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UTAH STATE FOOTBALL 12 Conference Championships • 11 Bowl Games • 11 NFL Draft Picks Since 2011 • 48 All-Mountain West Selections (2013-16)

/// 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS /// DATE S 1 S 7 S 16 S 23 S 29 O 7 O 14 O 21 O 28 N 4 N 18 N 25

OPPONENT at #9 Wisconsin IDAHO STATE at Wake Forest at San José State* BYU COLORADO STATE* WYOMING* at UNLV* BOISE STATE* at New Mexico* HAWAI’I* at Air Force*

TV TIME/RESULT ESPN L, 10-59 Facebook W, 51-13 ACC Net. L, 10-46 Facebook W, 61-10 CBSSN 6 pm AT&T Sports 2:30 pm Facebook 2:30 pm AT&T Sports 4 pm CBSSN 8 pm AT&T Sports 3:30 pm Spectrum 1 pm ESPN Net. TBA

* Mountain West Game All times Mountain. Home games in BOLD CAPS. /// GAME 5 INFORMATION /// TV: CBS Sports Network • Play-by-Play ....................... Carter Blackburn • Analyst ........................................ Aaron Taylor • Reporter ........................................... Jenny Dell • Comcast (Utah) ...................... Ch. 269/753HD • DISH ...................................................... Ch. 158 • DirecTV.................................................. Ch. 221 RADIO: Aggie Sports Network • Play-by-Play ............................. Scott Garrard • Analyst ................................... Kevin Whimpey • Online ......... 1280thezone.com / Tunein.com • National .............................. Sirius 132 / XM 201 SOCIAL MEDIA: #AggiesAllTheWay • Twitter/Instagram ..................... @USUFootball • Facebook .................................... USUFootball • YouTube ............................. UtahStateFootball • Live Stats ...... UtahState.Statbroadcast.com /// AGGIE RADIO NETWORKS /// • Every Utah State football game can be heard live on the Aggie Radio Network. Scott Garrard serves as the play-by-play announcer, while former USU all-conference offensive lineman Kevin Whimpey (2012-14) 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) • Price KRPX (95.3 FM) • Green River KRPX (102.7 FM) • Moab KRPX (100.3 FM) • Orangeville KRPX (95.9 FM) ®

AGGIES CONCLUDE NON-CONFERENCE PLAY BY HOSTING BYU FRIDAY NIGHT Game will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network.

Utah State recorded its 17th-largest margin of victory in school history last weekend as it began Mountain West play with a resounding 61-10 road win at San José State. That 51-point victory is the third-largest road win in school history as the Aggies ran 98 plays and produced 589 yards of total offense.

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BRIGHAM YOUNG (1-3) vs. UTAH STATE (2-2, 1-0 MW) Friday, Sept. 29, 2017 • 6 p.m. (MT) • Logan, Utah • Maverik Stadium (25,100)

BYU COUGARS

UTAH STATE AGGIES

2017 Record: 1-3, Independent Last Game: Sept. 16, 2017 • L, 40-6 vs. No. 10 Wisconsin

2017 Record: 2-2, 1-0 Mountain West Last Game: Sept. 23, 2017 • W, 61-10 at San José State

Head Coach: Kalani Sitake • School Record: 10-7 (2nd year) • Career Record: 10-7 (2nd year) • Non-Conference Record: 10-7 (2nd year) • vs. Utah State: 1-0

Head Coach: Matt Wells • School Record: 30-27 (5th year) • Career Record: 30-27 (5th year) • Non-Conference Record: 10-14 (5th year) • vs. BYU: 1-3

Statistical Leaders • Rush: Squally Canada (25-118, 1 TD) • Pass: Tanner Mangum (49-90, 466, 2 TD, 4 INT) • Rec.: Matt Bushman (14-158) • Def.: Fred Warner (33 TKL, 3.0 TFL, 1 FF, 1 FR)

Statistical Leaders • Rush: Eltoro Allen (52-209, 1 TD) • Pass: Kent Myers (76-114, 777, 4 TD, 6 INT) • Rec.: Ron’quavion Tarver (19-160, 2 TD) • Def.: Chase Christiansen (28 TKL, 1 FF)

/// KICKOFF COVERAGE /// • Utah State concludes non-conference play by hosting BYU on Friday, Sept. 29, at 6 p.m.

USU is 35-48-3 all-time against the Cougars, including an 18-17-2 home record.

• Utah State is 1-0 at home inside Maverik Stadium this season and is 27-6 in its last 33 home games, which includes a 19-6 record under head coach Matt Wells. USU is also 15-3 in its last 18 non-conference home games, including a 7-2 record under Wells. USU has won seven of its last nine home games against in-state opponents dating back to the 2009 season. Alltime, Utah State is 139-102 (.577) in Maverik Stadium.

• Utah State and BYU spent 37 years as conference foes as members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference from 1922-37 and the Mountain States/Skyline Conference from 1938-61.

As conference foes, USU was 21-13-3 (.608) against BYU. • Utah State will be looking to start a season 3-2 for the fourth time in five years under Wells, and for the fifth time in the last six years overall.

• Utah State leads the nation with three blocked kicks this season as it has blocked a punt in each of its last three games. Junior LB Louy Compton blocked an Idaho State punt and a San José State punt, and leads the nation with his two blocked kicks this season, while junior QB DJ Nelson blocked a Wake Forest punt. The school record for blocked kicks in a season is six set in 2012. Overall, it is USU’s 13th blocked kick under Wells.

• Utah State has won 13 of its last 22 games played during the month of September, including 10 straight at home, and is 6-5 all-time in games played on Sept. 29. USU is also 20-28-1 all-time in games played on Friday, including a 7-5 (.583) record under Wells.

• Utah State has scored 50-plus points in two of its last three games, while its 132 points scored on the season is the most by any team in the Mountain West.

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

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

WEST #22 San Diego State Fresno State UNLV Nevada Hawai’i San José State

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

THIS WEEK’S GAMES Friday, Sept. 29 • BYU at Utah State (CBSSN)

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Saturday, Sept. 30 • Texas State at Wyoming (Facebook) 2 pm • Air Force at New Mexico* (CBSSN) 5 pm • Nevada at Fresno State* (AT&T) 8 pm • No. Illinois at San Diego St. (CBSSN) 8:30 pm • San José State at UNLV* (ESPNU) 8:30 pm • Colorado State at Hawai’i (Spectrum) 10 pm /// COACHING STAFF /// HEAD COACH MATT WELLS • Years Coached: Fifth Season • Alma Mater: Utah State, 1996 • Career Record: 30-27 (.526) • Record at Utah State: 30-27 (.526) • Mountain West Record: 20-13 (.606) • Bowl Record: 2-1 (.667) ASSISTANT COACHES/STAFF • Frank Maile (Assistant Head Coach/Co-DC/DL) • Kendrick Shaver (Co-Defensive Coordinator/OLB) • David Yost (Offensive Coordinator/QB) • Mark Tommerdahl (Special Teams Coordinator/RB) • Jovon Bouknight (Outside Receivers) • Julius Brown (Defensive Backs) • Stacy Collins (Inside Linebackers) • Steve Farmer (Offensive Line) • Luke Wells (Tight Ends/Inside Receivers) • Waqa Damuni (Asst. AD for Football Operations ) • Jared Russell (Director of Player Personnel) • Dave Kragthorpe (Special Asst. to Head Coach) • Brad Kragthorpe (Offensive Graduate Assistant) • John Cannova (Offensive Administrative Assistant) • Nahfahu Tahi (Offensive Administrative Assistant) • Aman Anand (Defensive Graduate Assistant) • Gustavo Manzanares (Def. Graduate Assistant) • Uani ‘Unga (Defensive Administrative Assistant) • Dave Scholz (Strength & Conditioning)

UTAH STATE HOSTS BYU IN FINAL NON-CONFERENCE GAME OF THE SEASON • Utah State (2-2, 1-0 MW) concludes non-conference play this weekend as it hosts BYU (13) on Friday, Sept. 29, at 6 p.m. The game will be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network (Comcast Ch. 269/753HD, Dish Network Ch. 158, DirecTV Ch. 221) with Carter Blackburn (playby-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst) and Jenny Dell (reporter) on the call. Live audio of the game is available at www.UtahStateAggies.com.

COACH TO CURE MD CELEBRATING 10TH SEASON • This weekend, the two coaching staffs in our game will be wearing special arm patches in honor of the AFCA’s Coach to Cure MD program. This is the 10th year coaches around the country join together to raise funds and awareness for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Fans are encouraged to donate by texting “CURE” to 50555 or visiting CoachtoCureMD.org.

A LOOK AT UTAH STATE • Utah State is 2-2 on the season and 1-0 in Mountain West play following its 61-10 conference road win at San José State last weekend. Offensively, USU is led by senior QB Kent Myers, who is 76-of-114 (.667) passing for 777 yards (194.2 ypg) with four touchdowns and six interceptions.

Junior RB Eltoro Allen leads the team in rushing with 209 yards on 52 carries (4.0 ypc) with one touchdown, and junior WR Ron’quavion Tarver has a team-best 19 receptions for 160 yards (8.4 ypr) with two touchdowns. Defensively, junior LB Chase Christiansen leads the team with 28 tackles and one forced fumble, while fellow junior LB Suli Tamaivena has 27 tackles, which includes 1.0 tackle for loss, to go along with one fumble recovery. As a team, Utah State is averaging 33.0 points and 439.0 yards of total offense (264.0 passing, 175.0 rushing), and allowing 32.0 points and 382.8 yards of total offense (196.2 passing, 186.5 rushing).

UTAH STATE PLAYING THREE-STRAIGHT HOME GAMES • Utah State is playing its first of three-straight home games this weekend as it hosts BYU on Friday, Sept. 29. USU then hosts back-to-back Mountain West games against Colorado State and Wyoming on Saturday, Oct. 7, and Saturday, Oct. 14, respectively, with both games beginning at 2:30 p.m.

The last time USU had three-straight home games was in 1997.

• Utah State began the season by playing three of its first four games away from home and was the only team in the nation to have played in all four time zones in the contiguous United States during its first four weeks as the Aggies began the year at No. 9 Wisconsin (central time zone), then hosted Idaho State (mountain time zone), followed by road games at Wake Forest (eastern time zone) and at San José State (pacific time zone).

INSIDE THE NUMBERS WITH UTAH STATE • Utah State has out-scored its opponents 41-14 in the first quarter this year and has held three of its four opponents scoreless in the first quarter. USU also holds an 86-45 scoring advantage in the first half this season and held its last opponent, San José State, scoreless in the first half, a first since doing so against Arkansas State early on in the 2016 season.

• Utah State has won 19 of its last 22 games when it has a 100-yard rusher and 24 of its last 26 contests when rushing at least 40 times in a game.

• Utah State has won 37 of its last 38 games dating back to 2011 when scoring at least 30 points.

In fact, USU had won 35 straight games when scoring at least 30 points before losing at Nevada, 38-37, last season.

UTAH STATE FOURTH IN THE NATION IN FIRST-TIME STARTERS • During the first four weeks of the 2017 season, Utah State had 18 first-time starters, which ranks fourth in the nation behind Baylor (21), Ball State (19) and UAB (19). USU had 12 players make their first career at No. 9 Wisconsin in senior TE Damion Hobbs, junior OL Roman Andrus, junior OL Rob Castaneda, junior OL Quin Ficklin, redshirt junior OL Sean Taylor, junior LB Suli Tamaivena, junior NG Gasetoto Schuster, junior BS Aaron Wade, sophomore OL Moroni Iniguez, sophomore DE Jacoby Wildman, redshirt freshman DE Ritisoni Fata and redshirt freshman WR Jordan Nathan.

USU then had four more players get their first career start against Idaho State in junior DE Adewale Adeoye, redshirt sophomore TE Dax Raymond, sophomore LB Dalton Baker and redshirt freshman CB Ja’Marcus Ingram. And two more Aggies made their first career start at San José State in junior RB Eltoro Allen and freshman LB Maika Magalei.

DID YOU KNOW? • Utah State has already forced nine turnovers this season (6 fumbles, 3 interceptions) and is just one turnover shy of tying the team total from all of last season with 10 turnovers (3 fumbles, seven interceptions). Furthermore, USU forced a season-high five turnovers last weekend at San José State (4 fumbles, 1 interception), which are the most in a game since forcing a schoolrecord eight turnovers against Boise State in 2015.

• Utah State has 38 players in its program from the state of Utah, while BYU has 45 players on its roster from the Beehive State

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GAME NOTES SCOUTING BYU • BYU is 1-3 on the season following its 40-6 home loss to No. 10 Wisconsin two weeks ago.

The Cougars are led by junior QB Tanner Mangum, who is 49-of-90 passing for 466 yards (155.3 ypg) with two touchdowns and four interceptions. Junior RB Squally Canada leads the team in rushing with 118 yards on 25 carries (4.7 ypc/29.5 ypg) with one touchdown, and freshman TE Matt Bushman has caught 14 passes for 158 yards (11.3 ypr/39.5 ypg).

Defensively, senior LB Fred Warner has a team-best 33 tackles, which includes 3.0 tackles for loss, while junior DE Corbin Kaufusi has 23 tackles, which includes 1.0 sacks and 1.5 tackles for loss. As a team, BYU is averaging 9.8 points and 221.8 yards of total offense per game (144.2 passing, 77.5 rushing) and allowing 23.0 points and 405.0 yards of total offense (221.8 passing, 183.2 rushing). BYU returns 12 starters (O-6, D-6) and 58 lettermen (O-21, D-32, S-5) from last year’s team that went 9-4 and defeated Wyoming, 24-21, in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. The Cougars are coached by Kalani Sitake, who is 10-7 in his second season as a collegiate head coach at BYU. AGGIES AND COUGARS SERIES HISTORY • Utah State trails in the all-time series against BYU, 35-48-3, which includes an 18-17-2 home record. The first game played in the series was on Oct. 7, 1922, in Provo with USU winning, 42-3. BYU won last year’s meeting in Provo, 28-10, and the Cougars won the last meeting between the two teams in Logan, 51-28, in 2015. The last time USU defeated BYU at home was in 2010 by a final score of 31-16.

MORE ON THE AGGIES AND COUGARS SERIES HISTORY • Utah State’s 35 wins against BYU are the second-most in school history behind USU’s 38 wins against Wyoming. The USU-BYU series is the second-most played in school history as this weekend’s 87th meeting trails only USU’s 112 games played against Utah.

BATTLE FOR THE OLD WAGON WHEEL • Utah State and BYU will be playing for possession of ‘The Old Wagon Wheel,’ the traveling trophy between the two schools, this weekend. The Old Wagon Wheel became part of the rivalry in 1948. Since its inception, BYU holds a 40-23 advantage in the series and BYU currently holds possession of the traveling trophy after its 28-10 win in Provo last year.

UTAH STATE AND BYU SERIES MOVING FORWARD • Future games currently scheduled between Utah State and BYU include meetings in Provo on Oct. 5, 2018, in Logan on Nov. 2, 2019, and in Provo on Oct. 2, 2020.

UTAH STATE VERSUS FBS INDEPENDENTS • Utah State is 36-48-3 all-time against current Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Independents with a 35-48-3 record against BYU and a 1-0 record against Army.

MATT WELLS VERSUS BYU • Utah State head coach Matt Wells is 1-3 all-time against BYU as a head coach, and has faced the Cougars six times as an assistant, including twice while at Utah State, as well as three times as an assistant at New Mexico and once as an assistant at Tulsa.

UTAH STATE AND BYU CONNECTIONS • Utah State senior BS Dallin Leavitt began his collegiate career at BYU playing in 2013 and 2014. USU junior OL Quin Ficklin spent three years at BYU, redshirting in 2012 and playing in 2015-16. Ficklin did not play as a redshirt freshman, but appeared in seven games at fullback for the Cougars last season. USU junior OL Roman Andrus spent two years at BYU, redshirting in 2012 and playing in one game on the defensive line in 2015. USU sophomore LB Sialao Mobley spent the 2016 season at BYU as a member of the rugby team. USU junior QB DJ Nelson’s older brother, Riley Nelson, played football at both Utah State and BYU. USU redshirt sophomore TE Dax Raymond’s father, Ronn, was on BYU’s track and field team.

MORE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN UTAH STATE AND BYU • Utah State Assistant AD for Football Operations Waqa Damuni is the brother of BYU Director of Player Personnel Jack Damuni. USU offensive administrative assistant Naufahu Tahi was a running back at BYU (1999, 2003-05). USU defensive administrative assistant Uani ‘Unga graduated from BYU in 2015 and played linebacker for the Cougars (2012-13). USU special assistant to the head coach Dave Kragthorpe spent 10 years (1970-79) as the offensive line coach and offensive coordinator at BYU. BYU defensive coordinator and defensive line coach ‘Ilaisa Tuiaki spent three seasons (2009-11) at Utah State as the running backs and special teams coach. BYU’s stadium namesake, LaVell Edwards, is a 1952 Utah State alum, and was a three-year letterman for the Aggies from 1949-51, collecting unanimous all-Skyline Six Conference honors in 1950 at linebacker. Edwards was inducted into USU’s Athletics’ Hall of Fame in 2011. /// FROM THE WEIGHT ROOM /// • Senior BS Dallin Leavitt (5-10, 205) has a 385-pound flat bench press; senior CB Wesley Bailey (6-1, 200) has a 38 inch vertical jump, and junior DE Adewale Adeoye (6-3, 270) front squatted 455 pounds.

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/// SERIES HISTORY /// Overall ................................................ USU trails, 35-48-3 In Logan............................................ USU leads, 18-17-2 In Provo ............................................... USU trails, 17-28-1 Neutral Site ............................................. USU trails, 0-3-0 Longest USU Win Streak ................................ 5, 1952-56 Longest BYU Win Streak ........... 10, 1983-92; 1994-2009 Largest USU Margin of Victory ........... (40) 40-0 -- 1923 Largest BYU Margin of Victory ........... (54) 54-0 -- 1954 /// GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS /// 10-07-22 W 42-3 A 11-12-23 W 40-0 H 11-07-24 W 13-9 A 10-24-25 W 14-0 H 10-15-26 T 0-0 A 10-29-27 W 22-0 H 10-27-28 W 10-0 A 10-18-29 L 6-7 N 11-01-30 L 14-39 N 11-07-31 L 0-6 N 11-19-32 L 6-18 A 11-18-33 W 14-0 H 11-03-34 W 15-0 A 11-16-35 W 27-0 H 10-15-36 W 13-0 A 11-13-37 L 0-54 H 11-05-38 W 3-0 A 11-11-39 T 0-0 H 11-02-40 L 7-12 A 11-01-41 L 0-28 H 10-31-42 W 9-6 A 11-09-46 T 0-0 H 10-25-47 L 12-27 A 10-23-48 W 20-7 H 11-05-49 W 22-3 A 11-04-50 L 13-34 H 11-10-51 L 27-28 A 11-15-52 W 27-26 H 10-16-53 W 14-7 A 10-30-54 W 45-13 H 11-05-55 W 47-21 A 10-27-56 W 33-7 H 11-02-57 L 0-14 A 11-01-58 L 6-13 H 10-31-59 L 0-18 A 10-29-60 W 34-0 H 11-04-61 W 31-8 A 10-27-62 W 27-21 H 11-02-63 W 26-0 A 10-31-64 L 14-28 A 10-30-65 W 34-21 H 10-08-66 L 7-27 A 11-04-67 W 30-9 H 11-09-68 W 34-8 A

11-15-69 L 3-21 H 10-24-70 L 20-27 A 10-09-71 W 29-7 H 09-23-72 W 42-19 A 10-06-73 W 13-7 H 09-21-74 W 9-6 A 11-08-75 L 7-24 H 10-23-76 L 14-45 A 09-24-77 L 6-65 H 10-07-78 W 24-7 A 10-13-79 L 24-48 H 10-18-80 L 46-70 H 10-02-81 L 26-32 A 10-30-82 W 20-17 H 10-29-83 L 34-38 A 11-24-84 L 13-38 A 11-09-85 L 0-44 H 09-06-86 L 0-52 A 10-02-87 L 24-45 A 09-30-88 L 3-38 A 09-30-89 L 10-37 H 11-24-90 L 10-45 A 10-04-91 L 10-38 A 10-02-92 L 9-30 A 10-30-93 W 58-56 H 09-30-94 L 6-34 A 10-04-96 L 17-45 H 10-03-97 L 35-42 A 10-01-99 L 31-34* H 10-06-00 L 14-38 A 10-05-01 L 34-54 A 10-04-02 L 34-35 H 09-23-06 L 0-38 A 10-03-08 L 14-34 H 10-02-09 L 17-35 A 10-01-10 W 31-16 H 09-30-11 L 24-27 A 10-5-12 L 3-6 A 10-04-13 L 14-31 H 10-03-14 W 35-20 A 11-28-15 L 28-51 H 10-26-16 L 10-28 A * = overtime

/// TOP AGGIES vs. BYU /// Rushing .................................... Roy Shivers (1965) .......................................... 180 yards on 21 carries Passing .......................... Anthony Calvillo (1993) ............................... 472 yards on 31-of-57 passing Receiving ............................. Aaron Jones (1999) ................................... 195 yards on 10 receptions Tackles ................................ Tony Newson (1999) .............................................................................. 19

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SENIOR BOUNDARY SAFETY DALLIN LEAVITT GRATEFUL FOR THE PATH THAT LED HIM TO UTAH STATE

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

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LEAVITT Dallin Leavitt’s journey to Utah State began about 103 miles to the south.

The son of Jared and Tania Leavitt verbally committed to BYU prior to the start of his sophomore year at Central Catholic High School in Portland, Ore. With his father, a former Cougar himself, sitting right next to him inside then-BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall’s office, how could he say no?

“My dad had played there and I was in the same room as my dad. I looked over at him and he had tears in his eyes because he was so proud of me and so grateful that I had the opportunity to play at his alma mater,” Leavitt recalled. “I understood where he was coming from and how emotional it was for him, so I committed on the spot.”

After all, what 15-year-old wants to let their father down?

“I stayed with my commitment throughout the whole recruiting process and I never really looked at any other schools to be honest,” Leavitt said. “Oregon was close to home and I was thinking about maybe going there just because it was home and I had a good relationship with that coach. Other than that, it was just BYU through and through.”

Leavitt went on to have an outstanding prep career at Central Catholic HS. He garnered Oregon School Activities Association first-team all-state honors and was tabbed the 6A coDefensive Player of the Year as he helped the Rams to a 9-3 record and Mt. Hood League championship during his senior season.

His next stop was Provo, where he enrolled at BYU and played in 24 career games, including all 13 contests as a true freshman in 2013.

Leavitt was not happy, though.

“When I got there, things just didn’t work out exactly how I planned – life never does,” Leavitt said. “It was something that I think was too hard for me and maybe I was too immature at the time to handle and understand.”

Leavitt asked for a transfer. Mendenhall obliged, with one condition.

“At first, he said I could go anywhere in the country except for Utah and Utah State,” Leavitt said. “A lot of coaches won’t even release you to teams that they play within four years, which is understandable. He said I could go anywhere I wanted, except for those two schools. The funny thing is those were the two schools that I really wanted to go to. I wanted to stay in-state and I wanted to be close to family that I have here. I also felt like this was the best place for me to meet my wife.”

Knowing what would be best for her son, Leavitt’s mother flew to Utah to discuss the transfer options with Mendenhall.

“Bronco is a very understanding person and he’s very level-headed,” Leavitt said. “He cared about me as an individual, not just a football player. When my mom came down, and she started talking to him, she just said, ‘This is something that I think would be best for my son. I know you have some sons, as well, and I hope you can understand, even though it is in-state and it is someone that you play each other.

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Understand that we would be very grateful for that.’”

Mendenhall allowed Leavitt to transfer to Utah State, something he will never forget.

“He was very gracious about it and it was really cool of him to do that,” Leavitt said. “I’m grateful for him to allow me to come here. It was a great opportunity.”

Due to NCAA transfer rules, Leavitt redshirted during the 2015 season, but has been a solid contributor on the back end of Utah State’s defense ever since.

As a junior in 2016, Leavitt started all eight games that he played in, recording 57 tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss. He also intercepted a team-best three passes, one of which came against his former team.

Leavitt took care of business in the classroom last year, too, as he earned academic allMountain West honors.

“He’s one of the leaders on this team and is a kid who has played a lot of football, and is very well respected,” said Utah State defensive backs coach Julius Brown. “I love him as a competitor, I love him as a kid and I love what he brings to our meeting room. He’s a kid who loves football and any time Dallin Leavitt is not playing football is not a good day. He loves to play and I really appreciate him for it, his guys appreciate him for it and he helps us go.”

Through the first four games of the season, Leavitt, who has aspirations of being named first-team all-Mountain West this year, has recorded 19 tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss, and two pass breakups.

“Dallin brings a lot of explosion and passion to our defense,” said junior boundary safety Gaje Ferguson, one of Leavitt’s closest friends on the team. “He prides himself in being a playmaker and game-changer. As a teammate, Dallin doesn’t just encourage you to get better, he makes sure you are doing what it takes to get better, and he’s doing it with you.”

Prior to the start of the 2017 campaign, Leavitt found his name on several preseason lists, including the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, and was tabbed second-team all-Mountain West by Athlon Sports and third-team all-MW by Phil Steele.

Leavitt is known as being an explosive and dynamic playmaker who plays fast and physical.

He also brings a lot of energy to the field, has a very high football IQ and is very good attacking the football and diagnosing plays.

“He is also extremely caring about his teammates,” Brown was quick to add. “They

mean a lot to him. I know in our meeting room what those guys mean to him and I really appreciate that about him.”

With BYU in town tonight, Leavitt is looking forward to facing his former team, and doing whatever he can to make sure he and the Aggies go home happy.

“It’s funny because I remember feeling like it was an extra-special game last year,” he said.

“It was the first time I had been back to LaVell Edwards Stadium and I had something to prove, and I had a chip on my shoulder. This year, I kind of got that out of my system and I have grown up a lot. To me, it’s not just another game because it is an in-state game and it is a rival, so we want to get that win as much, if not more, than every other game on our schedule.”

When Leavitt is not busy with football and schoolwork, he enjoys hanging out with his wife, Josie, a former soccer player at Utah State, and their 9-month-old English mastiff, Lyla.

“I love it here,” Leavitt said. “I am so grateful that I ended up at Utah State and honestly, I never would have met my wife had I gone to Oregon and never would have ended up here.

I believe God sets our paths out for a reason and I appreciate His path. His path might’ve been just a little different than mine, though.”

Leavitt, who is an Eagle Scout, is majoring in interdisciplinary studies and is on track to graduate this December.

What does the future hold in store for Leavitt?

“I figure I’m going into the real world here in about three months, so I’ve been reading a lot on finance books,” he said. “It’s not the most fun thing, but it’s something I actually enjoy – learning about investing and things like that.”

He also wants a shot at playing at the next level.

“The NFL,” he said. “That’s the goal.”

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Completed in August, 2016, and located inside Maverik Stadium, Utah State’s new $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 will also be used to host a studentathlete 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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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

Enrollment :

Campus Size:

Average undergraduate age: 22.3 Average graduate age: 33.8

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

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

Workforce: Faculty members:788 Full-time support staff: 1,569

Total Headcount Enrollment (Fall 2016): 28,118* *Includes USU Regional Campuses and Distance Education: 14,187 and USU Eastern: 1,968

Gender: Male: 13,086 Female: 15,032

Student Representation: All 29 counties in Utah All 50 states 83 countries

Ages:

Academics: Undergraduate degrees: 159 Undergraduate minors: 105 Graduate degrees: 155 Student/faculty ratio: 22.1 to 1 Average undergraduate class size: 20-29 students Faculty who teach undergraduates: 49.7% Faculty holding doctorate or terminal degrees: 76% Faculty who worked with undergraduates on a research project in the past two years: 63.5% Study abroad opportunities: 150 in 40 countries Students who study abroad each year: 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; Elementary Education; Human Movement Science; Biology; Business Administration

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HEAD COACH MATT WELLS

MATT WELLS HEAD COACH UTAH STATE, 1996

2013 MOUNTAIN WEST COACH OF THE YEAR

FIFTH SEASON AS UTAH STATE HEAD COACH (28-25 OVERALL,19-13 MOUNTAIN WEST) SEVENTH SEASON OVERALL AT UTAH STATE Entering his fifth season as Utah State’s head coach, Matt Wells is determined to lead the Aggies back into a bowl game and into the upper echelon of the Mountain West after a disappointing 2016 season.

Wells, who is the sixth-longest tenured coach in 120 seasons of Aggie football, holds a 28-25 record in his first four seasons at USU, including a 19-13 Mountain West record. Those 28 wins are the second-most by a USU coach in his first four seasons and the fifth-most in school history, while his 52.8 winning percentage ranks seventh alltime.

Utah State has also recorded three wins against top-25 opponents during Wells’ first four years as head coach, one more than the program won in its previous 115 seasons.

During his six years at Utah State, which includes two years as an assistant, Wells has been part of a program that played in a schoolrecord five-straight bowl games. In fact, Wells is the first head coach in program history to lead the Aggies to three bowl games and the only head coach with multiple bowl wins.

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 conference.

Furthermore, senior linebacker Kyler Fackrell was named a fourth-team All-American 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 fourthstraight bowl game in 2014 and won its thirdstraight bowl.

In his second year as Utah State’s head coach, Wells mentored 15 players who earned 16 all-Mountain West honors, which were the most in the league and tied for the third-most in school history. Wells also mentored two AllAmericans in 2014 in Zach Vigil and Jalen Davis.

Vigil was named an All-American by four different publications, including being named a USA Today Sports second-team All-American, while Davis was named a true freshman All-American by 247Sports. 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 along with BYU’s Gary Crowton (2001), Utah’s Urban Meyer (2003) and Air Force’s Troy Calhoun (2007).

During his first year as Utah State’s head coach, Wells mentored 14 Aggies who earned various 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.

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT MATT WELLS...

Zach Vigil, Linebacker, Washington Redskins: “Coach Wells is a true family man. You can see that in the way he treats his immediate family, coaches and his players.”

Ken Niumatalolo, Navy Head Football Coach: “It doesn’t surprise me at all how well Matt is doing as a head coach. I knew Matt when he first started coaching almost 20 years ago, and I knew then that he had a very bright future in this profession. Sustained success in any profession or business is hard, especially in the ultra competitive world of DI college football. Not only has Utah State continued their success under Matt’s leadership, they have gotten better and are a legit MWC title contender every year now under Matt.”

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Wells 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 18 coaches to lead his alma mater, is just the second Utah State graduate to be appointed its head football coach joining Chris Pella, who graduated from USU in 1965 and coached the Aggies from 1983-85.

Prior to being named the head coach at his alma mater, Wells spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at Utah State, including serving as the team’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach 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 nine bowl teams and two conference championships during his coaching career, came to Utah State after two coaching stints at New Mexico, serving as the Lobos’ wide receivers and kickoff return unit coach in 2010 and wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator from 2007 to 2008. In 2009, Wells served as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator at Louisville.

Prior to his first stint at New Mexico, Wells spent five years (2002-06) as the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator at Tulsa and five years at the U.S. Naval Academy (1997-2001) as its quarterbacks coach, fullbacks coach and wide receivers coach, while also serving as the junior varsity head coach and offensive coordinator for three years.

Wells, a native of Sallisaw, Okla., 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 (14) and Ella (11), and one son, Wyatt (8). His brother, Luke, is USU’s tight ends and inside receivers coach and recruiting coordinator.

MATT WELLS’ FILE |­ Hired December 20, 2012 COACHING EXPERIENCE 2013-Pres.

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 (9) Utah State - 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 (14), Ella (11); Son - Wyatt (8)

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USU COACHING STAFF MATT WELLS

HEAD COACH

Utah State, 1996 Fifth Season

MARK TOMMERDAHL

FRANK MAILE

KENDRICK SHAVER

DAVID YOST

ASSISTANT HEAD COACH CO-DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR DEFENSIVE LINE

CO-DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR QUARTERBACKS

Utah State, 2007 Seventh Season

Missouri State, 2002 Seventh Season

JOVON BOUKNIGHT

JULIUS BROWN

Kent State, 1992 First Season

STACY COLLINS

SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR RUNNING BACKS

ASSISTANT COACH OUTSIDE RECEIVERS

ASSISTANT COACH DEFENSIVE BACKS

ASSISTANT COACH INSIDE LINEBACKERS

Concordia, 1982 First Season

Wyoming, 2006 Ninth Season

Boise State, 2006 Second Season

Western Oregon, 1998 Second Season

STEVE FARMER

ASSISTANT COACH OFFENSIVE LINE

Illinois State, 1999 Second Season

LUKE WELLS

ASSISTANT COACH TIGHT ENDS/INSIDE RECEIVERS RECRUITING COORDINATOR

Oklahoma, 2002 Fifth Season

WAQA DAMUNI

DAVE KRAGTHORPE

ASSISTANT ATHETICS DIRECTOR FOOTBALL OPERATIONS

SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE HEAD COACH

Utah State, 1998 Fifth Season

Utah State, 1954 Fifth Season

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USU COACHING/SUPPORT STAFF JARED RUSSELL

BRAD KRAGTHORPE

NAUFAHU TAHI

JOHN CANNOVA

DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL

OFFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT

OFFENSIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

OFFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT

Arizona State, 2013 Second Season

LSU, 2015 Second Season

Utah State, 2015 Fourth Season

North Central College, 2014 First Season

AMAN ANAND

GUSTAVO MANZANARES

UANI ‘UNGA

DAVE SCHOLZ

DEFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT

DEFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT

DEFENSIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

HEAD STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH

South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, 2015 First Season

San José State, 2009 First Season

BYU, 2015 First Season

Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2004 Fifth Season

BILL GARREN

MIKE BAIR

MIKE WILLIAMS

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ASSISTANT AD/VIDEO COORDINATOR

ASSISTANT AD/EQUIPMENT COORDINATOR

ASSOCIATE AD/HEAD ATHLETICS TRAINER

Idaho State, 2002 12th Season

Utah State, 1995 21st Season

Utah State, 1996 19th Season

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AGGIE TEAM QUARTERBACKS

RUNNING BACKS

(L-R): Jamison Jones (offensive volunteer coach), DJ Nelson, Kent Myers, Henry Colombi, Jordan Love, Zach Larson, David Yost (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks).

Front Row (L-R): LaJuan Hunt, Tonny Lindsey Jr., Tywayne Adams.

Back Row (L-R): Mark Tommerdahl (special teams coordinator/running backs), Eltoro Allen, Justen Hervey, Tre Miller, Naufahu Tahi (offensive administrative assistant).

INSIDE RECEIVERS/TIGHT ENDS

OUTSIDE RECEIVERS

Front Row (L-R): Aaren Vaughns, Taylor Compton, Gerold Bright, Preston Curtis, Jordan Nathan.

Back Row (L-R): Luke Wells (tight ends/inside receivers/recruiting coordinator), Tyler Thornock, Dax Raymond, Carson Terrell, Travis Boman, Emerson Woods, Damion Hobbs, Brad Kragthorpe (offensive graduate assistant).

Front Row (L-R): Ron’quavion Tarver, Zach Van Leeuwen, Connor McGuire, Jared Schmidt, Savon Scarver.

Back Row (L-R): Alex Byers, Dylan Spradling, Jovon Bouknight (outside receivers), Jaren Colston-Green, Chad Artist, Braelon Roberts.

SPECIALISTS

COACHING STAFF

Front Row (L-R): Zach Lee, Brandon Pada, Connor Coles, Michael Smith.

Back Row (L-R): Mark Tommerdahl (special teams coordinator/running backs), Dominik Eberle, Emmett Odegard, Aaron Dalton, Derek Epperson (special teams volunteer assistant).

Front Row (L-R): Uani ‘Unga (defensive administrative assistant), Brandon Howard (assistant strength and conditioning coach), Gustavo Manzanares (defensive graduate assistant), Aman Anand (defensive graduate assistant), Kendrick Shaver (co-defensive coordinator/outside linebackers), Derek Epperson (special teams volunteer assistant), Joey Bergles (assistant strength and conditioning coach), Naufahu Tahi (offensive administrative assistant), Jamison Jones (offensive volunteer coach), Brad Kragthorpe (offensive graduate assistant), John Cannova (offensive graduate assistant), Stacy Collins (inside linebackers).

Back Row (L-R): James Blackburn (strength and conditioning graduate assistant), Dave Scholz (head strength coach), Luke Wells (tight ends/inside receivers/recruiting coordinator), Julius Brown (defensive backs), Mark Tommerdahl (special teams coordinator/running backs), Jovon Bouknight (outside recievers), Matt Wells (head coach), David Yost (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks), Waqa Damuni (assistant AD for football operations), Jared Russell (director of player personnel), Frank Maile (assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator/defensive line), Steve Farmer (offensive line), Derek Owings (strength and conditioning graduate assistant).

AGGIE TEAM INSIDE LINEBACKERS

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS

Front Row (L-R): Patrick Lee Miranda, Chasen Andersen, Mason Gajkowski, Alex Huerta, Ofa Latu.

Back Row (L-R): Uani ‘Unga (defensive administrative assistant), Kevin Meitzenheimer, Chase Christiansen, Mason Tobeck, Sialao Mobley, Suli Tamaivena, Stacy Collins (inside linebackers).

(L-R): Justus Te’i, David Woodward, Dalton Baker, Derek Larsen, Kendrick Shaver (codefensive coordinator/outside linebackers), Braden Harris, Louy Compton, Jamaal Evans, Maika Magalei.

DEFENSIVE LINE

DEFENSIVE BACKS

Front Row (L-R): Jake Pitcher, Jacoby Wildman, Ritisoni Fata, Mohelika Uasike, Nami Tuitu’u, Ian Togiai, Gasetoto Schuster.

Back Row (L-R): Frank Maile (assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator/defensive line), Devon Anderson, Caden Andersen, Logan Lee, Connor Meyers, Jake Templeton, Adewale Adeoye, Christopher ‘Unga, Aman Anand (defensive graduate assistant).

Front Row (L-R): Cameron Haney, Chase Nelson, Deante Fortenberry, Jarrod Green, Braxton Gunther, Gaje Ferguson, Dallin Leavitt, Andre Grayson, Stegan Garner, Zahodri Jackson.

Back Row (L-R): Gustavo Manzanares (defensive graduate assistant), Baron Gajkowski, Chance Parker, Ja’Marcus Ingram, Wesley Bailey, Aaron Wade, Jontrell Rocquemore, Jalen Davis, Julius Brown (defensive backs).

OFFENSIVE LINE

CAPTAINS

Front Row (L-R): Quin Ficklin, Demytrick Ali’ifua, Moroni Iniguez, Rob Castaneda, Wyatt O’Banion, McCord Meyers, Chandler Dolphin, Cody Boyer.

Back Row (L-R): Steve Farmer (offensive line), Andrew Chen, Preston Brooksby, KJ Uluave, Jarom Ioane, Alfred Edwards, Sean Taylor, Roman Andrus, Ty Shaw, Viliamu McMoore, John Cannova (offensive graduate assistant).

Front Row (L-R): Gasetoto Schuster, Baron Gajkowski, Jacoby Wildman, DJ Nelson, Dallin Leavitt, Jalen Davis, Tonny Lindsey Jr., LaJuan Hunt, Gaje Ferguson, Christopher ‘Unga.

Back Row (L-R): Chase Christiansen, Justus Te’i, Dax Raymond, Derek Larsen, Matt Wells (head coach), Quin Ficklin, Kent Myers, Jontrell Rocquemore, Damion Hobbs, Demytrick Ali’ifua.

Not Pictured: Ian Togiai

USU SUPPORT STAFF SPORTS MEDICINE

EQUIPMENT MANAGERS

Front Row (L-R): Leah Dunagan, Becka Owens, Sonia DelBusso, Emily Teson, Megan Bigler, Carley Bishop, Laura McLane.

Back Row (L-R): Caleigh Goode, Stephan Lowry, Alex Kearn, Mike Williams, Dr. Tye Harrison, Garrison Chan, Brandon Wells.

Front Row (L-R): Nick Chronister, Brandon Burger, Ryan Corbett, Payton Price, Brady Mikkelsen.

Back Row (L-R): Mike Bair, LA Norton, Adam Woodmansee, Spencer Hohman, Hayley Sharkey, Steve Wiley.

Not Pictured: James Bell.

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

(L-R): Derek Owings, Joey Bergles, Dave Scholz, Brandon Howard, James Blackburn.

VIDEO

Front Row (L-R): Tanner Droubay, Jordan Campbell, Jacob Boxx, Sadie Andreasen, Kylee Horsley, Zeb Burdick, Trevor Naumann.

Back Row(L-R): Dillon Hutchins, Ben Steele, Landon Droubay, Bill Garren, Taylor Ford, Adam Moore, Daniel Magalogo.

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ADMINISTRATION NOELLE E. COCKETT

JOHN HARTWELL

UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENT/ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

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 2017, Jake Christensen and Thomas Hill were named 2017 Goldwater Scholars, and fellow undergraduate A. J. Walters, received an honorable mention, in the 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 April, she was proud to be a part of the ground-breaking for the new Life Sciences building on the Logan campus that will benefit students in more than 30 majors taking foundational biology classroom and lab courses housed in the new facility.

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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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 brief 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 has seen unparalleled athletic success during the past two academic years, highlighted by its men’s tennis program winning the school’s first Mountain West regular season and tournament championships since joining the Conference in 2013. In fact, men’s tennis has won back-to-back regular season championships the past two years, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament as a team in 2017 for the first time in program history as it finished the season with a school-record 23 wins and a final national ranking of No. 45.

Aggie softball has also seen increased success over the past two seasons as they finished the 2017 campaign with a 33-18 record, including a 14-9 Mountain West mark, and advanced to the National Softball Invitational, marking the program’s first postseason appearance since 1993. In fact, those 33 overall wins and 14 league victories are its most since 1996, as USU finished the 2017 season tied for third place in the league.

Other Utah State sports that have excelled the past two seasons in the Mountain West include its men’s track & field programs, as they finished second at both the indoor and outdoor conference championships in 2016, and third at both championships during the 2017 academic year.

Additionally, USU’s football program played in a school-record fifth-straight bowl game in 2016.

Even more impressive is Utah State’s continued successes by its studentathletes in the classroom as they have an 89 percent graduation success rate, which is the highest in the Mountain West, and a cumulative 3.196 grade-point average. During the 2016-17 academic year, USU had 148 student-athletes earn academic all-Mountain West honors, while 105 were named Mountain West Scholar-Athletes. Additionally, USU recognized 195 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, a 1987 graduate of The Citadel, is married to Dr. Heather Seale Hartwell, and they have two daughters, Lauren (8) and Madison (5).

Hartwell also has a 25-year old son, Hunter, a Vanderbilt graduate who works for Deloitte Consulting.

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34 Justen Hervey 5-10 215 Jr. 2L

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44 Kavika Fonua 6-0 215 Jr. BB 5 Ula Tolutau 6-1 250 Fr.

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43 Kyle Griffitts 6-3 240 So. WR 3 Jonah Trinnaman 6-0 190 Sr.

33 Beau Tanner 6-0 190 Jr.

WR 21 Talon Shumway 6-3 215 So.

84 Neil Pau’u 6-4 205 Fr. SLOT 15 Aleva Hifo 5-10 188 So.

13 Micah Simon 6-1 190 So. TE 89 Matt Bushman 6-5 230 Fr.

88 Tanner Balderree 6-3 240 Sr. LT 59 Thomas Shoaf 6-5 275 So.

77 Chandon Herring 6-7 285 Fr. LG 76 Keyan Norman 6-3 305 Sr.

58 Austin Chambers 6-4 310 Fr. C 56 Tejan Koroma 6-0 290 Sr.

66 James Empey 6-4 275 Fr. RG 78 Tuni Kanuch 6-3 320 Sr.

72 Addison Pulspiher 6-5 280 So. RT 71 Austin Hoyt 6-8 305 Jr.

74 Kieffer Longson 6-7 321 Fr.

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52 Trajan Pili 6-2 245 N 92 Handsome Tanielu 6-2 310

54 Merrill Taliauli 6-2 305 -or- 95 Khyiris Tonga 6-4 340 T 94 Kesni Tausinga 6-1 300

50 Tevita Mo’unga 6-3 335 OE 16 Sione Takitaki 6-2 245

46 Rhett Sandlin 6-3 245 -or- 49 Langi Tuifua 6-3 220 FLB 4 Fred Warner 6-4 230

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42 Johnny Tapusoa 5-10 230 -or- 41 Adam Pulsipher 6-1 220 WLB 2 Matt Hadley 6-0 205

41 Adam Pulsipher 6-1 220 -or- 53 Isaiah Kaufusi 6-2 210 NICKEL 19 Chaz Ah You 6-2 205 -or- 23 Zayne Anderson 6-2 203 DIME 25 Tanner Jacobson 5-10 185 -or- 2 Matt Hadley 6-0 205

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8 | CB

7 | WR

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NUMERICAL ROSTER

UTAH STATE FOOTBALL No. Name

Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp.

Hometown (High School/Last School)

1 Ron’quavion Tarver

WR 6-3 215 Jr. 1L

Belle Glade, Fla. (Glades Central HS/Fort Scott CC)

2 Dallin Leavitt

BS 5-10 205 Sr. 1L

Portland Ore. (Central Catholic HS/BYU)

2 Kent Myers

QB 6-0 205 Sr. 3L

Rowlett, Texas (Sachse HS)

3 Henry Colombi

QB 6-2 195 Fr. HS

Hollywood, Fla. (Chamindae Madonna College Prep)

3 Jontrell Rocquemore

FS 6-1 210 Jr. 2L

McKinney, Texas (McKinney HS)

4 Tonny Lindsey Jr.

RB 5-9 195 Sr. 2L

Long Beach, Calif. (Woodrow Wilson HS/Cerritos JC)

5 Jaren Colston-Green WR 6-1 185 Sr. 2L

Tallahassee, Fla. (Leon HS/Arizona Western JC)

6 Cameron Haney

CB 5-11 180 So. 1L

Los Angeles, Calif. (Cathedral HS)

7 Alex Byers

WR 6-2 185 Sr. 1L

Riverview, Fla. (Spoto HS/Antelope Valley JC)

8 Wesley Bailey

CB 6-1 200 Sr. 1L

Huntsville, Ala. (J.O. Johnson HS/Eastern Arizona CC)

9 David Woodward

LB 6-2 220 Fr. RS

Olympia, Wash. (Olympia HS)

10 Chasen Andersen

LB 5-11 225 Jr. 1L

Logan, Utah (Logan HS/Wisconsin)

10 Jordan Love

QB 6-3 215 Fr. RS

Bakersfield, Calif. (Liberty HS) Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill HS/Oregon) Wellsville, Utah (Mountain Crest HS)

No. Name

Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp.

Hometown (High School/Last School)

46 Mason Tobeck

LB 6-2 225 So. 1L

Puyallup, Wash. (Cascade Christian HS)

47 Logan Lee

DE 6-3 260 Fr. RS

Rexburg, Idaho (Madison HS)

48 Chase Christiansen

LB 6-1 230 Jr. 1L

Stansbury, Utah (Stansbury HS)

49 Derek Larsen

LB 6-3 240 Jr. 2L

Logan, Utah (Logan HS)

50 Emmett Odegard

LS 6-1 220 Sr. 1L

Greenwich, Conn. (Greenwich HS/Nassau CC)

51 Quin Ficklin

OL 6-2 290 Jr. TR

Mesa, Ariz. (Red Mountain HS/BYU)

51 Justus Te’i

LB 6-3 240 So. 1L

Oceanside, Calif. (Mission Hills HS)

52 Sean Taylor

OL 6-5 305 Jr. RS

Vallejo, Calif. (Valley HS/Laney College)

53 Braden Harris

LB 6-3 235 So. SQ

Gunnison, Utah (Gunnison Valley HS)

54 Nami Tuitu’u

DL 6-2 290 Fr. HS

Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa HS)

55 Adewale Adeoye

DE 6-3 270 Jr. 1L

St. Louis, Mo. (Ritenour HS)

55 Andrew Chen

OL 6-4 290 Sr. SQ

Calabasas, Calif. (Chaminade College Prep)

56 Gasetoto Schuster

NG 6-0 295 Jr. 2L

Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS)

57 Brandon Pada

LS 5-10 205 Fr. RS

Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge HS

58 Demytrick Ali’ifua

OL 6-3 310 Fr. RS

San Leandro, Calif. (San Leandro HS) Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS)

11 Damion Hobbs 12 Alex Huerta

TE 6-2 245 Sr. 2L LB 6-3 235 Sr. 2L

12 DJ Nelson

QB 5-9 200 Jr. 2L

Logan, Utah (Logan HS)

59 Connor Coles

PK 6-1 185 Fr. HS

13 Jalen Davis

CB 5-10 185 Sr. 3L

La Mesa, Calif. (Helix HS)

60 Michael Smith

PK 5-10 190 So. HS

Highland, Utah (Lone Peak HS)

14 Chad Artist

WR 6-2 190 So. 1L

Logan, Utah (Logan HS)

61 Wyatt O’Banion

OL 6-1 275 Fr. HS

Dos Palos, Calif. (Dos Palos HS)

62 Dominik Eberle

PK 6-2 180 So. SQ

Nuremberg, Germany (Redondo Union (CA) HS)

64 Jarom Ioane

OL 6-6 360 Sr. 1L

Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful HS)

66 KJ Uluave

OL 6-4 305 Jr. 1L

Laie, Hawaii (Kahuku HS) Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS/Snow JC)

15 Baron Gajkowski

S 6-1 205 Fr. RS

Alpine, Utah (Lone Peak HS)

15 Zach Larson

QB 5-9 185 So. JC

Orem, Utah (Timpanogas HS/Snow JC)

16 Jordan Nathan

WR 5-9 175 Fr. RS

Monrovia, Calif. (Monrovia HS)

17 Zach Van Leeuwen

WR 6-0 185 Jr. 2L

Provo, Utah (Timpview HS)

68 Moroni Iniguez

OL 6-2 330 So. JC

18 Jamaal Evans

LB 6-3 225 Fr. HS

Las Vegas, Nev. (Centennial HS)

69 Jake Templeton

OL 6-2 280 Jr. SQ

Boise, Idaho (Timberline HS/Boise State)

19 Ian Togiai

DE 6-2 280 Sr. 3L

West Valley City, Utah (Hunter HS)

70 Rob Castaneda

OL 6-4 300 Jr. JC

Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock HS/Ellsworth CC)

20 Tre Miller

RB 6-1 215 Fr. HS

St. George, Utah (Dixie HS)

72 Alfred Edwards

OL 6-7 310 Fr. HS

Redlands, Calif. (Redlands Senior HS

20 Patrick Lee Miranda 21 LaJuan Hunt

LB 5-10 220 Sr. 1L RB 5-8 195 Sr. 3L

Pawtucket, R.I. (St. Raphael Academy/Chabot JC) Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (University HS)

73 Preston Brooksby 74 Chandler Dolphin

OL 6-5 290 Sr. 1L OL 6-3 295 Fr. HS

Peoria, Ariz. (Sunrise Mountain HS/Glendale CC) Sandy, Utah (Alta HS)

75 Ty Shaw

OL 6-4 300 Fr. RS

South Jordan, Utah (Herriman HS)

76 Roman Andrus

OL 6-4 300 Jr. JC

El Dorado Hills, Calif. (Oakridge HS/Snow College)

77 Viliamu McMoore

OL 6-5 305 Fr. RS

Kapolei, Hawaii (Kapolei HS)

78 Cody Boyer

OL 6-5 285 Jr. 1L

St. George, Utah (Pineview HS)

22 Eltoro Allen

RB 5-9 180 Jr. JC

Elk Grove, Calif. (Elk Grove HS/Riverside CC)

23 Gaje Ferguson

BS 6-0 210 Jr. 1L

Mendon, Utah (Mountain Crest HS/Snow College)

24 Dalton Baker

LB 6-4 255 So. 1L

Payson, Utah (Payson HS)

25 Gerold Bright

WR 5-9 190 So. 1L

Pensacola, Fla. (Escambia HS)

26 Chase Nelson

S 5-9 195 Fr. HS

Logan, Utah (Logan HS)

79 McCord Meyers

OL 6-4 300 Fr. HS

McLean, Va. (McLean HS)

27 Deante Fortenberry

CB 5-11 195 Jr. JC

Oakland, Calif. (Pittsburg HS/CC of San Francisco)

80 Dylan Spradling

WR 5-11 185 So. JC

Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa HS/Grossmont JC)

28 Aaron Wade

BS 6-1 210 Jr. 2L

Lithia, Fla. (Newsome HS)

81 Savon Scarver

WR 6-0 190 Fr. HS

Las Vegas, Nev. (Centennial HS)

29 Zach Swenson

BS 5-11 190 Fr. RS

Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS)

82 Preston Curtis

WR 5-10 180 Fr. HS

Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS)

29 Morian Walker Jr.

RB 6-1 205 Fr. RS

San Jose, Calif. (Valley Christian HS)

83 Aaren Vaughns

WR 5-8 185 Jr. JC

Altadena, Calif. (Charter Oak HS/Mt. San Antonio JC)

30 Andre Grayson

CB 5-8 150 Fr. HS

Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Etiwanda HS)

84 Taylor Compton

WR 5-8 175 Fr. RS

Logan, Utah (Logan HS)

31 Zahodri Jackson

CB 5-10 165 Fr. HS

Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview HS)

85 Emerson Woods

TE 6-5 255 Jr. JC

Sandy, Utah (Brighton HS/Snow College)

32 Tywayne Adams

RB 5-8 180 Jr. JC

Patterson, Calif. (Patterson HS/San Joaquin Delta JC)

86 Carson Terrell

TE 6-4 235 Fr. HS

Lehi, Utah (Lehi HS)

32 Braxton Gunther S 5-10 185 Fr. RS 33 Kevin Meitzenheimer LB 5-11 225 Fr. RS

Woods Cross, Utah (Woods Cross HS) Moreno Valley, Calif. (Moreno Valley HS)

87 Dax Raymond

TE 6-5 245 R-So.1L

Provo, Utah (Timpview HS)

88 Braelon Roberts

WR 6-3 200 Sr. 3L

Dallas, Texas (Bishop Dunne HS)

34 Justen Hervey

RB 5-10 215 Jr. 2L

Beaumont, Texas (Westbrook HS)

89 Travis Boman

TE 6-4 240 Fr. RS

Henderson, Nev. (Coronado HS)

34 Chance Parker

S 6-1 200 So. SQ

Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS)

89 Aaron Dalton

P 6-4 225 Jr. 2L

Bountiful, Utah (Viewmont HS)

36 Ja’Marcus Ingram

CB 6-1 185 Fr. RS

Dallas, Texas (South Oak Cliff HS)

37 Jarrod Green

CB 5-11 175 Fr. HS

Elk Grove, Calif. (Cosumnes Oaks HS)

90 Ritisoni Fata 91 Devon Anderson

NG 6-1 280 Fr. RS DE 6-1 285 So. JC

Redlands, Calif. (East Valley HS) Baltimore, Md. (Overlea HS/Dodge City CC)

38 Mason Gajkowski

LB 6-1 225 So. SQ

Sandy, Utah (Jordan HS)

93 Jacoby Wildman

DE 6-2 265 So. 1L

Logan, Utah (Logan HS)

39 Maika Magalei

LB 6-2 220 Fr. HS

Lakewood, Wash. (Lakes HS)

39 Connor McGuire 40 Ofa Latu

WR 5-11 185 Sr. SQ LB 6-1 220 Jr. JC

Roy, Utah (Roy HS/Snow College) Provo, Utah (Timpview HS/Snow College)

94 Caden Andersen 95 Tyler Thornock

DE 6-2 280 Fr. RS TE 6-6 245 So. RS

Logan, Utah (Logan HS) Missoula, Mont. (Big Sky HS)

96 Christopher ‘Unga

NG 6-0 300 So. 1L

Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Rancho Cucamonga HS)

41 Stegan Garner

CB 5-11 190 So. HS

Declo, Idaho (Declo HS)

97 Jake Pitcher

DE 6-3 250 Fr. RS

Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS)

42 Suli Tamaivena

LB 6-0 230 Jr. JC

Kirkland, Wash. (Juanita HS/Mt. San Antonio JC)

98 Zach Lee

P 5-11 195 So. SQ

Cleveland, Tenn. (Cleveland HS)

43 Sialao Mobley

LB 6-2 220 So. TR

Herriman, Utah (Herriman HS/BYU)

98 Connor Meyers

DL 6-5 260 R-Fr. TR

McLean, Va. (McLean HS/Southern Utah)

44 Louy Compton

LB 6-3 230 Jr. JC

Waterford, Mich. (Waterford Mott HS/Ellsworth CC)

99 Mohelika Uasike

NG 6-1 300 So. 1L

Euless, Texas (L.D. Bell HS)

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NUMERICAL ROSTER No.

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Cl.

1

Akile Davis

WR

6-2 200 R-So.

1

Troy Warner

DB

6-1 195 So.

2

Matthew Hadley

DB

6-0 215 Sr.

2

Austin Kafentzis

RB

6-1 195 R-So.

3

Isaiah Armstrong

DB

6-2 195 Jr.

3

Jonah Trinnaman

WR

6-0 190 Sr.

4

Trey Dye

RB

5-9 184 R-Jr.

4

Fred Warner

LB

6-4 230 Sr.

5

Dayan Ghanwoloku

DB

5-11 195 R-So.

5

Ula Tolutau

RB

7

Micah Hannemann

DB

7

Beau Hoge

QB

10

Koy Detmer Jr.

10 11

BYU FOOTBALL

Hometown (High School/Last School)

No.

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Cl.

Hometown (High School/Last School)

DeSoto, TX / DeSoto HS

49

Langi Tuifua

DL

6-3 220 Fr.

South Jordan, UT / Bingham HS

San Marcos, CA / Mission Hills HS

50

Tevita Mo’unga

DL

6-3 335 Jr.

Murrieta, CA / Vista Murrieta HS

Connell, WA / Connell HS

51

Morgan Unga

LB

6-5 220 R-Jr.

Sandy, UT / Arizona Western College

52

Trajan Pili

DL

6-2 245 R-So.

Redlands, CA / Riverside City College

53

Isaiah Kaufusi

LB

6-2 210 R-Fr.

Highland, UT / Snow College

54

Merrill Taliauli

DL

6-2 305 Jr.

Salt Lake City, UT / East HS

Abilene, TX / Cooper HS

55

Lorenzo Fauatea

DL

6-4 295 Fr.

West Valley, UT / Hunter HS

San Marcos, CA / Mission Hills HS

56

Tejan Koroma

OL

6-0 290 Sr.

Layton, UT / Northridge HS

57

Leroy Sitake-Tanoai

OL

6-4 320 R-So.

6-1 255 Fr.

Salt Lake City, UT / East HS

58

Austin Chambers

OL

6-5 311 R-Fr.

6-1 190 Sr.

Alpine, UT / Lone Peak HS

58

Uriah Leiataua

DL

6-4 265 Fr.

6-1 210 R-So.

Fort Thomas, KY / Highlands HS

59

Thomas Shoaf

OL

6-5 275 R-So.

QB

5-10 175 R-So.

Somerset, TX / Somerset HS

60

Motekiai Langi

DL

6-7 410 Fr.

Kamel Greene

DB

5-11 185 R-Sr.

East Palo Alto, CA / Washington State

64

Matt Foley

LS

6-1 220 Jr.

Temecula, CA / Temecula Valley HS

Austin Lee

DB

6-0 202 R-So.

Sandy, UT / Utah/SLCC

66

James Empey

OL

6-4 275 Fr.

American Fork, UT / American Fork HS

12

Trevion Greene

DB

6-3 195 So.

East Palo Alto, CA / Chabot College

71

Austin Hoyt

OL

6-8 305 R-Jr.

12

Tanner Mangum

QB

6-3 220 Jr.

Eagle, ID / Eagle HS

72

Addison Pulsipher

OL

6-5 280 R-So.

13

Micah Simon

WR

6-1 190 R-So.

Dallas, TX / Bishop Dunne HS

74

Kieffer Longson

OL

6-7 321 R-Fr.

15

Aleva Hifo

WR

5-10 187 So.

Menifee, CA / Heritage HS

76

Keyan Norman

OL

6-3 305 Sr.

16

Gavin Fowler

DB

6-0 195 R-Sr.

Kaysville, UT / Davis HS

77

Chandon Herring

OL

6-7 285 R-Fr.

Gilbert, AZ / Perry HS

16

Sione Takitaki

DL

6-2 245 R-Jr.

Fontana, CA / Heritage HS

78

Tuni Kanuch

OL

6-3 320 R-Sr.

South Jordan, UT / Bingham HS

17

Marvin Hifo

DB

5-10 195 Sr.

Menifee, CA /Mt. San Jacinto College

83

Inoke Lotulelei

WR

5-9 180 So.

17

Moroni Laulu-Pututau

TE

6-4 232 Jr.

Hyrum, UT / Mountain Crest HS

83

Andrew Mikkelsen

K

6-0 200 Jr.

18

Michael Shelton

DB

5-8 180 R-Jr.

Raleigh, NC / Wakefield HS

84

Neil Pau'u

WR

6-4 205 Fr.

19

Chaz Ah You

DB

6-2 205 Fr.

Eagle Mountain, UT / Westlake HS/Timpview HS

87

Hunter Marshall

TE

6-3 230 R-Jr.

20

Rickey Shumway

WR

6-2 200 So.

21

Talon Shumway

WR

6-3 205 R-So.

22

Squally Canada

RB

22

Hiva Lee

23 24

Ogden, UT / Bonneville HS Las Vegas, NV / Centennial HS Cottonwood Heights, UT / Brighton HS

Allen, TX / Allen HS Sherman Oaks, CA / Notre Dame HS Shawnee Mission, KS / Shawnee Mission West HS Compton, CA / Dominguez HS Columbus, IN / Columbus HS Matangiake, Tonga / Tonga HS

Ione, CA / Argonaut HS Temecula, CA / Temecula Valley HS San Ramon, CA / Dougherty Valley HS Highland, UT / Southern Utah

Midvale, UT / Cottonwood HS Canby, OR / Oregon State Anaheim, CA / Servite HS Acworth, GA / Snow College

Provo, UT / Timpview HS

88

Tanner Balderree

TE

6-3 250 Sr.

Sherwood, OR / Sherwood HS

South Jordan, UT / Lone Peak HS

89

Matt Bushman

TE

6-5 230 Fr.

Tucson, AZ / Sabino HS

5-11 205 R-Jr.

Milpitas, CA / Washington State

90

Corbin Kaufusi

DL

6-9 285 R-Jr.

DB

5-10 190 Sr.

Ellensburg, WA / Ellensburg HS

91

AJ Lolohea

DL

6-3 240 Fr.

Salt Lake City, UT / West HS

Zayne Anderson

DB

6-2 200 Jr.

Waianae, HI / Snow College

KJ Hall

RB

5-9 175 R-So.

25

Tanner Jacobson

DB

25

Taggart Krueger

26

Rhett Almond

29

Cody Stewart

30

Corey Edwards

31

Christian Folau

31

Jonny Linehan

P

6-0 205 R-Sr.

32

Chris Wilcox

DB

6-2 185 So.

33

Beau Tanner

WR

6-0 185 Jr.

34

Riley Burt

RB

6-1 205 R-So.

35

Brayden El-Bakri

RB

6-0 240 R-Jr.

36

Creed Richardson

RB

6-1 235 R-Jr.

Provo, UT / Timpview HS

37

Grant Jones

WR

6-6 205 R-Sr.

Concord, CA / Ygnacio Valley High School

38

Butch Pau’u

LB

6-0 230 R-Jr.

Anaheim, CA / Servite HS

39

Phillip Amone

LB

6-0 235 R-Jr.

Orlando, FL / Dr. Phillips HS

41

Adam Pulsipher

LB

6-1 220 R-Jr.

Temecula, CA / Temecula Valley HS

42

Johnny Tapusoa

LB

5-10 230 So.

43

Rylee Gautavai

LB

6-1 225 R-So.

43

Kyle Griffitts

RB

6-3 240 So.

44

Kavika Fonua

RB

6-0 215 Jr.

45

Va’a Niumatalolo

LB

6-2 235 R-Sr.

46

Rhett Sandlin

DL

6-3 245 R-Jr.

47

Garrett England

LB

6-4 210 Fr.

Provo, UT / TImpview

Stansbury Park, UT / Stansbury HS

92

Handsome Tanielu

DL

6-2 315 Sr.

Spanish Fork, UT / Maple Mountain HS

93

Kainoa Fuiava

DL

6-4 295 R-Fr.

5-10 185 Jr.

Southlake, TX / Texas Tech

94

Kesni Tausinga

DL

6-1 300 Sr.

WR

6-3 190 Jr.

Sammamish, WA / Skyline HS

95

Khyiris Tonga

DL

6-4 340 Fr.

West Valley, UT / Granger HS

P/K

6-4 203 R-Jr.

Valencia, CA / Hart HS

96

JJ Nwigwe

TE

6-5 275 Jr.

Rockwall, TX / Rockwall-Heath HS

DB

6-3 185 R-Sr.

Mesa, AZ / Mountain View HS

97

Cody Savage

DL

6-6 265 Jr.

Lovell, WY / Lovell HS

K

6-0 210 Sr.

Hurricane, UT / Hurricane HS

98

Mitch Harris

LS

6-4 220 Jr.

LB

6-1 250 Fr.

Salt Lake City, UT / East HS

99

Solomone Wolfgramm

DL

6-5 285 R-Jr.

Downey, CA / Warren HS South Jordan, UT / Bingham HS

Gilbert, AZ / Perry HS Menlo Park, CA / BYU-Hawaii

Auckland, New Zealand / Takapuna Grammar Fontana, CA / Eleanor Roosevelt HS Gilbert, AZ / Scottsdale CC Mantua, UT / Box Elder HS Salt Lake City, UT / Brighton HS

Laie, HI / Kahuku HS Bountiful, UT / Bountiful HS Windermere, FL / West Orange HS Syracuse, UT / Syracuse HS Annapolis, MD / Broadneck HS Draper, UT / Alta HS Salt Lake City, UT / Skyline HS

Aggie Football

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SENIOR CONNOR MCGUIRE’S HARD WORK RESULTED IN BEING REWARDED WITH SCHOLARSHIP

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

Connor

MCGUIRE Practice had just wrapped for the day and the players were all gathered around head coach Matt Wells.

Soon thereafter, a few police officers approached the group and senior wide receiver Connor McGuire heard his name called.

“The first thing that popped in my head was that my car was getting towed,” McGuire said. “My summer pass had expired a couple of days earlier and I noticed it earlier that day, and I was like, ‘I better get that fixed.’ Then, I saw cops roll up and at first I didn’t think it was me, and then they called my name to go up. I was like, ‘Really? It’s only been two days and you’re going to take my car.’”

But that wasn’t the reason for the officers’ presence on that particular day of fall camp. They were there to deliver a different message – one that would bring a huge smile to McGuire’s face.

“They said they had evidence of me being put on scholarship,” McGuire said with a laugh. “Everyone freaked out and dog-piled on us. It was a pretty cool experience and something I will never forget.”

Three other Aggies were awarded scholarships that day – senior long snapper Emmett Odegard, sophomore placekicker Dominik Eberle and sophomore linebacker Mason Gajkowski.

“Always one of the better days of being a head coach is when you’re able to reward a non-scholarship kid a full scholarship,” said Utah State head coach Matt Wells. “The ability to go to school on a scholarship is a tremendous honor and a blessing for that young man, but for his family, too, in terms of finances. And, probably the most rewarding (thing) for that man is the recognition in front of his peers and his teammates, and the reaction from them is really priceless.”

Being put on scholarship was the culmination of a lot of hard work for McGuire, who grew up in Roy, Utah, a big fan of the Aggies.

“I’ve always cheered them on and always wanted to be an Aggie, because I always knew they were the underdog and that’s kind of how it has been for me in my life,” McGuire said.

Despite being in the program since 2015, McGuire had not seen any playing time until the fourth quarter of the Idaho State game on Sept. 7, a 51-13 victory for the Aggies on Merlin Field at Maverik Stadium.

“It was amazing,” McGuire recalled. “Even though it was the end of the game and we called all run plays, it was still awesome to be out there under the lights. I’ve always been an Aggie fan and running out of the tunnel and getting on the field for some live snaps, it was amazing.

“It meant everything to me, really. I cannot even describe how much it meant to me and my family. My family came and watched and just to see their faces afterward and how excited they were, even though I only played 10 snaps, it was awesome.”

Prior to that Thursday night contest, the 5-foot11, 185-pound receiver had not played in a

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game since 2014, when he was a sophomore at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah. McGuire finished that year with 20 receptions for 350 yards and one touchdown, a 41-yarder against Glendale Community College in the Western States Football League Championships tournament.

With the help of McGuire, Snow College ended 2014 with an overall record of 8-2 and No. 8 national ranking.

However, the chances of McGuire continuing his football career seemed bleak.

“I didn’t really get many looks coming out of Snow, so it was another letdown and I was trying to decide whether or not I wanted to continue,” McGuire said. “I had a buddy from Snow come here. He mentioned my name to coach (Luke) Wells and showed him my film. They got the coaching staff together and they liked what they saw, so I was able to get a spot on the team that way.”

Jovon Bouknight, who coaches the outside receivers, loves having McGuire in his room.

“He is a wonderful individual and is probably one of the smartest, if not the smartest, kids in the room,” Bouknight said. “He came to us on an academic scholarship, so that kind of speaks of the value of what kind of character and how smart he is. He is a wonderful kid who busts his tail all the time and gives 100 percent every time we are out at practice; he loves to practice.

“With him walking on, it shows the passion and the dedication he has for the team. He got in and played for us a little bit against Idaho State, but I’m excited to see his role improve and increase, especially special teams-wise as we continue throughout the rest of the season.”

McGuire redshirted the 2015 season at Utah State and did not see any action as a junior in 2016.

Prior to enrolling at Snow College and after a stellar prep career at Roy High School, McGuire was unsure if he was going to play baseball or football at the next level.

During his time with the Royals, McGuire was a three-year letterwinner on the football team.

He led Roy HS in receiving during his junior and senior campaigns. The son of Ryan and Tracey McGuire ended his prep career with 1,050 yards receiving and eight touchdowns, to go along with a pair of rushing touchdowns.

He also played basketball and starred on the diamond for Roy HS, earning all-Region 5 honors.

“I really didn’t get any looks from colleges,” McGuire recalled. “I was trying to decide whether or not to be done or if I should try and play baseball down at Dixie. I ended up going to a walk-on tryout at Snow College and I made the team.

“A couple of players in front of me went down with injuries and things went right for me.

I ended up seeing the field a lot and I made some good plays, and ended up doing pretty well there as a freshman. Then, I was put on scholarship and started my sophomore year and that season went well, too.”

Just like he did at Snow and at Roy HS before that, McGuire gives everything he has to the Utah State program.

“I’ve just tried to work my hardest and do everything I could do to get better and help this team, whether it be pushing guys in the weight room or getting guys to do extra stuff out on the field,” McGuire said. “I’ve been working hard and it showed during fall camp when I was put on scholarship, which was a total surprise to me.”

Soon afterward, McGuire injured his shoulder, which was just another hurdle he had to overcome – something he is all too familiar with, but something he does not shy away from.

“That was really hard because I put in a lot of extra time this summer and it was paying off for me,” he said.

How does McGuire want Aggie fans to remember him by?

“As a hard worker and a guy that will do anything to get better and help his teammates get better,” McGuire said.

Outside of football, McGuire enjoys spending time in the outdoors, whether he is fishing, hunting or hiking.

McGuire is majoring in human movement science with an emphasis in PE teaching. He is on track to graduate in May of 2018. McGuire prides himself on his schoolwork.

“I’m kind of a nerd, I guess,” he said. “I like being on top of my schoolwork, and people probably know that by my GPA. It’s a 3.9, but I tend to stress out until I get it done.”

Added Bouknight: “He is a no-maintenance type of guy. He’s a guy that you want more in your group to follow as he leads by example.

He’s just the epitome of a great player and a wonderful stand-up student-athlete.”

Once his Aggie football career is over, what is next for McGuire?

“I’m trying to figure out if I can get on as a GA with (head strength and conditioning) coach Dave Scholz,” McGuire said. “But, if that doesn’t work out, then I’m getting a degree in teaching, so I’ll probably be a teacher and a football coach somewhere in Utah.”

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UTAH STATE’S MIRANDA AND ODEGARD HAVE BOTH PUT IN LOTS OF MILES TO BECOME AGGIES

by Ashley Springer, USU Athletic Media Relations

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

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PATRICK LEE MIRANDA Utah State senior linebacker Patrick Lee Miranda has moved across the country to play college football.

Miranda is a first-generation American as his parents were born in Cape Verde, an island country off the west coast of Africa. Miranda, who is from Pawtucket, R.I., started playing football at the age of 7 on a Pop Warner team.

“I wouldn’t have ever played football if it weren’t for the flyer they gave out in elementary school,” Miranda said. “I got that, and I didn’t have any hobbies at that age, so I figured I’d play football.”

Miranda played his first two seasons of collegiate football at Chabot Junior College in Hayward, Calif. Utah State co-defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach Kendrick Shaver looked at Miranda during his time there.

“He came and visited me my freshman year at my junior college,” Miranda said. “Then, my sophomore year, I had a really great year. They decided to offer me in the spring, so I signed a few days after signing day and that was pretty cool.”

“Patrick is a pleasurable young man to be around. He keeps it loud and he keeps it joking,” Shaver added. “He’s one of those guys where he always has a punchline, a joke, or guys are punch-lining on him with a joke.

When he comes in, guys are joking with him, and that’s what he brings — a jovial atmosphere.”

Miranda said as far as the weather and seasons, there isn’t much of a difference between Utah and Rhode Island. However, he said his home state is very diverse and changes every 10 minutes. In Logan, it’s a college town and things stay pretty consistent.

“It’s been interesting just waking up and seeing the mountains every day,” Miranda said. “I’m still probably not really used to it.”

Miranda has enjoyed his time in Logan.

“The best part about being an Aggie is the environment that you’re in. Our AD (John Hartwell) likes to say this: it’s like a fishbowl out here,” Miranda said. “Being in a fishbowl, a lot of people know you and they hold you to a standard. They are die-hard fans, and they’ll rock with you until the end no matter what the score of the game is. We have really loyal fans in the Mountain West, and I feel like it’s a great advantage for us and we can’t take it for granted.”

Miranda said his biggest accomplishment was getting to Utah State.

“Just being here is a blessing. I’ve been really humbled since I’ve gotten here,” Miranda said. “I’m just grateful for the opportunity they gave me.”

During his junior year in 2016 at Utah State, Miranda played in eight games and finished with seven tackles. Miranda recorded two tackles against Weber State (9/1), Boise State (10/1) and Fresno State (10/22), and had another stop against Nevada (11/19).

As a sophomore at Chabot JC, Miranda earned California Community College Athletic Association first-team all-state and first-team all-region honors.

During the season, Miranda recorded 102 tackles as the Gladiators went 9-3 on the year and appeared in the Northern California Football Association championship game, along with winning the Valley League Championship.

As a freshman with the Gladiators, Miranda earned first-team California Community College Football Coaches Association All-America honors, first-team all-state and all-region honors. Miranda recorded 118 tackles and had six double-digit tackle games on the season.

But Miranda isn’t done yet.

“Last year was my first year here and we didn’t get to go to a bowl game,” Miranda said. “So, if anything, I would say a bowl game would be the greatest thing that we could get, the best thing that we could get.”

When he’s not playing football, Miranda loves to shop.

“I’m very fashionable; I’m always on top of fashion and stuff like that,” Miranda said. “I’m really into shoes — I have a lot of shoes, anybody could tell you that — and I’m definitely into clothes.”

Miranda is set to graduate with a degree in pre-physical therapy in December. Miranda is interested in doing strength and conditioning, but may end up doing additional schooling.

“In the classroom I saw him grow,” Shaver said. “When he first got here, he struggled academically, and the second semester, his GPA went up considerably.”

Shaver said Miranda grew academically because he started using his resources.

“When he started using his resources, his grades went up dramatically and that’s where I saw him mature,” Shaver said. “He’s going to be successful, because the young man can communicate well. He’s going to get his degree in December, so he’s got a bright future in the work field.”

EMMETT ODEGARD

Emmett Odegard wanted to be on the field, no matter what it took and no matter what position he ended up playing.

“I was the third-string center my freshman year of high school and just needed to find some way onto the field,” Odegard said.

He did. As the team’s long snapper.

“I’ve stuck with it ever since,” Odegard said.

That decision has paid off in a big way. After all, the 6-foot-1, 220-pound senior is in his second year as Utah State’s starting long snapper. Furthermore, he was put on scholarship during fall camp.

“If you work hard and you really show initiative, then you will get what you deserve,” Odegard said. “It was never about the scholarship, it was about what I need to do in order to contribute and really help this team reach its full potential.

But, getting the scholarship was a dream come true.”

Odegard’s journey to becoming the Aggies’ starting long snapper is an interesting one. After graduating from Greenwich (Conn.) High School, the son of Adam and Susan Odegard enrolled at Massachusetts, where he spent the 2013 season.

“At UMass, I completely worked my tail off to get the starting job,” Odegard said.

“In my opinion, I was the better long snapper, but the coaches decided to go with somebody else. I didn’t agree with that decision, so I transferred to a JUCO.” Odegard made his way to Nassau Community College in Garden City, N.Y., where he spent his redshirt freshman and sophomore campaigns in 2014 and 2015. He helped lead the Lions to an undefeated regular season and the 2014 Valley of the Sun Bowl championship.

“It was a wonderful experience and I really saw all angles of the sport and what you have to go through in order to live out your dreams,” Odegard said. “It was all by fate and destiny that led me to Utah State, and I haven’t looked back since. I love this team, I love this program and I love Logan.”

Fate and destiny may have brought Odegard to Utah State, but he never imagined this is where he would be playing Division I-A football.

“I always knew that I was the best at what I did, but in terms of coming to Utah State, I never thought I would end up here,” Odegard said. “It’s been quite the ride and quite the journey, but this really ended up being the best fit for me because the coaching staff, particularly the strength staff, really pay close attention to you and make sure you’re maximizing your potential and being the best player you can be.”

What does he like best about being an Aggie?

“The best thing about Utah State is the athletics department,” Odegard said.

“At the previous schools I have been at, they weren’t nearly as supportive as they are here. From an athletic, academic and character standpoint, the athletics department at Utah State is willing to do whatever they can to make sure you’re reaching your maximum potential. I love being a part of this department and all of the support that comes along with it.”

Odegard has certainly done his job this season. After all, the Aggies are a perfect 9-for-9 on field goal attempts and 15-for-15 on extra points.

“When he snaps the ball on PAT or field goal, the laces have to be right every time,” said Utah State special teams coordinator/running backs coach Mark Tommerdahl. “He’s a rocket and he’s fast. A good description of Emmett is he’s robotic. He does the same thing every time, so we don’t get surprised, which is exactly what you want.”

Punting-wise, Utah State has punted the ball 23 times for 930 yards (40.4 average yards per punt) without a bobble or a dropped snap.

“A lot of fans probably don’t know Emmett’s name and that’s a good thing because as a long snapper, that means he’s doing his job really well,” said Utah State junior punter Aaron Dalton. “He’s a perfectionist in his craft and is constantly looking for ways to improve. He plays a huge part in mine and Dom’s (Dominik Eberle) success because we can trust that the ball will be where it’s supposed to be with proper laces every time. As a punter, I can focus on my drop and swing instead of worrying about the snap because he consistently puts the ball in my right hip.”

Odegard, who has an infectious upbeat and positive attitude, is majoring in communications with a minor in sociology. He is on track to graduate in May of 2018.

“Emmett will tell you that he’s an effort guy and it’s absolutely true, both on and off the field,” Dalton said. “The guy truly cares and goes out of his way to have a positive relationship with everyone in the locker room. He’s kind of a character, but that’s why everyone loves him.”

Odegard grew up in Las Vegas, but moved to Greenwich in the summer of 2011, which is where his family still lives. Outside of football and schooling, Odegard enjoys the intricacies of fine dining.

“My father was a chef for 25 yards and he met my mother in culinary school, so food and beverage and hospitality is in my blood,” Odegard said. “We love to enjoy each other’s company over a great meal.”

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LACK OF RESPECT HAS DRIVEN TONNY LINDSEY JR. TO BECOME THE PLAYER AND PERSON HE IS TODAY

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

TONNY

LINDSEY JR. When the 2013 national signing day came and went, Tonny Lindsey Jr. was left on the outside looking in.

It was a devastating feeling not being offered a scholarship to continue playing football at the next level.

“It was tough,” Lindsey said. “I cried on signing day; it was that tough. I knew that the first team that took a chance on me and offered me, they would get something special.”

Lindsey earned California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) all-Moore League first-team honors as a senior at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, Calif. He led the Pac-5 Division in rushing with 1,429 yards on 191 carries (7.5 ypc/142.9 ypg) and 13 touchdowns, to go along with 17 receptions for 179 yards and two more scores.

Despite those numbers, and despite being named his team’s Offensive MVP, Lindsey had no suitors.

But that just added fuel to his fire and he made his way to Cerritos College in Norwalk, Calif.

“Cerritos was just down the street from me,” said the native of Long Beach. “My brother was the offensive line coach there and he also went there. I played one season and then was fortunate enough to get an offer after the first season.”

That offer came from none other than Utah State. Lindsey did not have to think twice about accepting it.

“Utah State was my first and only offer,” Lindsey said. “A lot of other teams weren’t loyal and I felt like I was getting lied to. Utah State was the only school to bring me in and take a chance on me.”

Lindsey was a late signee to the Aggies’ 2014 recruiting class and ended up redshirting his first season at Utah State.

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What has motivated Lindsey to become the type of person and player he is today?

“Everything,” he said. “From not being recruited out of high school and really, not being recruited out of junior college. That motivates me to be the best I can be. All the schools that passed up on me, I take pride in that every Saturday and go out and do what I have to do.”

As a redshirt-sophomore in 2015, Lindsey appeared in nine games, making his first career start in a 31-27 victory over Nevada on Nov. 21. He finished the year with 93 yards rushing on 12 carries.

Lindsey became the featured back in the Aggies’ offense last season after starter Devante Mays, who is now in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers, went down with an injury. He played in all 12 games and started 10 of them. Lindsey led the team in rushing with 763 yards and six touchdowns on 148 carries, averaging 5.2 yards per carry. No. 4 also caught 17 passes for 123 yards, including a long of 41 yards at Wyoming.

“To be a complete back, you have to be able to catch the ball out of the backfield and block and be able to run the ball, so the more ways we can do that the more we can help the offense,” Lindsey said of the running back group as a whole.

His best game of the 2016 campaign came against Nevada on Nov. 19, when he rushed for a career-high 168 yards, including a careerlong 68-yard touchdown run, on 21 carries.

“He is a slasher, a one-cut-and-go guy,” Utah State head coach Matt Wells said of Lindsey. “He has great speed in the open field.”

With a solid junior season behind him, Lindsey was poised to have an even bigger senior season in 2017, especially after spending countless hours in the weight room and eating healthy. However, in Utah State’s season opener at Wisconsin, the son of Tonny and Xenia Lindsey suffered a shoulder injury that has left him sidelined for the remainder of the season.

“Tonny Lindsey had shoulder surgery and he is, unfortunately, out for the season,” Wells said. “That is a tough thing for a young man who worked really hard in the offseason to put himself in a good position to have a good senior year. I hate that for Tonny.”

Before suffering his injury against the Badgers, who were ranked No. 9 at the time, Lindsey had carried the ball six times for 28 yards (4.7 yards per carry), to go along with two catches for 16 yards and four kickoff returns for 75 yards.

“Once he gets back and he’s functional – right now, he’s not functional – he’ll be around us and he’ll help us coach,” said Utah State special teams coordinator/running backs coach Mark Tommerdahl. “He’s a captain and he’s got a really good presence with this team, and is wellrespected. We all feel bad for what happened and

it’s unfortunate, but he is a first-class young man.”

For his career, Lindsey has rushed for 884 yards and six touchdowns on 166 carries. He has also caught 21 passes for 141 yards and returned six kickoffs for 96 yards.

Prior to the start of this season, Lindsey was named to the 2017 Doak Walker Award Watch List, which is presented annually to the nation’s top college running back. He was one of 51 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) running backs named to the preseason watch list, including one of just two players from the Mountain West.

Along with being named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List, Lindsey was a Mountain West preseason third-team selection by College Sports Madness and a fourth-team selection by Athlon Sports.

Lindsey has always donned the No. 4 since his days of ruling the flag football field. He even wears a gold chain around his neck with a No. 4 pendant.

“My first year ever playing football, it was flag football and I was 5 years old,” Lindsey said. “I wore that number and I’m the fourth child, so that’s the number I’ve been wearing all my life.”

Besides playing football at Woodrow Wilson HS, Lindsey was a sprinter on the Bruins’ track & field team. He ran both the 100- and 200-meter dashes, and was a member of the 4x100-meter relay team.

When he is not focused on football and schoolwork, Lindsey enjoys spending time with his girlfriend and roommates, and playing video games.

“I also watch a lot of film and try to eat right to keep my body right,” said Lindsey, who also noted he is a “low-key jokester.”

Lindsey, who is majoring in interdisciplinary studies, is set to graduate this December.

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