award.

After receiving her master’s and doctorate in animal breeding and genetics from Oregon State University in 1983 and 1985, respectively, Cockett spent five years as a research geneticist at the United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Nebraska. She joined Utah State University in 1990 as a researcher and assistant professor in the Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences.

Cockett, who earned her bachelor’s degree from Montana State in animal science in 1980, grew up on a beef cattle ranch in eastern Montana and is married to John Cockett, Director of Technology in USU’s Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services. Noelle and John have two children, Dylan and Chantelle.

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JOHN HARTWELL

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

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

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

Utah State also entered into a new partnership with the Larry H. Miller Sports & Entertainment Group to be its flagship radio station for Aggie Athletics, which gives USU additional advertising opportunities throughout Cache Valley and the Wasatch Front, in addition to more control over each broadcast.

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

Under Hartwell’s leadership, Utah State athletics has seen unparalleled success during the past four years. In fact, the 2017-18 academic year was arguably the best in school history as Aggie Athletics ranked 78th nationally in the Learfield Director’s Cup Standings, which is by far the best finish for USU in the Cup’s 25 years, while its 400-plus student-athletes achieved a school-record 3.25 grade-point average.

During the 2017-18 academic year, Utah State’s men’s tennis program won its third-straight Mountain West regular season championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in as many years. In fact, men’s tennis won the school’s first Mountain West regular season (2016) and tournament championships (2017) since joining the Conference in 2013 and finished the 2017 campaign with a school-record 23 wins and a final national ranking of No. 45.

Additionally, Utah State’s track & field/cross country teams had their best seasons in school history this past academic year, highlighted by the men’s programs finishing the year ranked 10th nationally by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. During the 2017-18 seasons, the Aggie men placed 27th in their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Cross Country Championships, followed by a 28th-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships and an 18th-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships as its student-athletes combined to garner 12 All-America honors. On the women’s side, USU’s cross country program finished 14th in its first-ever appearance at the NCAA Championships, while its studentathletes combined to garner three All-America honors during the 2017-18 academic year.

Aggie football also excelled during the 2017-18 academic year, playing in its sixth bowl game in the past seven seasons.

Even more impressive is Utah State’s continued successes by its student-athletes in the classroom as they have a 91 percent graduation success rate, which is the highest in the Mountain West, and a cumulative 3.25 grade-point average, which is a school record. During the 2017-18 academic year, USU had 159 student-athletes earn academic all-Mountain West honors, while 115 were named Mountain West Scholar-Athletes.

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MERLIN OLSEN FIELD

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Rushing Yards USU: 292, Roger Grant (34 att.) vs. LBSU, 1990 Opp.: 220, Myron Hardeman (25 att.), Wyo., 1977

Points USU: 70 vs. Weber State, 2013 Opp.: 70 by BYU, 1980

Passing Yards USU: 561, Tony Adams (30-of-43) vs. Utah, 1972 Opp.: 619, John Walsh (27-of-44), BYU, 1993

Rushing Yards USU: 461 (47 att.) vs. Weber State, 2011 Opp.: 494 by TCU (56 att.), 1984

Touchdown Passes USU: 5, Chuckie Keeton vs. Weber State, 2013; Chuckie Keeton vs. Wyoming, 2011; Anthony Calvillo vs. BYU, 1993; Bob Gagliano vs. BYU, 1980; Tony Adams vs. Utah, 1972; Tony Adams vs. Idaho, 1972 Opp.: 6, Jim McMahon, BYU, 1980; Gifford Nielsen, BYU, 1977

Passing Yards USU: 567 vs. Utah (31-of-45), 1972 Opp.: 619 by BYU (27-of-44), 1993

Pass Receptions USU: 15, Tom Forzani (193 yards) vs. Idaho, 1972 Opp.: 14, Geoffrey Noisy (296 yards), Nevada, 1996

First Downs USU: 34 vs. Pacific, 1990 Opp.: 37 by Utah, 1988

Pass Reception Yards USU: 243, Kevin Alexander (9 rec.) vs. Pacific, 1995 Opp.: 296, Geoffrey Noisy (14 rec.), Nevada, 1996

LONGEST PLAYS Longest Run USU: 89 yards, Louie Giammona vs. Utah, 1974 Opp.: 76 yards, JaQuay Wilburn, No. Texas, 1998

Total Offense Yards USU: 537, Anthony Calvillo vs. BYU, 1993 Opp.: 597, John Walsh, BYU, 1993 Field Goals Made USU: 6, Dominik Eberle (6 att.) vs. New Mexico State, 2018 Opp.: 4, Rocky Costello (4 att.), Fresno State, 1983; Scott Kinney (5 att.), Pacific, 1982

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Total Offense USU: 654 vs. BYU (98 plays), 1993 Opp.: 710 by BYU (75 plays), 1980

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33,119 31,287 31,220 30,757 30,341 30,257 29,814 29,024 28,243 28,094 27,235 26,906 26,715 26,594 26,328 25,688

Longest Pass Play USU: 87 yards, Jeff Crosbie to Aaron Jones, vs. BYU, 1999 Opp.: 93 yards, John Walsh to Tyler Anderson, BYU, 1993 Longest Punt USU: 77 yards, Jerry Arguello vs. Idaho, 1998 Opp.: 72 yards, Dan Marelli, Utah, 1972 Longest Field Goal USU: 59 yards, Dene Garner vs. N.M. State, 1986 Opp.: 61 yards, Ray Guy, Southern Miss, 1972

MAVERIK STADIUM

10/4/96 9/3/94 10/1/99 8/31/02 10/4/02 8/31/96 9/30/00 11/9/85 9/29/01 10/13/79 9/22/01 9/30/89 9/9/00 10/11/03 10/30/93 10/30/82

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Safety Marwin Evans is in his third year in the NFL after signing as a free agent with Green Bay in 2016.

Linebacker Kyler Fackrell is in his third year with Green Bay after being selected in the third round (88) of the 2016 NFL Draft.

Offensive guard Tyler Larsen is in his third year with Carolina and fifth year in the NFL after signing with Miami as a free agent in 2014.

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Safety Dallin Leavitt is in his first year in the NFL after signing as a free agent with Oakland in 2018.

Running back Devante Mays is in his second year with Green Bay after being selected in the seventh round (238) of the 2017 NFL Draft.

Offensive tackle Donald Penn is in his fifth year with Oakland and 13th year in the NFL after signing with Minnesota as a free agent in 2006.

Long Snapper Patrick Scales is in his fourth year with Chicago and eighth year in the NFL after signing with Baltimore as a free agent in 2011.

Wide receiver Hunter Sharp is in his second year with the New York Giants and third year in the NFL after signing with Philadelphia as a free agent in 2016.

Running back Robert Turbin is in his third year with Indianapolis and seventh year in the NFL after being selected

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Linebacker Nick Vigil is in his third year with Cincinnati after being selected in the third round (87) of the 2016 NFL Draft.

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Running back Kerwynn Williams is in his first year with Kansas City and sixth year in the NFL after being selected in the seventh round (230) of the 2013 NFL Draft by Indianapolis.

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Carl & Mary Sue Lundahl Ron & Talee Meacham David & Myrna Miller Larry & Lindi Miller David & Suzanne Pierce-Moore Steve & Diane Mothersell Dennis & Pat Murray Keith & Joni Nelson Chris & Jennifer Newhouse Jack Nixon Jr. Susan Olsen Mike & Rhonda Parson Robert & Chaunntel Pettit

Peczuh Printing Rob & Breanne Phelps Jed & MerLynn Pitcher Plastic Resources, Inc. Ron & Sherian Poindexter Jason & Melanie Pond Doug & Jeanie Raymond Regence BCBS of Utah Scott & Jodi Richins Beverly Rohde S & S Worldwide Inc. Dick Sackett Al & Michelene Salvo

Chris & Doreen Seibert Dennis & Lynn Sessions Michael Spindler Mark & LeAnn Stoddard Randall & Linda Stutman Alex & Anita Swainston Rod & Valene Tueller Tann & Nancy Tueller USU Advancement USU Charter Credit Union USU Research Foundation Cody & Celeste Veibell Vivint

David Wadley Kip & Ann Wadsworth Scott & Michele Watterson Dolores Wheeler Neil & Jill Whitaker Clark & Jennifer Whitworth Tom & Patty Willis Jeff & Sonia Woodbury Woodbury Corporation Bret & Chalisa Wursten Zions First National Bank Zions Mgmt. Services Co.

BLUE A SOCIETY Blue A Society members pledge at least $25,000 over a 5-year period or donate $25,000 or more annually to any USU Athletics philanthropic giving funds, including, but not limited to: Aggies Unlimited, Big Blue Scholarship Fund, Merlin Olsen Fund, Wayne Estes Fund, Capital Funds, etc.

Kent & Donna Alder Lane & Whitney Blake James & Heather Bohm Mark & Misty Bond Noelle & John Cockett Ed & Lisa Fisher /

Fisher Home Furnishings Michael & Jo Frankland Tom & Renee Grimmett Kirk & Sue Hansen John & Heather Hartwell Dwight & Jill Israelsen

Avery & Irasema Jeffers Randy & Marcia Jensen Dee Jones Nick & Stef Jones Marty & Betsy Judd Blake & Dove Kirby

Dave & Barbara Kragthorpe Jim & Carol Laub / Cache Valley Electric Mike & Melanie Lemon Carl & Mary Sue Lundahl Dave & Myrna Miller

Steve & Diane Mothersell Chris & Jennifer Newhouse Ray & Shelley Olsen Ron & Mike Poindexter / Poindexter Nut Company Mike & Anna Rice

Scott & Jodi Richins Al & Michelene Salvo Chris & Doreen Seibert Dennis & Lynn Sessions Craig & Darcy Smith Mark & LeAnn Stoddard

Mike & Suzie Stones Lane & Annette Thomas Matt & Jen Wells Tom & Patty Willis Bret & Chalisa Wursten Fred & Haleen Zweifel

For more information about the Leadership Circle or Blue A Society, please contact Coleman Barnes at 435-797-1880 or coleman.barnes@usu.edu.

AGGIES UNLIMITED Aggies Unlimited members are listed alphabetically by levels of giving. Levels are determined by cash donations made between July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018 to any Aggies Unlimited fund. To join Aggies Unlimited, call 435-797-2583 or go to aggiesunlimited.com.

Champion’s Circle $50,000+ Kent & Donna Alder Jonathan & Julie Bullen Cache Valley Electric Charlie & Trina Denson Goldenwest Credit Union ICON Health & Fitness Inc. Jim & Carol Laub David & Myrna Miller Larry & Lindi Miller Steve & Diane Mothersell Plastic Resources, Inc. USU Charter Credit Union Vivint Scott & Michele Watterson Tom & Patty Willis Woodbury Corporation

President’s Circle $25,000 - $49,999 Ed & Lisa Fisher Tom & Renee Grimmett Randy & Marcia Jensen Ron & Janet Jibson

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Blake & Dove Kirby Learfield Communications Susan Olsen Scott & Jodi Richins Beverly Rohde S & S Worldwide Inc. USU Research Foundation Clark & Jennifer Whitworth Bret & Chalisa Wursten Zions First National Bank Zions Mgmt. Services Co.

Athletic Director’s Circle $15,000 - $24,999 George Champ Karen Champ Gossner Foods, Inc. Bill & Kathy Fletcher Scott & Lisa Harries Fred & Sharon Hunsaker Wes & Jody Innes Nick & Stef Jones Dave & Barbara Kragthorpe Travis & Katie Lish Tere & Richard Champ-Major David & Suzanne Moore

Keith & Joni Nelson Jack Nixon Jr. Mike & Rhonda Parson Robert & Chaunntel Pettit Regence BCBS of Utah Chris & Doreen Seibert Michael Spindler Rod & Valene Tueller Cody & Celeste Veibell Kip & Ann Wadsworth Dolores Wheeler Jeff & Sonia Woodbury

Coach’s Circle $10,000 - $14,999 Brittany & Spencer Bailey Jimmy & Heather Bohm Cache Valley Hospital David Christensen James & Leona Cooper Scott & Catherine Davis Al & Kathie Faccinto Leland & Linda Foster Doug Foxley L.J. & Lisa Godfrey Justin & Jocelyn Hamilton

Kirk & Sue Hansen Matthew & Emily Huff John Israelsen Carl & Mary Sue Lundahl Ron & Talee Meacham Dennis & Pat Murray Chris & Jennifer Newhouse Peczuh Printing Rob & Breanne Phelps Jed & MerLynn Pitcher Ron & Sherian Poindexter Jason & Melanie Pond Doug & Jeanie Raymond Dick Sackett Al & Michelene Salvo Dennis & Lynn Sessions Mark & LeAnn Stoddard Randall & Linda Stutman Alex & Anita Swainston Tann & Nancy Tueller David Wadley Neil & Jill Whitaker

All-American $5,000-$9,999 Aggie Sports Properties Pamela & Rich Allen Kim & Sally Anderson Richard & Moonyeen Anderson Julie & James Beazer Adam Bentley David & Sara Bindrup Lane & Whitney Blake Ted & Marilyn Boman Mark & Misty Bond LaRae Bowen Michael & Cherie Child Phil & Suzanne Cooper Doug & Kathy Dickson Analee Falk Michael & Jo Frankland Carl & Holly Galbraith Andrew & Rani Hiller Jack’s Tire & Oil Inc. Lynn & Irma Janes Avery & Irasema Jeffers Gary & Coy Jensen Miles & Janet Jensen Dee Jones

John & Tracey Kartsone Mark & Melissa Larsen Ivan & Vona Vee Leonhardt Mark & Colleen Low Lynn & Tama Mathews Marty & Dianne Mickelson Shirley Moore Delon Mortimer Eric & Marva Nielsen Michael & Camille Perkes Kevin & Stacy Rice Gary & Lesa Stevenson Randall & Julie Stockham John Walker Robert & Christine Wardle David & Tracy Watterson WCF Insurance Western Mechanical

Captain $2,500-$4,999 Richard Adams Greg & Judilyn Anderson Brian & Roline Artist Craig Aston Judy & Mark Baldwin

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AGGIES UNLIMITED Lyle & Alice Hillyard Randall & Sherrie Hobbs Brett & Julie Hugie Don & Annette Hull Dean & Shelli Hunger Chuck & Karen Hyer Schreiber Foods, Inc. Inc. Dwight & Jill Israelsen Burns & Brenda Israelsen Nola Jackson David & Alisa Jacobs Darin & Valarie Jacobs Scott & Tammy James Wayne & Laurel Jensen Cory & Marisa Johnson Daniel & Carol Johnson Kenneth & Dawn Jones Ryan Jorgensen Marty & Elizabeth Judd Ted & Cindy King Phil & Maureen Koeven Juanita & Mike Kohler Wade & Meridee Larsen Michael & Melanie Lemon Sam & Kacie Malouf Wayne & Diane May Jeff & Barbara McBride Reed Merrill Dale & Kathy Mildenberger Ruth Miller MW Sports Properties Inc. Stephen & Christine Neeleman Vern & Patricia Nelson Phil & Connie Olsen Taubi & Jeff Palmer Burke & Lori Plummer Rodger & Geniel Pond Paul & Jami Porter Abel & Martha Porter Janet Pulsipher Rice Rentals Rentals Michael & Anna Rice Ed & Kathy Rigby Randy & Florence Robins Danny & Sally Russell Thermo Fisher Scientific Steven Shafer Matthew & Elizabeth Skabelund Shawn & Teresa Smith Cole & Amy Smith Butch Songer Suzanne & Michael Stones Doug & Sheri Swenson Brooks & Sally Tarbet Lane & Annette Thomas Christopher & Holly Thomson Theo & Arla Dene Thomson Lyle & Kathy Thornley Scott & Sue Ulbrich USU College of Education Matt & Jennifer Wells Randall & Debi Weston Jon & Darlene White Chris & Kiersten Wilson Dennis & Lisa Wilson Jon & Merilyn Wright Fred Zweifel

True Aggie $1,000-$2,499 Dean & Joyce Adams Brent & Debra Allen Dan & Natalie Allen Jason & Lisa Allen Bryan Anderson Loren & Mary Anderson Val & Janice Andreasen Bart Argyle Marcus & Kimberly Averett Jay & DeVonna Bagley DeeVon & Marilyn Bailey Bank of Utah Bank

Dave Bassler Boyd Baugh Jonathon & Amy Beadles Scott & Kay Beck Mike & Elizabeth Beck Robert & Susie Beers Dutch & Karen Belnap Tim & Kolette Belnap Steve & Jeannine Bennett Craig & Michelle Benson Joseph Bergeson Travis Berryhill Gary & Karen Black Jacob & Crystal Blasi Lorenzo & Myrna Bott Jay & Ethel Bowcutt Jon & Tonya Brenchley Craig & Joan Brewerton Jody & Dione Burnett Matt Burnham Brent & Lorrie Burr Buttars Tractor-Tremonton Cache Valley Builders Inc. Camp Chef Kassi & Randell Capener Neal & Jana Carling Lee & Flo Carlston Abbey Carpets Carpets Kenneth & Steffanie Carrillo Gary & Ruth Chambers Jason & Anne Chapman Clair & Rosemary Christiansen Scott & Teresa Christensen Rod & Kirstine Clark Thomas & Tammie Clark Holiday Motor Coach Jeri & Richard Collings Bruce & Karla Cook Noel & Molly Cooley Melanie & Kevin Cornett Douglas & Karla Cranney Sharel & Jerren Cundick Clark & Shelley Davis Jason & April Davis Bryon Dehek Jay Despain Jed & Amy DeVries John & Laurie Dodge Jean Douglass Willie & Vicki Duersch Mike & Kitty Dunn Kevin & Danene Dustin Rexann & David Edwards Brian & Lara Eisenbarth Mike & Jody Ellison Darin Evans Dee & Patricia Evans Denna & Jon Evans Lorraine & Clyde Evans Clinton & Jan Farmer Favero Family Dennis & Charlotte Ferguson Janet Flinders Thomas Flowers Mike Fosmark Benjamin Froehle Robert & Nancy Funk Kirt Gardiner Randy & Sydne Garner Larry & Jenny Gates Chuck & Lou Gay John & Patsy Giboney Jason & Michelle Gibson Todd Gordon Loyal Green Robert Gross Steven Group Gaye Gunnell John Gutke Robert & Marilyn Gutke Brandon & Liz Halaufia Halpipe

Dennis & Cuma Hansen Ned & Cathryn Hansen Ryan Harris John & Heather Hartwell Lyle & Carol Henderson Michael Hendry Abel Herrera Randall & Katie Hill Michelle & Scott Hlavaty Leon & Marilynn Holland Tyler Holland David Holman Marie & Tyler Holst Chris & Tara Howell Zac & Lindsay Humes Thomas & Shauna Humpherys Willard & Cindy Humpherys Brian & Luwana Hunt Alan & Linda James Verl & D’On Janes Kirk & Heather Jensen Rodney Jensen Steven Jensen Michael & Laurie Johnson Ricky Jones Troy Karren Dax & Tami Keller Barry Kent John & Barbara Kerr Michael Kidman Stephen Knapp Curtis & Susan Knudsen Sara & Von Krebs Hal & Helen LaBelle Steve & Penny Lackey Darrin & Pam Landes David & Patricia Langrock Douglas & Elizabeth Larson Joan & Dean Liechty Scott Lindsay Bruce Lithgow Darren & Cheree Lutz Troy & Shaunalee Martin Jarvis & Nancy Maughan Mont McNeil Derwin & Luana Merrill John & Jennifer Merrill Todd & Lisa Meyers Stan & Judith Meyrick Scott & Cherilyn Miller Erin & Eileen Milligan Steven & Terri Misener Jack Molgard Malone Molgard Scott & Lindasue Monson Stew & Vicki Morrill Michael & Holley Morrison Paul & Bev Murray Wayne & Tina Murray Lyle & Judy Nelson Pamela & Keevin Nelson Ramsey Nielsen Scott & Shiree Nixon Martin & Patsy Nodilo David Nye Greg & Lisa O’Banion Chris Oberle Cordell & Stephanie Olsen Herm & Norma Olsen Raymond & Shelly Olsen Jed & Andrea Palmer Grant & Gloria Parker Ty Pebley David & Jennifer Perry Pauline Perry Craig & Laura Peterson Ross & Kay Peterson Michael Pierce Doug & Heather Plowman Margaret & Ryan Poppleton Bryan & Gina Porter Neal & Kathy Porter

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LaMont & Connie Poulsen Rich & Kim Poulson Rocky & Shaleace Price Jim & Dana Ray Alan & April Raymond Mark & Georgia Reeder Lance & Nancy Reese Nate Reeve Riley & Kelly Reynolds Jeffrey & Miriam Rich Timothy & Jana Richards Natalie & Matthew Robbins Ross & DaNece Robson Kolby Romell Rachell & Gary Rudd Rage Salons Brent & Allyson Sandberg Todd & Renee Savage Travis & Christy Schow William & Jennie Schow Joe & Anita Schulte Craig & Earlyn Severance Marlin Shields Terry & Sally Shields James Skabelund Richard Slavin Ron & Heather Smellie Daniel Smith Don Sparks Betty Stokes Cindy & Michael Stokes Ryan & Jennifer Stolworthy Kent & Kay Summers Wade Swan JoAnne Tanaka Ralph Thomas Montey Thompson Justin Thornton Derle & Margene Thorpe Steve & Michelle Thurber Sid & Paula Titensor Robert & Sonya Tobeck Scott & Kathy Tolman Kay & Judy Toolson Unidentified Donors Brent & Sue Wamsley Wade & Christine Ward Dahl Warren Joel Watson Randy & Kathie Watts Clair Webb Dale & Mattie Webber Kathie & Tony Wegener Burdette & Holly Weston Kenneth & Cynthia White Steven Wiley Stuart & Janet Wilkinson David Williams McKay & Ruby Willis Louis Wilson Suzann & John Winn Xerox Corporation

Loyalty $500-$999 Marilyn Adams Matthew Adams Blain & Carol Allen Melissa Allen Roger Anaya Matthew Anderson Brian & Jill Andrus Misty & Eric Andrus Andy Averett Shari Badger Linda & Kenneth Baer Lon & Marilyn Bailey Michael & Laurie Ballam Jill Ballard Ryan & Kimberly Barfuss Coleman & Mary Beth Barnes Steven Barth

Janet Bass Jake & Kami Bassett Bear Lake Realty Inc. Landon & Toni Beck Tonya & Todd Benson Leslie Birch David Bosen Randall & Nadine Boudrero Richard & Terri Boudrero John & Heidi Bowman Larry & Amber Bradley Terrall Budge Michael Bullen Jordan Butler Joseph Christensen Kelly & Ronda Christoffersen Ladawn & Kent Coburn Ryan Colich Michael & Denise Conover David & Holly Cowley Trevor & Analise Cranney Paul & Jerusha Daines Delta Air Lines Richard & Linda DeMoss Scott & Cora Denning Ryan & Karen Dent Karen Dirks Jason & Dawn Douglas Danny Douglass Sandra Drake Susan Drake Kent & Teri Dunkley Angie & Timothy Duryea James & Barbara Earl Valerie & Reed Elder Joe Eliason Jeff & Becky Ewing Julie & Scott Farner Ryan & Karen Filimoehala Jerry & Vicky Fonnesbeck James Forbes Drew Forbes Eric & Jenny Franson Robert & Tamara Fuhriman Tina Fulgham Bob Galeazzi Craig & Michelle Gardner Eric Gierloff Sharie & William Green RC Hansen Mike & Hayley Hanson Lee & Kaye Harris Lane Hemming RoLynne Hendricks Edgar Hibbard Linette & Todd Hlavaty Bruce & Carol Hodges Rusty Hoth Jana Huffman Christine Hughes Christie Hulet Garin Humphrey Casey & Jennifer Isom Clay & Jerilyn Isom Mike Jackson Alan & Bonnie James Jennifer & Troy Jenkins Morty & Pat Jenkins Kent & Bonnie Jensen Todd Jensen Garth & Carol Jewkes Jordan Johnson Roger & Susan Jones Kelly & Sydney King Phil & Maureen Koeven Wallace & Pat Kohler David & Joleene Kooyman Tyler Kyriopoulos Thomas Lachmar Larry H. Miller Group Vicky Larsen Anthony & Barbara Larson

Steve & Kimberly Larson LDS Foundation Cody & Chelsea Lehman Howard Lemcke Jr. Lyndon & Annette Loosle Mark & Julie McLellan Kristen Millecam Todd & Kayla Miller Jon Miller David Miller Michael & Jenalyn Mills Larry Montgomery Dale & MyrLynn Moulton Leila Neilson Joseph & Nanette Nelson Stanley & Joan Norton Jane Oi Michael Okonkwo Bryan Ostermiller Andrew & Megan Ostler Phillip & Jill Pack Kathryn Pannell Richard Parker Pat Patterson Pearson Education Gary & Anne Petersen Bill & Angie Peterson Travis & Amy Peterson Post Consumer Brands Val & Nancy Potter Lynn & Ardith Poulsen Dennis & Donna Pruss Brent Redd Edward & Susan Redd Mark & Sunny Reeder Robert Reeder Jerry & Lorraine Rhodes Weylin & Megan Richards Richard Roberts Ruby Robins Rees Roundy Steve Rowland Vincent Saunders Logan Schenk Kalem & Sydnie Sessions Edward & Mary Shaw Phillip Shaw Robert & Lou Shurtliff Erik & Deana Skinner Carlos & Annette Smith Kory & Kristie Smith Lois Sorenson David & Kris Stanger Mark Stokes Wendell & Rhonda Taylor Brian & Jean Thornley Lear & Lonnie Thorpe Rhett Udy Bart & Jodi Wade Wendy Wangsgard Brian & Tami Warnick WestHost West Richard & Julie Westerberg Richard Whitehurst Michael & Susan Williams Dan & Sonia Willie Michelle & Drew Wilson Leland Winger Gordon & Karen Wood Dave & Karen Woolstenhulme John & Wendy Worley Paula Zsiray Jr.

Tradition $100-$499 Luke Adams Advanced Title Insurance AECOM Sheryl & Jay Aguilar Craig Allen Stanley & Karen Allen Alan & Lora Allred

Derek Alvey Susan & Vaughn Andersen Ed Andersen Janet Anderson Jeff & Lisa Anderson Kelly & Lisa Anderson Scott & Kristen Anderson Quintin Apedaile Jory & Emberly Argyle Kim Arnell Kay & Tamra Asay Erik Ashcroft Automation Products Group Anthony & Carol Baer Jared Bagley Jodi & Brent Bailey Michael & Michelle Bair Kelley & Vikki Ballard Seth & Patricia Balls Philip & Robyn Bankhead David Barnes Cam Barratt Kelly & Carolee Barrett Dale Bartos Scott Bates Gifford Baugh Jordan & Caryn Baxter Terryl & Dawn Benson Donna Bergener Evan & Linn Bergeson Thomas & Audrie Bernhardt Scott & Amy Billings Samuel Bishop Gerard Blaufarb Ryan & JeannaLyn Bohm David & Shawna Boudrero Lisa & Shane Boyce Craig & Aubrey Bracken Richard Brening Boyd & Kerry Bringhurst Curtis & Marilyn Broadbent Ronald & Dixie Bryant Diane & Edwin Buist Scott Bunnell Scott & Janalee Burbank Jared & Nikki Burr Kenneth & Lisa Burningham Kevin & Cecy Burtenshaw Leslie & Christopher Buxton Frank & Jaime Caliendo Nathan & Tammy Call Vosco Call William & Cheri Callahan Kenneth & Suzi Campbell Wayne & Karen Campbell Reed & Caitlyn Capener Brian Carlsen Brian & Jacqueline Chambers Jeffrey Chambers Amber Rae Childers Barbara Christensen Benji & Krista Christensen Bruce & Theresa Christensen Charles & Diane Christensen Erik & Aneka Christensen Kristi & Clinton Christiansen Val Christensen Christine Cisneros Tuff Claybaugh CKM Industries, LLC David & Angela Cole Sandy & Eric Collins Stacy Collins Max Cologna Jr. Donald Conner Bryan & Tayler Cook Frank & Karla Coppin Mike & Kathy Cranney David & Doris Crockett Jeffrey & Amy Crosbie Steven Curtis Desirae Daines

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AGGIES UNLIMITED Dusty & Tonya Davis Dwight & Joyce Davis Jared & Emily DeLisle Wade Denniston Ryan deQuillettes Steven & Rochelle Despain Carlene DiBartolo Andrew & Jessica Dickinson Discount Tire & Automotive Blair Doane Daniel & Jennifer Dodson Tarvish & Jana Doggett William Doutre Todd & Kara Downs Robert Dzierzak Nile & Anne Easton John & Janice Eberly Terryl & Kathy Eck Eddie E. Dove April 1986 Trust Braden Ellis Dustin & Heather Ericson Susan & Gary Etherington Brian Evans Gordon Evans Chuck Felando Mary Felando Lee Ann & Dave Ferrara Kimball & Jennifer Fife Stephen & Shauna Flammer Keith Foulger Don & Peggy Francis Joe Fuhriman Michael Gamburg Jacob & Jenny Garlock James & Terri Gass Adrian & Neva Ann Geddes Gregg & Kayleen Gensel John & Sharon Giles Ronald & Sandra Gillam JeNae & Kim Gittins Richard & Autumn Gittins Stephanie Gonzales Fredric & Hilary Gooch Boyd Grant Bruce & Casey Gunnell Frank & Janice Gunnell Michael Gyllenskog Susan Haddock Evan & Diane Hall Colene Hamblin Stephanie Hamblin Mike Hamilton Lisa Hancock Curtis & Nancy Hanks Brad Hannig Austin & Andrea Hansen

Eloise Hansen John & Patricia Hansen Kellen Hansen Ted & Lenis Hansen Carilynn & Jared Hardy Tim Harris Ronney & LuAnn Harris Dave & Jan Hart Laurie & Marc Haws Kendall & Kim Hendricks Robert Hendricks Nathan Hess Jim & Cheryl Higbee Brad & Kathleen Higley Chris & Gwen Hilbus John Hill Linda Hillyard Jeffery & Denise Hodges Linda Hodges Karen & Thomas Hoffman Robert & Katie Hoggan Thomas Holland Dave & Heather Hollingsworth Martin Holmes Curt & Lois Hoskins Herond & Gaylen Hoyt Don & Arlene Huber Russel & Karen Hudson Morris & Kae Huffman Tyler Hughes George & Lori Humbert Robert & Donna Hurst Quinn Hutchinson Matthew & Abbey Ingebritsen Intermountain Farmers Assoc.

Rachel Israelsen J.B. Izatt Brett & Cindy Jackman Dean & Linda Janes Alfred Janssen Donna Jensen Lance Jardine Branden Jensen Brandon Jensen George Jensen Greg & Jamie Jensen Kenneth & Teresa Jensen Mark & Patricia Jensen Steven & Jana Jenson Larry Jeppesen Valerie & Curtis Jeppesen Doug Jewell Richard & Melissa Jex Brent & Kara Johns Cynthia & Kim Johnson Jeff & Jenny Johnson

Jimmy Johnson Steven Johnson Arthur & Calleen Jones Clarence & Elaine Jones Nancy Jordan Casey & Haley Judd Kenneth & LouAnn Kamigaki Nancy Kampen Joshua Kemp Kevin & Robyn Kesler Bryan & Catherine King Douglas & Ronda Kingsford Garrett & Elizabeth Kite Karl & Sheila Klages Chad & Jessica Knight Gerald & Trudy Knight Kellen Knowles Kurt & Sandra Kragthorpe Steven & Janeen Krambule Sharon Kunzler Renee LaBeau Barrett Labrum Tyler Lackey Wayne & Kathryn Lamb Travis & Emily Larsen Don Larson Richard & Emily Larson Shane & Carole Larson Carl & Karma Leatham Mary & Ronald Leavitt Legacy Gymnastics, LLC Ann & Dana Leishman Clare & Cathy Leishman Alma Leonhardt Don & Tricia Leslie Emilie Lind Lane & Deborah Lindbloom Brian & Leann Longuevan Jeramy Loveless Adrian & Kent Lundgren Ray & Sue Lutz Frank & Michele Lyall Chad & Rachel Mano Victoria Marrott Peter & Kristen Mathesius Kevin & Brenda Maughan Troy & Dianne McBride Drew McCandless Ronnie McCloud Michael McFarland Richard Mcguigan Michael & Maxine McKee Dennis & Marilyn Medlin William & Amanda Merrell Michelle & Stanton Merrill Stephanie Micheli

Michael & Janice Mikkelsen Corey & Erin Mikkelsen Minky Couture Scott & Lisa Mitchell Becky & Ken Mitchell Steven Moon John & Jolene Mortensen Scott & Peggy Muir Breton & Jaime Munns Nicholas & Amy Murphy Jeramie Murray James & Betty Neeley Rebekah & Larry Neilson Brok Nelson Suzanne & Curtis Nelson Patricia & Kurt Nelson Steven Nelson Michael & Linda Nicholls Robert & Alana Niedergerke Kim & Terry Nielsen Cherry & Blayne Nielsen Julie & Layne Nielson O C Tanner Company Jill & JR Ochsenbein Michael Off Daniel Ogden David & Michelle Oliver DeAnn & Darren Olsen Reid & Stacey Olsen Conley & Varsi Olsen Robert Olson Brady & Camille Orchard Brad & Laurie Packer Boyd & Arline Parker Cathy Parker Patrick & Jennefer Parker Randy Parker Blair & Cynthia Parrish Scott Parrish Michael & Connie Paskett Andrea Patton Richard Perea Doral Perkes Bryan Perkinson Craig & Maradee Petersen Kurt & Patti Petersen Susan & Craig Petersen Austin Peterson Derek & Andrea Peterson Eric & Lindsey Peterson Jacob & Kristina Peterson Stephen Pettise Joseph & Karen Phillips Dan & Kimberly Pond Rodney & Karen Price Kevin & Bonnie Rawlings

Colleen & Byron Rawlins Shane & Carol Reed Edward Reeve Ryan Rhodes Cleve Rice Ronald & Jan Richins Jeannie Rigby River Valley Enterprises Melvin & Carrie Roberts Lisa Rohwer Richard Rouse Bernard Russ Alan & Cindy Saunders Brandy Saunders Kyle & Audrey Saunders Victor & Kelley Saunders Glen & Julene Schmidt Jay & Karen Schvaneveldt Robert Sears Ann Seibert Patrick Shuldberg Janis Sidener Sigma Chi Randy & Janet Simmons Brett & Jodi Skinner Connie Smith Damon Smith Geoffrey & Peggy Smith Keaton Smith Nick & Danette Smith Rachel & Robert Smith Sian Smith Don & Shannon Smurthwaite KC & Emily Smurthwaite Donald Sorenson Brian Speckhard Sheryl & Jerry Spriet Lafe & Terrilyn Stapley Mike & Sherri Steele Kyle & Joanne Stephens Gary & Denise Stewardson Bob & Moneice Stocker Bob Stott Ryan & Carrie Stott Andrew & Dina Summers Lois & Bob Summers Julie & Dan Sundstrom Clenn Talbot Natalie Tar Elizabeth Tarr Todd Taylor James Thomas Jeffrey Thompson Raymond & Beverlee Thorson Paul & Michelle Tippets Michael Torrey

Hyatt Family Trust Clark Tucker Joni Tuddenham Skip Vanderbundt Lori & Chadd VanZanten Daniel & Kjerstin Vasquez Al & Diane Vermeil Troy Wadsworth Wynn & Lorraine Walker Hal Wamsley Scott Wamsley Miles & Kay Wandersee Lee Ward Robert Ward Craig & Barbara Warnes Teresa Watkins Andrea Webb Darren & Brooke Webber Donald White Craig Whyte Nathan & Heather Wickizer Christine Williams Mary Williams Michael Williams Wayne Willis Joel Winkler Justin Wise Byron Wood Karl & Paula Wright David & Sarah Yost Robert Young Tony & Mindee Zollinger

Foundation $50-$99 Peter Allen Brendan Anderson Tramel Barnes Nancy Bellagamba Nate Bendall Jeff Berg Richard Bohmer Melissa Brewer Jerry Brown Annette Bubak Nola & Grant Carling Bob & Susan Carlson Johndale Carty Frank & Rebecca Casperson Jay & Laura Child Kerry Christensen David Clark Joseph & Nancy Cook Annette Cottle Eddie Davis Allison Dennison

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS WHAT IS AGGIES UNLIMITED? Aggies Unlimited is the fundraising arm of Utah State Athletics. Our mission is to bring Aggies from across the

nation together by encouraging private financial support of Utah State University.

HOW DO I BECOME A MEMBER? You are a member if you give at least $50 to one of the funds that fall under the

umbrella of Aggies Unlimited. These funds include, but are not limited to: Aggies Unlimited, Big Blue Scholarship Fund, Merlin Olsen Fund, Wayne Estes Fund, etc.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BIG BLUE SCHOLARSHIP FUND? The Big Blue Scholarship Fund is still part of our fundraising

efforts, but falls underneath the Aggies Unlimited umbrella.

WHAT IS A PRIORITY SEATING REQUIREMENT (PSR)? Priority Seating Requirements are dues that are associated with your season ticket

purchase. Due to recent tax law changes, transactions tied to tickets are no longer tax-deductible.

WHAT IS A PRIORITY SEATING REQUIREMENT (PSR)? Priority Seating Requirements are dues that are associated with your season ticket

purchase. Due to recent tax law changes, transactions tied to tickets are no longer tax-deductible.

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UTAH STATE FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 31 32 33 34 34 36 37 38 39 40 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

Name Ron’quavion Tarver Ja’Marcus Ingram Henry Colombi Jontrell Rocquemore Aaron Wade Darwin Thompson Cameron Haney Andrew Peasley DJ Williams Gerold Bright David Woodward Jordan Love Jordan Hayes Aaren Vaughns DJ Nelson Devin Heckstall Chad Artist Will Dana Baron Gajkowski Jordan Nathan Taylor Compton Deven Thompkins Tre Miller Jalen Greene Eltoro Allen Tipa Galeai Gaje Ferguson Dalton Baker Shaq Bond Chase Nelson Deante Fortenberry Michael Anyanwu Morian Walker Jr. Andre Grayson Zahodri Jackson Chance Parker Braxton Gunther Kevin Meitzenheimer Justen Hervey Daniel Langi Christian Nash Jarrod Green Chance Nelson Maika Magalei Ofa Latu Chance Lovato Elijah Shelton Suli Tamaivena Simian Matagi Fua Leilua Mitch Medina Mason Tobeck Logan Lee Chase Christiansen

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Pos. WR CB QB S S RB CB QB CB RB LB QB S WR WR WR WR QB S WR WR WR RB WR RB LB S DE S S CB CB RB CB CB S S LB RB LB S CB LS LB LB CB LB LB LB DE LB LB DE LB

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

Wt. 215 195 205 210 210 200 180 195 180 195 235 225 205 185 200 205 190 200 205 180 175 155 215 205 185 230 210 265 185 195 190 175 215 175 190 205 185 225 210 225 195 185 220 235 225 180 215 230 230 285 215 235 270 230

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

Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) 2L Belle Glade, Fla. (Glades Central HS/Fort Scott CC) 1L Dallas, Texas (South Oak Cliff HS) RS Hollywood, Fla. (Chamindae Madonna College Prep) 3L McKinney, Texas (McKinney HS) 3L Lithia, Fla. (Newsome HS) JC Jenks, Okla. (Jenks HS/Northeastern Oklahoma A&M) 2L Los Angeles, Calif. (Cathedral HS) HS La Grande, Ore. (La Grande HS) JC Smyrna, Tenn. (Smyrna HS/Independence CC) 2L Pensacola, Fla. (Escambia HS) 1L Olympia, Wash. (Olympia HS) 1L Bakersfield, Calif. (Liberty HS) RS Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful HS/Mesa CC) 1L Altadena, Calif. (Charter Oak HS/Mt. San Antonio JC) 3L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) JC Baltimore, Md. (Mount Saint Joseph HS/LA Valley CC) 1L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) HS Sandy, Utah (Alta HS) 1L Alpine, Utah (Lone Peak HS) 1L Monrovia, Calif. (Monrovia HS) SQ Logan, Utah (Logan HS) HS Fort Myers, Fla. (Dunbar HS) 1L St. George, Utah (Dixie HS) TR Inglewood, Calif. (Serra HS/USC) 1L Elk Grove, Calif. (Elk Grove HS/Riverside CC) RS Euless, Texas (Trinity HS/TCU) 2L Mendon, Utah (Mountain Crest HS/Snow College) 2L Payson, Utah (Payson HS) JC Decatur, Ill. (MacArthur HS/Southwestern JC) SQ Logan, Utah (Logan HS) 1L Oakland, Calif. (Pittsburgh HS/CC of San Francisco) HS Covina, Calif. (Charter Oak HS) SQ San Jose, Calif. (Valley Christian HS) RS Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Etiwanda HS) RS Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview HS) 1L Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS) 1L Woods Cross, Utah (Woods Cross HS) 1L Moreno Valley, Calif. (Moreno Valley HS) 3L Beaumont, Texas (Westbrook HS) RS South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) HS Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS) RS Elk Grove, Calif. (Cosumnes Oaks HS) JC Riverside, Calif. (Notre Dame HS/Santa Monica CC) 1L Lakewood, Wash. (Lakes HS) 1L Provo, Utah (Timpview HS/Snow College) HS Lakeside, Calif. (El Capitan HS) HS Salt Lake City, Utah (Highland HS) 1L Kirkland, Wash. (Juanita HS/Mt. San Antonio JC) HS South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) RS Anaheim, Calif. (Spanish Fork HS/Oklahoma State) HS Sandy, Utah (Alta HS) 2L Puyallup, Wash. (Cascade Christian HS) 1L Rexburg, Idaho (Madison HS) 2L Stansbury, Utah (Stansbury HS)

No. 50 51 51 52 53 54 54 55 56 56 57 58 59 60 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 81 82 83 84 85 85 86 87 88 88 89 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

Name Tate Shumway Quin Ficklin Justus Te’i Sean Taylor Braden Harris Noah Howell Eric Munoz Adewale Adeoye Gasetoto Schuster Siotame Uluave Brandon Pada Demytrick Ali’ifua Connor Coles Wyatt Bowles Dominik Eberle Taylor Hintze Heneli Avendano Karter Shaw KJ Uluave Connor Meyers Moroni Iniguez Jake Templeton Rob Castaneda Alfred Edwards Kyler Hack Chandler Dolphin Ty Shaw Roman Andrus Andy Koch Jacob South Wade Meacham Savon Scarver Preston Curtis Tim Patrick Jr. Sam Lockett Faizon Knight Emerson Woods Bryce Mortenson Dax Raymond Jackson Prince Carson Terrell Travis Boman Aaron Dalton Ritisoni Fata Devon Anderson Hale Motu’apuaka Jacoby Wildman Caden Andersen Keith Tambe Christopher ‘Unga Jake Pitcher Zach Lee Mohelika Uasike

Pos. LB OL LB OL LB LS LB DE NG OL LS OL PK OL PK PK OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR WR WR WR WR TE TE TE WR TE TE P NG DE DE DE NG DE NG DE P NG

Ht. 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-3 5-10 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-5 5-11 5-10 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-3 6-5 6-5 6-0 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-3 5-11 6-1

Wt. 210 300 235 300 230 225 220 275 295 300 205 310 190 280 195 200 315 285 300 290 320 305 305 310 295 305 300 310 255 300 300 185 180 180 200 190 245 215 250 170 245 245 220 290 280 300 265 290 265 295 265 195 295

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

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

Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) HS Mesa, Ariz. (Desert Ridge HS) 1L Mesa, Ariz. (Red Mountain HS/BYU) 2L Oceanside, Calif. (Mission Hills HS) 1L Vallejo, Calif. (Vallejo HS/Laney College) SQ Gunnison, Utah (Gunnison Valley HS) HS Tehachapi, Calif. (Tehachapi HS) JC Belvidere, Ill. (Belvidere HS/San Diego Mesa CC) 2L St. Louis, Mo. (Ritenour HS) 3L Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS) JC Kahuku, Hawaii (Kahuku HS/Snow College) SQ Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge HS) 1L Hayward, Calif. (San Leandro HS) SQ Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) HS West Point, Utah (Syracuse HS) 1L Nuremberg, Germany (Redondo Union (CA) HS) TR Sandy, Utah (Alta HS/Weber State) HS Sandy, Utah (Jordan HS) HS South Jordan, Utah (Herriman HS) 1L Laie, Hawaii (Kahuku HS) SQ McLean, Va. (McLean HS/Southern Utah) 1L Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS/Snow College) SQ Boise, Idaho (Timberline HS/Boise State) 1L Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock HS/Ellsworth CC) RS Redlands, Calif. (Redlands Senior HS) JC Las Vegas, Nev. (Palo Verde HS/Orange Coast CC) RS Sandy, Utah (Alta HS) 1L South Jordan, Utah (Herriman HS) 1L El Dorado Hills, Calif. (Oak Ridge HS/Snow College) HS Eastvale, Calif. (Eleanor Roosevelt HS) HS Anacortes, Wash. (Anacortes HS) HS Layton, Utah (Layton HS) 1L Las Vegas, Nev. (Centennial HS) RS Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS) HS San Diego, Calif. (Morse HS) HS Spokane, Wash. (Gonzaga Prep) JC Hesperia, Calif. (Oak Hills HS/ LA Valley CC) SQ Sandy, Utah (Brighton HS/Snow College) HS Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) 2L Provo, Utah (Timpview HS) HS Centerton, Ark. (Bentonville West HS) 1L Lehi, Utah (Lehi HS) SQ Henderson, Nev. (Coronado HS) 3L Bountiful, Utah (Viewmont HS) 1L Redlands, Calif. (East Valley HS) 1L Baltimore, Md. (Overlea HS/Dodge City CC) HS Honolulu, Hawaii (Punahou HS) 2L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) SQ Logan, Utah (Logan HS) SQ Cedar Park, Texas (Cedar Park HS) 2L Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Rancho Cucamonga HS) SQ Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) SQ Cleveland, Tenn. (Cleveland HS) 2L Euless, Texas (L.D. Bell HS)

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NEW MEXICO FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name

Pos.

Ht.

Wt. Cl.

2 Delane Hart-Johnson

WR

6-3

219 Sr-2L-RS

Hometown (High School/Last School) Philadelphia, Pa. (L.A. Valley College/Martin Luther King HS)

No. Name

Pos.

Ht.

Wt. Cl.

47 Dylan Kelly-Romero

K

5-10

192 Fr-RS

50 Teton Saltes

OL

6-6

284 So-1L-RS

52 Aaron Blackwell

DL

6-3

288 Jr-1L

Hometown (High School/Last School) Los Lunas, N.M. (Los Lunas HS)

2 A.J. Greeley

S

5-9

215 Jr-JC

Fresno, Calif. (College of the Sequoias/Fresno State/Edison HS)

3 Zahneer Shuler

RB

6-1

232 Sr-1L

Woodbridge, N.J. (Lackawanna College/Woodbridge HS)

3 D’Angelo Ross

CB

5-9

180 Sr-1L

La Puente, Calif. (Fullerton JC/South Hills HS)

53 Cody Baker

DL

6-3

293 Sr-3L

Issaquah, Wash. (Eastside Catholic HS)

4 Sheriron Jones

QB

6-3

196 Jr-JC Moreno Valley, Calif. (Mt. San Jacinto HC/Tennessee/Rancho Verde HS)

54 Radson Jang

OL

6-1

242 Fr-RS

Honolulu, Hi. (Army Prep/Kamehameha HS)

4 Bijon Parker

S

6-1

190 Sr-3L-RS

Los Angeles, Calif. (Fairfax HS)

54 Langston Murray

DL

6-2

318 Fr-RS

Logansport, La. (Logansport HS)

5 Patrick Reed

WR

6-2

190 Sr-3L-RS

Silsbee, Texas (Silsbee HS)

55 Aaron Jenkins

OL

6-2

293 Sr-3L-RS

5 Michael Sewell, Jr.

S

6-1

201 Sr-1L

56 Austin Cook

OL

6-5

295 Jr-JC

6 Emmanuel Harris

WR

5-9

202 Sr-1L-RS

57 Everett Powell

OLB

6-4

235 Sr-2L-RS

6 De’John Rogers

CB

5-9

170

Jr-JC

64 Kyle Stapley

OL

6-3

307 So-JC

Morgan, Utah (Snow College/Morgan HS)

7 Anselem Umeh

WR

5-11

176

So-1L-RS

Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco HS)

66 Javon Mosley

OL

6-7

335 Jr-JC

Fort Worth, Texas (Kilgore JC)

7 Blair Manly

CB

6-2

205 Jr-2L-RS

Albuquerque, N.M. (Cibola HS)

69 Beau Hott

OL

6-4

268 Jr-2L-RS

8 Q’ Drennan

WR

6-2

194 Jr-2L-RS

El Paso, Texas (Americas HS)

70 Brad Murphy

OL

6-3

290 So-JC

San Jose, Calif. (CC of San Francisco/Valley Christian HS)

8 Willie Hobdy

CB

6-2

181 Jr-1L

Garland, Texas (Coffeyville CC/North Garland HS)

71 David Zavala

OL

6-4

297 Jr-JC

Lakewood, Calif. (Cerritos College/Nevada/Lakewood HS)

9 Bryson Carroll

RB

5-6

185 So-SQ

San Antonio, Texas (Roosevelt HS)

75 Erik Beilman

OL

6-4

276

9 Stanley Barnwell, Jr.

S

6-2

197

Sr-2L

Opa-Locka, Fla. Coffeyville CC/Monsignor Pace)

76 Jarred Sylvester

OL

6-5

309 Jr-JC

10 Trae Hall

QB

6-2

181 Fr-HS

Henderson, Texas (Henderson HS)

77 Charlie Grammel

OL

6-3

307 Jr-2L-RS

10 DaQuan Baker

OLB

6-2

250 Sr-1L-1SQ-RS

79 Chris Estrella

OL

6-4

294 Jr-1L

11 Coltin Gerhart

QB

5-11

214 Sr-1L

No. Name

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

11 Rhashaun Epting

OLB

6-2

218 So-1L-RS

Chicago, Ill. (Proviso West HS)

80 Cade Hackey

WR

6-3

196 Fr-RS

Hatch, N.M (Hatch Valley HS)

12 Anu Somoye

WR

6-2

195 Jr-2L-RS

Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor HS)

81 Aaron Molina

WR

6-3

200 Sr-1L

Albuquerque, N.M. (College of the Canyons/Valley HS)

12 Patrick Peek

S

5-10

199 Jr-JC

Ft. Worth, Texas (Trinity Valley JC/Aledo HS)

84 Brayden Dickey

TE

6-5

230 Gr-TR

North Vancouver, B.C. (Washington/Chaminade Prep)

13 Jalin Burrell

CB

6-0

195 Sr-1L

Riverside, Calif. (Moorpark JC/Patriot HS)

84 Trent Sellers

DL

6-3

271 Jr-JC

Fayetteville, Ga. (Coffeyville CC/Georgia Tech/Sandy Creek HS)

14 Rafael Hidalgo

WR

5-10

173

Brooklyn, N.Y. (Hudson Valley JC/Lane HS)

85 Aaron Overacker

TE

6-3

227 Jr-2SQ-RS

14 Gabe Ortega

S

6-1

199 So-1L

Rio Rancho, N.M. (Cleveland HS)

87 Jeffrey Jones, Jr.

TE

6-3

212 Jr-JC St. Louis, Mo. (Bakersfield College/Eastern Illinois/O’Fallon Township)

88 Marcus Williams

TE

6-3

205 So-1L

Rio Rancho, N.M. (Cleveland HS)

90 Erin Austin

DL

6-2

269 Jr-JC

Vallejo, Calif. (Laney College/Heritage HS)

92 Jermane Conyers

DL

6-3

334 Sr-1L

Rossville, Ga. (Dodge City CC/Ridgeland HS)

93 Nahje Flowers

DL

6-3

278

94 Andrew Shelley

K

6-1

198 Fr-RS

Albuquerque, N.M. (Eldorado HS)

Sr-1L-RS

Palmdale, Calif. (L.A. Valley College/Highland HS) Dallas, Texas (Trinity Valley JC/Skyline HS) Paramus, N.J. (Monroe College/Paramus Catholic HS)

Compton, Calif. (University of North Dakota/Dorsey HS) Murrieta, Calif. (Arizona State/Vista HS)

Albuquerque, N.M. (Valley HS) Peoria, Ariz. (Mesa CC/Liberty HS)

Dallas, Texas (Lincoln HS) Fort Scott, Kan. (Butler Community College/Fort Scott HS) Livermore, Calif. (Laney College/Livermore HS)

Plano, Texas (Plano HS)

Jr-2L-RS

San Antonio, Texas (Brandeis HS) Clayton, N.J. (Dodge City CC/Clayton HS) Frisco, Texas (Lone Star HS) San Jacinto, Calif. (Mt. San Jacinto JC/San Jacinto HS)

Cl-Exp.

Hometown (Last School)

Albuquerque, N.M. (La Cueva HS)

15 Kameron Miller

S

6-2

204 So-1L-RS

Las Cruces, N.M. (Las Cruces HS)

16 Tevaka Tuioti

QB

6-1

199 So-1L-RS

La Mirada, Calif. (La Mirada HS)

18 Dylan Horton

OLB

6-4

222 Fr-HS

Frisco, Texas (Frisco HS)

19 Elijah Lilly

WR

6-0

159 Jr-2L

San Bernardino, Calif. (Cajon HS)

21 Daevon Vigilant

RB

5-7

180 Fr-2RS

Downey, Calif. (Downey HS)

21 Nico Bolden

S

6-3

207 Fr-RS

Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury HS)

95 Stephen Ruiz

K

6-4

228 Fr-HS

Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley HS)

23 Jay Griffin IV

WR

5-10

159 So-1L-RS

Huntsville, Texas (Huntsville HS)

95 Adebayo Soremekun

DL

6-2

298 Jr-JC

Los Angeles, Calif. (Long Beach City College/Dorsey HS)

23 Marcus Hayes

S

6-0

199 Fr-RS

Rockford, Ill. (Rockford East HS)

96 Tyson Dyer

P

6-2

198 So-JC Queensland, Australia (Palomar College/Palm Beach Currumbin State HS)

24 Corey Hightower

CB

5-11

176

So-1L-RS

Huntsville, Texas (Huntsville HS)

97 Lon Hampton

LS

6-1

221 Sr-1L

Zena, Okla. (Northeast Okla. A&M College/Grove HS)

25 Tyrone Owens

RB

5-9

188 Sr-3L-RS

Manor, Texas (Manor HS)

98 Danny Sutton

K

6-0

195 Gr-TR

New Hope, Pa. (Maryland/Towson/New Hope Solebury HS)

25 Blake Fehrmann

OLB

6-3

221 Fr-HS

Brookfield, Wisc. (Brookfield HS)

26 Lawrence “L.O.” Johnson

RB

5-9

195 Fr-HS

Waunakee, Wisc. (Waunakee HS)

26 Sitiveni Tamaivena

LB

6-0

231 Sr-1L

Renton, Wash. (Mt. San Antonio College/Palo Alto HS)

27 Brandon Burton

S

6-0

200 Jr-TR

Los Angeles, Calif. (Junipero Serra HS)

28 Ahmari Davis

RB

5-10

182 Jr-JC

Oakland, Calif. (Laney College/James Logan HS)

29 Jordan Flack

OLB

6-3

215 Sr-1L

Newbury Park, Calif. (Moorpark JC/Newbury Park HS)

30 Alexander “Moana” Vainikolo LB

5-11

246 Jr-JC

Kihei, Haw. (Mt. San Antonio JC/Maui HS)

31 Thomas Vieira

WR

5-10

182 Jr-1L-1SQ-RS

32 Micah Gray

RB

5-11

191 Fr-RS

33 Javohn Jones

RB

5-10

185 Jr-2L-RS

33 Alex Hart

LB

6-3

235 Sr-3L

Prior Lake, Minn. (Prior Lake HS)

34 Bobby Cole

RB

5-9

199 Fr-RS

Chatsworth, Calif. (Sierra Canyon HS)

34 Jared EnRico

LS

6-1

195 So-1L

La Mirada, Calif. (La Mirada HS)

38 Matt French

LB

6-0

224 So-1SQ-RS

39 Johnny Hernandez

S

5-10

187

41 James Portilla

LB

6-1

220 Sr-2SQ-RS

45 Evahelotu Tohi

LB

6-2

227 Sr-1L-RS

46 Brandon Shook

LB

6-2

231 So-RS

Jr-RS

So-1L-RS

Los Angeles, California (Dorsey HS)

Albuquerque, N.M. (La Cueva HS) Clovis, N.M. (Clovis HS) Albuquerque, N.M. (La Cueva HS)

Crestview, Fla. (Crestview HS) Temecula, Calif. (Saddleback JC/Great Oak HS) El Dorado Hills, Calif. (Oak Ridge HS) Phoenix, Ariz. (Glendale CC/North Canyon HS) Simi Valley, Calif. (Westlake HS/College of the Canyons)

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SENIOR CORNERBACK DEANTE FORTENBERRY, SHY BY NATURE, AN INVALUABLE LEADER FOR THE AGGIE DBS

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

DEANTE

FORTENBERRY One would never suspect a football player being shy, but that describes Utah State senior cornerback Deante Fortenberry to a T. “If it weren’t for football, I wouldn’t have friends,” Fortenberry deadpanned. “I’ve only got a couple of friends and with them, I am the funny one, but other than that, I’m the shy guy.”

Does Utah State cornerbacks coach Julius Brown see a shy guy in Fortenberry?

“He’s got a laid-back personality, he’s cool, he’s calm and he’s collected,” Brown said. “He’s kind of the old soul, so he’s the guy where he’ll crack a joke and everybody will laugh. He can say he’s shy, but I think around his teammates, he opens up a lot to them.”

Fortenberry is a very physical and confident defensive back that utilizes his hands well in coverage. The junior college transfer has intercepted one of the Aggies’ eight passes on the season, to go along with two pass breakups and 10 tackles.

In Utah State’s 24-16 win at Wyoming on Oct. 20, Fortenberry got his second start of the season and tallied five tackles.

His first career interception at Utah State was certainly a memorable one as he returned it 75 yards for a touchdown in the Aggies’ 60-13 win over New Mexico State on Sept. 8 at Maverik Stadium.

“Deante was a kid who came over from junior college and really bought into how we do things around here in terms of working hard and competing all the time,” Brown said. “He has really been one of the leaders in the group in terms of helping the younger guys, which is cool to see. A lot of times, you get JC guys and they’re trying to feel their way through, but for him, he was able to come in, get adjusted and is working with all the younger guys and helping them along the way. He brings a lot of experience and toughness to that room.”

One of those young players that is trying to gain as much information as he can from Fortenberry is sophomore cornerback Ja’Marcus Ingram.

“As a young guy in the room, I always seek help from the older guys and one of them is Fort,” Ingram said. “He is always willing to get extra work in with me after practice and help me understand the position from a technique standpoint because I played wide receiver all my life and defensive back is new to me.”

This is Ingram’s second season playing cornerback after playing wide receiver his entire high school career.

“Deante has taught me how to be more aggressive and understand the little details of the position as far as footwork, stance and understanding how wide receivers want to attack us as defensive backs.”

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What has redshirt freshman cornerback Andre Grayson learned from Fortenberry?

“Mostly just his little on-field tips that help build my confidence,” Grayson said. “I learned to mix up the techniques I use in coverage and what situations to use certain techniques in.”

Added junior cornerback Cameron Haney: “Deante brings wisdom and balance based on his set of skills. I learned from him how to play with more aggression and how to attack the wide receivers.”

The 5-foot-9, 190-pound Fortenberry was offered

by UNLV coming out of Pittsburg (Calif.) High School, but opted to go the JUCO route instead.

Enrolling at City College of San Francisco, Fortenberry garnered California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) National Division all-Bay 6 League first-team honors in the Northern California Football Association (NCFA) during his sophomore season. Fortenberry finished the year with 52 tackles, four interceptions, 10 pass breakups and one blocked kick.

As a freshman at CC of San Francisco, Fortenberry earned CCCAA first-team AllAmerican and first-team all-region honors as he helped the Rams to the 2015 state championship and the National Junior College Championship.

Choosing the JUCO route proved to be a wise decision for Fortenberry as he received offers from the likes of Baylor, Colorado State, Hawai’i, Iowa State, Oregon State and Utah State, to name just a few.

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

“When I visited here, it felt like a brotherhood and I just loved it,” Fortenberry said. “People are always nice here. It’s not like back in Oakland.

People will come up and talk to you here.”

In his first season at Utah State, Fortenberry played in 12 games and recorded 20 tackles, including 4.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks, to go along with a pass breakup and fumble recovery.

He tied for second on the team in sacks and tied for fifth in tackles for loss.

Fortenberry’s best game of the 2017 campaign was against Boise State, when he had seven tackles, including 3.0 sacks and 2.0 tackles for loss – all career bests.

“He is a physical guy,” Brown said of Fortenberry. “He makes tackles, but he is also a great teammate. He’s a great teammate to those guys, and that’s one thing I like about him, is he cares about his teammates, and he cares about becoming a better football player.”

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Fortenberry started playing football when he was 6 or 7 years old. He said he got into the sport to give him something to do and stay out of trouble.

“And, the spectators clapped their hands when I hit the other players, so I was like, ‘Oh yeah, this is the sport for me,’” Fortenberry added.

Before taking his talents to CC of San Francisco, Fortenberry starred at Pittsburg HS, garnering California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) North Coast Section second-team honors during his senior season, recording 33 tackles, two interceptions and 11 pass breakups. He returned one of his picks 52 yards for a touchdown against Deer Valley HS. Football wasn’t the only sport Fortenberry lent his talents to. He also wrestled, played basketball, played baseball and ran track.

The son of Rick and Latina Brown Fortenberry, who can play the piano and has a pet snake (ball python) named Felipe, is majoring in sociology and on track to graduate in the spring of 2019.

After graduating, he wants to pursue his dreams of playing in the NFL, but once his football career is completely over, he will put his degree in social work to use.

“I want to help kids, like a counselor in high school,” Fortenberry said. “I’ve also been talking to my sister because she is in social work, too. She said she might go work for an NFL team and be a social worker like that, so I might try to get in there, as well.”

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SENIOR SAFETY AARON WADE GRATEFUL UTAH STATE TOOK A CHANCE ON HIM

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

AARON

WADE Aaron Wade will forever be grateful for Utah State. After all, the Aggies took a chance on him and he has done everything in his power to make sure they got what they were looking for.

“My experience at Utah State has been great,” said the 6-foot-1, 210-pound senior safety. “I saw snow for the first time by coming here, I met new people – friends that I will have for the rest of my life and football-wise, I have been able to play for the past five years. They gave me a chance.”

Wade had a few offers coming out of Newsome High School in Lithia, Fla., but his mother, Halimah Thomas, liked what Utah State had to offer the best.

“She loved coach (Matt) Wells,” Wade said.

“I had a meeting with him recently and we were talking about my mom, and he asked about her.

My mom likes him very much, so they had a good connection. She had also never seen mountains, so that was pretty nice, too.”

Wade will never forget the first time he saw the snow fall from the sky. He will also never forget his first snowball fight.

Let’s just say, it didn’t end so well for the athletic safety who possesses great length and athleticism.

“I had a snowball fight that didn’t go as I planned, so now I don’t like the snow anymore,” Wade said with a laugh. “I got hit in the head multiple times because the kids I played with at the LLC (Living Learning Community) knew how to make snowballs and I didn’t, which I thought I did, but they wouldn’t stick together. They just fell apart.”

While Wade may struggle crafting the perfect snowball, the same can’t be said for his play on the field.

Through the first seven games of the season, he has recorded 23 tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions and two pass breakups.

Coming into the year, he had combined for just 17 tackles in 30 games played.

“The thing that has been pleasing to me is we challenged him early in the year to become more consistent in his preparation, to become more consistent in his practice habits and it has showed up,” said defensive coordinator/safeties coach Keith Patterson. “Now, he’s bought in because he saw the carry-over from preparation and practicing, and learning how to just trust your training. Therefore, he’s become a more consistent player. He’s been big for us on special teams and we’ve tried to create roles and personnel packages where he’s more involved in the defensive scheme, as well.”

In his only start of the season, Wade made it count. In Utah State’s 60-13 home-opening win over

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New Mexico State on Sept. 8, Wade racked up a career-high 10 tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss.

He also intercepted the first two passes of his career and had one of his two pass breakups on the season.

“That game was awesome,” Wade recalled.

“Coach (Wells) gave me a game ball. Back in high school, coach would never give game balls out, even if you did do well. He’d just say, ‘Congrats, do your thing,’ so that was my first time getting the game ball.”

Wade’s first career interception came at the end of the first half against New Mexico State. His second one led to a 51-yard field goal by junior placekicker Dominik Eberle in the fourth quarter.

“That was fun,” Wade said. “I’m going to remember that game for the rest of my life, even if I play a better game in the next few games.”

Wells was extremely pleased with the way his senior safety performed against NMSU. “When you look at the depth that we had in the secondary, which was very thin, to see a guy like Aaron Wade step up, get that start and play the way he did, really, it highlights Aaron more than anything,” Wells said. “The job that his defensive back coaches did with him, they challenged him early in the week, and he met the challenge. He took the challenge, he stood up and did a really nice job. He had a big game. That, to me, tells you a little bit about the guy’s character and his want-to and his focus.”

Wade said he will also remember being a member of the Utah State teams that beat in-state rival BYU in back-to-back years, the first time that had happened in 44 years.

In last year’s meeting against BYU in Logan, a 40-24 victory for the Aggies, Wade did not get to play. However, he notched four tackles in the 45-

20 win at Provo earlier this season.

“This year has been fun,” he said. “It’s fun to come to practice. Nobody is dragging coming to practice.

When you go to practice, it’s time to work because you’ve got to keep going and keep working.”

Prior to Utah State, Wade earned Florida Class 8A all-District 6 first-team honors following his junior season at Newsome HS as he recorded 77 tackles, to go along with three interceptions, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble.

Wade was also a member of the track & field team, earning all-state honors after finishing third in the 100 meters, fourth in the 200 meters and ran a leg on the 4x100-meter relay team that finished second at the 4A District 7 Championships during his senior season. As a sophomore, he garnered all-state accolades in the 100 meters and in the 200 meters as a junior.

After redshirting the 2014 season at Utah State, Wade officially made his Aggie debut in the 2015 season opener against Southern Utah. Four games later at Fresno State, he made the first two tackles of his career.

The son of Eddie and Halimah Thomas, who is majoring in general studies and minoring in sociology, is on track to graduate this December.

“Everything I have been doing so far is going toward teaching, so I’ll probably go back home and teach there,” Wade said. “I want to teach PE or math, and then I’m deciding whether I want to coach or not.”

Outside of football and schooling, Wade enjoys spending time with his teammates and playing the popular video game Fortnite.

“Every Thursday my teammates come over and we just hang out,” Wade said.

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UTAH STATE SENIOR RUNNING BACK ELTORO ALLEN FUELED BY DISAPPOINTING END TO 2017 CAMPAIGN

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

ELTORO

ALLEN Eltoro Allen hated the way Utah State’s 2017 season ended. What player, coach or fan wouldn’t?

“We had a really great team with a lot of great players, but one thing that no football player wants – any athlete for that matter – is to lose their last game,” Allen said.

Which is exactly what happened to the Aggies last year. Utah State played in its sixth bowl game in the last seven seasons, but it didn’t turn out the way the Aggies had hoped in a 26-20 overtime loss to New Mexico State in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl.

Utah State led 20-13 in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t close NMSU out. That didn’t sit well with Allen. In fact, he used it as motivation heading into his senior season with the Aggies.

“We got to the bowl game and that was an amazing experience,” Allen said. “It was great.

We played New Mexico State, the same team we ended up beating this year pretty good. They beat us last year in the bowl and that left a bad taste in my mouth. I think a lot of my teammates felt the same way going into this year.

“Coming into my last year, I want to be a part of a team that is remembered here for a long time, and also come out of here with a ring. We want to win a Mountain West championship and I want to win my last football game. I don’t want it to end with a bad taste in my mouth like it did last year.”

So far, so good for the Aggies.

Utah State is currently riding a six-game winning streak heading into today’s game against New Mexico. The streak – the longest since capturing seven straight to end the 2012 campaign – began with a 60-13 beatdown of NMSU on Sept. 8.

In that game, Allen rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown on six carries.

Despite the setback earlier in the season that kept him out of both the Tennessee Tech and Air Force games, Allen has maintained a positive attitude and been ready to go whenever his number is called.

In the Aggies’ 45-20 win at BYU, Allen carried the ball three times for six yards. One week later, he caught one pass for nine yards and rushed five times for eight yards in USU’s 59-28 win over UNLV. “The great thing about it is we have depth at running back this year. We all do different things great, but we all do the same things great at the same time, so it’s kind of like anybody can come in and make a play,” Allen said. “You know that no matter who is in there, they are going to get the job done. You don’t have to worry about what’s going on during the game. If I’m on the sideline or Gerold (Bright) is on the sideline or if Darwin (Thompson)

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is on the sideline, we feel like, ‘Oh yeah, we can get a quick breath, and my dude is going to come in and make a play for me,’ and vice versa.”

Allen is an explosive running back that is a home-run threat every time the ball is in his hands.

First-year USU running backs coach DeAndre Smith is excited to see No. 22 display those skills in an upcoming game.

“One thing about Eltoro, and we just have not had the chance to see it in live action yet, is he is extremely explosive,” Smith said. “He is one of the faster guys in the room. He’s a one-cut-andgo kind of guy. He is totally different than Bright and Darwin, and we actually had a conversion that it is going to happen, and when it happens, it is going to be pretty because he’s going to get up on people and he is a home-run threat. No one has seen it yet, but it is coming.”

Prior to Utah State, Allen earned California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) National Division Central League second-team honors in the Southern California Football Association (SCFA) at running back as a sophomore at Riverside (Calif.) City College.

The native of Elk Grove, Calif., rushed for 1,001 yards on 149 carries (6.7 ypc/83.4 ypg) and eight touchdowns, helping the Tigers to a 10-2 record and appearance in the SCFA Southern California Regional Championship game.

When Utah State came knocking after his sophomore season at Riverside, Allen wasted

little time in signing with the Aggies.

“Utah State was my first offer, and as soon as they offered me, I took it,” Allen said. “Coach (David) Yost and coach (Matt) Wells believed in me, and they stuck by me. I took my visit and that is when I got offered. While on my visit, I saw Logan, saw the stadium, saw the field, saw the facilities, I got to meet all the coaches and my teammates, and I just fell in love with the place.”

Allen was a standout at Elk Grove High School, earning California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Sac-Joaquin Section second-team honors as a senior after helping the Thundering Herd to a 10-3 record and the semifinals of the playoffs.

He rushed for 1,211 yards on 116 carries (10.4 ypc/93.2 ypg) and 18 touchdowns that year.

Allen didn’t start playing football until he was in middle school. It was his speed that got him noticed.

“One day, the coach’s son just saw me out there running around and his son went up to him and told him, ‘We’ve got this kid out here and he’s the fastest kid at the school. We should see if he wants to play,’” Allen recalled. “So, his dad spoke to me after school one day and once I got on the field, I fell in love with the sport.”

The son of Eltoro Allen and Christina Rivera is majoring in kinesiology and is on track to graduate in the spring of 2019. He has big plans for what he wants to do with his major after graduating.

“After college, I want to be a firefighter, but with kinesiology, I also want to use that later on in the future to open up a facility to train young kids like myself when I was younger, to prepare them for the next level and be able to play Division I football,” Allen said. “I think that is an experience that every kid should have, that aspired to do that.”

When he’s not concentrating on football or schooling, Allen enjoys spending time outdoors – when the weather is appropriate.

“I like to get out,” said Allen, who also enjoys juggling. “Something we’ve got going on right now is corn mazes, so those are fun. I like to get out and have fun, but if I’m in the house when it starts getting really cold like it is now, I like to sit back and play video games, watch football or hang out with friends – just enjoy my down time.”

Smith appreciates everything Allen brings to the table for his group – both on and off the field.

“With all those guys, I never have to worry about my phone ringing in the middle of the night on the weekends.

I can’t wait to see when he explodes on the scene, and people get excited about him and get to really see what I see every day working with him in practice.”

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