USU vs. New Mexico State

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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 MEXCIO 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* N 24 at Boise State* D 1 MW Championship

TV TIME/RESULT Big Ten Net. L 31-38 Facebook 6 pm Facebook 6 pm ESPN Net. TBA ESPN2 7 pm Facebook 2 pm AT&T Sports 12:30 pm Facebook 2 pm Spectrum 10 pm Facebook 2 pm AT&T Sports Noon ESPN Net. TBA TBA TBA

* Mountain West Game All times Mountain. Home games in BOLD CAPS. /// GAME 2 INFORMATION /// STREAMING: Facebook (Stadium) • Play-by-Play ............................................ Chris Hassel • Analyst ........................................... Bruce Gradkowski • 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 /// AGGIE RADIO NETWORKS /// • 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. • Salt Lake City KZNS (1280 AM/97.5 FM) • Logan KBLU-LP (92.3 FM) • Cache Valley KACH (1340 AM/105.5 FM) • Montpelier, ID KVSI (1450 AM/101.7 FM) • Price KRPX (95.3 FM) • Green River KRPX (102.7 FM) • Moab KRPX (100.3 FM) • Orangeville KRPX (95.9 FM)

AGGIES HOST NEW MEXICO STATE IN HOME OPENER SATURDAY NIGHT Game will be first of five Utah State contests aired exclusively on Facebook.

Utah State entered the 2018 season with 18 returning starters (O-9, D-9) and 47 returning lettermen (O-19, D-26, S-2), but had seven first-time starters and 15 players appear in their first Aggie game last weekend at No. 11 Michigan State. /// THE MATCHUP ///

N EW M EXICO STATE (0-2) vs. UTAH STATE (0-1) Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 • 6:06 p.m. (MT) • Logan, Utah • Maverik Stadium (25,100)

NEW MEXICO STATE AGGIES

UTAH STATE AGGIES

2018 Record: 0-2, Independent Last Game: Aug. 30, 2018 • L, 48-10 at Minnesota

2018 Record: 0-1, 0-0 Mountain West Last Game: Aug. 31, 2018 • L, 38-31 at No. 11 Michigan St.

Head Coach: Doug Martin • School Record: 17-46 (6th year) • Career Record: 46-98 (11th year) • Non-Conference Record: 15-39 (11th year) • vs. Utah State: 1-0

Head Coach: Matt Wells • School Record: 34-33 (6th year) • Career Record: 34-33 (6th year) • Non-Conference Record: 11-16 (6th year) • vs. New Mexico State: 0-1

Statistical Leaders • Rush: Jason Huntley (13-28) • Pass: Matt Romero (45-85, 373, 2 TD, 1 INT) • Rec.: Johnathan Boone (11-88) • Def.: Ron LaForce (27 TKL)

Statistical Leaders • Rush: Darwin Thompson (10-28, 2 TD) • Pass: Jordan Love (29-44, 319, 0 TD, 2 INT) • Rec.: Dax Raymond (7-76) • Def.: David Woodward (16 TKL)

/// KICKOFF COVERAGE /// • Utah State hosts New Mexico State in its home opener on Saturday, Sept. 8, at 6 p.m. USU is 30-8 all-time against NMSU, including a 14-3 home record.

• Utah State and New Mexico State spent 26 years as league foes as both were members of the Big West Conference from 1985-2000, members of the Sun Belt Conference from 2002-03, and members of the Western Athletic Conference from 2005-12. In the Big West, USU held a 15-1 series advantage against NMSU, while the two teams split its two games as members of the Sun Belt. As members of the WAC, USU had a 6-2 series advantage, giving Utah State a 30-8 all-time series advantage against NMSU, which includes USU’s 0-2 record against NMSU in bowl games.

• Utah State went 3-3 at home inside Maverik Stadium during the 2017 season and is 29-9 in its last 38 home games, which includes a 21-9 record under head coach Matt Wells. USU has won four-straight non-conference home games and is 16-3 in its last 19 non-conference home games, including an 8-2 record under Wells. All-time, Utah State is 141-105 (.573) in Maverik Stadium.

• Utah State returns 18 starters (O-9, D-9) and 47 letterwinners (O-19, D-26, S-2) from last season, which rank as the third-most in the nation behind Florida (19) and Michigan State (19). When you add in its two returning specialists, USU’s 20 returning starters are tied for the third-most in the nation behind Baylor (22) and Michigan State (22), and tied with Florida (20), Michigan (20) and UAB (20).

• Despite returning 18 starters from last season, Utah State had seven players make their first-career start last weekend at No. 11 Michigan State in senior WR Jalen Greene, redshirt junior LB Tipa Galeai, redshirt junior DE Fua Leilua, junior RB Gerold Bright, junior CB DJ Williams, sophomore S Shaq Bond and redshirt freshman OT Alfred Edwards.

• Utah State is 17-12 under Wells following a loss and has not started a season 0-2 since 2009. Furthermore, USU has lost back-to-back games just seven times in six seasons under Wells.

• Utah State has won 14 of its last 24 games played during the month of September, including 11 straight at home, and is 1-3-1 all-time in games played on Sept. 8.

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GAME NOTES /// MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS /// MOUNTAIN Air Force Boise State New Mexico Wyoming Utah State Colorado State WEST Hawai’i Fresno State Nevada UNLV San Diego State San José State

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

TIMES MOUNTAIN) THIS WEEK’S GAMES (ALL

Saturday, Sept. 8 • New Mexico at Wisconsin (Big Ten) 10 am • Nevada at Vanderbilt (SEC) 10 am • Air Force at Florida Atlantic (CBSSN) Noon • Wyoming at Missouri (ESPNU) 5 pm • Arkansas at Colorado State (CBSSN) 5:30 pm • Fresno State at Minnesota (FS1) 5:30 pm • New Mexico St. at Utah St. (Facebook) 6 pm • UTEP at UNLV (AT&T) 7 pm • Sacramento St. at San Diego St. (MWN) 7 pm • Connecticut at Boise St. (ESPNU) 8:15 pm • San José St. at Washington St. (Pac-12) 9 pm • Rice at Hawai’i (Stadium) 10 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 34-33 (.507) 34-33 (.507) 23-17 (.575) 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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UTAH STATE HOSTS NEW MEXICO STATE IN HOME OPENER • Utah State hosts New Mexico State on Saturday, Sept. 8, at 6 p.m. in its home opener. The game will be aired exclusively on Facebook with Chris Hassel (play-by-play), Bruce Gradkowski (analyst), Kristen Balboni (reporter) and Paige Zamora (sidelines-social media) on the call. Live audio of the game is available on www.

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UTAH STATE FOOTBALL ON FACEBOOK • Utah State’s home opener against New Mexico State, through a partnership with Stadium, will be the first of five Aggie home games that will air exclusively on Facebook this fall. Facebook is a platform that has more than 100 million video views daily.

STRIPE THE STADIUM • For the third time in as many years, Utah State will be ‘Striping the Stadium’ when it hosts New Mexico State in its 2018 home opener. All fans sitting in even sections of Maverik Stadium are encouraged to wear white, while fans sitting in odd sections should wear navy blue.

PRESEASON PREDICTIONS FOR UTAH STATE • According to College Football Home, Utah State is predicted to be the second-most improved team in the nation in 2018, behind only Florida. Furthermore, USU’s special teams are predicted to be the fourth-best units in the nation this fall, behind only Utah, Stanford and TCU. • According to West Coast College Football, Utah State has the fourth-best chance at winning the Mountain West championship in 2018, behind Boise State, San Diego State and Fresno State.

THOMPSON ONE OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S MOST FREAKISH ATHLETES • According to NFL.com, Utah State junior RB Darwin Thompson is listed as the 17th-most ‘Freak-ish Athlete’ in college football heading into the 2018 season. Some of the reasoning behind this ranking comes from his performances in the weight room as he has squatted 560 pounds, including seven reps at 515 pounds. Furthermore, Thompson has logged a vertical jump of 40 inches.

RAYMOND RANKS AS SIXTH-BEST TIGHT END IN THE NATION • According to College Football Focus, Utah State junior Dax Raymond is ranked as the sixth-best tight end in the nation heading into the 2018 season, behind Noah Fant (Iowa), Caleb Wilson (UCLA), Albert Okwuegbunam (Missouri), Hunter Bryant (Washington) and Kaden Smith (Stanford).

LOVE PROJECTED AS ONE OF THE TOP BREAKOUT QUARTERBACKS IN 2018 • According to Athlon Sports, Utah State sophomore Jordan Love is ranked 25th in the nation among quarterbacks that will have a breakout season in 2018. Other Mountain West quarterbacks to make this list include UNLV’s Armani Rogers (20) and Nevada’s Ty Gangi (15).

UTAH STATE GOES TOE-TO-TOE AGAINST POWER 5 OPPONENT AGAIN • Utah State has made a habit of playing well against Power 5 opponents over the years, and last weekend’s 38-31 loss at No. 11 Michigan State was no exception. Over the past 10 seasons, USU has had eight games against Power 5 schools that have been decided by one score. In 2009, USU lost at Texas A&M, 38-30. In 2010, USU lost at No. 7 Oklahoma, 31-24. In 2011, USU lost at No. 19 and defending national champion Auburn, 42-38.

In 2012, USU defeated Utah in overtime, 27-20. Also in 2012, USU lost at No. 22 Wisconsin, 16-14. In 2013, USU lost at Utah, 30-26. Also in 2013, USU lost at USC, 17-14. In 2014, USU defeated Wake Forest, 36-24.

And in 2018, USU lost at No. 11 Michigan State, 38-31.

FIRST-TIME STARTERS AND FIRST-TIME APPEARANCES • Utah State had seven players make their first-career start last weekend at No. 11 Michigan State in senior WR Jalen Greene, redshirt junior LB Tipa Galeai, redshirt junior DE Fua Leilua, junior RB Gerold Bright, junior CB DJ Williams, sophomore S Shaq Bond and redshirt freshman OT Alfred Edwards.

• Utah State had 14 total players appear in their first-ever Aggie game last weekend at No. 11 Michigan State in senior WR Jalen Greene, redshirt junior LB Tipa Galeai, redshirt junior DE Fua Leilua, junior PK Taylor Hintze, junior RB Darwin Thompson, junior CB DJ Williams, sophomore NG Caden Andersen, sophomore S Shaq Bond, sophomore LS Brandon Pada, redshirt freshman OT Alfred Edwards, redshirt freshman CB Jarrod Green, redshirt freshman CB Zahodri Jackson, redshirt freshman S Chase Nelson and freshman WR Deven Thompkins.

DID YOU KNOW? • Utah State scored its first non-offensive touchdown of the 2018 season at No. 11 Michigan State as senior S Gaje Ferguson returned an interception 40 yards for the score. Last year, USU scored seven non-offensive touchdowns with three interception returns, two fumble returns, one blocked punt return and one kickoff return for a touchdown. Two years ago, USU had just one non-offensive touchdown.

• Utah State has won 22 of its last 27 games when it has a 100-yard rusher and 26 of its last 29 contests when rushing at least 40 times in a game. USU has also won 40 of its last 43 games when scoring at least 30 points.

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GAME NOTES SCOUTING NEW MEXICO STATE • New Mexico State is 0-2 on the season following its 48-10 loss at Minnesota last weekend. NMSU began the year with a 29-7 home loss to Wyoming. The Aggies are led by junior QB Matt Romero, who is 45-of-85 (.529) passing for 373 yards (186.5 ypg) with two touchdowns and one interception. Junior RB Jason Huntley leads the team in rushing with 28 yards on 13 carries (2.2 ypc/14.0 ypg), and senior WR Johnathan Boone leads the team in receiving with 11 receptions for 88 yards (8.0 ypr/44.0 ypg). Defensively, senior DB Ron LaForce has a team-best 27 tackles, while senior LB Terrill Hanks has 20 tackles, which includes 1.0 tackles for loss. As a team, New Mexico State is averaging 8.5 points and 203.0 yards of total offense per game (188.5 passing, 14.5 rushing), and allowing 38.5 points and 485.5 yards of total offense (303.5 rushing, 182.0 rushing). New Mexico State returns 17 starters (O-8, D-9) and 45 lettermen (O-17, D-24, S-4) from last year’s team that went 7-6 overall and 4-4 in Sun Belt play to finish tied for fifth.

NMSU concluded its season with a 26-20 overtime win against Utah State in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl. Doug Martin is 46-98 in his 11th season as a collegiate head coach and is 17-46 in six years as the head coach at New Mexico State.

UTAH STATE AND NEW MEXICO STATE SERIES HISTORY • Utah State leads the all-time series against New Mexico State, 30-8, which includes a 14-3 home record.

USU has won seven of the last 10 games played in the series, including three-straight at home. NMSU won the last meeting between the two teams as it posted a 26-20 overtime win in the 2017 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl, held in Tucson, Ariz., on Dec. 29, 2017. The last time NMSU defeated USU in Logan was on Nov. 26, 2006, by a final score of 42-20.

UTAH STATE vs. NEW MEXICO STATE SERIES MOVING FORWARD • Utah State and New Mexico State will conclude its series with a meeting in Las Cruces on Nov. 6, 2021.

UTAH STATE vs. NEW MEXICO STATE SERIES SIXTH-LONGEST • Utah State and New Mexico State will be meeting for the 39th time this weekend in what is currently tied for the sixth-most played series in school history, trailing Utah (112), BYU (87), Colorado State (74) and Wyoming (68) and Idaho (39), and tied with San José State (38).

• Utah State’s 30 victories against New Mexico State is the fourth-most against any opponent in school history, trailing the 38 wins versus Wyoming, the 36 victories against Brigham Young and the 33 wins against Colorado State.

UTAH STATE VERSUS THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO • Utah State is 41-21 (.661) all-time against Division I teams from the state of New Mexico with a 30-8 record against New Mexico State and an 11-13 record versus New Mexico.

WELLS VERSUS NEW MEXICO STATE • Utah State head coach Matt Wells will be facing New Mexico State for the second time as a head coach, and owns a 4-1 record against NMSU as an assistant, posting a 2-0 record while at USU (2011-12) and a 2-1 record at New Mexico (2007-08, ‘10).

UTAH STATE AND NEW MEXICO STATE COACHING CONNECTIONS • Utah State offensive line coach Steve Farmer coached with New Mexico State defensive line coach John Mumford at Louisiana-Monroe in 2014 and 2015.

CONNECTIONS BETWEEN UTAH STATE AND NEW MEXICO STATE PLAYERS

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/// SERIES HISTORY /// Overall ..................................................................... USU leads, 30-8 In Logan................................................................... USU leads, 14-3 In Las Cruces ......................................................... USU leads, 16-3 Neutral Site ................................................................ USU trails, 0-2 Longest USU Win Streak .......................................... 19, 1968-98 Longest NMSU Win Streak ......................................... 2, 1966-67 Largest USU Margin of Victory ................... (76) 76-0 -- 9/26/64 Largest NMSU Margin of Victory .......... (22) 42-20 -- 11/25/06 /// GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS /// 12-31-60 L 13-20 N 11-16-63 W 7-6 A 09-26-64 W 76-0 H 10-01-66 L 7-23 H 09-30-67 L 9-10 A 09-14-68 W 28-12 H 11-28-70 W 45-21 A 09-18-71 W 34-0 H 09-09-72 W 48-14 A 11-10-73 W 30-12 A 11-23-85 W 40-23 A 10-04-86 W 42-9 H 11-07-87 W 25-6 A 09-24-88 W 32-20 H 11-21-89 W 28-13 A 11-03-90 W 55-10 H 11-23-91 W 46-21 A 09-26-92 W 48-21 H 11-20-93 W 20-17 A 11-19-94 W 47-20 H 10-21-95 W 27-14 A

10-12-96 W 53-21 A 10-18-97 W 38-7 H 10-31-98 W 29-26** A 11-06-99 L 6-14 H 11-04-00 W 44-37 A 11-09-02 W 32-30 H 11-06-03 L 21-26 A 11-20-04 W 34-25 H 11-26-05 W 24-21 A 11-25-06 L 20-42 H 11-17-07 W 35-17 A 11-29-08 W 47-2 H 10-10-09 L 17-20 A 11-06-10 W 27-22 H 12-03-11 W 24-21 A 10-20-12 W 41-7 H 12-29-17 L 20-26* N * = overtime

/// TOP AGGIES vs. NEW MEXICO STATE /// Rushing ...................................... Emmett White (2000) ...................................................... 322 yards on 34 carries

• There are four connections between Utah State and New Mexico State players. USU senior OL Rob Castaneda attended Ellsworth (Iowa) CC, as did NMSU senior WR Johnathan Boone. USU junior DE Devon Anderson attended Dodge City (Kan.) CC, as did NMSU sophomore WR Caleb Mills. USU junior RB Darwin Thompson attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, as did NMSU junior OL Kris’Sean Edwards. And, USU junior CB DJ Williams attended Independence (Kan.) CC, as did NMSU junior DB Ray Buford Jr.

Passing ............................................... Matt Sauk (1997) ......................................... 371 yards on 23-of-41 passing

AGGIES IN OVERTIME

Tackles ............................... Bobby Wagner, 17 (2010) ................................................. Rodney Wilson, 17, (2003)

• Utah State is 6-6 all-time in overtime, winning three of its last five. All-time, USU is 4-3 in single-overtime games, 2-2 in double-overtime games, and 0-1 in triple-overtime games. USU’s last overtime game was a 26-20 loss against New Mexico State in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl on Dec. 29, 2017.

Receiving ............................... Kevin Alexander (1995) .................................................... 205 yards on 14 catches

DID YOU KNOW? • Utah State has 36 players in its program from the Beehive State, while New Mexico State has nine players on its roster from the Land of Enchantment.

• Utah State returns 17 starters (O-9, D-8) and 41 players (O-17, D-22, S-2) that played against New Mexico State in the 2017 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl.

• Former Aggie RB Emmett White set a school and NCAA record with 578 all-purpose yards, and a school-record 322 rushing yards (34 att.) against New Mexico State in 2000.

• Utah State head coach Matt Wells posted a banner day against New Mexico State as a sophomore in 1994, throwing for a career-high 247 yards on 20-of-39 passing with three touchdowns, in leading USU to a 47-20 win.

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SENIOR PUNTER AARON DALTON ONE DEPENDABLE AGGIE

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

AARON

DALTON Aaron Dalton’s official debut as a member of Utah State’s football team is one he certainly will not forget.

How could he? After all, he was called upon to punt 13 times for 463 yards (35.6 yards per punt) as a redshirt freshman against Southern Utah on Sept. 3, 2015. Those 13 punts proved to be the second-most in both Utah State and Mountain West history, but a freshman record in both school and league history.

“Going out, I thought I was mentally prepared for my first game and to punt 13 times is definitely something I did not expect to do,” Dalton, now in his senior season with the Aggies, recalled. “I don’t think I have ever hit a set of 13 balls in one practice, so that was definitely not something I was used to, but it was a good way to break it in.”

In the nail-biting 12-9 victory over the Thunderbirds, Dalton had a long of 48 yards and three of his punts were inside the 20 – a sign of things to come for the native of Bountiful, Utah, and the Aggies.

Entering his final season, Dalton has appeared in 38 games, punting 210 times for 8,515 yards (40.5 yards per punt). He has recorded 27 punts of 50 yards or more, including a long of 69. A whopping 72 of his punts have been inside the 20-yard-line, which is a school record.

“To play college football, it doesn’t matter what position you play or where you are at, you always want to try and leave something behind and set some sort of record, so it’s definitely something that I have always thought about,” Dalton said. “It is something that I’m going to leave behind, which is cool. It shows that you came and did what you were supposed to do, and you had a successful career.”

Not only did the start of Dalton’s redshirt freshman campaign begin with a bang, it also ended with one. In Utah State’s game against Akron in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Dalton booted a career-long and bowl-record 69-yarder.

“Aaron is a dependable guy,” said Utah State inside linebackers coach Stacy Collins, who served as the Aggies’ special teams coordinator in 2016. “Your best quality, a lot of times, is your dependability, and he certainly has that in all phases, both on and off the field. He’s got a maturity factor with him, and the way he handles himself, the way he goes to work every day on and off the field is first class. That makes my job easy.”

Dalton’s greatest strengths as a punter include the fact he has a big leg, and punts the ball with great hang time and distance. He is also very good at directional punting.

During his junior season in 2017, Dalton punted in all 13 games and finished the year averaging a

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career-best 42.0 yards per punt. He boomed 76 punts for 3,193 yards, including a long of 63, and had 10 of at least 50 yards with 26 of his punts being downed inside the 20-yard line. Thirty-four of his punts were fair caught and only nine resulted in a touchback.

As a sophomore in 2016, Dalton punted in all 12 games and finished the season averaging 37.9 yards per punt. He punted 62 times for 2,348 yards, including eight of at least 50 yards, with 19 being downed inside the 20. Furthermore, 25 of his punts were fair caught and only four resulted in a touchback.

“Aaron is a humble guy, so I won’t give him too much credit for being the anchor of the special teams unit,” said Emmett Odegard, who was Dalton’s long snapper during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. “He’s always been the same laid-back, funny guy through all of our program’s ups and downs. His consistent poise and attitude through it all are aspects that make him one of the most vital players in our program.”

Dalton finished his redshirt freshman season punting 72 times for 2,974 yards (41.3 yards per punt, including nine of at least 50 yards. Twenty-seven of his punts were downed inside the 20, including at least one in 12 of the 13 games. He also had nine punts downed inside the 10-yard line and just three touchbacks.

“I feel like I have been here for a really long time, but I have made a lot of good memories, had a lot of good games and met a lot of great people,” said Dalton, who redshirted in 2014.

“My career has been an extremely positive experience for myself. I’m just excited to go out again and try to do what I can to help the team be better.”

Collins and the Aggies are glad to have a veteran handling the punting duties in 2018.

“It’s always nice any time you have a situation where you have a senior coming back,” Collins said. “In a unique situation like punter, you have been in those big games and have had to make

those big punts. With the maturity factor of it and the leadership factor, we are excited to have Aaron back for his senior year.”

Prior to Utah State, Dalton earned all-region first-team honors as a punter during his senior season at Viewmont High School in Bountiful, Utah. He also garnered all-region second-team honors at tight end as a junior and all-region first-team honors as a punter during his sophomore year, helping Viewmont HS capture the Region 2 title.

Dalton was also a three-year letterwinner in basketball for the Vikings, averaging 4.7 points and 3.3 rebounds as a senior, helping Viewmont HS finish second in Region 2.

What brought Dalton to Utah State?

“I came up and worked out for (head) coach (Matt) Wells, and he really liked what he saw, and offered me a scholarship,” Dalton said. “This was before my senior year of high school and he was putting a little pressure on me, so I thought about it. I talked with my parents and I could have waited and tried to get some more offers, but I really liked that Utah State was close to home, but still kind of far away. I really liked what coach Wells had said and I liked what the program was about. It was a great fit and I was sold after one week.”

The business administration and marketing double major is on track to graduate in April, 2019. The son of Matthew and Cheryl Dalton is a three-time academic all-Mountain West honoree.

“I have made a lot of great memories at Utah State, including all the people I have met in the program – on the team, the coaches and the people around it,” said Dalton, when asked what he will remember most about his time in Cache Valley. “My parents think I am a pretty outgoing guy, but I am actually pretty quiet. I’ve got a couple of really good friends, but I really think that I was able to branch out and learn a lot about myself and people by just meeting people. It’s definitely my favorite thing that has come from being at Utah State.”

Outside of football and schooling, Dalton enjoys playing the popular video game, Fortnite, as well as bowling – both of which he is rather good at.

“I have a huge passion for bowling,” Dalton said. “I actually took the bowling class my first three semesters in a row up here, but don’t tell my mom; I don’t know if she knows. I love to bowl. My friends and I used to go bowl during high school. We would sometimes skip class and hit the bowling alley for some dollar games.

My record is 256, which I’ve accomplished twice. I was really upset on the second one. I had a split and I went to try and pick up both pins in the 10th frame. I should’ve just hit one, and I would have had a 257, but instead I have two scores of 256.”

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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. COWCKETT 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.

Additionally, USU recognized 218 student-athletes at its annual Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Luncheon for earning a 3.2 or better GPA. Hartwell came to Utah State after spending three years as the Athletics Director at Troy and nine years as the Senior Executive Associate Athletics Director at the University of Mississippi, along with athletic administration stints at Georgia State and at his alma mater, The Citadel. Hartwell is married to Dr. Heather Seale Hartwell, and they have two daughters, Lauren (9) and Madison (6). Hartwell also has a 26-year old son, Hunter, a Vanderbilt graduate who lives in Atlanta.

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INTO A GREAT WEEKEND GETAWAY

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38 Chance Nelson 6-3 HLD 12 DJ Nelson 5-9

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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

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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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Name Ray Buford Jr. Jason Huntley OJ Clark Terrill Hanks Derek Ibekwe Matt Romero Caleb Mills DeMarcus Owens Komotay Koffie Cameron Matthews Andre Bodison Derek Watson Royce Caldwell Javahn Fergurson Tevis Abraham Jassavia Reese Drew Dan Lautoa Nomura Izaiah Lottie Cedric Wilcots II Malik Demby Shea Holebrook Jr. Nick Jeanty Tymon Locklin Johnathan Boone Austin Shaw Josh Adkins Jeremy Hodge Gaven Swinson Payton Theisler Sol Rascon Dylan Brown Marcus Buckley Austin Perkins Luke Wilson Jonathan Hood Naveon Mitchell Rodney McGraw II Anthony Muse Eli Anderson Shamad Lomax Ron LaForce Parker Davidson Sy Slater Christian Gibson Mica Ward Josh Foley Shane Jackson Jared Phipps Xzavier Guyton Mike Edwards Austin Reeves Grant Miles Alex Escobar

Pos. DB RB WR LB DL QB WR DB DB QB WR DL RB LB WR DL WR DB WR DL DB WR QB DB WR DB QB QB WR P WR K DL DB QB LB RB DB WR RB DB DB K DB RB DB RB LB DB DB DL LS TE RB

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

Wt. 202 188 165 235 234 204 204 191 190 220 210 214 170 224 200 255 190 200 198 245 227 208 203 210 190 175 218 216 216 145 185 174 295 185 185 215 160 186 165 210 204 180 175 202 210 180 201 232 165 183 230 212 227 190

Cl. Hometown (High School/Last School) R-Jr. Detroit, Mich. / Independence CC Jr. Arlington, Texas / Martin HS R-Jr. Wichita Falls, Texas / Wichita Falls HS Sr. Miami, Fla. / Immaculata LaSalle HS R-Sr. Houston, Texas / Lamar Consolidated HS Jr. Oceanside, Calif. / Palomar College So. Gastonia, N.C. / Dodge City CC Sr. McKinney, Texas / Yukon HS Jr. Providence, R.I. / North Dakota State College of Science R-Fr. Crowley, Texas / Trinity Valley School Jr. Palm Coast, Fla. / New Mexico Military Institute R-Jr. Denton, Texas / Guyer HS Sr. Columbus, Texas / Columbus HS R-Jr. Baton Rouge, La. / Southern Lab HS R-Fr. Baton Rouge, La. / Southern Lab HS Sr. Tyler, Texas / John Tyler HS Jr. Muskogee, Okla. / Checotah HS Jr. Corona, Calif. / Santa Ana College R-Jr. Denver, Colo. / Cherokee Trail HS R-Jr. Dallas, Texas / Wilmer-Hutchins HS R-Sr. Chino, Calif. / Chino HS Jr. Ossining, N.Y. / Monroe College R-Sr. Miramar, Fla. / Miramar HS Sr. Fresno, Calif. / Clovis North HS R-Sr. Orlando, Fla. / Ellsworth (IA) CC Jr. Frisco, Texas / Frisco HS R-Fr. Spring Branch, Texas / Smithson Valley HS R-Fr. Plano, Texas / Parish Episcopal HS Fr. Las Cruces, N.M. / Mayfield HS Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. / Desert Vista HS So. Farmington, N.M. / Farmington HS Jr. Chandler, Ariz. / Phoenix College R-Fr. Weatherford, Texas / Weatherford HS R-Jr. Tucson, Ariz. / Tucson HS Fr. Louisa, Va. / Fork Union Military Academy Sr. Tyler, Texas / North Crowley HS Fr. Richmond, Texas / Travis HS Fr. Missouri City, Texas / Elkins HS R-Jr. Pacoima, Calif. / Slymar HS So. La Habra, Calif. / La Habra HS Jr. Due West, S.C. / Copperas Cove HS Sr. Bayou La Batre, Ala. / College of the Sequoias Sr. Plano, Texas / Plano West Senior HS R-Jr. Houston, Texas / Katy HS Sr. Dallas, Texas / Prime Prep Academy Fr. El Paso, Texas / Chapin HS R-Fr. Rio Rancho, N.M. / Rio Rancho HS R-Jr. Houston, Texas / Manvel HS Jr. Arlington, Texas / Martin HS Fr. Arlington, Texas / Arlington HS Fr. Muskogee, Okla. / Muskogee HS R-Fr. Huntersville, N.C. / Virginia Tech Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. / Horizon HS Fr. Peoria, Ariz. / Centennial HS

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Name Isaac Garcia Tim O’Donnell Leon McQuaker Jacob Wilson Billy Nipp Matthew Young Donovan King Devin Richardson Lui Fa’amasino Austin Young Kris’Sean Edwards Roy Lopez Jalen Guerrero Isaiah Mursalat Sebastian Anderson Arnold Saidov Dorian Vega Adonis Gordon-Day Tony Bello Eric Pulliam Billy Sharmoug David Ash Max Wilhite Justin Segura Jamin Smith Evan Tafoya-Vallo Sage Doxtater Isaac McClain Brian Trujillo Trevor Brohard Ivan Avina Brock Marlatt Brandon Gonzalez Miguel Provencio Sky Hinojosa Bryce Roberts Xander Yarberough Jackson Solbeck Humberto Renteria Jacob Arellano DeShawnte Lloyd John Graves III Kai Golden Myles Vigne

Pos. K LS LB LB LB DL DL LB LB OL OL DL OL OL OL DL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL DL OL OL OL OL OL LB WR TE TE TE WR TE TE DL DL DL DL DL DL DL

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

Wt. 135 241 220 225 223 245 224 225 227 320 295 313 285 321 305 225 225 315 290 321 330 305 316 252 306 293 327 320 315 232 183 215 230 245 177 268 252 283 335 325 333 319 295 315

Cl. Hometown (High School/Last School) R-Fr. El Paso, Texas / Franklin HS Sr. Queensland, Australia / N.D. State College of Science Sr. Augusta, Ga. / Eastern Arizona College So. Santa Teresa, N.M. / Santa Teresa HS R-Sr. Nashville, Tenn. / Father Ryan HS R-Fr. Las Cruces, N.M. / Onate HS Fr. Pearland, Texas / Shadow Creek HS Fr. Klein, Texas / Klein HS Sr. Anchorage, Alaska / Los Angeles Harbor College Fr. Goodyear, Ariz. / Desert Edge HS Jr. Tulsa, Okla. / Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Jr. Tempe, Ariz. / Mesquite HS So. Las Cruces, N.M. / Mayfield HS Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. / Horizon HS R-Jr. Goodyear, Ariz. / Desert Edge HS Fr. Keller, Texas / Fossil Ridge HS Fr. El Paso, Texas / Americas HS R-Fr. Mariettta, Ga. / MidAmerica Nazarene University R-Jr. Denver, Colo. / Bear Creek HS Jr. Whittier, Calif. / Fullerton JC Sr. Manteca, Calif. / Santa Barbara CC R-Fr. El Paso, Texas / Eastwood HS Fr. Goodyear, Ariz. / Desert Edge HS Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. / Horizon HS R-Sr. Castle Rock, Colo. / Douglas County HS Fr. Rio Rancho, N.M. / Rio Rancho HS Jr. Welland, Ontario, Canada / Canada Prep Academy Sr. Manteca, Calif. / Santa Barbara CC R-Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. / Volcano Vista HS R-Fr. Los Lunas, N.M. / Los Lunas HS Fr. El Paso, Texas / Eastlake HS So. Kearney, Neb. / Kearney HS Jr. Fabens, Texas / Fabens HS R-So. Chihuahua, Mexico / Valley City State University Fr. Phoenix, Ariz. / Mountain Pointe HS So. Yukon, Okla. / Mustang HS So. San Antonio, Texas / Roosevelt HS Sr. Houston, Texas / Cypress Ranch HS R-Sr. Clint, Texas / Clint HS Jr. El Paso, Texas / Socorro HS R-Sr. Baltimore, Md. / College of the Sequoias Fr. Lancaster, Texas / Lancaster HS Fr. Tucson, Ariz. / Mountain View HS R-So. New Orleans, La. / Warren Easton Sr. HS

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JALEN

GREENE

by Kyle Cottam, USU Athletic Media Relations

Q&A WITH SENIOR WIDE RECEIVER JALEN GREENE Q: HOW DID YOU END UP AT UTAH STATE?

A: Initially, when I put the word out that I wanted to leave, one of my D-line coaches was headed to Illinois. He got me connected with Lovie Smith, then (head) coach (Matt) Wells called my dad. He told me everything I wanted to hear, and had everything I was looking for, so now I’m here.

OFF THE FIELD WITH GREENE ANY THREE PEOPLE YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO HAVE DINNER WITH: My grandfather, President Obama and maybe Oprah. I don’t know where Oprah came from, but probably Oprah.

Q: WHAT ARE YOUR IMPRESSIONS OF CACHE VALLEY?

WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP LIKE WITH YOUR GRANDFATHER? My grandfather on my mother’s side. I lost him my freshman year at USC. That’s somebody that I miss a lot. It would be nice to have a little dinner with him and talk with him.

A: It’s peaceful. I’m completely comfortable here. I don’t need the big city. I was there for 21 years. It is a lot more peaceful. It is a nice community with nice people. It is a close-knit community and a close-knit team, and that’s everything I love about it.

WHAT DOES THE MENU LOOK LIKE? Our favorite thing was cinnamon rolls, so definitely cinnamon rolls on the menu. Definitely some steaks on there. I don’t know about the side, there are too many to pick. Sweet potatoes, just in case coach Dave Yost reads this.

Q: WHAT DID YOU KNOW ABOUT UTAH STATE? A: I knew about Utah State when Chuckie Keeton was playing, when Robert Turbin and Bobby Wagner were playing. I knew the history a little bit and now I’m here. Now, I’m an Aggie.

FAVORITE SHOWS TO WATCH: I’ve been watching the Flash a lot. I really like super heroes and I’m into action. I watch Power a lot. I just started watching Brooklyn 99, it’s hilarious. Anything comedy, action or drama. I love Criminal Minds, Law & Order, that type of stuff.

Q: WHAT DOES YOUR FUTURE HOLD? A: If the Lord allows it, I would love to still be playing in the (National Football) League, but I just started grad school and my main focus is on the kids in my community back in Los Angeles. There is a lot of gang activity, and I want to get kids to not only rely on sports, but to figure out what their niche is in life. I want to help them figure things out before they get into high school.

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TATTOOS ON YOUR LEFT ARM: It is all symbolic of my family. I have my mom’s name, my grandmother’s name, my granddad’s birthday, the Forum Inglewood, where I went to church and right across the street is the graveyard where my grandpa and some of my family and friends are buried.

Q: WHAT WOULD BE YOUR SUPER POWER? A: Off the top of my head, I would want super speed because I play receiver.

PARENTS: Richard Greene III and Stacey Greene

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COLLEGE MAJOR: Pursuing a master’s in technology and engineering education.

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SENIOR RUNNING BACK JUSTEN HERVEY WILLING TO DO WHATEVER THE TEAM NEEDS

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

JUSTEN

HERVEY Justen Hervey is the type of player that will do whatever he can to help his team out.

Such was the case when the senior running back move to wide receiver during camp this spring, but has since moved back to his normal position.

“He is a team player,” said first-year Utah State running backs coach DeAndre Smith. “He is willing to do whatever it takes. He has bought into the team concept to be on special teams or if we need him at running back – whatever the case may be – he is willing to do it, so I would say he is a great teammate.”

Hervey enjoyed learning from Utah State outside receivers coach Jovon Bouknight during his short stint with that position group.

“I told (offensive coordinator) David (Yost) and coach Bouknight that I would do whatever it takes to help out the team,” Hervey said.

“Coach Bouknight is a phenomenal wide receivers coach and he taught me a lot just in the time I was there. He taught me things that I never knew a wide receiver could do, and it helped me get better as I helped them out as far as depth.

Then, they gave me the decision to stay at wide receiver or go back to running back, and I ended up going back to running back – the true love.”

Hervey, a native of Beaumont, Texas, has been playing football since the age of 5.

“My dad bought me a Texas Longhorns helmet and jersey, and he would dress me up as a football player,” Hervey recalled. “One day, my uncle was sitting on the couch and he told me he wanted to see how hard I could hit him. I did everything I could just to run full speed at his stomach, and right then is when they knew I was ready to play some football.”

When he first started playing, Hervey was a defensive end, then moved to the offensive line in his second year. By year number three, he was in the backfield as a running back.

Hervey wears 34 to honor past greats like Bo Jackson, Walter Payton and Earl Campbell.

However, the player he likes to emulate did not wear that same number. Rather, he adorned the number 20 on the front and back of his jersey.

“I try to pattern my game after, and try to come as close to Barry Sanders as possible,” Hervey said. “With his speed and elusiveness, I try to come as close as possible to that.”

Two of Hervey’s greatest strengths as a player are his breakaway speed and his elusiveness in the open field – similar to that of Sanders, who is unquestionably the most elusive running back to ever play the game.

Heading into the 2018 campaign, Hervey had appeared in 32 games and made one start.

He has carried the ball 51 times for 270 yards,

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averaging 5.3 yards per carry, with three touchdowns. He has also caught a couple of passes and returned one kickoff.

“Justen has been an absolute pleasure to work with,” Smith said. “I didn’t work with him in the spring since he was at receiver. The kid is an extremely hard worker, conscientious and always has a smile on his face. He says, ‘Yes, sir,’ all the time, and sometimes even when he messes up, but he is a great kid. He is a great kid, a great addition to my room and he is a senior who has played a lot of football, so I lean on him from that standpoint.”

The 5-foot-10, 210-pound Hervey redshirted his first season at Utah State in 2014. He knows exactly what he wants to do in his final season.

“I visualize us being Mountain West champions,” Hervey said. “I have seen this team grow since I’ve been here, and each year has been getting better and better as far as the coaching and the players. It’s just been phenomenal to see since I’ve been here, so I am ready to finish this thing off the right way.”

Hervey appreciates the time he’s had in Cache Valley, the friends he’s met and the teammates he’s had the opportunity to share the field with.

“It’s been a journey and it’s been amazing,” Hervey said. “I played with Chuckie Keeton for two years, and I played with Nick and Zach Vigil.

It’s been quite a ride as far as victories and brotherhood. I just can’t imagine it being somewhere else where I can get along with teammates like these. When we talk about brotherhood, we talk about a real family where we can go to each other’s houses, hang out and play video games.

When it’s time to get serious, we pick each other up, go through plays, make sure everybody is accountable and make sure everything is on point.”

After redshirting in 2014, Hervey played in eight games the following season, scoring his first career touchdown on a 5-yard run against Fresno State. As a sophomore in 2016, Hervey had just three carries for 84 yards, including a career-long 80-yard touchdown run, in the season opener against Weber State.

“That was the highlight of my night,” Hervey said. “I’ll never forget that night. I remember I was on the sideline and I kept telling coach Wells that I was ready to go in and make a play, and as soon as I got the opportunity, the very first handoff, I took it for 80.”

In 2017 as a junior, Hervey appeared in all 13 games and rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown – a 13-yarder at UNLV – on 25 carries.

Prior to making his way to Utah State, Hervey garnered Texas all-District 21-5A first-team honors during his sophomore, junior and senior sea-

sons at Westbrook High School in Beaumont.

He was named to the Class 5A honorable mention all-state Elite Team by the Texas Associated Press Sports Editors during his senior season as he carried the ball 204 times for 1,573 yards and 19 touchdowns.

Hervey was also a member of the Westbrook HS track & field team, competing in the 100-, 200-, and 400-meter dashes, as well as the relay events. He earned all-district first-team honors as a junior in the 100 meters and was ranked 16th in the state and 18th in the nation as a senior in the 100 meters with a time of 10.80.

“My favorite sport is actually track,” Hervey said. “Nobody really knows that, but people ask, ‘Why do you like football so much?’ I just like football because of the physicality, but track is my main thing because as a kid, I always used to want to race things, and my dad used to take off on the motorcycle, always wanting to race, so that’s how I ended up liking track so much.”

The son of Lee Roy and Lawana is majoring in interdisciplinary studies and is on track to graduate this December. He says he plans on going back to school and earn a second major.

“I actually want to help younger kids by coaching,” said Hervey, when asked what he wants to do for a career. “In that case, I am going to do my best to get into the computer field of things and technology, because I see our world increasing more in technology and social media, so that will be a good deal.”

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JAKE TEMPLETON ENDING CAREER WHERE HE ALWAYS WANTED TO PLAY; KJ ULUAVE BLEEDS AGGIE BLUE

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations Jake Templeton’s goal after high school was to continue his football career at Utah State. That is exactly what happened for the native of Boise, Idaho, with a small detour along the way.

Following a successful prep career at Timberline High School in Boise, one in which included capturing a state title in JAKE TEMPLETON 2012, Templeton ended up enrolling at his hometown school, Boise State, where he spent two seasons with the Broncos, redshirting in 2014.

After those first two seasons, though, Templeton made his way to Cache Valley and joined Utah State, where he has been since the 2016-17 academic year.

“I originally wanted to come here out of high school,” said Templeton, now in his senior season with the Aggies. “When things didn’t work out for me at Boise State, I was just hoping the Utah State coaches would answer. They did, and they gave me a chance to come here.”

It’s a decision the 6-foot-2, 305-pound offensive lineman doesn’t regret.

“I love it here. I am a really outdoorsy guy, so I love the scenery, and I love how tight-knit the community is,” said Templeton, who enjoys fishing, hunting and spending time in the mountains with his dog, Duke, who is half pitbull and half great dane. “I really like the vibe and the environment.”

In his sophomore season with the Aggies in 2016, Templeton played on the defensive line and appeared in three games against San Diego State, New Mexico and Nevada, but did not record any stats.

A year later, he switched to the other side of the ball and joined the offensive line, where he has played ever since.

“Jake came in here as a defensive lineman and was doing a good job over there, but with him just seeing that his future was probably brighter with us on the offensive line, he has really bought in,” said Utah State offensive line coach Steve Farmer, who is in his third season with the Aggies. “He is an incredibly strong young man and he is intelligent.”

Templeton is extremely agile for his size and is considered to be one of the strongest players on the team. A year ago, he appeared in just one game, playing seven snaps on the offensive line against Idaho State.

“As he’s gotten more and more reps as an offensive lineman, and understanding how we play the game on our side of the ball, he has done nothing but improve,” Farmer said. “I look forward to seeing Jake play in some games and being a legitimate contributor this fall, and that is all credit to him because to transition from one side of the ball to the other is always difficult.

He has done a wonderful job with it. He is a great young man.”

Templeton is very appreciative to all those who helped him make the transition to the offensive line.

“Switching to O-line from D-line was a pretty big switch,” he said. “I was lucky enough to make the travel squad last year and be a part of that, and learn from a lot of great guys. It probably wasn’t until recently that I really think I got it down, and I believe now that I can actually help this team out because before, I didn’t really know that the switch was a lot harder than I thought it would be.”

No matter what his role proves to be during his final season with the Aggies, Templeton just wants to contribute in any way he can.

“We have a really strong team with a lot of athleticism, and a lot of athletes,” Templeton said. “Personally, I just want to do whatever I can to help the team out to be as good as possible. We have a solid team and have the chance to win the Mountain West championship if we do it correctly. Whatever my role is, I just want to do it to the best of my ability.”

Templeton is one of six seniors on Utah State’s offensive line, which returned all five of its starters from the 2017 campaign. This position group is extremely talented and has plenty of depth.

“It’s a very deep group,” said the only child of Mark and Dawn Templeton.

“It is probably the best group of freshmen I’ve ever seen as far as their size, how much they weigh already, how strong they are and how much they’re already into the playbook and understanding. They still have a long way to go, but the freshmen are definitely there.

“We have six seniors on the O-line, which is always good to have, so we should be able to build off of last year. They were a good group last year, and if we can build off of that, we could be an even better group, possibly a great group, and hopefully help the team win a Mountain West championship.”

Templeton is on schedule to graduate this December with a degree in sociology.

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KJ Uluave bleeds Aggie Blue.

His parents, Benjamin Uluave and Kimberli Redman, both graduated from Utah State, as well as his grandparents on his mom’s side. In fact, he lived in Logan while his parents were going to school.

“I started pre-school there, then we moved to Hawaii after they graduated,” KJ ULUAVE said Uluave, who was actually born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, but grew up in Laie, Hawaii.

“Most people don’t know that we are True Aggies through and through. You’d never know it because we come from Hawaii.”

When Uluave was offered a scholarship to play football at Utah State, the Kahuku High School standout did not pass up on the opportunity.

“I was going to go anywhere I could, but when the offer came, my mom was like, ‘You’ve got to go there. I went there, your dad went there,’” Uluave said.

The 6-foot-4, 300-pound senior offensive lineman has had his fair share of trials during his time with the Aggies. After all, he has dealt with his fair share of injuries, including two knee surgeries, but continues to persevere.

“With any type of injury, or anything that keeps you from playing, you really wish you weren’t in that situation, but there is nothing you can do,” Uluave said.

“As far as attitude-wise, it’s like (head) coach (Matt) Wells always says, it’s always about attitude and effort, and you can control those two things. I just chose to try to keep a positive attitude, even though I was injured.”

One of those injuries forced Uluave to miss the majority of his junior season in 2017 as he appeared in just one game against Idaho State.

“KJ is a former defensive lineman and he had a setback two springs ago with an injury that kind of derailed his junior year, but he has come back with a great attitude,” said USU offensive line coach Steve Farmer. “He is feeling good for the first time in about 12 months, and I’m just excited to see his role. For us to be where we want to be, he needs to be playing, whether it’s a couple of series a game or whether it’s in some certain packages.”

Added Uluave: “I wasn’t able to play very much last season, but I tried to keep a positive attitude and just did as much as I could for the team. I made sure that whatever I could do, I did to the best of my ability.”

Uluave redshirted in 2014, then played in two games the following season.

As a sophomore in 2016, he appeared in all 12 games, making four starts at right guard. He recorded 13 knockdowns on the year, including a season-high six at Wyoming, while he graded out at 83 percent and tallied two knockdowns against BYU. Uluave married Cindy Lavulavu – the couple grew up in the same town and have known each other since elementary school – in May of 2015. They are the proud parents of two boys, Kage (2) and Saione (1).

Balancing all three facets of life – football, schooling and family life – does not phase Uluave.

“Time management is something that I learned early on in my college experience and in my career,” Uluave said. “If you can manage your time properly, there is always time for the things that you need to get done. You definitely do make time for what you want to do. I want to be a great father, I want to be a great husband, I want to be a great football player and I want to be a great student. I make sure that I make the appropriate time commitment to each thing, so that one wasn’t getting priority over another.”

Uluave cherishes being a father to his two young sons.

“It means the world to me,” he said. “There is just a new-found place in your heart that opens up once you have your own kids, and being able to experience that and them being able to watch me play, which they are probably not going to remember.

But, we’ll have these memories of their early years and supporting me while still being able to play the game that I love.”

Another memory KJ Uluave will cherish forever is getting to play with his little brother, Siotame Uluave, this season. Siotame, who is a sophomore offensive lineman for the Aggies, transferred to USU this summer from Snow College in Ephraim, Utah.

KJ Uluave graduated this past May with a degree in social work. He is currently working on a second bachelor’s degree in human development and family studies at Utah State. His long-term career goal is working with troubled youth, which he has already started doing at the Cache Valley Youth Center.

“I did an internship there and then they offered me a job, so I’ll do that when our season is over,” said Uluave, who served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah, from 2012-14. “The goal, whether it’s in a detention center or residential treatment center, is working with kids who have suffered trauma in their youth, like abuse or neglect. I want to work with those kids to help them get their lives on the right track before they end up in the system.”

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