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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 W, 60-13 Facebook W, 73-12 ESPN2 W, 42-32 ESPN2 W, 45-20 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 6 INFORMATION /// STREAMING: Facebook (Stadium) • Play-by-Play ................................................ Ari Wolfe • Analyst ......................................... Bruce Gradkowski • Reporter ............................................ Dani Klupenger • Sidelines (Social) ............................. Paige Zamora • Internet .............. Facebook.com/StadiumCollegeFootball RADIO: Aggie Sports Network • Play-by-Play ........................................ Scott Garrard • Analyst ..................................................... Kevin White • Online .................. 1280thezone.com / Tunein.com SOCIAL MEDIA: #AggiesAllTheWay • Twitter/Instagram ........................... @USUFootball • Facebook ............................................... USUFootball • YouTube ....................................... UtahStateFootball • Live Stats ............... UtahState.Statbroadcast.com /// AGGIE RADIO NETWORK /// • Every Utah State football game can be heard live on the Aggie Radio Network. Scott Garrard serves as the playby-play announcer, while former USU quarterback Kevin White (1988-89) will provide color analysis. Games can also be heard on the Internet (www.UtahStateAggies. com) by clicking on the ‘Listen Live’ link, as well as on the TuneIn App. • 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) ®

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AG G I E S H OST M OU NTAI N WE ST-F OE U N LV I N H OM E COM I N G GAM E SATU R DAY Game will be third of five Utah State contests aired exclusively on Facebook.

Utah State’s offense has scored 40-plus points in each of its last four games, marking the first time in school history it has accomplished that feat. USU also ranks third in the nation in scoring offense at 50.2 points per game and is tied for fifth in the nation with nine scoring drives this season of less than one minute.

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U N LV (2-3, 0-1 MW) vs. (RV) UTAH STATE (4-1, 1-0 MW) Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 • 2 p.m. (MT) • Logan, Utah • Maverik Stadium (25,100)

UNLV REBELS

UTAH STATE AGGIES

2018 Record: 2-3, 0-1 Mountain West Last Game: Oct. 6, 2018 • L, 50-14 vs. New Mexico

2018 Record: 4-1, 1-0 Mountain West Last Game: Oct. 5, 2018 • W, 45-20 at BYU

Head Coach: Tony Sanchez • School Record: 14-27 (4th year) • Career Record: 14-27 (4th year) • Mountain West Record: 11-18 (4th year) • vs. Utah State: 0-1

Head Coach: Matt Wells • School Record: 38-33 (6th year) • Career Record: 38-33 (6th year) • Mountain West Record: 24-17 (6th year) • vs. UNLV: 3-0

Active Statistical Leaders • Rush: Lexington Thomas (85-501, 5 TD) • Pass: Max Gilliam (16-36, 123, 2 TD, 1 INT) • Rec.: Mekhi Stevenson (8-111, 1 TD) • Def.: Dalton Baker (53 TKL, 1.0 TFL)

Active Statistical Leaders • Rush: Darwin Thompson (45-374, 6 TD) • Pass: Jordan Love (108-163, 1,235, 9 TD, 3 INT) • Rec.: Ron’quavion Tarver (25-246, 2 TD) • Def.: David Woodward (46 TKL, 2.0 TFL)

/// KICKOFF COVERAGE /// • Utah State (4-1, 1-0 MW) continues Mountain West play this weekend as it hosts UNLV (2-3, 0-1 MW) in its annual Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m. USU is 16-7 all-time against the Rebels, including an 8-3 home record. Overall, USU has won four straight games against UNLV and seven of the last nine games played in the series.

• Utah State’s 4-1 start to the season is its best since 2012 and the last time USU began a year with a 5-1 record was back in 1978, when that team won its first five games. USU is also looking to begin Mountain West play with a 2-0 record for the third time as the 2013 team won its first two league games and the 2015 team won its first three conference games.

• Utah State is 24-17 (.585) all-time in the Mountain West, including a 14-7 (.667) home record, and has won 35 of its last 52 (.673) league games dating back to 2011.

• Utah State is 3-0 at home inside Maverik Stadium this season and is 32-9 (.780) in its last 41 home games, which includes a 24-9 (.727) record under head coach Matt Wells. Overall, USU has won four-straight home games and is 144-105 (.578) in Maverik Stadium.

• Utah State ranks among the top 40 teams in the nation in 20 different statistical categories, including third in scoring offense (50.2 points per game), fifth in defensive touchdowns (3), seventh in turnovers forced (13), ninth in kickoff returns (27.69 yards per return), and 19th in tackles for loss (7.8 per game). USU also ranks tied for fifth in the nation with nine scoring drives on the season of less than 60 seconds, but also has eight scoring drives of 10-plus plays and 13 scoring drives that have covered at least 70 yards.

• Utah State sophomore QB Jordan Love made his first career start against UNLV last season and was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week as he was 19-of-27 passing for 316 yards and two touchdowns from 70 and 75 yards in USU’s 52-28 win. He also rushed for 42 yards on eight carries and scored on a 5-yard run against the Rebels. Love’s 316 passing yards in that game were the third-most by a freshman in school history.

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

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

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

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

THIS WEEK’S GAMES (ALL TIMES MOUNTAIN) Friday, Oct. 12 • Air Force at San Diego St. (CBSSN) 7 pm Saturday, Oct. 13 • Army at San José St. (ESPNU) • New Mexico at Colorado St. (AT&T) • UNLV at Utah State (Facebook) • Hawai’i at BYU (ESPN2) • Boise State at Nevada (CBSSN) • Wyoming at Fresno State (ESPNU)

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AGGIES CONTINUE MOUNTAIN WEST PLAY WITH HOMECOMING GAME AGAINST UNLV • Utah State continues Mountain West play this weekend by hosting UNLV in its annual Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m. The game will be aired exclusively on Facebook with Ari Wolfe (play-by-play), Bruce Gradkowski (analyst), Dani Klupenger (reporter) and Paige Zamora (sidelines-social media) on the call. Live audio of the game is available on www.UtahStateAggies.com. USU is 544-541-31 (.501) in its previous 120 seasons.

• Utah State is 53-32-2 (.621) all-time in Homecoming games, which includes a 3-0 record against UNLV. • Utah State has won 14 of its last 25 games played during the month of October and is 6-4-2 all-time in games played on Oct. 13.

UTAH STATE RECEIVING VOTES IN BOTH POLLS • Following its 45-20 road win at BYU last weekend, Utah State football is receiving votes in both polls this week as it garnered nine votes in The Associated Press poll and 11 votes in the Coaches poll to rank 32nd and 33rd in the nation, respectively. For Utah State, it is the first time it has received votes in either poll since Oct. 18, 2015, following its 52-26 home win against then-No. 21 Boise State, as it received seven votes in the AP poll to rank 36th and five votes in the coaches poll to rank tied for 34th.

A LOOK AT UTAH STATE • Utah State is 4-1 on the season and 1-0 in Mountain West play following its 45-20 non-conference road win at BYU last weekend. Offensively, USU is led by sophomore QB Jordan Love, who is 108-of-163 (.663) passing for 1,235 yards (247.0 ypg) with nine touchdowns and three interceptions. Junior RB Darwin Thompson leads the team in rushing with 374 yards on 45 carries (8.3 ypc/74.8 ypg) with six touchdowns, and senior WR Ron’quavion Tarver has a team-best 25 receptions for 246 yards (9.8 ypr/49.2 ypg) with two touchdowns. Defensively, sophomore LB David Woodward leads the team with 46 tackles, which includes 1.0 sacks and 2.0 tackles for loss, while senior LB Chase Christiansen has 34 tackles, which includes 0.5 sacks and 1.5 tackles for loss. As a team, Utah State is averaging 50.2 points and 454.8 yards of total offense (260.6 passing, 194.2 rushing), and allowing 23.0 points and 357.8 yards of total offense (200.6 passing, 157.2 rushing).

A LOOK AT UTAH STATE DURING ITS FOUR-GAME WINNING STREAK • During its current four-game winning streak, Utah State is averaging 55.0 points and 482.5 yards per game (246.0 passing, 236.5 rushing), while converting 44.4 percent of its third downs (21-48). Defensively, USU is allowing just 19.2 points and 334.2 yards (179.0 passing, 155.2 rushing), while limiting its opponents to just 20of-69 (.290) on third downs.

• Utah State’s current four-game winning streak is the third-longest under head coach Matt Wells, and the longest since winning five-straight games during the 2014 season. USU also won five-straight games under Wells in 2013.

/// COACHING STAFF /// HEAD COACH MATT WELLS • Years Coached: Sixth Season • Alma Mater: Utah State, 1996 • Career Record: 38-33 (.535) • Record at Utah State: 38-33 (.535) • Mountain West Record: 24-17 (.585) • Bowl Record: 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’S OFFENSE LIGHTING UP THE SCOREBOARD UNDER WELLS • Utah State’s offense is lighting up the scoreboard so far in 2018 as it has scored 30-plus points in each of its first five games, which is a school record. USU has also scored 40-plus points in each of its last four games, marking the first time in 121 seasons of Aggie football that that has ever happened.

• Utah State’s current streak of scoring at least 30 points in each of its first five games of the season is tied for the fourth-longest streak in college football. UCF has scored at least 30 points in 18 straight games, followed by Appalachian State (7), Alabama (6), Georgia (6), Utah State (5), Houston (5), Oregon (5) and West Virginia (5).

AGGIES POST BACK-TO-BACK WINS AGAINST BYU FOR FIRST TIME IN 44 YEARS • WIth its 45-20 road win at BYU last weekend, Utah State posted its second-straight win against the Cougars, marking the first time in 44 years that has happened. The last time USU won consecutive games against the Cougars was from 1971-74, when the Aggies won four-straight games in the series. Overall, USU has now won three of the last five games played in the series, including two of the last three meetings in Provo.

• Utah State has scored 40-plus points against BYU in back-to-back games for just the third time in series history (1922, 1923 and 1954, 1955) following its 45-20 win in Provo this year and its 40-24 home win against BYU last year. Overall, it is just the ninth time in series history that USU has scored 40-plus points against BYU. • Utah State’s 25-point win against BYU (45-20) is its largest since 1968, when it posted a 34-8 road win. It is also the fifth-largest margin of victory for USU in series history.

• Utah State head coach Matt Wells is now 3-3 against BYU, which is the best record for an Aggie coach against BYU since Chuck Mills (1967-72) posted a 4-2 record. USU is also 7-0 under Wells following a bye week after its win at BYU. LOVE NAMED MOUNTAIN WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK AGAIN • Sophomore QB Jordan Love was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week and to the Davey O’Brien “Great 8” list following his performance in Utah State’s 45-20 road win at BYU last weekend. Against the Cougars, he was 18-of-28 (.643) passing for 165 yards and a career-high four touchdowns. He also carried the ball three times for eight yards and scored on a 2-yard touchdown run against BYU. Love has now earned Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week accolades twice this season and three times in his career, and it is the 20th time USU has received the award in six years in the league.

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GAME NOTES SCOUTING UNLV • UNLV is 2-3 on the season and 0-1 in Mountain West play following its 50-14 conference home loss against New Mexico last weekend. The Rebels are led by sophomore QB Armani Rogers, who is 34-of-82 (.415) passing for 369 yards (92.2 ypg) with six touchdowns and four interceptions. Senior RB Lexington Thomas leads the team in rushing with 501 yards on 85 carries (5.9 ypc/100.2 ypg) with five touchdowns, and sophomore WR Mekhi Stevenson has caught eight passes for 111 yards (13.9 ypr/22.2 ypg) with one touchdown. Defensively, senior S Dalton Baker has a team-best 53 tackles, which includes 1.0 tackles for loss, while junior LB Javin White has 30 tackles, including 4.0 tackles for loss. As a team, UNLV is averaging 30.6 points and 376.2 yards of total offense per game (277.8 rushing, 98.4 passing) and allowing 32.2 points and 413.0 yards of total offense (218.4 passing, 194.6 rushing). UNLV returns 14 starters (O-7, D-7) and 48 lettermen (O-23, D-23, S-2) from last year’s team that went 5-7 and finished in third place in the West Division of the Mountain West with a 4-4 league mark. Tony Sanchez is 14-27 in his fourth season as a collegiate head coach at UNLV. AGGIES AND REBELS SERIES 14TH-MOST PLAYED IN SCHOOL HISTORY • Utah State and UNLV will be meeting for the 24th time in series history this weekend, which is the 14th-most played series in USU history.

AGGIES AND REBELS SERIES HISTORY • Utah State and UNLV will be meeting for the 24th time in series history this weekend, with USU owning a 16-7 advantage, including an 8-3 home record. The first game played in the series was on Sept. 25, 1971, in Logan with USU winning, 27-7. USU won the last meeting between the two teams in Las Vegas, 52-28, on Oct. 21, 2017. USU also won the last meeting between the two teams in Logan, 34-20, on Oct. 25, 2014. The last time UNLV won a game in the series was on Aug. 30, 2008, in Las Vegas by a final score of 27-17, while its last win in Loan was on Aug. 30, 2007, by a final score of 23-16. Overall, USU has won 13 of the last 16 games played in the series, including four straight.

CONNECTIONS BETWEEN UTAH STATE AND UNLV • Former Utah State head football coach Tony Knap (1963-66) spent six years as UNLV’s head coach from 197681. In fact, Knap is the longest-tenured UNLV head coach in school history and has the most wins (47) and best winning percentage (.696) all-time at UNLV. During his time at USU, Knap recorded a 25-14-1 record (.638) and ranks second all-time in school history in winning percentage behind John Ralston (.733), and seventh all-time in wins (25).

CONNECTIONS BETWEEN UTAH STATE AND UNLV PLAYERS • There are 26 connections between Utah State and UNLV players. Utah State senior RB Eltoro Allen attended Riverside (Calif.) CC, as did UNLV junior OL Sid Acosta. USU senior OL Roman Andrus attended Oak Ridge HS in El Dorado Hills, Calif., as did UNLV freshman OL Bryan Catchings. USU senior LB Suli Tamaivena and senior WR Aaren Vaughns both attended Mt. San Antonio (Calif.) JC, as did UNLV junior LS Nathan Guzman.

USU senior OL Sean Taylor attended Vallejo (Calif.) HS, as did UNLV junior DB Evan Austrie. USU senior WR Ron’quavion Tarver attended Fort Scott (Kan.) CC, as did UNLV sophomore DL Tavis Malakius. USU senior OL KJ Uluave and sophomore OL Siotame Uluave both attended Kahuku (Hawaii) HS, as did UNLV senior DL Salanoa-Alo Wily and junior DB Soli Afalava. USU sophomore TE Travis Boman attended Coronado HS in Las Vegas, Nev., as did UNLV sophomore OL Donovan Outlaw. USU sophomore S Shaq Bond attended Southwestern JC in Chula Vista, Calif., as did UNLV junior DB Demitrious Gibbs. USU sophomore LB Jordan Hayes attended Mesa (Ariz.) CC, as did UNLV senior DL Jameer Outsey and senior DB Jocquez Kalili. USU sophomore QB Jordan Love attended Liberty HS in Bakersfield, Calif., as did UNLV freshman OL Michael Bray. And, USU freshman LB Elijah Shelton attended Highland HS in Salt Lake City, Utah, as did UNLV junior P/PK Hayes Hicken.

CONNECTIONS BETWEEN UTAH STATE COACHES AND UNLV PLAYERS • UNLV has three players on its current roster in junior LB JD Alexander, junior DB Ty’Jason Roberts and sophomore DB Alex Perry, who played at Arizona State last year for USU defensive coordinator and safeties coach Keith Patterson. Patterson spent four years (2014-17) at ASU as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.

AGGIE COACHES WHO PLAYED AGAINST UNLV • Utah State head coach Matt Wells played against UNLV in 1994 and 1995 as a quarterback at USU and completed 9-of-12 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns. As a sophomore in 1994, Wells was 6-of-9 passing for 181 yards and two touchdowns, including a long of 85 yards. As a junior in 1995, Wells was 3-of-3 passing for 24 yards.

• Utah State outside receivers coach Jovon Bouknight played against UNLV from 2002-05 as a receiver at Wyoming and caught 23 passes for 395 yards with four touchdowns, while returning three kickoffs for 64 yards and adding one rush for 10 yards. As a freshman in 2002, Bouknight had eight receptions for 106 yards and one touchdown. As a sophomore in 2003, Bouknight had three catches for 52 yards. As a junior in 2004, Bouknight had five catches for 121 yards and one touchdown. And as a senior in 2005, Bouknight had seven catches for 116 yards and two touchdowns.

DID YOU KNOW? • Utah State has had a 100-yard rusher in each of its last four games, in eight of its last nine games, and in nine of its last 11 games dating back to last season. Between the 2014 and 2016 seasons, USU had a total of nine 100-yard rushers over a 39-game span. USU ended the 2017 season by having a 100-yard rusher in each of its final four games, and the last time it had a 100-yard rusher in five-straight games was in 2011.

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/// SERIES HISTORY /// Overall ................................................................. USU leads 16-7 In Logan.................................................................. USU leads 8-3 In Las Vegas .......................................................... USU leads 8-4 Neutral Site ................................................................................ NA Longest USU Win Streak ........................................ 6, 1988-93 Longest UNLV Win Streak ...................................... 3, 1983-85 Largest USU Margin of Victory ................... (42) 42-0 -- 1995 Largest UNLV Margin of Victory ............... (18) 28-10 -- 1983 /// GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS /// 09-25-71 W 27-7 H 09-29-73 W 7-3 A 10-22-83 L 10-28 A 11-17-84 L 20-36 H 10-05-85 L 7-14 A 10-25-86 W 7-6 H 10-10-87 L 27-28 A 11-05-88 W 17-10 H 11-18-89 W 27-22 A 10-27-90 W 31-6 H 11-09-91 W 27-14 A 11-07-92 W 48-8 H

10-23-93 W 33-26 A 09-24-94 L 21-23 H 11-11-95 W 42-0 A 10-25-04 W 31-21 A 09-24-05 W 31-24 H 08-30-07 L 16-23 H 08-30-08 L 17-27 A 09-29-12 W 35-13 H 11-09-13 W 28-24 A 10-25-14 W 34-20 H 10-21-17 W 52-28 A

/// TOP AGGIES vs. UNLV /// Rushing ............................................. Abu Wilson (1995) ...................................................... 251 yards on 29 carries Passing ...................................... Chuckie Keeton (2012) ......................................... 404 yards on 21-of-34 passing Receiving .................................. Kevin Alexander (1994) .................................................. 157 yards on 5 receptions Tackles ..................................... Jake Doughty, 13 (2012) DID YOU KNOW? • Utah State has 36 players in its program from the state of Utah, while UNLV has 24 players on its roster from the state of Nevada.

• Utah State has three players on its roster from the state of Nevada in sophomore TE Travis Boman (Henderson/ Coronado HS), sophomore OL Kyler Hack (Las Vegas/ Palo Verde HS) and sophomore WR Savon Scarver (Las Vegas/Centennial HS).

• Utah State is 22-25 (.468) all-time against teams from the state of Nevada with a 16-7 record against UNLV and a 6-18 record against Nevada.

• Matt Wells is 3-0 against UNLV as a head coach and faced the Rebels four times as an assistant coach as he was on staff at USU in 2012 when the Aggies hosted UNLV, while also facing the Rebels three times while an assistant at New Mexico.

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TRUE-BLOODED AGGIE DJ NELSON CONTINUING FAMILY TRADITION WITH UTAH STATE ATHLETICS

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

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NELSON In “The Scotsman,” Utah State’s unofficial fight song written by a student in the early 1900s, the final lyrics state: “Show me a trueblooded Aggie from Utah, who doesn’t love the spot where the sagebrush grows.”

While that final sentence in the song fits many who are passionate about Utah State and its athletic programs, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone more dyed in the wool, true Aggie Blue through and through, than DJ Nelson.

Nelson’s Aggie blood runs extremely deep.

His great-grandfather is George “Doc” Nelson, the longtime trainer and wrestling coach at USU – known as the Utah State Agricultural College (USAC) in those days. In 1956, the USAC board resolved to name the Field House – located just across the street from the Aggie Recreation Center – in honor of Nelson for his numerous contributions to Aggie athletics.

Another great-grandfather, George Wesley Schaub, was a quarterback on the 1922 U SAC team, the s ame squad he was the trainer for.

His grandfather on his mom’s side, Rod Tueller, is one of the most successful basketball coaches in Utah State history. He started in the high school ranks before becoming an Aggie assistant, then took over as the head coach of the Aggies prior to the 1979-80 season. In nine years, he guided Utah State to a record of 139120 and three NCAA Tournament appearances.

Tueller, who in 2005 had the USU basketball team meeting room inside the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum named after him, also served seven years as the athletics director at USU. His father, Keith, and older brother, Riley, both played football at Utah State. Many of his uncles, and even a cousin, played a varsity sport at Utah State. Now, DJ is sharing the USU gridiron with his little brother, Chase, a sophomore.

“The list goes on and on,” DJ said. “The blood runs deep. It’s not just the love for sports, but the love for Aggie athletics.”

Coming out of Logan High School, where he was named a U.S. Air Force Medium Schools first-team All-American and a MaxPreps secondteam All-American after leading the Grizzlies to a per-fect 14-0 record and 4A state title as a senior in 2011, Nelson did not receive very many offers to continue playing at the next level.

It didn’t matter, though. He knew where his heart was and where he wanted to play.

“Utah State was always on the top of my list,” he said. “I didn’t get a lot of looks out of high school, but no matter how many looks I got, Utah State would’ve been on top of the list. It’s been a lot of fun and I have enjoyed every single minute of it. To be able to play for the team I watched growing up, and run out in front of the people that I’ve grown up around and been around, and know on a personal level, is just a treat. It’s something that I don’t take for granted and something that I’ve thoroughly

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enjoyed over these last five years.”

Now in his senior season at Utah State, the former quarterback is now catching passes (he switched to wide receiver this year) instead of throwing them. Nelson also continues to play a vital role on every special teams unit, as well.

“He is an awesome kid,” said USU inside receivers/tight ends coach Luke Wells. “I have had the chance to coach him in two different positions (quarterback and receiver), which is neat, but just being around him every day, he is the same kid every day. I’ve never seen him have a bad day in his life. I know he’s gone through adversity in some situations with moving up and down the depth chart, and injuries or whatever, but he still has that same smile and he still has the same look in his eye.

“He’s a great leader,” Wells continued. “He plays the game the way it ought to be played. He loves it. He spends a lot of time watching tape and he spends a lot of time coaching the other players.

He is a guy that really brings a lot and would bring a lot to any position he played because he’s going to do everything he’s got to do.”

Nelson, who redshirted his first season at Utah State in 2014, has served as the team’s holder since 2015. Proving he’s one of the best in the nation at his craft, Nelson was tabbed the Mortell Award Holder of the Week on Sept. 12 after being a perfect 12-for-12 on holds – six field goals and six extra-point tries – in Utah State’s 60-13 win over New Mexico State.

During his time at Utah State, Nelson has also blocked two punts, returning one of them 43 yards for a touchdown against Colorado State last year, and scored a touchdown from four yards out on a fake field goal the previous week against Wyoming.

“That is all attitude,” Wells said. “Anybody who plays that well on special teams has the kind of attitude, has the kind of mindset, that they are going to go make a play on special teams, and they take it seriously. That’s the biggest thing about him, is he’s reliable. He is on all the major phases of special teams and when he’s at the inside receiver position, he plays with really

good physicality and finds a way to get open.

You know what you are going to get with him.

“The best way to explain DJ,” Wells continued, “is that you’re going to get a guy who is dependa-ble and he’s going to give you everything he’s got.”

Nelson caught the first two passes of his Aggie career during the 2017 campaign, a 20-yarder at Air Force and a nine-yarder against New Mexico State in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl. He has also carried the ball five times for 19 yards and completed his only pass attempt for 12 yards as a sophomore in 2016 against Air Force.

“I just like to play football,” Nelson said. “I consider myself a football player, and whatever that entails, that’s what I love to do.”

Chase Nelson has enjoyed his time watching his older brother play, as well as playing on the same team – from youth football up until now.

“Football is one of the ways we have built our lifelong friendship,” Chase said. “Some of the best and happiest moments of my life have come from watching DJ succeed, whether it be throwing a last-second game-winning touchdown in the state championship game or blocking a punt and re-turning it for a touchdown against Colorado State. I’ve always had so much fun watching him.

“To be able to play alongside DJ is a continuation of a legacy, and an honor to our dad and family members who put so much time, money and energy into supporting our football endeavors so that we could enrich our lives and have memorable experiences. One of the biggest reasons we do it is to try and positively reflect the way we were raised and coached by our dad, and to honor him and our mom, for the great football life they gave us growing up.”

For five years, DJ Nelson has poured his heart and soul into the football program. He hopes Aggie fans will always remember him by his hard work.

“I went them to remember someone who didn’t take anything for granted and enjoyed the oppor-tunity that I got and tried to make the most of it, and went out and competed every snap I got,” Nel-son said.

The son of Keith and Joni Nelson, a two-time academic all-Mountain West recipient, is majoring in business administration and finance. He is on track to graduate from Utah State this December.

But before any of that happens, the Nelson boys have high aspirations of how they want the re-mainder of the season to play out.

“DJ and I have won two championships together and we’re looking to snag a third in this, his final year – the last time we can every play football together,” Chase said. “We won the mini bowl in 2003 and the state championship while playing together at Logan in 2011. We were raised right under the shadows of Old Main, so doing all of this in an Aggie uniform adds to the sweetness of the experience.”

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WEST STADIUM CENTER

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

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

Utah State, Hey! Aggies all the way!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Regional Campuses, Distance Education and Extension: Regional Campuses: 3 (Brigham City, Tooele, Uintah Basin) Comprehensive Community College: 1 (USU Eastern with campuses in Price and Blanding) Extension Offices: In 28 of 29 Utah counties and at the Ogden Botanical Center, Thanksgiving Point, and Utah Botanical Center

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

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

Ages: Average undergraduate age: 22.4 Average graduate age: 32.3 Academics: Undergraduate degrees: 159 Undergraduate minors: 111 Graduate degrees: 110 Student/faculty ratio: 22.1 to 1 Average undergraduate class size: 20-29 students Study abroad opportunities: 150 in 40 countries Students who study abroad each year: 76% Colleges: College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences Caine College of the Arts Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services College of Engineering College of Humanities and Social Sciences S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources College of Science Most Popular Declared Majors: Economics; Psychology; Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education; Mechanical Engineering; Human Movement Science; Biology; Elementary Education; Computer Science.

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HEAD COACH MATT WELLS

MATT WELLS HEAD COACH UTAH STATE, 1996

2013 Mountain West Coach of the Year

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

mentored 15 players who earned 16 allMountain West honors, which were the most in the league and tied for the third-most in school history. Wells also mentored two All-Americans in 2014 in Zach Vigil and Davis. Vigil was named an All-American by four different publications, including being named a USA Today Sports second-team All-American, while Davis was named a true freshman All-American by 247 Sports. Vigil was named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year.

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

For his efforts, Wells was named the 2013 Mountain West Coach of the Year as he set the school record for wins by a first-year head coach. USU finished the season with a 9-5 record, tying the 1960 and 1961 teams for the second-most wins in school history at the time.

Overall, Wells is the fifth USU coach in school history to garner conference coach of the year honors, along with Bruce Snyder (1978), Chuck Shelton (1991), John L. Smith (1997) and Gary Andersen (2012). Wells is also the fourth individual to earn MW Coach of the Year honors in his first season.

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

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

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

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HEAD COACH MATT WELLS graduate to be appointed its head football coach, joining Chris Pella, who graduated from USU in 1965 and coached the Aggies from 1983-85.

Prior to being named the head coach at his alma mater, Wells spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at Utah State, including serving as the team’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2012, and quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator in 2011.

As offensive coordinator in 2012, Utah State concluded its most successful season in school history as it went 11-2 and set school records for wins (11) and home wins (6), while being nationally ranked in The Associated Press poll for three-straight weeks for the first time in school history. USU also won its first outright conference championship since 1936 and just its third in school history joining the 1921 and 1936 teams that both won Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference titles. All-time, Utah State has won or shared 11 league championships.

As offensive coordinator in 2012, Wells directed an Aggie offense that set single-season school records for total points (454), total offense (6,108 yards), completions (285) and total yards per game (469.8), while ranking second in points per game (34.9) and total passing yards (3,445).

Nationally, Utah State’s 2012 offense ranked second in the Western Athletic Conference and 23rd in the country in total offense (469.8 ypg), second in the WAC and 18th in the nation in passing efficiency (153.21), second in the WAC and 25th in the nation in rushing offense (204.8 ypg), third in the WAC and 31st in the nation in sacks allowed (1.38 pg), third in the WAC and 33rd in the nation in scoring offense (34.9 ppg), and third in the WAC and 39th in the nation in passing offense (265.0 ypg).

Under Wells, Utah State finished the 2012 season scoring 38 or more points in its final seven games, which is a school record.

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

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

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

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

Wells, who has been a part of 10 bowl teams and two conference championships during his coaching career, came to Utah State after two coaching stints at New Mexico, serving as the Lobos’ wide receivers and kickoff return unit coach in 2010 and wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator from 2007 to 2008. In 2009, Wells served as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator at Louisville.

Prior to his first stint at New Mexico, Wells spent five years (200206) as the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator at Tulsa and five years at the U.S. Naval Academy (1997-2001) as its quarterbacks coach, fullbacks coach and wide receivers coach, while also serving as the junior varsity head coach and offensive coordinator for three years.

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

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

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

BOWL GAMES AS A COACH (10)

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

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

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

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1993-96

Utah State - Quarterback

BOWL GAMES AS A PLAYER (1) 1993

Las Vegas

EDUCATION 1996

Utah State - Business Marketing (Cum Laude)

PERSONAL

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

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USU COACHING STAFF MATT WELLS

FRANK MAILE

KEITH PATTERSON

DAVID YOST

head coach

assistant head coach

defensive coordinator safeties

offensive coordinator

Utah State, 1996 Sixth Season

defensive line

East Central Oklahoma 1986 First Season

Kent State, 1992 Second Season

co-defensive coordinator

Utah State, 2007 Third Season

JOVON BOUKNIGHT

JULIUS BROWN

STACY COLLINS

quarterbacks

STEVE FARMER

assistant coach outside receivers

assistant coach defensive backs

assistant coach inside linebackers

assistant coach offensive line

Wyoming, 2006 10th Season

Boise State, 2006 Third Season

Western Oregon, 1998 Third Season

Illinois State, 1999 Third Season

DEANDRE SMITH

UANI ‘UNGA

assistant coach running backs

assistant coach outside linebackers

Southwest Missouri State, 2002 First Season

BYU, 2015 First Season

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LUKE WELLS

assistant coach tight ends inside receivers

Oklahoma, 2002 Sixth Season

WAQA DAMUNI

asst. athletics director for football operations

Utah State, 1998 Sixth Season

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USU COACHING/SUPPORT STAFF ZACH NYBORG

JOHN CANNOVA

CHUCKIE KEETON

AL LAPUAHO

director of player personnel

offensive graduate assistant

offensive graduate assistant

defensive graduate assistant

BYU, 2011 First Season

North Central College, 2014 Second Season

Utah State, 2015 First Season

Utah State, 2013 First Season

CONOR DUBIN

JUSTIN UDY

WORTH GREGORY

defensive graduate assistant

defensive administrative assistant

special teams administrative assistant

senior analyst for special teams

Arizona State, 2016 First Season

Eastern Oregon 2011 First Season

East Carolina, 2016 First Season

Kansas, 2003 First Season

DAVE SCHOLZ

MIKE WILLIAMS

MIKE BAIR

JASON SHUMAKER

BILL GARREN

head strength & conditioning coach

associate ad head athletics trainer

assistant ad equipment coordinator

assistant ad video coordinator

Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2004 Sixth Season

Utah State, 1996 20th Season

Utah State, 1995 23rd Season

Idaho State, 2002 14th Season

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USU AGGIE TEAM QUARTERBACKS

RUNNING BACKS

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

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

INSIDE RECEIVERS/TIGHT ENDS

OUTSIDE RECEIVERS

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

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

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

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

OFFENSIVE LINE

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

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

COACHING STAFF

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

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

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USU AGGIE TEAM INSIDE LINEBACKERS

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS

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

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

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

DEFENSIVE BACKS

DEFENSIVE LINE

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

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

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

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

SPECIALISTS

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

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

CAPTAINS

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

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

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USU SUPPORT STAFF SPORTS MEDICINE

EQUIPMENT MANAGERS

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

Missing: Jessica Achatz.

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

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

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

VIDEO

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

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

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

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USU ADMINISTRATION NOELLE E. COCKETT University President

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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JOHN HARTWELL

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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MERLIN OLSEN FIELD

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MAVERIK STADIUM

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

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

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

Cornerback Nevin Lawson is in his fifth year with Detroit after being selected in the fourth round (133) of the 2014 NFL Draft.

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

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

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

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

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

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

by Seattle in the fourth round (106) of the 2012 NFL Draft.

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Linebacker Zach Vigil is in his third year with Washington and fourth year in the NFL after signing as a free agent with Miami in 2015.

Linebacker Bobby Wagner is in his seventh year with Seattle after being selected in the second round (47) of the 2012 NFL Draft.

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

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LEADERSHIP CIRCLE Leadership Circle members contribute at least $10,000 annually to any USU Athletics fund, including priority seating requirements.

Kent & Donna Alder Brittany & Spencer Bailey Jimmy & Heather Bohm Jonathan & Julie Bullen Cache Valley Electric Cache Valley Hospital George Champ Karen Champ Tere & Richard Champ-Major David Christensen College of Agriculture James & Leona Cooper Scott & Catherine Davis

Charlie & Trina Denson Al & Kathie Faccinto Ed & Lisa Fisher Bill & Kathy Fletcher Leland & Linda Foster Doug Foxley L.J. & Lisa Godfrey Goldenwest Credit Union Gossner Foods, Inc. Tom & Renee Grimmett Justin & Jocelyn Hamilton Kirk & Sue Hansen Scott & Lisa Harries

Matthew & Emily Huff Fred & Sharon Hunsaker ICON Health & Fitness Inc. Wes & Jody Innes John Israelsen Randy & Marcia Jensen Ron & Janet Jibson Nick & Stef Jones Blake & Dove Kirby Dave & Barbara Kragthorpe Jim & Carol Laub Learfield Communications Travis & Katie Lish

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

JayDee & Machelle Barr David & Sheryl Bessinger Ralph & Jane Binns Daryl & Sherylee Black Joseph & Vicki Blanch Bobbie & Cory Bowen Dennis & Margie Bright Bill & Margaret Bullen Douglas Bullock Tyler Buswell Hayes & Terrie Carr Raymond & Ruth Cartee Michael & Kelli Christensen Roylan & Dorothy Croshaw Tracy & Lorie Duckworth Blake & Alison Dursteler Mark & Beverly Faldmo Eric & Stacie Falk Floyd Faucette Doug & Melody Fryer Don & Norma Gerbozy John & Taunya Gossner Patty & Willie Halaufia Michael & Jennifer Hall Keith & Dane Hansen Jim & Angela Hickman

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kelly & Kristin Downs Thomas Elliott Paul & TiAnn Finn John Gee Reid & Sherry Goldsberry Martha Hahn Richard & Marjorie Handel Kent Hansen Tony Hearrell Ron & Wendy Hellstern Shellee & Doug Hoffman Lifestyle Homes Gregory Houskeeper Matthew Jenkins Stephanie Johnson Garth Jones Rolfe & Janeil Kerr Tyler Knowles Gerald & Geraldine Krutsch Gary Lindley Nate & Dani Lloyd Thomas Lorenat Andrew Masson Sharon McKee Allen & Sandy Mecham Steve & Mariette Milbrandt Dyar & Bertha Miller Carma Mirabal Jimmy & Debra Moore Elaine Morris Scott & Elaine Olson Bucky Orton Jesse Parker Curtis Radford Anthony & Joella Roach Newell & Linda Roche Mark Rommel Roselena & Raymond Sanders Jess Schuck Steve & Marlene Skinner John Stephens Dianne & Dil Strasser Kevin & Tracy Suminguit Thomas & Janna Tolman Joe Tovar Timothy Tyler Randall Tyson Michelle & Dustin Vaughn Kenny Watts Emmett White Jeremy Wiley Janice & Alan Wuckert

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

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

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

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

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

efforts, but falls underneath the Aggies Unlimited umbrella.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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UNLV FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name

Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.

No. Name

Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.

1 Armani Rogers

QB

6-5 225 SO-1L

Hometown (High School/Last School) Los Angeles, CA (Hamilton HS)

52 Nikola Kresovich

LS

6-2 205 SO-TR

San Diego, CA (Orange Glen HS/Palomar College)

2 Mekhi Stevenson

WR 6-0 180 SO-1L

San Diego, CA (Helix HS)

53 Farrell Hester II

LB

6-1 240 SO-1L

Las Vegas, NV (Bishop Gorman HS)

3 Lexington Thomas

RB

5-9 170 SR-3L

Houston, TX (Benjamin Davis HS)

55 Tavis Malakius

DL

6-2 300 SO-TR

Macon, GA (Fort Scott CC)

4 Alex Perry

DB 5-11 170 SO-TR

Las Vegas, NV (Bishop Gorman HS/Arizona State)

56 Roger Mann

DL

6-3 265 SR-1L

San Diego, CA (Rancho Bernardo HS/Palomar College)

5 Phillip Hill

DB 5-11 185 FR-HS

Spring, TX (Klein Collins HS)

57 Cooper Mirich

LB

6-0 225 JR-TR

Las Vegas, NV (Cheyenne HS (WY)/Chadron St./Grossmont)

6 Tykenzie Daniels

DB 5-9 190 SO-SQ

Richmond, TX (Foster HS)

58 Nathan Guzman

LS

5-10 180 JR-TR

Whittier, CA (Bishop Amat HS/Mt. SAC)

6 Max Gilliam

QB

6-3 195 SO-TR

Thousand Oaks, CA (T.O. HS/Cal Saddleback College)

59 Patrick McInerney

LS

6-2 220 FR-HS

Scottsdale, CA (Saguaro HS)

7 Jericho Flowers

DB 5-10 175 JR-2L

Los Angeles, CA (Hamilton HS)

60 Amani Trigg-Wright OL

6-4 325 FR-HS

Oakland, CA (McClymonds HS)

7 Kenyon Oblad

QB

6-3 185 FR-HS

Henderson, NV (Liberty HS)

61 Angel Torres

DL

5-11 275 SO-SQ

Las Vegas, NV (Desert Pines HS)

8 Charles Williams

RB

5-9 185 SO-1L

Fresno, CA (Bullard HS)

62 Nate Oishi

OL

5-10 285 JR-2L

Honolulu, HI (Iolani HS)

9 Tyleek Collins

WR 5-9 170 FR-HS

Savannah, GA (Hapeville Charter HS)

63 Bryan Catchings

OL

6-2 275 FR-HS

El Dorado Hills, CA (Oak Ridge HS)

10 Darren Woods Jr.

WR 6-0 220 JR-2L

Missouri City, TX (Elkins HS)

64 Nathan Jacobson

OL

6-5 280 SR-3L

Snohomish, WA (Snohomish HS)

11 Drew Tejchman

WR 5-11 190 SO-1L

Acworth, GA (North Cobb HS)

65 Donovan Outlaw

OL

6-4 295 SO-1L

Henderson, NV (Coronado HS)

13 Trey Austin

DB 5-10 190 FR-RS

Bear, DE (Middletown HS)

66 Ammir Aziz

DL

6-6 350 SR-1L

Las Vegas, NV (Durango HS)

14 Myles Plummer

DB 6-1 170 JR-TR Prince George, MD (Thomas Dale HS/College of DuPage/Coffeyville CC)

67 Jackson Reynolds

OL

6-0 275 FR-RS

Henderson, NV (Foothill HS)

15 Soli Afalava

DB 6-2 205 JR-2L

68 Eric Brown

OL

6-4 325 FR-HS

Las Vegas, NV (Green Valley HS)

15 Marckell Grayson

QB

6-0 200 FR-RS

Las Vegas, NV (Desert Pines HS)

69 Dylan Bryan

OL

5-11 295 FR-HS

Anchorage, AK (Bartlett HS)

16 Javin White

LB

6-3 195 JR-2L

Oakland, CA (McClymonds HS)

70 Sid Acosta

OL

6-1 290 JR-TR

Corona, CA (Centennial HS/Riverside City College)

17 Evan Austrie

DB 6-0 195 JR-2L

Valejo, CA (Vallejo HS)

71 Justice Oluwaseun OL

6-3 325 FR-RS

Richmond, TX (Foster HS)

18 Jeremy Clark

WR 6-2 195 FR-RS

La Mirada, CA (La Mirada HS)

72 Matt Brayton

OL

6-3 310 SO-SQ

Monrovia, CA (Bishop Amat HS)

19 Hayes Hicken

P/PK 5-11 185 JR-TR

Salt Lake City, UT (Highland HS/Utah)

73 Ashton Morgan

OL

6-5 290 FR-RS

Chico, CA (Pleasant Valley HS)

19 Malachi Miles

DB 5-8 170 FR-HS

Las Vegas, NV (Chaparral HS)

74 Julio Garcia II

OL

6-3 310 JR-2L

Las Vegas, NV (Bishop Gorman HS)

20 Jameer Outsey

DL

6-3 250 SR-1L

Franklin, NJ (Franklin Township HS/Iowa/Mesa CC)

75 Jaron Caldwell

OL

6-4 320 JR-2L

Las Vegas, NV (Bishop Gorman HS)

22 Demitrious Gibbs

DB 6-4 190 JR-1L

Chula Vista, CA (Chula Vista HS/Southwestern College)

76 Michael Bray

OL

6-3 270 FR-HS

Bakersfield, CA (Liberty HS (CA))

23 Greg Francis

DB 6-2 195 SO-1L

Las Vegas, NV (Bishop Gorman HS)

78 Justin Polu

OL

6-4 325 JR-2L

Henderson, NV (Silverado HS)

24 Bryce Jackson

DB 5-9 200 FR-HS

Chandler, AZ (Chandler HS)

80 Brandon Presley

WR 6-0 180 JR-2L

Temecula, CA (Great Oak HS)

25 Gabe McCoy

LB

6-2 220 JR-2L

Pittsburg, CA (Pittsburg HS)

81 Andre Collins Jr.

WR 6-4 210 SO-1L

Hacienda Heights, CA (Mater Dei HS)

26 Jocquez Kalili

DB 5-11 185 SR-1L

Las Vegas, NV (Desert Oasis HS/Arizona/Mesa CC)

27 Austin Ajiake

LB

6-2 210 FR-HS

28 Tyree Jackson

RB

29 Evan Owens

RB

Hau’ula, HI (Kahuku HS)

Hometown (High School/Last School)

82 Elijah Trosclair

WR 6-3 200 SO-1L

Fremont, CA (Bellarmine Prep)

83 Adam Meyer

TE

6-5 225 FR-HS

Huntington Beach, CA (Ocean View HS)

5-8 175 SO-SQ

Pensacola, FL (Booker T. Washington HS)

84 Kendal Keys

WR 6-4 205 SR-3L

San Diego, CA (Helix HS)

6-1 215 SR-1L

Tracy, CA (Kimball HS/San Joaquin Delta College

85 Patrick Ballard

WR 6-3 195 FR-HS

Houston, TX (Elkins HS)

)30 Evan Pantels

P/PK 5-10 190 SR-2L

Suwanee, GA (Peachtree Ridge HS/Georgia St./Georgia Military)

86 Darren Palmer

WR 6-0 200 SR-1L

Lithia Springs, GA (Lithia Springs HS/CSN)

31 Kyle Moses

DB 5-9 185 FR-RS

San Diego, CA (Mater Dei Catholic HS)

87 Shelton Zeon III

TE

6-4 210 FR-HS

Norcross, GA (Norcross HS)

32 Daniel Gutierrez

P/PK 5-10 200 SO-1L

Los Angeles, CA (Granada Hills Charter HS)

88 Cody Scherff

TE

6-6 250 SR-1L

Albert Lea, MN (Albert Lea Senior HS/Rochester CC)

33 Dalton Baker

DB 5-11 185 SR-3L

Las Vegas, NV (Bishop Gorman HS)

89 Brandon Gahagan

WR 5-11 175 SO-1L

Las Vegas, NV (Bishop Gorman HS/Oregon)

34 Rashad Walker

RB

6-2 215 FR-RS

Gurnee, IL (Warren Township HS)

90 Jalil Briley

DL

6-3 250 JR-SQ

Las Vegas, NV (Bonanza HS)

35 Xzaviar Campbell

RB

5-11 225 SR-3L

Bellaire, TX (Bellaire HS)

90 Tyler Yoder

TE

6-3 210 FR-HS

Temecula, CA (Great Oak HS)

36 Chad Magyar

RB

6-2 205 FR-HS

R.S. Margarita CA (Santa Margarita HS)

91 Nate Neal

DL

6-2 230 SO-1L

Montclair, CA (Etiwanda HS)

37 Christian Minor

DB 5-9 200 SO-SQ

North Las Vegas, NV (Canyon Springs HS)

92 Rodney Jones

DL

6-3 250 SO-1L

Stockton, CA (Lincoln HS)

38 Ty’Jason Roberts

DB 6-0 195 JR-1L

West Los Angeles, CA (Hamilton HS/Arizona State)

93 Dominion Ezinwa

DL

6-4 300 JR-TR

R. Cucamonga, CA (Chaffey College)

39 Daniel Godfrey

FB

5-8 230 SO-1L

Las Vegas, NV (Sierra Vista HS)

94 Kolo Uasike

DL

6-0 330 FR-RS

Mesa, AZ (Skyline HS)

40 JD Alexander

LB

6-2 225 JR-TR

Los Angeles, CA (Basha HS/Arizona State)

95 Jalen Graves

DL

6-0 265 FR-RS

Las Vegas, NV (Desert Pines HS)

41 Jamaal Neal

TE/H-B 6-1 270 FR-RS

South Gate, CA (South Gate HS)

96 Montrice Johns

DL

6-3 335 JR-TR

San Diego, CA (College of the Redwoods)

42 Salanoa-Alo Wily

DL

6-0 295 SR-3L

Laie, HI (Kahuku HS)

97 Jamal Holloway

DL

6-3 235 SO-1L

Camden, NJ (Camden HS)

43 Malakai Salu

LB

6-0 250 FR-HS

Portland, OR (Central Catholic HS)

98 Nick Dehdashtian

DL

6-1 290 JR-2L

R.S. Margarita, CA (Santa Margarita Catholic HS)

44 Jacob Rominger

LB

6-2 230 SR-SQ

Overland Park, KS (Blue Valley NW HS/Highland CC)

99 Chris Manoa

DL

6-0 325 FR-HS

Chandler, AZ (Chandler HS)

45 Giovanni Fauolo

TE

6-2 250 SO-1L

Oakley, CA (Freedom HS)

46 Noah Bean

TE

6-2 245 FR-RS

Simi Valley, CA (Grace Brethren HS)

47 Malcolm Johnson

LB

6-0 225 FR-HS

Mandeville, LA (Mandeville HS)

48 Bailey Laolagi

LB

6-1 220 SR-3L

Folsom, CA (Folsom HS)

49 Tim Mosley

DL

6-3 220 FR-HS

Watts, CA (Dorsey HS)

50 Royce Danielson

DL

6-4 240 FR-HS

Henderson, NV (Coronado HS)

51 Zack Singer

OL

6-2 320 SR-2L

Las Vegas, NV (Bishop Gorman HS/Kent State)

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Sacramento, CA (Sacramento HS)

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UTAH STATE’S JONTRELL ROCQUEMORE DRIVEN TO BE THE BEST IN EVERYTHING

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

JONTRELL

ROCQUEMORE Jontrell Rocquemore is as goal-oriented as they come. It’s what drives him to be the best in every-thing he does.

“I have a lot of goals and aspirations, and if anything, football has taught me to dream big and reach for your goals,” Rocquemore said.

“There are going to be a lot of people that doubt you and a lot of people that will tell you, ‘You can’t do this,’ but through hard work and preparation, and just staying on a straight path, it will turn out the way you would like it to.”

Such has been the case for Rocquemore’s senior season at Utah State. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound safety/linebacker has played lights out on defense for the Aggies. Through the first five games of the season, he ranks third on the team in tackles with 32, including 5.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks.

“He is a very versatile player and has a good understanding of route concepts,” said USU defen-sive coordinator/safeties coach Keith Patterson. “Being a former safety, he understands what’s go-ing on behind him, as well as getting better against the run. He uses his athleticism and has been an explosive blitzer for us, and I’m very pleased with his progress.

“He is a smart young man, he understands the game of football, he plays under control and he doesn’t move himself out of position very often. He is just going to get better as the season moves on.”

When you consider Rocquemore had just 13 tackles as a junior in 2017, his numbers this season are already off the charts. To be fair, though, he was coming off a broken leg the previous year and pulled a hamstring in Week 3 at Wake Forest, which kept him out the next three games.

“I had to battle back to where I wanted to be,” Rocquemore said. “Actually, I was battling back to who I want to be as a player and who I want to be as a person, and who I want to be after football. Wherever the journey takes me is where I have to kind of grow up, and it’s crazy because as a 17-year-old freshman who came in here, I was probably one of the most mature guys of my friend group, but I was the youngest.

“There was so much stuff that I had to learn, and carrying over to this year, I play with a different aggression. It’s not that I feel like I’m better than everybody, I just feel like I’ve worked and I’m applying all of the things that I’ve learned over the past years that are starting to trigger in my head.”

It certainly shows and the Aggies are reaping all the benefits.

Against Air Force in the Mountain West opener for both schools, Rocquemore racked up a career-best 13 tackles, including a careerhigh-tying 2.0 tackles for loss, in the 42-32 victory for Utah State.

In USU’s 45-20 win at BYU, Rocquemore recorded a sack, forced fumble and fumble recovery all on the same play.

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“The birth of my play, I feel, came at Air Force last year in the last regular season game,” Rocquemore said. “It has just been skyrocketing and on an incline ever since.”

Rocquemore is also playing more of an outside linebacker role with the Aggies this year, a change that occurred during spring ball.

“It’s exciting,” Rocquemore said. “The way I think about it is playing safety at five yards and I can’t be wrong, really. Some plays, I do my own thing, but I have great guys in the back end to make me right if I do make mistakes. It allows me to play a lot more aggressive. It’s great.

“And obviously, the way my mindset works, is I know the defense. I’ve been here five years and while there have been minor tweaks, I know our scheme. I understand what we’re supposed to do and things like that, so for the coaches to have a bigger-bodied dude that they can put in the posi-tion to be a finesse player and also a power player, I get the best of both worlds.”

Rocquemore made his presence felt in the program in one of the very first games he played in. As a redshirt freshman in 2015, he returned a fumble 97 yards for a touchdown at Washington on Sept. 17, which is the secondlongest fumble return in school history. It is tied for the fourth-longest fumble return for a touchdown in Mountain West history.

Not only has Rocquemore got it done on the gridiron during his time at Utah State, but he also ex-cels in the classroom. After all, the son of Ron and Chenetha Rocquemore, who is majoring in both sociology and political science, has earned academic all-Mountain West honors three times.

“The reason I am getting the double major is because I wasn’t just satisfied with a sociology de-gree,” Rocquemore said. “I wanted to actually do something that is going to put me in the best po-sition to do the things I want to do, which is change the world. When football is all said and done, I will go to law school. I don’t know which one yet and I haven’t really put too much thought into it.”

And after law school? He has even bigger aspirations.

“From law school, I want to go and be an attorney somewhere for a while, but the ultimate goal is to be a judge,” said Rocquemore, who is on track to graduate in the spring of 2019. “I want to be a federal judge and one day work up to the Supreme Court, or something like that at the top. That is the plan.”

Prior to joining the program at Utah State, Rocquemore was tabbed his team’s defensive MVP and earned Class 5A all-District 11 firstteam honors at safety as a senior at McKinney (Texas) High School after recording 74 tackles, including 10.0 tackles for loss, to go along with four intercep-tions and three forced fumbles.

Rocquemore also played basketball for the Lions and competed in the long jump on the

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track & field team.

After graduating from McKinney HS, the 17-year-old Rocquemore made his way to Utah State, where he has enjoyed every minute of his time.

“It’s been an amazing journey,” he said.

“There has been a lot of growth and maturity on my jour-ney. I made strides putting the pieces together and making my time here valuable, and I’m really appreciative. Being here for five years, I’ve been around a lot of players.

A lot of teammates have come and gone, but throughout the whole five years, each new year tops the last year. I’ve built a lot of friendships and that is something that I’m proud of and will cherish for the rest of my life.”

Even before he arrived at Utah State, Rocquemore always had a connection with the 45th state. That’s because he was born on July 24 – Pioneer Day. “The crazy thing about it is I had never spent a Pioneer Day in Utah until I turned 22 this year,” Rocquemore said. “Every year, I went home or went on trips, and this was the first year that I spent Pioneer Day in Utah, and it was actually pretty cool. My little brother’s birthday is on the Fourth of July, so he gets all of the parades and fireworks, and then finally I get a little parade and some fireworks, too, for my birthday.

“My little brother (Jalon) actually came down and spent my birthday with me and we went out and watched some of the parades, and my girlfriend (Shelby) and I actually got a puppy, a Goldendoo-dle that we named Lemon.”

Ironically, Shelby graduated from Lehi High School meaning Rocquemore, who was born on Pio-neer Day, is dating a Pioneer.

“You know, I never put those pieces together like that, but when she gets home, I’m definitely go-ing to let her know,” he said with a laugh.

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ELDER STATESMAN OFA LATU TOOK LONG JOURNEY FROM PROVO TO LOGAN AND UTAH STATE

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

OFA

LATU The distance from Provo to Logan is not very long. According to Google Maps, it is 124 miles via I-15 North (fastest route, the usual traffic) and will take 1 hour, 59 minutes.

But for Utah State senior linebacker Ofa Latu, a native of Provo, Utah, the journey he took from his hometown to Logan proved to be a very long and winding one. Despite that, the elder statesman on the team is very grateful to be where he is today.

“It’s been a pretty long journey,” admitted Latu. “It’s pretty crazy because I am actually supposed to be a junior.”

Latu graduated from Timpview High School in Provo in 2010. During his senior season with the Thunderbirds, he garnered first-team all-state honors from both the Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune after recording 80 tackles and five interceptions in leading Timpview HS to its third consecutive state title. He was also tabbed the 4A MVP by the Deseret News and Utah Valley Player of the Year by the Daily Herald as a senior.

“Right out of high school, I went to Utah for a summer and then I was supposed to leave on my (LDS Church) mission,” Latu said. “I was working on doing that, but along the way, I just decided that I was going to stay, but it wasn’t until two years later that I was full-time at Utah in 2012. I did a spring and fall there, but ended up redshirting. I just practiced with the team during that time, then decided I would serve a mission.”

Latu served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Indianapolis, Ind., from 2013-15.

“When I came back, Utah told me that they did not have a scholarship for me because the two coaches that were recruiting me from there had left,” Latu said. “They told me I could walk on, but I didn’t really have the means to walk on, so I decided I would go to Snow College.”

Latu played the 2016 season at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, where he recorded 59 tackles, including 4.0 sacks, and one interception as a sophomore. He tallied double-digit tackles in each of the Badgers’ final three games of the season, including a career-best 18 stops against Scottsdale JC. “While I was there, Utah State told me they wanted me,” Latu said.

Before joining the Aggies, Latu made sure to get his schooling in line so he could transfer, and he joined Utah State in 2017.

“Ofa has a pretty unique story for a guy who graduated high school at the time he did, then started at the University of Utah before going on a mission,” said USU inside linebackers coach Stacy Collins. “He’s a little bit older in life, but he’s a mature young man

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that has grown a lot over that time, between the work he did on his mission and the time he went to Snow College for a year, and now at Utah State.

“He is very structured both on and off the field. He is a tremendous young man who has just about finished his degree. It’s been a long path for him, but he’s done a nice job.”

While at Snow, Latu welcomed the birth of his first child, Eliany, who is now 2 years old and lives with her mother in Indiana.

Despite the distance, Latu keeps his daughter close to his heart.

“She is the biggest drive in my life,” Latu said. “My family is, too. Football has always been a big deal to me, and I’ve always tried to use it as a way for me to succeed in life. While I was at Utah, I didn’t really do well in school, but after I had my daughter, there was just a different drive that she gave me. I’m just trying to do the best that I can to better her future and my future family, as well. It’s a really great thing.”

At 27 years of age, Latu is the elder statesman on Utah State’s football team. Despite that, Collins knows he can count on him.

“Ofa is a hard-working guy,” Collins said.

“He can play multiple positions for us and does a great job of understanding his role on both defense and special teams. He is consistent with what he is doing.”

Added fellow senior safety/linebacker Jontrell Rocquemore: “He’s got five years on me. I have an older brother that turns 27 in November, so it’s crazy. Honestly, it really is crazy how much older he is than a bunch of us, but how easy he fits in with our group and the team. You would never guess that he’s 27.”

One of Latu’s highlights during his time

at Utah State came in the Aggies’ 73-12 win over Tennessee Tech on Sept. 13. In that game, Latu recovered his first career fumble and came within a yard of returning it for a touchdown.

“Honestly, I was so sad,” Latu recalled. “I watched the film and one of our defensive linemen fell on my ankle. I saw the goal line and I reached out, but was a yard short. I was just so sad about it, but I know that things happen on the football field, so I’m not angry at any of them. I was just really sad about it because in high school, I was able to get takeaways and I think I had three or four touchdowns, so running the ball has never been too difficult for me. I always just try to find a way into the end zone. It was just very disappointing, but I’m glad we were able to score off of it anyway.”

Away from the gridiron and classroom, Latu enjoys playing video games, hanging out with friends and spending time with his girlfriend, Alayna Torgerson.

The son of Fonua and Mino Latu is majoring in sociology and on track to graduate in the spring of 2019.

“My experience at Utah State has been really good,” Latu said. “I have enjoyed my time here. Even though I haven’t been here very long, I have especially enjoyed my teammates and have gotten close to a lot of them, if not all of them. The coaching staff has treated me with respect and given me opportunities, and my favorite part about it is how serious they are with education. In the end, that is really what it is all about, so I am very glad with the decision I made to transfer here.”

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UTAH STATE HOMECOMING RESULTS Date Opponent Attn. W/L Score 11/2/29 Colorado College 8,000 W 10-0 10/11/30 Colorado 5,000 T 0-0 10/17/31 Denver 8,000 W 12-6 11/11/32 Colorado State 5,000 W 13-12 11/18/33 Brigham Young 7,000 W 14-0 11/10/34 Colorado State 10,000 T 21-21 11/2/35 Colorado State 7,000 W 13-0 10/24/36 Utah 14,000 W 12-0 10/31/37 Colorado State 6,000 W 7-0 10/22/38 Utah 9,500 L 0-33 10/28/39 Colorado State 7,000 L 0-9 10/12/40 Colorado 8,000 L 0-26 10/25/41 Colorado State 5,000 L 6-7 10/17/42 Utah 4,000 L 7-34 11/11/44 Idaho State 1,000 W 8-7 10/20/45 Colorado State 3,000 W 13-0 10/19/46 Colorado State 8,000 W 48-0 11/8/47 Colorado 8,000 W 35-12 10/23/48 Brigham Young 12,000 W 20-7 10/1/49 Montana 10,000 L 13-16 10/14/50 Wyoming 10,000 L 7-40 11/3/51 Utah 11,000 L 20-28 10/25/52 Colorado State 9,400 L 7-21 10/31/53 Montana 9,500 W 33-14 10/30/54 Brigham Young 11,000 W 45-13 10/15/55 Montana 10,000 W 32-6 10/27/56 Brigham Young 8,000 W 33-7 10/19/57 Montana 7,100 L 25-35 10/25/58 Colorado State 8,495 W 15-0 10/24/59 Montana State 7,729 W 22-13 10/29/60 Brigham Young 10,183 W 34-0 10/28/61 Idaho 6,934 W 69-0 10/27/62 Brigham Young 13,372 W 27-21 10/26/63 Pacific 11,453 W 40-14 10/24/64 Colorado State 12,565 W 42-13 10/16/65 Montana 11,853 W 54-21 10/15/66 Colorado State 12,678 L 7-10 10/14/67 Pacific 14,662 W 7-6 10/26/68 West Texas State 14,367 W 20-10 10/25/69 Memphis State 14,505 L 0-40 11/14/70 Idaho 9,285 L 14-42 10/16/71 Memphis State 5,041 W 7-6 11/11/72 Utah 19,434 W 44-16 11/3/73 Wyoming 11,792 W 31-20 10/26/74 West Texas State 12,355 W 21-16 11/8/75 Brigham Young 21,594 L 7-24 10/16/76 Utah 18,322 W 28-17 10/29/77 Boise State 6,216 L 16-23 10/28/78 San Jose State 18,226 W 31-21 11/3/79 CS Fullerton 16,600 W 35-7 11/1/80 Pacific 15,128 W 21-7 10/24/81 San Jose State 16,071 L 24-27 10/30/82 BYU 25,688 W 20-17 10/15/83 Boise State 16,476 W 10-7 10/27/84 Pacific 8,597 W 41-14 10/26/85 Fresno State 10,702 L 19-38 10/25/86 UNLV 11,270 W 7-6 10/31/87 San Jose State 15,117 L 14-24 10/29/88 Pacific 13,147 W 23-20 10/14/89 Fresno State 13,137 L 7-34 10/27/90 UNLV 15,273 W 31-6 11/2/91 Fresno State 9,814 W 20-19 10/24/92 San Jose State 18,185 L 25-27 10/16/93 Nevada 20,263 L 44-48 10/22/94 La.-Lafayette 20,016 L 25-27 10/15/95 Northern Illinois 17,188 W 42-7 10/26/96 Idaho 13,712 W 35-28 10/18/97 New Mexico State 17,251 W 38-7 10/17/98 Idaho 14,206 L 14-26 10/9/99 Arkansas State 18,147 W 20-14 9/30/00 Utah 29,814 L 14-35 10/20/01 Idaho State 20,875 W 28-27 10/19/02 New Mexico (ot) 15,942 W 45-44 10/11/03 Wyoming 26,594 L 21-48 10/9/04 North Texas 17,895 L 23-31 10/08/05 San Jose State 12,542 W 24-17 10/07/06 Fresno State 10,701 W 13-12 9/22/07 San Jose State 13,685 L 20-23 10/25/08 Fresno State 14,071 L 28-30 9/26/09 Southern Utah 18,472 W 53-34 10/23/10 Hawai’i 17,111 L 7-45 9/24/11 Colorado State 22,559 L 34-35 9/29/12 UNLV 24,226 W 35-13 9/14/13 Weber State 25,513 W 70-6 10/11/14 Air Force 24,037 W 34-16 10/3/15 Colorado State 22,509 W 33-18 9/24/16 Air Force 23,104 L 27-20 10/14/17 Wyoming 22,234 L 28-23 All-Time Homecoming Record: 53-32-2 (.609)

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