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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 OPPONENT S 1 at #9 Wisconsin S 7 IDAHO STATE S 16 at Wake Forest S 23 at San José State* S 29 BYU O 7 COLORADO STATE* O 14 WYOMING* O 21 at UNLV* O 28 BOISE STATE* N 4 at New Mexico* N 18 HAWAI’I* N 25 at Air Force*

AGGIES HOST COLORADO STATE IN MOUNTAIN WEST PLAY SATURDAY AFTERNOON Game will be televised regionally on AT&T Sports.

TV TIME/RESULT ESPN L, 10-59 Facebook W, 51-13 ACC Net. L, 10-46 Facebook W, 61-10 CBSSN W, 40-24 AT&T Sports 2:30 pm Facebook 2:30 pm AT&T Sports 4 pm CBSSN 8 pm Utah State forced seven turnovers in its 40-24 home win against BYU last weekend, led by senior CB Jalen Davis, who had three interceptions in the game, including returning two for touchdowns from 30 and 50 yards, respectively. Davis AT&T Sports 3:30 pm was named the CBSSports.com National Player of the Week and the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week.

Spectrum 1 pm /// THE MATCHUP /// ESPN Net. TBA

* Mountain West Game All times Mountain. Home games in BOLD CAPS. /// GAME 6 INFORMATION /// TV: AT&T Sports • Play-by-Play ..................................... Ari Wolfe • Analyst .......................................... Sed Bonner • Reporter .................................. Brad Thompson • Comcast (Utah) ........................ Ch. 52/693HD • DISH ...................................................... Ch. 414 • DirecTV.................................................. Ch. 683 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)

COLORADO STATE (3-2, 1-0 MW) vs. UTAH STATE (3-2, 1-0 MW)

Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017 • 2:30 p.m. (MT) • Logan, Utah • Maverik Stadium (25,100)

COLORADO STATE RAMS

UTAH STATE AGGIES

2017 Record: 3-2, 1-0 Mountain West Last Game: Sept. 30, 2017 • W, 51-21 at Hawai’i

2017 Record: 3-2, 1-0 Mountain West Last Game: Sept. 29, 2017 • W, 40-24 vs. Brigham Young

Head Coach: Mike Bobo • School Record: 17-14 (3rd year) • Career Record: 17-14 (3rd year) • Mountain West Record: 11-6 (3rd year) • vs. Utah State: 1-1

Head Coach: Matt Wells • School Record: 31-27 (5th year) • Career Record: 31-27 (5th year) • Mountain West Record: 20-13 (5th year) • vs. Colorado State: 2-2

Statistical Leaders • Rush: Dalyn Dawkins (68-372, 3 TD) • Pass: Nick Stevens (114-186, 1,578, 12 TD, 6 INT) • Rec.: Michael Gallup (39-597, 2 TD) • Def.: Josh Watson (35 TKL, 2.0 TFL, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 INT)

Statistical Leaders • Rush: Eltoro Allen (58-219, 1 TD) • Pass: Kent Myers (92-141, 953, 6 TD, 7 INT) • Rec.: Ron’quavion Tarver (25-236, 3 TD) • Def.: Suli Tamaivena (40 TKL, 1.5 TFL, 2 FR)

/// KICKOFF COVERAGE /// • Utah State resumes Mountain West play this weekend by hosting Colorado State on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 2:30 p.m. USU is 33-38-2 all-time against the Rams, including an 18-19-1 home record.

• Utah State will be looking to start a season 4-2 for the third time in five years under head coach Matt Wells, and for the fourth time in the last six years overall. USU will also be looking to start Mountain West play 2-0 for the third time in this, its fifth year in the league.

• Utah State is playing an afternoon home game for just the eighth time in the past five seasons under Wells, going 6-1 in its previous seven games. This will be USU’s first afternoon game in October since 2014, when it hosted UNLV on Oct. 25.

• Utah State is 20-13 (.606) all-time in the Mountain West, including a 12-4 (.750) home record, and has won 31 of its last 44 (.705) league games dating back to 2011.

• Utah State has won 28 of its last 34 home games (.824), including 17 of its last 21 conference home games (.810). Under Wells, USU is 20-6 (.769) at home, including a 12-4 (.800) Mountain West record.

All-time, USU is 140-102 (.579) at Maverik Stadium, which includes a 2-0 record this season.

• Utah State senior QB Kent Myers set a single game school record for rushing yards by a quarterback at home against Colorado State in 2015 as he gained 191 yards on 16 carries.

This season, Myers is one of just two FBS quarterbacks to have multiple touchdowns rushing and passing in the same game at least twice, joining Nick Fitzgerald of Mississippi State. Myers had two rushing and two passing touchdowns against both Idaho State and San José State.

• Utah State leads the nation with four defensive touchdowns and 16 forced turnovers this season. USU also ranks second nationally in fumbles recovered with nine and 10th in the nation with its seven interceptions. USU has forced 12 turnovers in its last two games (7 vs. BYU, 5 vs. San José State) as compared to 10 all of last season.

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GAME NOTES /// MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS /// MOUNTAIN MW Overall Utah State 1-0 3-2 Colorado State 1-0 3-2 Wyoming 1-0 3-2 Boise State 1-0 2-2 New Mexico 1-1 3-2 Air Force 0-2 1-3 WEST MW Overall #22 San Diego State 1-0 5-0 Fresno State 1-0 2-2 UNLV 1-0 2-2 Nevada 0-1 0-5 Hawai’i 0-2 2-3 San José State 0-2 1-5 THIS WEEK’S GAMES (ALL TIMES MOUNTAIN) Friday, Oct. 6 • Boise St. at BYU (ESPN) 8:15 pm Saturday, Oct. 7 • Air Force at Navy (CBSSN) • Colorado St. at Utah St. (AT&T) • Fresno St. at San José St.* (ESPN3) • Hawai’i at Nevada* (CBSSN) • San Diego St. at UNLV* (ESPN2)

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/// COACHING STAFF /// HEAD COACH MATT WELLS • Years Coached: Fifth Season • Alma Mater: Utah State, 1996 • Career Record: 31-27 (.534) • Record at Utah State: 31-27 (.534) • 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 COLORADO STATE IN MOUNTAIN WEST PLAY SATURDAY • Utah State (3-2, 1-0 MW) resumes Mountain West play this weekend as it hosts Colorado State (3-2, 1-0 MW) on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 2:30 p.m. The game will be televised regionally on AT&T Sports (Comcast Ch. 52/693HD, Dish Network Ch. 414, DirecTV Ch. 683) with Ari Wolfe (play-by-play), Sed Bonner (analyst) and Brad Thompson (reporter) on the call. Live audio of the game is available at www.UtahStateAggies.com.

A LOOK AT UTAH STATE • Utah State is 3-2 on the season following its 40-24 non-conference home win against BYU last weekend. Offensively, USU is led by senior QB Kent Myers, who is 92-of-141 (.652) passing for 953 yards (190.6 ypg) with six touchdowns and seven interceptions. Junior RB Eltoro Allen leads the team in rushing with 219 yards on 58 carries (3.8 ypc) with one touchdown, and junior WR Ron’quavion Tarver has a team-best 25 receptions for 236 yards (9.4 ypr) with three touchdowns. Defensively, junior LB Suli Tamaivena leads the team with 40 tackles, which includes 1.5 tackles for loss, to go along with two fumble recoveries, while fellow junior LB Chase Christiansen has 38 tackles, which includes 1.0 tackles for loss, and two forced fumbles. As a team, Utah State is averaging 34.4 points and 408.8 yards of total offense (246.4 passing, 162.4 rushing), and allowing 30.4 points and 385.4 yards of total offense (194.2 passing, 191.2 rushing).

UTAH STATE PLAYING THREE-STRAIGHT HOME GAMES • Utah State is playing its second of three-straight home games this weekend as it hosts Mountain West foe Colorado State. USU then hosts Wyoming in another Mountain West game on Saturday, Oct. 14. USU began its three-game home stretch with a 40-24 non-conference win against BYU last weekend. The last time USU had three-straight home games was in 1997.

UTAH STATE HAS SUCCESS WHEN IT CAN RUN THE BALL • Utah State has won 19 of its last 22 games when it has a 100-yard rusher and 25 of its last 27 contests when rushing at least 40 times in a game, as it carried the ball 44 times for 112 yards last weekend against BYU. • Utah State has won 38 of its last 39 games dating back to 2011 when scoring at least 30 points, following its 40-24 home win against BYU last weekend. In fact, USU had won 35 straight games when scoring at least 30 points before losing at Nevada, 38-37, last season.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS • Utah State has out-scored its opponents 48-21 in the first quarter this year and has held three of its five opponents scoreless in the first 15 minutes of play. USU also holds a 110-66 scoring advantage in the first half this season.

• Utah State has controlled the time of possession three times this season, all in wins against Idaho State (31:40), San José State (39:41) and BYU (31:11), despite running an up-tempo offense. Last year, USU won the time of possession battle just once, against Arkansas State (30:43). On the season, USU is controlling the ball for 30:39 on average through its first five games as compared to just 26:45 last season. In fact, the last time USU finished a season winning the time of possession battle was in 2013, when it controlled the ball on average for 31:13.

• Utah State’s defense has allowed just one drive into its red zone in the last two games at San José State and against BYU. In those two games, the Spartans and Cougars combined for 32 drives and BYU had one drive enter the red zone, but settled for a field goal.

• Utah State’s 172 points in its first five games of 2017 are its most since the 2013 team scored 202 points in its first five games. That team played in the Mountain West Championship game.

DAVIS NAMED CBSSPORTS.COM NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK • Utah State senior CB Jalen Davis was named CBSSports.com’s National Player of the Week and the Mountain West’s Defensive Player of the Week following his performance in Utah State’s 40-24 home win against BYU last weekend. Against the Cougars, Davis intercepted a career-high three passes and returned two of them for touchdowns from 30 and 50 yards, respectively. Davis also had a season-high five tackles, to go along with one pass breakup.

Davis was also named the MW Defensive Player of the Week by College Sports Madness.

For Davis, it is his first career Player of the Week honor from the conference.

• Those three interceptions for Davis are tied with New Mexico State’s Shamad Lomax for the most in a game at the FBS level this year, and tied for a Mountain West record as it is the 11th time in conference history a player has had three picks in a game. The last time an FBS player had more than three interceptions in a game was in 2006 when Middle Tennessee’s Damon Nickson had four picks against Louisiana-Lafayette. Furthermore, Davis’ three interceptions are the second-most in a game in school history, trailing Henry King, who had four picks against Pacific in 1966.

• Davis’ two interception returns for touchdowns are a single-game school record and the most at the FBS level this season, and tied with four other players for the most in Mountain West history. In fact, it is just the 18th time in conference history that a team has had two interceptions returned for a touchdown in a game.

• Davis is the first FBS player to have three interceptions and return two of them for touchdowns since 2012, when Fresno State’s Phillip Thomas did so against Colorado.

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GAME NOTES SCOUTING COLORADO STATE • Colorado State is 3-2 on the season and 1-0 in Mountain West play following its 51-21 road win at Hawai’i last weekend. The Rams are led by senior QB Nick Stevens, who is 114-of-186 (.613) passing for 1,578 yards (315.6 ypg) with 12 touchdowns and six interceptions. Senior RB Dalyn Dawkins leads the team in rushing with 372 yards on 68 carries (5.5 ypc/74.4 ypg) with three touchdowns, and senior WR Michael Gallup has caught 39 passes for 597 yards (15.3 ypr/119.4 ypg) with two touchdowns. Defensively, junior LB Josh Watson has a team-best 35 tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss, while fellow sophomore CB Anthony Hawkins has 24 tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss. As a team, Colorado State is averaging 34.6 points and 505.6 yards of total offense per game (315.6 passing, 190.0 rushing), and allowing 23.2 points and 426.6 yards of total offense (277.4 passing, 149.2 rushing). Colorado State returns 14 starters (O-6, D-8) and 43 lettermen from last year’s team that went 7-6 overall and 5-3 in Mountain West play to finish tied for fourth in the Mountain Division. CSU concluded its season with a 61-50 loss to Idaho in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. The Rams are coached

by Mike Bobo, who is 17-14 in his third season as a collegiate head coach.

AGGIES AND RAMS SERIES HISTORY • Utah State is 33-38-2 all-time against Colorado State, including an 18-19-1 home record.

CSU won the last meeting between the two teams, 31-24, a year ago in Fort Collins and USU won the last meeting between the two team in Logan, 33-18, in 2015. Overall, USU has won three of the last five games played in the series, including two straight at home. The first-ever game played in the series was in 1902 with CSU winning in Logan, 24-5.

AGGIES AND RAMS HAVE STORIED HISTORY • Utah State and Colorado State have spent 51 years as league foes and have a storied history dating back to the early 1900s as both schools were members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1916-37 and members of the Mountain States/Skyline Conference from 1938-61. CSU then was a charter member of the Mountain West in 1999, while USU joined the conference in 2013. As members of the RMAC, USU won league championships in 1921 and 1936, and later won league titles in the Mountain States/Skyline Conference in 1946, 1960 and 1961. CSU won team championships in the RMAC in 1915, 1916, 1919, 1920, 1925, 1927, 1933 and 1934, and in the Mountain States Conference in 1955. Overall, the Aggies and Rams faced each other in every season from 1911-1979 except in 1912, 1918, 1921, 1943-44 (war), and 1968, even after CSU joined the Western Athletic Conference in 1968. After 1979, the two teams didn’t play again until 1994.

AGGIES AND RAMS ARE THE THIRD-MOST PLAYED SERIES IN SCHOOL HISTORY • Utah State and Colorado State will be meeting for the 74th time in series history this weekend in what is the third-most played rivalry in school history. USU’s most played rivalry is Utah (112), followed by Brigham Young (87), Colorado State (73) and Wyoming (67).

STATE VERSUS THE MOUNTAIN WEST • Utah State is 147-175-8 (.458) all-time against current members of the Mountain West with a 38-25-4 record vs. Wyoming, a 33-38-2 record vs. Colorado State, a 15-7 record vs.

UNLV, a 17-20-1 record vs. San José State, a 12-17-1 record vs. Fresno State, a 10-13 record vs. New Mexico, an 8-6 record vs. Hawai`i, a 6-18 record vs. Nevada, a 5-16 record vs.

Boise State, a 2-3 record vs. Air Force, and a 1-12 record vs. San Diego State.

MATT WELLS VERSUS COLORADO STATE • Utah State’s Matt Wells is 2-2 all-time against Colorado State as a head coach, and he’s faced the Rams four times as an assistant coach, including once while at USU in 2012 and three times as an assistant at New Mexico (2007-08, 2010).

UTAH STATE AND COLORADO STATE CONNECTIONS • Utah State outside receivers coach Jovon Bouknight spent two (2004-05) of his four seasons at Wyoming with Colorado State assistant football strength & conditioning coach Michael Ray. CSU defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Marty English and running backs coach Bryan Applewhite were both assistant coaches at Wyoming from 2003-08 during Bouknight’s sophomore, junior and senior seasons (2003-05). USU offensive line coach Steve Farmer was an assistant coach at Louisiana-Monroe with CSU running backs coach Bryan Applewhite from 2010-14.

PLAYER CONNECTIONS BETWEEN UTAH STATE AND COLORADO STATE • There are 26 connections between Utah State and Colorado State players. USU senior CB Wesley Bailey and CSU senior WR Detrich Clark both attended Eastern Arizona JC. USU senior WR Jaren Colston-Green and CSU sophomore TE Conrad Harker both began their collegiate careers at Oklahoma State. USU senior WR Connor McGuire, junior OL Roman Andrus, junior BS Gaje Ferguson, junior LB Ofa Latu, junior TE Emerson Woods, sophomore OL Moroni Iniguez and freshman QB Zach Larson all attended Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, as did CSU junior TE Dalton Fackrell. USU junior OL Rob Castaneda and junior LB Louy Compton both attended Ellsworth (Iowa) CC, as did CSU sophomore DL Jamori Fox. USU junior CB Deante Fortenberry and CSU junior LB Anthony Giusti both attended City College of San Francisco. USU junior LB Suli Tamaivena and junior WR Aaren Vaughns both attended Mt. San Antonio (Calif.) JC, as did CSU senior S Levi Osborn. USU sophomore LB Justus Te’i and CSU senior LB Kiel Robinson both attended Mission Hills HS in San Marcos, Calif. USU redshirt freshman QB Jordan Love and CSU junior S Braylin Scott both attended Liberty HS in Bakersfield, Calif. USU redshirt freshman DE Connor Meyers and CSU junior LB Justin Falls both began their collegiate careers at Southern Utah.

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/// SERIES HISTORY /// Overall ................................................. USU trails 33-38-2 In Logan............................................... USU trails 18-19-1 In Fort Collins ....................................... USU trails 15-18-1 Longest USU Win Streak ................................ 6, 1960-65 Longest CSU Win Streak ................................ 6, 1919-25 Largest USU Margin of Victory ........... (48) 48-0 -- 1946 Largest CSU Margin of Victory ........... (59) 59-0 -- 1915 /// GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS /// 1902 1911 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1919 1920 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951

L 5-24 H W 29-0 H L 7-20 A L 7-41 H L 0-59 A L 0-53 H W 47-7 H L 7-27 A L 0-21 H L 6-34 A L 7-26 H L 13-17 A L 0-13 A W 13-0 A L 0-6 H L 6-7 A L 6-7 H L 0-13 H W 6-0 H W 13-12 H L 0-3 A T 21-21 H W 13-0 H W 13-0 A W 7-0 H W 6-0 A L 0-9 H L 12-13 A L 6-7 H L 0-25 A W 13-0 H W 48-0 H W 26-13 A L 7-9 H L 6-28 A L 13-33 H T 20-20 A

1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 10-26-57 10-25-58 11-07-59 10-22-60 10-21-61 10-20-62 11-09-63 10-24-64 10-23-65 10-15-66 10-21-67 10-11-69 10-31-70 10-30-71 09-30-72 10-13-73 10-12-74 11-22-75 10-09-76 11-26-77 09-16-78 09-22-79 09-10-94 10-07-95 09-13-97 09-24-11 09-22-12 11-23-13 10-18-14 10-03-15 10-08-16 *overtime

L 7-21 H W 14-13 A W 20-14 H L 9-26 A W 46-7 H W 27-14 A W 15-0 H L 7-10 A W 21-0 H W 49-3 A W 21-0 H W 36-13 A W 42-13 H W 41-20 A L 7-10 H L 14-17 A L 33-37 H L 13-20 A W 18-17 A W 21-0 H W 34-18 A W 24-23 H W 28-17 A L 7-10 H L 10-13 A W 21-20 A W 24-0 H L 16-41 A L 17-59 H L 24-35 H L 34-35** H W 31-19 A W 13-0 H L 13-16 A W 33-18 H L 24-31 A

/// TOP AGGIES vs. COLORADO STATE /// Rushing ....................... Louie Giammona (1975) .......................................... 242 yards on 40 carries Passing .................................... Eric Hipple (1977) ............................... 296 yards on 19-of-33 passing Receiving ....................... Wesley Garnett (1969) ........................................ 139 yards on six catches Tackles ...................... Bobby Wagner, 18 (2011)

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SENIOR IAN TOGIAI CAN’T IMAGINE PLAYING ANOTHER POSITION AFTER SWITCHING TO DEFENSIVE END

by Ashley Springer, USU Athletic Media Relations

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TOGIAI Senior defensive end Ian Togiai had to switch positions during the summer after his freshman year at Utah State.

Togiai, who is from West Valley City, Utah, started his collegiate career at linebacker, and played the position throughout his freshman season. Togiai played in all 13 games and had one solo tackle at Hawai’i (11/1) during the year.

Then, in the summer of 2015, four USU defensive linemen in nose guard Travis Seefeldt, and defensive ends Edmund Faimalo, Adewale Adeoye and John Taylor, were injured in a car accident. That’s when Togiai moved to the line.

Togiai’s first game played on the D-line was the Aggies’ 12-9 victory against Southern Utah on Sept.

3, 2015. In that game, Togiai recorded one tackle.

“I never played D-line in my life, so it was different,” Togiai said. “But now that I am used to it, I can’t imagine myself playing another position anymore.”

In his first season on the D-line, Togiai played in all 13 games and had four starts. He finished the season with 12 total tackles, including three solo and nine assisted, and 0.5 tackles for loss.

He had a then-career-high two tackles in five games against Colorado State (10/10), San Diego State (10/23), Wyoming (10/30), Air Force (11/14) and Nevada (11/21).

During his junior year in 2016, Togiai played in all 12 games and had five starts, posting at least one tackle in every game. Togiai finished with 38 total tackles, including 11 solo and 27 assisted, 2.0 sacks, 3.0 tackles for loss and added two quarterback hurries. He had a career-high seven tackles against Fresno State (10/22) and had six tackles against Weber State (9/1). Togiai also served as a captain during the season.

Through the first five games of his senior season, Togiai has played in all five games and tallied 14 tackles with six solo and eight assisted. Togiai has also recorded 2.0 tackles for loss for 10 yards, and 1.0 sacks for nine yards.

In Utah State’s 40-24 victory over BYU last weekend, Togiai had five tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss and a forced fumble.

Coming into the season, Togiai was one of 12 returning defensive linemen, and the lone returning starter from the group. He was tabbed preseason second-team all-Mountain West by Athlon Sports.

Assistant head coach/defensive line coach Frank Maile said Togiai has done a great job as a defensive end.

“It fits him well, and he’s comfortable at it,” Maile said. “I don’t think it was a big transition for him because he’s still in a position where he has to be very physical up front, so that didn’t really change for him. He just had to put his hand in the ground and get in a different stance. He’s adjusted very well to it.”

Togiai started playing football in little league when he was about 12 years old. His father wanted him and his brothers to do something in the summer besides sitting around, so he put them in sports and football was Togiai’s favorite.

After playing high school, Utah State was Togiai’s first and only offer as he committed early.

“I loved the coaches and the culture,” Togiai said.

During his senior year at Hunter High School in West Valley City, Togiai recorded 5.0 sacks as a linebacker and had 17 carries for a total of 106 yards on offense. Over his prep career, Togiai recorded 8.5 total sacks. He also played rugby at Hunter HS and helped lead the team to the state championship.

Togiai wasn’t initially a USU fan, but he started to hear more about the Aggies in high school.

“I started hearing about them in high school when the program was coming up, and it’s still going up,” Togiai said. “I’m just happy to be a part of that.”

Maile described Togiai as silent, but deadly.

“He’s actually very quiet, but what he does on the field speaks louder than words,” Maile said. “He’s kind of a quiet example, but he comes to work every single day. He’s everything you want in a player.”

Maile said sometimes it was a bad thing how quiet Togiai was when it came to being hurt.

“I wish he would speak more about issues he’s having,” Maile said. “But, he doesn’t complain about anything. He’s going to give you 100 percent every single day, and he’s a

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guy you can trust and lean on all the time.”

Togiai has loved his time at Utah State and wants to finish his collegiate career with a bowl game.

“We weren’t able to go to one last year, and I’m hoping we win enough games to go this season,” Togiai said.

Maile said Togiai is a great example to his teammates.

“His example of not talking, just showing up, putting his head down and working every single day and being consistent at doing it is what I’m going to miss that about him,” Maile said. “I wish more of our guys were that way.”

Togiai’s biggest accomplishment was getting married to his wife, Summer Grace Togiai, and having his son Tuwharetoa.

“I spend my time with my son,” he said. “He’s 11 months old, and I just hang out with him, watch movies, just spend time with my family.”

During the summer and when the weather calls for it, the Togiai family would go to the pool. Togiai also takes his son outside just to be outdoors, and the family goes on walks.

“He’s been a great father and husband to his family,” Maile said. “He’s been a great example for some of our other players that are striving one day to be in that situation, to have a family. He does a great job.”

Togiai also can draw.

“Nobody knows that I can draw,” Togiai said.

“I like to draw tribal, like tattoos, and people.”

After graduating in December with a degree in interdisciplinary studies, Togiai plans to train for NFL Pro Day. “If that doesn’t work out, I’m going to move on and try to find a career for myself,” Togiai said.

Maile said Togiai is a great individual both onand-off the field.

“I love having him around. He’s a great teammate,” Maile said. “It’s been a pleasure coaching him, and I love coaching him. I wish I had more guys like him.”

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WEST STADIUM CENTER

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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83 Aaren Vaughns 5-8 185 Jr. JC LT 76 Roman Andrus 6-4 300 Jr. JC

77 Viliamu McMoore 6-5 305 R-Fr. RS LG 68 Moroni Iniguez 6-2 330 So. JC

75 Ty Shaw 6-4 300 R-Fr. RS C 51 Quin Ficklin 6-2 290 Jr. TR

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73 Preston Brooksby 6-5 290 Sr. 1L Y-TE 87 Dax Raymond 6-5 245 R-So.1L

11 Damion Hobbs 6-2 245 Sr. 2L 86 Carson Terrell 6-4 235 Fr. HS Z-WR 5 Jaren Colston-Green 6-1 185 Sr. 2L

7 Alex Byers 6-2 185 Sr. 1L -or- 81 Savon Scarver 6-0 190 Fr. HS -or- 14 Chad Artist 6-2 190 So. 1L RB 21 LaJuan Hunt 5-8 195 Sr. 3L

34 Justen Hervey 5-10 215 Jr. 2L

22 Eltoro Allen 5-9 180 Jr. JC QB 2 Kent Myers 6-0 205 Sr. 3L

10 Jordan Love 6-3 215 R-Fr. RS

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15 Collin Hill 6-5 210 SO* RB 1 Dalyn Dawkins OR 5-9 185 SR**

24 Izzy Matthews 6-0 220 JR** 28 Rashaad Boddie OR 6-0 225 FR

5 Marvin Kinsey, Jr. 6-1 190 SO FB 46 Adam Prentice 6-0 230 SO*

45 Nate Ryken OR 6-1 235 JR* 42 Charles Dunkelman 5-10 225 FR WR 81 Olabisi Johnson 6-0 195 JR**

27 Trey Smith 6-0 195 JR* WR 4 Michael Gallup 6-1 200 SR*

9 Warren Jackson 6-5 205 FR

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23 Marcus Wilson OR 5-10 190 JR*

18 Darius Wise 5-9 165 FR TE 30 Dalton Fackrell OR 6-4 240 SR*

16 Cameron Butler 6-2 225 FR 80 John Freismuth OR 6-5 225 JR

82 Isiah Pannunzio 6-2 235 FR LT 61 Zack Golditch OR 6-5 295 SR**

60 Trae Moxley 6-6 330 SR***

73 Tyler Bjorklund 6-4 290 JR LG 60 Trae Moxley OR 6-6 330 SR***

51 Colby Meeks 6-3 310 JR**

70 Joctavis Phillips 6-4 310 FR C 77 Jake Bennett 6-3 290 SR***

51 Colby Meeks OR 6-3 310 JR**

71 Jeff Taylor 6-1 305 SO* RG 72 Nicho Garcia 6-5 285 JR

71 Jeff Taylor 6-1 305 SO* RT 78 Ben Knox OR 6-6 325 JR

61 Zack Golditch 6-5 295 SR**

74 Salofi Gaoa 6-6 285 SO

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97 Toby McBride 6-3 255 SO* NT 94 Darnell Thompson 6-4 280 SR*

99 Colton Foster 6-3 295 JR** DT 95 Richard King 6-4 275 SO*

98 Ellison Hubbard 6-1 267 FR Buck 43 Evan Colorito 6-4 245 SR***

33 Emmanuel Jones 6-4 245 FR SLB 52 Tre Thomas 6-2 215 JR**

15 Kiel Robinson 6-2 230 SR*** MLB 55 Josh Watson 6-2 240 JR** 42 Patrick Elsenbast OR 6-0 210 SR**

51 Patrick Moody 6-1 225 FR WLB 15 Kiel Robinson 6-2 230 SR***

31 Max McDonald 6-1 220 SO LCB 10 Kevin Nutt, Jr. 5-10 190 SR***

29 Justin Sweet 5-10 185 SR*** RCB 14 Anthony Hawkins 5-10 185 SO*

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8 Jake Schlager 5-11 195 SR*** SS 7 Jamal Hicks 6-1 185 SO*

26 Kavapele Maka 6-1 185 JR

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70 | OL

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27 | CB

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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

COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL

No.

Name

No.

1 2

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Cl.

Hometown (High School/Last School)

Dawkins, Dalyn

RB

5-9 185 Sr.*

Louisville, Ky. (Purdue) 47

Awunganyi, Robert

CB

6-0 170 So.

Riverside, Calif. (John Burroughs HS) 47

2

McCoy, Justice

QB

6-1 185 Fr.

New Orleans, La. (Saint Augustine HS) 49

3

Scott, E.J.

WR

6-1 185 Fr.

4

Colon, Christian

DL

6-3 340 Fr.*

4

Gallup, Michael

WR

6-1 200 Sr.

Monroe, Ga. (Butler County CC) 51

5

Kinsey Jr., Marvin

RB

6-1 190 So.

Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood HS) 51

6

May, Darius

RB

6-1 195 Fr.*

New Orleans, La. (McDonogh 35 HS) 52

7

Hicks, Jamal

S

6-1 185 So.

Gardena, Calif. (Narbonne HS) 53

7

Stevens, Nick

QB

6-3 215 Sr.*

8

Clark, Detrich

WR

5-10 180 Sr.

Montezuma, Ga. (Eastern Arizona JC) 55

8

Schlager, Jake

S

5-11 195 Sr*

McCook, Neb. (McCook HS) 57

9

Jackson, Warren

WR

6-5 205 Fr.

Mission Hills, Calif. (Bishop Alemany HS) 58

9

Walker, Jadon

S

6-0 175 Fr.

Lithia Springs, Ga. (Chapel Hills HS) 58

10

Nutt Jr., Kevin

CB

5-10 190 Sr.

Fresno, Calif. (Edison HS) 60

10

Robles, J.C.

QB

6-5 215 So.*

11

Fogal, Jordan

S

5-10 180 Sr.

11

Williams, Preston

WR

6-4 210 Jr.

12

Clyburn, Deonte

LB

6-0 230 Sr.*

12

Erickson, Judd

QB

6-5 200 Fr.

13

Sutton, Trey

LB

6-0 230 Fr.*

Miami, Fla. (Westminster Christian HS) 67

14

Hawkins, Anthony

CB

5-10 185 So.

Arlington, Texas (Bowie HS) 68

15

Hill, Collin

QB

6-5 210 So.

Moore, S.C. (Dorman HS) 69

15

Robinson, Kiel

LB

6-2 230 Sr.*

16

Butler, Cameron

TE

6-2 225 Fr.

Columbia, S.C. (Ridge View HS) 71

17

Johnson, Shun

CB

5-11 170 Sr.

Denver, Colo. (Denver South HS) 72

18

Scott, Braylin

S

6-3 185 Jr.

Bakersfield, Calif. (Liberty HS) 73

18

Wise, Darius

WR

5-9 165 Fr.

Midland, Pa. (Beaver Area HS) 74

19

Smith, Tyler

WR

5-11 180 Fr.

Atlanta, Ga. (McEachern HS) 76

20

Cumber, Christian

CB

6-0 180 Fr.

Denver, Colo. (J.K. Mullen HS) 77

22

Haynes, Houston

LB

6-4 205 Sr.*

Palmdale, Calif. (Pierce CC) 78

23

Wilson, Marcus

WR

5-10 190 Jr.*

Aurora, Colo. (Valor Christian HS) 79

24

Matthews, Izzy

RB

6-0 220 Jr.

25

Campbell, Darius

CB

5-10 165 Fr.

26

Maka, Kavapele

S

6-1 185 Jr.*

26

Tennant, Alex

WR

6-3 200 So.*

27

Smith, Trey

WR

6-0 195 Jr.*

28

Boddie, Rashaad

RB

6-0 225 Fr.*

29

Sweet, Justin

S

5-10 185 Sr.*

30

Fackrell, Dalton

TE

6-4 240 Sr.

South Jordan, Utah (Snow College) 89

31

McDonald, Max

LB

6-1 220 So.

Fort Collins, Colo. (Rocky Mountain HS) 90

32

McElroy, Marcus

RB

5-10 210 Fr.

Denver, Colo. (J.K. Mullen HS) 91

33

Jones, Emmanuel

LB

6-4 245 Fr.

Cartersville, Ga. (Woodland HS) 92

34

Giusti, Anthony

LB

6-0 220 Jr.

Novato, Calif. (City College of San Francisco) 93

37

Guerra, Tavis

K

5-11 205 Sr.

Whittier, Calif. (Fullerton College) 94

39

Fulton, Brenden

WR

5-9 180 So.*

Greeley, Colo. (Northridge HS) 95

40

Falls, Justin

RB

5-10 195 Jr.*

Denver, Colo. (Southern Utah) 96

41

Stonehouse, Ryan

P

5-11 170 Fr.

42

Dunkelman, Charles

FB

5-10 225 Fr.*

Loveland, Colo. (Loveland HS) 98

42

Elsenbast, Patrick

LB

6-0 210 Sr.*

Littleton, Colo. (Chatfield HS) 99

43

Colorito, Evan

LB

6-4 250 Sr.*

45

Carnessale, Dante

CB

5-11 165 Fr.*

El Cajon, Calif. (Valhalla HS)

45

Ryken, Nate

FB

6-1 235 Jr.*

Berthoud, Colo. (Berthoud HS)

46

Prentice, Adam

FB

6-0 230 So.*

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Cl.

Hometown (High School/Last School)

Osborn, Levi

S

5-9 175 Sr.* West Covina, Calif. (Mt. San Antonio College)

Smith, Anthony

DL

6-2 270 Fr.*

Las Vegas, Nev. (Desert Pines HS)

Donohue, Connor

S

6-1 195 Fr.*

Diamond Bar, Calif. (Diamond Bar HS)

Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS) 49

Harris, Drue

RB

5-11 220 So.

Charlotte, N.C. (Independence HS) 50

Tapia, Corte

LB

6-2 235 Fr.

Meeks, Colby

OL

6-3 310 Jr.

Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips HS)

Moody, Patrick

LB

6-1 225 Fr.

Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach Senior HS)

Thomas, Tre

LB

6-2 215 Jr.*

Denver, Colo. (Overland HS)

Smith, Caleb

LB

6-3 255 Jr.*

Inglewood, Calif. (Santa Monica HS)

Jean, Arjay

DE

6-4 240 So. North Miami Beach, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS)

Watson, Josh

LB

6-2 240 Jr.*

Walker, Emmanuel

LB

6-0 200 Fr.

Colorado Springs, Colo. (Vista Ridge HS)

Clem, Tanner

LB

6-2 215 Fr.

Conifer, Colo. (J.K. Mullen HS)

Sieg, Trent

LS

6-3 240 Sr.*

Eaton, Colo. (Eaton HS)

Moxley, Trae

OL

6-6 330 Sr.*

Carbondale, Colo. (Roaring Fork HS)

Golditch, Zack

OL

6-5 295 Sr.*

Aurora, Colo. (Gateway HS)

Putallaz, Nathon

OL

6-2 300 So.*

Johnstown, Colo. (Chadron State)

Brooks, Scott

OL

6-3 275 Fr.

Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark HS)

Lebron, Luis

OL

6-4 350 Fr.

Jacksonville, Fla. (Sandalwood HS)

Firment, Kieran

OL

6-4 315 Fr.

Oakdale, Pa. (West Allegheny HS)

DeLine, Joe

K

6-0 200 Fr.* Steamboat Springs, Colo. (Steamboat Springs HS)

McCullough, Jackson

OL

6-6 280 Fr.*

Wesley, Barry

OL

6-6 310 Fr.

Phillips, Joctavis

OL

6-4 310 Fr.

West Monroe, La. (Neville HS)

Taylor, Jeff

OL

6-1 305 So.

Jonesboro, Ga. (Jonesboro HS)

Garcia, Nicho

OL

6-5 285 Jr.*

Bjorklund, Tyler

OL

6-4 290 Jr.

Gaoa, Salofi

OL

6-6 285 So.*

Blasco Jr., John

OL

6-7 305 Fr.

Bennett, Jake

OL

6-3 290 Sr.*

Lakewood, Colo. (Bear Creek HS)

Knox, Ben

OL

6-6 325 Jr.*

DeLand, Fla. (Independence CC)

Kone, Lassine

DL

6-2 330 Fr.

Redding, Calif. (Enterprise HS) 80

Freismuth, John

TE

6-5 225 Jr.*

Marrero, La. (John Ehret HS) 81

Johnson, Olabisi

WR

6-0 195 Jr.

Lakewood, Colo. (Bear Creek HS)

San Mateo, Calif. (College of San Mateo) 82

Pannunzio, Isiah

TE

6-2 235 Fr.*

Pueblo, Colo. (Pueblo South HS)

Littleton, Colo. (Montana State) 83

Davis, Braxton

K

6-0 170 Jr.

Castle Rock, Colo. (Douglas County HS) 85

Lucas, Nathan

LS

6-2 230 Jr.*

Sammamish, Wash. (Skyline HS) 86

Birrell, Chandler

WR

6-0 195 So.*

Peachtree City, Ga. (McIntosh HS)

Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS) 88

Hammer, Griffin

TE

6-4 225 Fr.

South Elgin, Ill. (St. Charles North)

Drachslin, Chandler

WR

6-3 195 So.*

Fox, Jamori

DL

6-1 320 So.*

Marietta, Ga. (Ellsworth CC)

Buys, Jakob

DL

6-4 280 Sr.*

Arvada, Colo. (Ralston Valley HS)

Paogofie, Livingston

DL

6-1 260 Fr.

Harker, Conrad

DL

6-8 265 So.*

Thompson, Darnell

DL

6-4 280 Sr.

King, Richard

DL

6-4 275 So.*

Bryan, Wyatt

K

6-1 175 Jr.*

Larkspur, Colo. (Douglas County HS)

McBride, Toby

DL

6-3 255 So.

Fort Morgan, Colo. (Fort Morgan HS)

Hubbard, Ellison

DL

6-1 270 Fr.

Foster, Colton

DL

6-3 295 Jr.*

Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta HS) 54

Visalia, Calif. (El Diamante HS) 61 San Leandro, Calif. (Utah) 63 Lovejoy, Ga. (Tennessee) 64 Louisville, Ky. (Saint Xavier HS) 65 Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Mountain Vista HS) 66

San Marcos, Calif. (Mission Hills HS) 70

Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) 97

Fountain, Colo. (Army) Windsor, Colo. (Windsor HS)

Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South HS)

San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic HS) Morrison, Colo. (Bear Creek HS)

Overland Park, Kan. (Highland CC) Santa Clarita, Calif. (College of the Canyons) Fort Collins, Colo. (Rocky Mountain HS) Tacoma, Wash. (Stadium HS)

Denver, Colo. (Manual HS) Loveland, Colo. (Loveland HS)

Fort Collins, Colo. (Poudre HS) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek HS)

Riverside, Calif. (Riverside Polytechnic HS)

Arlington, Texas (Bowie HS) Lincoln, Neb. (Oklahoma State) Raleigh, N.C. (Highland (Kan.) CC) Aurora, Colo. (Rangeview HS)

Loganville, Ga. (Grayson HS) Bakersfield, Calif. (Frontier HS)

Beaverton, Ore. (Beaverton HS) * Indicates player has utilized a redshirt season

Fresno, Calif. (Clovis HS)

Aggie Football

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CHEN DIDN’T START PLAYING FOOTBALL UNTIL HIGH SCHOOL; IOANE WORKED HARD TO RETURN TO PLAYING FIELD AFTER INJURY

by Ashley Springer, USU Athletic Media Relations

ANDREW CHEN

®

Utah State offensive lineman Andrew Chen has been playing the guitar longer than he has played football.

The senior from Calabasas, Calif., has played the instrument since he was a little kid, but only started playing football his freshman year of high school because of some of his friends.

“They kind of pushed me to play just because I was bigger than everyone,” Chen said. “I gave it a shot and I loved it from there and that was that.”

During his senior year at Chaminade College Prep, Chen helped lead the team to an 8-2 record and a trip to the semifinals of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) playoffs. Chen also earned first-team allCIF honors, first-team all-Mission League honors and was named a firstteam All-Star by the Los Angeles Daily Times.

Furthermore, Chen was named Chaminade HS Lineman of the Week a total of 16 times during his high school career, earning the honor nine times as a senior and seven as a junior. As a junior, the Eagles went 9-1 and advanced to the CIF semifinals as Chen earned first-team all-Mission League honors.

Chen was recruited by then-USU offensive line coach T.J. Woods about 10 or 11 games into his senior season of high school. Woods called Chen to make an offer and set up a campus visit.

“I committed on the trip,” Chen said. “I loved everything about my visit and I wanted to come here and be an Aggie.”

During his junior season, Chen played two snaps against Weber State (9/1) and has played sparingly this year.

Despite that, Chen’s experience at Utah State has been great.

“This school and this program have done a lot of great things for me,” Chen said. “I could honestly say that I bleed blue and that I’m an Aggie for life.”

USU offensive line coach Steve Farmer described Chen as a wonderful guy and a hard worker.

“He’s a player that’s been dedicated to Utah State, shows up daily to try and get better and works hard,” Farmer said.

During the summer before his senior season at USU, Chen set a goal in the weight room to bench 405 pounds.

“I accomplished that and had the highest mark on the team, and I was really trying to reach that all summer and that was probably the biggest accomplishment I’ve had,” Chen said. “I worked really hard to get that.”

This season, Chen wants to reach a bowl game.

“I just want to have a winning season and get this program back in a bowl game and win it,” Chen said.

Farmer said he will miss Chen’s personality most.

“He’s fun to have in the room,” Farmer said.

On the guitar, Chen mostly plays acoustic and likes to play rock and roll, classic rock, the blues and country.

“I have a bunch of guitars, including a couple with me in Logan, and sometimes I play for people,” Chen said. “I would say most people don’t know that about me.”

When he’s not playing football, Chen likes to hang out with his roommates and play video games.

“There’s a game called Overwatch that I play with my roommates and it’s kind of a bonding experience for us,” Chen said.

Chen, who is majoring in general studies with an emphasis in kinesiology and human services, is set to graduate in December. Though he is still unsure of what he wants to do after Utah State, Chen is leaning toward going into coaching college football.

“I can’t really see myself walking away from the sport and I have a lot of love and passion for football,” Chen said. “I think I could become a really good coach one day.”

“He’ll be successful at anything he puts his mind at,” Farmer said. “I wish him nothing but the best.”

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

®

JAROM IOANE

Jarom Ioane (pronounced Jer-um Yo-ah-nah) is glad to be back playing the game he loves.

Just a year removed from playing in all 13 games – on special teams and on the offensive line – for Utah State as a sophomore in 2015, Ioane missed the entire 2016 campaign due to an injury.

“It was tough,” said Ioane, a 6-foot-6, 360-pound senior offensive lineman for Utah State. “You want to be there for your teammates and you want to do what you can. I felt like I could have contributed a lot last year, but with the injury, there is not much you can do. It was tough having to watch everyone, but it was good to refresh myself mentally and get a reset and focus on rehab to get back to where I am now. It was kind of a blessing in disguise. I was able to spend more time with my family and I had a baby.”

Utah State offensive line coach Steve Farmer knows how hard Ioane worked in order to return to the playing field and he’s glad to have the big man back in his group.

“He had a very difficult injury to come back from last year and he worked his tail end off in the offseason,” Farmer said. “It was probably about an eightto nine-month injury to come back from, and he’s managed to do that. Not a lot of people can see that far into the future and work for something that difficult to achieve, and he’s done it.”

Ioane has played in all five of the Aggies’ games this season, playing in a season-high eight snaps against Idaho State. In that game, he recorded two knockdowns.

“He is old reliable and the first one in the meeting room every week,” Farmer said. “He is our right guard on PAT and field goal and does a great job, because that is always a challenging position because you always have two or three guys over you coming at you hard. He takes a role like that and runs with it. It’s important to him, so he’s doing the best he possibly can to be successful with it.”

Ioane and his wife, Jenn, have a 4-month-old daughter named Kamree. What does being a father mean to Ioane?

“It means being there,” he said. “It means being supportive of not only your wife, but to my daughter. I grew up in a single-parent home with my mom (Noelani Ioane) and I learned a lot from her about how to be self-driven. She was a good example of how to get things done. My dad wasn’t around, so she was a great example to show me how to get things done when you’re the only one to be relied on. Just being a good example and trying to take care of my daughter’s needs is what being a father means to me.”

Juggling school, football and family life is not easy, but Ioane does it to the best of his ability.

“There is definitely lots of planning and making sure I am on the same page as my wife,” he said. “It has been good. Being that this is my senior year, it is kind of nice. It is a transition into real life after this, and I kind of get a glimpse of what I have to do as a father after football.

“My wife is very supportive, so planning with her, she understands the football life. She takes care of the baby when I’m gone and when I’m home, I try to do as much as I can with the baby so my wife can get a little break.”

Prior to Utah State, Ioane was a team captain at Bountiful (Utah) High School as both a junior and senior. He helped lead the Braves to an 8-3 record during his senior season as the team averaged 183.4 yards rushing per game.

Ioane, who redshirted at Utah State in 2013, served a two-year LDS Church mission to Veracruz, Mexico. He is majoring in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis on business and sociology, and will graduate this December.

After his graduation, Ioane isn’t planning on leaving Cache Valley anytime soon.

“My wife likes it here, so we’ll stay in Logan,” said Ioane, whose special talent is cooking.

What is Ioane’s favorite thing about being an Aggie?

“The biggest thing is the brotherhood we have,” he said. “It’s a tightknit group. You meet a lot of people from different walks of life, so that has been great. Logan is not the biggest city in the state or the world, but it’s fun to know the team can have such diversity. You get exposed to lots of things, even though you’re in a small community.”

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ALEX

BYERS

by Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

Q&A WITH SENIOR WIDE RECEIVER ALEX BYERS Q: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT BEING AN AGGIE? A: My favorite part about being an Aggie are the games. I enjoy running onto the field with Aggie fans after winning a big game like we just did with BYU, and celebrating the win with all the fans.

IF I COULD HAVE AN EXOTIC PET, IT WOULD BE: A black panther

Q: WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF 10 YEARS FROM NOW? A: I see myself coaching at a good high school, having won a state championship or two, and helping the youth.

FAVORITE FOOD: My mother’s fried chicken

OFF THE FIELD WITH BYERS FAVORITE MOVIE: All About the Benjamins

I COULDN’T LIVE WITHOUT: My daughter

Q: WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR FOOTBALL CAREER? A: The biggest influence on my football career is my dad (Wayne), simply just because he always kept pushing me and telling me not to give up through all the hard times that I had. He would keep pushing me and telling me that I could do it and be successful.

THE FIRST THING I NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE IS: Their teeth IF I WERE A GHOST, I WOULD HAUNT: My ex-girlfriend

Q: WHAT DO YOU DO TO RELAX WHEN YOU’RE NOT STUDYING OR PLAYING FOOTBAL? A: Being on Facetime with my daughter and talking to her, and helping her with her homework. That’s my relaxation time.

WHAT IS SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT YOU: I can play the guitar HOW DO YOU ENVISION YOUR SENIOR SEASON GOING: Ending with a bowl game

Q: WHAT DOES BEING A FATHER TO ANYLAH MEAN TO YOU? A: It means everything. For me being a father to her, it means everything because of the fact I always want to be in her life and I don’t want her growing up without a father. I want to teach her how to respect herself and be there for herself. I want to teach her responsibility and help her make decisions that she would probably have a hard time making, so just being a father to her is a blessing.

COLLEGE MAJOR: General studies GRADUATION DATE: December of 2017 HOMETOWN: Riverview, Fla.

Q: WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR FUTURE AGGIES? A: The advice that I have for future Aggies is that you’ll love it because it’s a place you can really focus on what you’re trying to do in life. You’ll also have a lot of help here and come out with a degree, so the advice I have to give to them is to come in and work hard, and you will see yourself take off.

PARENTS: Wayne and Jacqueline Byers

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by Kyle Cottam, USU Athletic Media Relations

Q&A WITH SENIOR OFFENSIVE LINEMAN PRESTON BROOKSBY Q: AS A THREE-SPORT ATHLETE COMING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL, WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT? A: My first love was baseball growing up.

I didn’t start playing football until high school. During my junior year, football became a reality of something that I could do in the future, so that’s where my focus went.

FAVORITE PRE-GAME MEAL: Steak and mashed potatoes. The classic and it fills me up. I’ll have steak anytime of the day.

Q: OUTSIDE OF ATHLETICS, WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES? A: Fishing, camping and doing things outdoors. I have a 3-week-old son, and that is one of my new hobbies, is spending time with him and my fiancé.

FAVORITE BREAKFAST CEREAL: Fruity Pebbles

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FAVORITE FOOD TO COOK: I love to cook and enjoy cooking salmon. My fiancé and I watch Master Chef all the time and I’m learning new recipes all the time and trying to better myself in that area.

FAVORITE MOVIE All of the Star Wars films

Q: WHAT IS YOUR IDEAL FISHING TRIP? A: I’ve done salmon finishing in Alaska, and I love the salmon run. I’ve also been halibut fishing. I love river fishing and fly fishing. I’ve pretty much done it all that can be done.

FAVORITE ATHLETE OF ALL-TIME: Randy Johnson

Q: DO YOU PREFER TO FLY FISH OR BAIT FISH? A: I’m a bait guy. Fly fishing is all about technique and gets tiring if you are not catching anything. I’ll go bait and lures and do the whole nine yards for hours.

FAVORITE FISHING SPOT IN ARIZONA: There is a little spot just outside of Flagstaff, called Mormon Lake.

It’s got some good trout fishing there.

COLLEGE MAJOR: General studies with an emphasis in social sciences

Q: WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE THE GAME-WINNING STRIKEOUT, A PANCAKE BLOCK LEADING TO THE GAME-WINNING TOUCHDOWN, THE GAME-WINNING SLAM DUNK OR GAME-WINNING BLOCK? A: I would choose the block leading to the touchdown. That is something I’ve never had the chance to do. Everything else has already been done, maybe not the dunk, I’ve always been a bit heavier. The block leading to the touchdown would be something.

GRADUATION DATE: December of 2017 HOMETOWN: Peoria, Ariz.

Q: IF YOU COULD PLAY ANY OTHER POSITION ON THE FIELD, WHAT WOULD IT BE? A: I would love to play tight end or quarterback. Just the knowledge that quarterbacks have to have to read everything, that would be really cool.

PARENTS: Brian and Debbie Brooksby

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