Oct. 3, 2005

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Game #4 vs. San Jose State Saturday, Oct. 8, 1:05 p.m. (MDT) Romney Stadium (30,257) Logan, Utah

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Utah State (1-2, 0-1 WAC) Date Opponent Time (MT)/Res.

Sept. 3    NICHOLLS STATE  CanceledSept. 10    at Utah (KJZZ)  L 7-31Sept. 17    ByeSept. 24    UNLV (KJZZ) W 31-24Oct. 1  at Idaho*   L 13-27Oct. 8  SJSU* (HC) (KJZZ)   1:05 p.m.Oct. 15 at Fresno State*    8:05 p.m.Oct. 22 BOISE ST.* (KJZZ)   4:35 p.m.Oct. 29 at Alabama  1 p.m.Nov. 5  LA. TECH*   1:05 p.m.Nov. 12 at Hawai'i* 9:05 p.m.Nov. 19 NEVADA* 1:05 p.m.Nov. 26 at New Mexico St.*  2 p.m.

San Jose State (1-3, 0-1 WAC) Date Opponent Results

Sept. 3    EASTERN WASH.   W 35-24Sept. 10    at Illinois L 19-40Sept. 24    at San Diego State  L 21-52Oct. 1  NEVADA  L 23-30Oct. 8  at Utah StateOct. 15 at Boise StateOct. 22 HAWAI'IOct. 29 at Louisiana TechNov. 5  at Fresno StateNov. 19 NEW MEXICO STATENov. 26 IDAHO

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Oct. 2, 2005

USU To Host San Jose State For Homecoming

QUICKLY -- Utah State (1-2 overall, 0-1 WAC) returns to Romney Stadium to face San Jose State (1-3, 0-1) in its 76th annual homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 8... Kickoff is slated for 1:07 p.m. with the game being televised in the state of Utah on KJZZ... USU has a modest two-game home winning streak having defeated New Mexico State last year and UNLV this season... Saturday's game is just USU's fourth home game in its last 12 contests... USU has not lost consecutive games in its last five outings... The Aggies will be looking for their first ever WAC win after losing at Idaho last week.

ON THE AIR -- All Utah State football games are carried on the Aggie Radio Network with "Barnacle" Al Lewis calling the play-by-play and Ken "I do not know the way to San Jose" Beazer providing analysis this week. The game will be televised in the state of Utah on KJZZ.

RADIO SHOW ON CAMPUS -- The weekly Brent Guy radio show, which is sponsored by Fazoli's Restaurant, hosted by Al Lewis and broadcast on KVNU 610 AM in Logan each Thursday from 6-6:45 p.m., will be held at different locations on campus this season in an effort to get the students more involved in the program. Fazoli's will provide an entree for $2 at each location. On Thurs., Oct. 6, the show will be held on the terrace of the Taggart Student Center. The public is invited.

RECOGNIZING THE 11 -- Utah State's football team is wearing decals to recognize the 11 individuals from the College of Agriculture that were involved in a tragic van accident on Monday, Sept. 26. Eight students and one instructor were killed in the accident. The logo is a yellow block letter 'A' inside a blue circle and is worn on the back right of the helmet.

HOMECOMING-- Utah State will play its 76th homecoming game against San Jose State. The Aggies are 47-26-2 all-time in front of the Alumns, but have lost each of their last two such contests. San Jose State has been the homecoming opponent four times and USU is just 1-3 against the Spartans in those games.

LAST TIME OUT -- Leon Jackson III passed for 157 yards and ran for 74 yards, but threw three interceptions in USU's 27-13 loss at Idaho. Idaho struck first taking a 14-0 advantage into the lockerroom before USU rallied with consecutive third quarter touchdowns by Kevin Robinson and Chris Forbes. Robinson's 10-yard reception pulled USU within 14-7. After Marquise Charles recorded his first career interception, the Aggies scored on a 51-yard run by Chris Forbes on the next play to pull within 14-13. An extra point that appeared good, was called no good and USU trailed 14-13 with 2:31 left in the third quarter. Idaho then kicked consecutive field goals to pull ahead 20-13 with 2:38 remaining in the game. USU started its next drive at its own 20-yard line and Jackson connected on four straight passes to get the Aggies to the Idaho 40-yard line. After a dropped pass and a Jackson six-yard run to the Idaho 34, Jackson was picked off by Mike Anderson, who returned the ball 71 yards for the game's final score.

UP NEXT -- USU will travel to Fresno State on Oct. 15 for a kickoff at 8:05 p.m. mountain time. The game is the first in a stretch that has the Aggies at Fresno State, home against Boise State and at Alabama.

COACH Brent Guy -- Brent Guy (Oklahoma State, 1983) is in his first year as a head coach after coming to Utah State from Arizona State where he was the defensive coordinator for four years. Guy was an assistant coach (linebackers) at Utah State from 1992-94 under then head coach Charlie Weatherbie. During that time, USU posted its only bowl victory in school history, claiming the 1993 Las Vegas Bowl. Guy has been involved in eight bowl games in 19 years as a collegiate assistant coach. Previous stops include Oklahoma State (1986-91 - graduate assistant 1986-87, recruiting coordinator 1988, linebackers 1989-91), Utah State (1992-94 - linebackers), Oklahoma State (1995-97 - linebackers), Boise State (1998-2000 - defensive coordinator) and Arizona State (2001-04 - defensive coordinator) before being named the Aggies' 25th head coach in December of 2004.

AGGIE ASSISTANTS -- Here is a look at USU's assistant coaching staff: Off. Coord./QB - Mike Santiago... Head coach at Stephen F. Austin for six years. Running Backs - Chris Tabor... Was wide receivers coach at USU from 2002-04. Wide Receivers - Greg Stevens... Off. Coord. at Stephen F. Austin for three years. Tight Ends - Danilo Robinson... Holds USU game records in sacks and tackles for loss. Offensive Line - Vance Vice... Played for Oklahoma State with Barry Sanders. Def. Coord./LB - Mark Johnson... Coached at three WAC schools (SJSU, BSU, UNR). Def. Line - Tom McMahon... In his 8th year at USU, fourth longest for USU assistant. Safeties - Jeff Copp... Played on Boise State's 1999 and 2000 BWC Champs. Cornerbacks - John Rushing... Brother of Aggie standout Kevin Robinson. GA - J.P. DeWane... Was defensive run game coordinator at Mt. Sac. GA - Mike McMahon... Was an assistant at three-time national champion Carroll.

CAPTAINS -- Utah State will select game captains each week. Captains for the San Jose State game are OT Donald Penn, WR Tony Pennyman, DE John Chick, and DT Jarom Fano. A complete list of captains is available later in this release.

USU-SAN JOSE STATE SERIES -- San Jose State leads the all-time series by a 17-9-1 count, including a 9-3-1 advantage in games played in Logan. The teams have not met since 1995, but the Spartans have won eight straight meetings dating back to 1986. USU's last win in the series was 35-32 in Logan in 1985. The teams first met in 1940 and SJSU won the first five matchups. From 1962-85, USU was 9-4-1 against the Spartans before SJSU went on its current streak.

USU-SJSU LAST TIME -- Joe Furlow's 42-yard field goal with :18 left gave San Jose State a 32-30 win against Utah State on Sept. 30, 1995. SJSU led 17-6 before the Aggies scored 14 straight points to lead 20-17 at halftime. USU upped its advantage to 27-17 early in the third quarter. With USU leading 30-23 late in the game, SJSU scored on a 70-yard pass to pull within 30-29 with 2:26 left. After holding USU, SJSU took possession on its own 48 with :57 left in the game. With the clock running on fourth and one, USU's Ben Crosland misunderstood signals from the sideline and called timeout which allowed SJSU time to kick a 42-yard field goal with :18 remaining.

USU-SJSU NOTE-ABLE -- USU lists 38 players on its roster from the state of California, including WR Curtis Grant, Jr. from San Jose (Oak Grove HS)... WR Tony Pennyman is from the bay area in Hayward and CB Marcus Davis is from Oakland... USU defensive coordinator Mark Johnson was the running backs coach at San Jose State in 1996... SJSU assistant athletics director John Ralston was the head coach at Utah State from 1959-62 leading the Aggies to a 31-11-1 record including back to back bowl trips in 1960 and 1961... SJSU associate athletics director John Glass worked at Utah State prior to going to SJSU... USU TE coach Danilo Robinson set the USU single-game sacks (5) and tackles for loss (6) record against San Jose State in 1995.

USU VS. THE WAC -- Utah State is in its first year as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. While it is its first season as a member of the league, the Aggies own a 71-65-3 all-time record against schools currently in the conference. USU's 17 losses to San Jose State are its most against any league school. SEVENTEEN FRESHMEN HAVE SEEN ACTION -- Seventeen different freshmen have played this season, including five that have earned starts. Here is a look (starters marked with an *): Offense - TB Ryan Bohm*, OT Derek Hoke*, FB Lynwood Johnson*, WR Otis Nelson, OL Ryan Tonnemacher, QB Jerod Walker Defense - DL Ben Calderwood, CB Marquise Charles*, LB Daryl Fields, LB Devon Hall*, LB Bevan Howard, LB Jake Hutton*, S Cameron Luke, LB Clay Swan, S Caleb Taylor Special Teams - Rob Myers, Bryan Perkinson

RUSHING LEADERS -- Through three games, USU's leading rusher each week has been a player other than a running back. In the season opener QB Leon Jackson ran for a team-best 87 yards, while TB Ryan Bohm rushed for 56 yards. Against UNLV, WR Kevin Robinson had three carries for 29 yards while Bohm had 21 yards. Last week at Idaho, Jackson went for 74 yards on the ground, while Chris Forbes led the running backs with 59 yards.

RUSHING LEADERS TWO -- It is early, but QB Leon Jackson III leads the team in rushing with 149 yards on the ground (TB Ryan Bohm is second with 85 yards) and no quarterback has led USU in rushing in a season (statistics available back to 1957). The school record for yards rushing in a season by a quarterback is 273 by Ron Edwards in 1964 and Jackson needs just 125 yards in the team's next eight games to surpass that mark.

OPP. QUARTERBACKS ON TARGET IN USU'S LOSSES -- The opposing quarterback has had great success in USU's two losses this season. In the season opener at Utah, Ute quarterback Brian Johnson hit 18 of 21 attempts for 268 yards and two touchdowns. Against Idaho, the Vandals' Steven Wichman was 20 of 25 for 238 yards and one touchdown. In those two losses for the Aggies, the opposing starting quarterbacks were a combined 38 of 46 for 506 yards. In USU's win against UNLV Rebel quarterback Shane Steichen was 25 of 43 for 265 yards and two scores.

PENNYMAN MAKING A DIFFERENCE -- Junior WR Tony Pennyman missed the first game of the year due to a suspension, but in the two games he has been back he has made a difference. Against UNLV, he earned WAC special teams player of the week honors after returning two kickoffs for 133 yards, including a 92-yard return for a touchdown. In that game he also pulled in a career best 10 receptions for 97 yards and another score. Against Idaho on Saturday, Pennyman had a team-best seven receptions for 89 yards with the team's longest reception of the year at 26 yards. He leads the team with 17 catches for 186 yards, while the next two receivers (Ryan Bohm and Kevin Robinson) have combined for 15 catches for 121 yards.

FIELD POSITION WOES -- Utah State has had a problem with field position through three games. In the first three games, the Aggies have averaged starting at their own 26 against Utah, 38 against UNLV and 25 against Idaho. Meanwhile Utah started at its own 37, UNLV at its 34 and Idaho its 39. The opponents have started 13 drives on USU's side of the 50, but have scored on just seven of those 14 drives. Of the nine drives the opponent has started at its own 20 or in, they have scored just one field goal. On the other hand, USU has started just two drives on the opponents' side of the field and scored both times (one touchdown and one field goal).

WHAT A WALKON - Freshman walkon LB Jake Hutton has gotten his Aggie career off on a good start. He has started all three games and is second on the team in tackles with 24 (Terrance Washington leads with 26), second in tackles for loss (four) and he is leading the team in forced fumbles (two). Hutton leads the WAC in fumbles forced, averaging 0.67 per game, a figure that ranks seventh in the NCAA, and is 10th in the league in tackles per game at 8.0.

STARTER NOTES -- Here are some quick notes on USU's projected starters:

Offense TB Ryan Bohm - Participated in spring after LDS mission... Former high school QB... Started season opener and responded with 56 rushing yards and a touchdown and a team best five receptions for 41 yards... His 56 rushing yards were most by an Aggie tailback in a first start since 2002 (four other backs started for first time since then)... Has produced just 29 yards on 12 carries since then. FB Lynwood Johnson - Redshirted last year... Does not have a rushing attempt in three games... Made key block on Bohm's touchdown run against Utah... Caught two passes for 28 yards, including a 17-yarder against UNLV. QB Leon Jackson III - Only QB on roster that played last year... Made first career start against Utah... Responded with team-best 87 rushing yards while hitting 12 of 25 passes for 95 yards... Posted solid numbers against UNLV hitting 19 of 25 attempts for 212 yards and two touchdowns... Passed for 157 yards and ran for team-best 74 against Idaho on Saturday. WR Kevin Robinson - Earned freshman All-America honors as WR and return man in 2004... Had just two catches for eight yards against Utah after averaging four per game last year... Led USU in rushing with 29 yards and one touchdown on three carries against UNLV... Caught just two passes for 22 yards, but added another score against UNLV... Scored three straight touchdowns for USU before Chris Forbes ran for a score against Idaho. WR Tony Pennyman - Had three 100-yard receiving games last year... Did not play against Utah due to a suspension for violating team rules... Returned a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown on his first touch of the ball this year against UNLV en route to WAC Special Teams player of the week honors... Also had a career-high 10 receptions for 97 yards and another score against UNLV... Led team with seven catches for 89 yards against Idaho. TE Jason Stephens - Caught two passes for 27 yards (15 and 12 yards) against UNLV for his only statistics this year. LT Donald Penn - Has made 35 consecutive starts and is starting for the fourth year. LG Ryan DeQuillettes - Switched sides after starting four games at DT in 2004. OC Nick George - Had been a backup tight end for three years at USU... Is in the college of agriculture, which was devastated by a tragic van accident that took the lives of eight students and one instructor on Sept. 26. RG Pace Jorgensen - Started five games as a freshman before injury last year. RT Derek Hoke - Hadn't played in a game since 2000 as senior in high school before the Utah opener.

Defense LE Jarom Fano - Entered USU program in 1999... Had 22 tackles last year... Made three tackles and shared in a tackle for loss against Utah... Made four tackles, including a sack against UNLV... Had four more tackles and a fumble recovery against Idaho on Saturday. DT Brian Soi - Former high school All-American played his first collegiate game against Utah... Responded by recording seven tackles and shared in a sack... Made four stops against UNLV, including a sack... Made one tackle against Idaho before suffering an injury in the first half. DT E.J. Reid - Four starts on offensive line last year and scored a TD vs. Clemson... Made five tackles, including a sack against Utah... Had one tackle against UNLV... Made two stops against Idaho. RE John Chick - Has 11 sacks in first three years... All-conference candidate... Had four tackles and shared a sack against Utah... Recorded four more tackles and a PBU against UNLV... Coming off a season-best six-tackle, including two-sacks performance against UNLV (sacks came on consecutive plays). ALB D.J. Brookter - Missed the preseason and Utah game due to a foot injury, but played against UNLV (two tackles) and started against Idaho (five tackles). MLB Matt Wiser - Former walkon takes over MLB spot... Entered the year with 37 career tackles... Played 66 snaps and recorded a team-high tying 11 tackles, including two for loss against Utah... Made three stops against UNLV, but shared a tackle for a loss, recovered a fumble and broke up one pass... Recovered a fumble for the second straight game and had eight tackles against Idaho on Saturday. SLB Jake Hutton - Walkon from Idaho who participated in the spring... Was active against Utah with six tackles and forcing one fumble... Posted a team-best eight tackles, including 2.5 stops for loss against UNLV... Forced his second fumble of the season and had a team-best tying 10 tackles against Idaho on Saturday. LC Jarrett Bush - Had three PBUs and an interception last year... Made four tackles against Utah... Recorded the team's first interception with a pickoff against UNLV... Also had six tackles and a pass broken up... Made six stops against Idaho. SS Antonio Taylor - Was team's leading tackler before being injured last year... Recorded eight tackles and recovered a fumble against Utah... Made five solo tackles and broke up one pass against UNLV... Tied for team lead with 10 tackles against Idaho on Saturday. FS Terrance Washington - Freshman All-America in 2003 and injured in 2004... Shared team lead with 11 tackles against Utah... Made six tackles against UNLV, while breaking up one pass... Made nine stops against Idaho. RC Marquise Charles - Started as a true freshman against Utah... Had six tackles in the game... Recorded five tackles against UNLV... Recorded his first career interception and added five tackles against Idaho last Saturday.

Special Teams PK/P Justin Hamblin - Is 1-5 FG all-time at USU... Had not punted since high school in 1998 before this year's opener... Punted eight times for a 34.8 average and a long of 45 yards against Utah... Averaging just 32.8 yards per punt on the year. PK Jarrod Jakubiak - Hit 4-5 FG with long of 34 last year... Is one of three on field goal attempts this year. Ret Kevin Robinson - 2nd in NCAA in punt returns (22.5) in 2004... Had two punt returns and one kickoff return for touchdowns last year... Had four kickoff returns for 100 yards, including a long of 45 and two punt returns for eight yards against Utah... Returned two kickoffs for 42 yards and two punt returns for 26 yards against UNLV... Had two kickoff returns for 34 yards and two punt returns for 14 yards against Idaho. Ret Tony Pennyman - Did not play against UNLV due to a suspension, but made his presence known, returning a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown against UNLV the first time he touched the ball this year... Had another return for 41 yards.

OFFENSIVE NOTE-ABLE -- USU has scored a rushing touchdown in each of its first three games and last year did not record a rushing score until the fourth game of the season... USU has run for 100-plus yards in two games (163 at Utah and 136 at Idaho) after rushing for 100 yards in just three games last season... USU's 293 total yards against Idaho on Saturday were a season best... USU's current 120 rushing yards per game are its most in the last four years... USU produced its two longest plays of the year Saturday with a 51-yard run by Chris Forbes and a 26-yard reception by Tony Pennyman... Forbes' 51-yard run was the longest by an Aggie since 2003... USU converted seven of 14 third down conversions against Idaho... Against Idaho, the USU offense produced three 10-play drives that resulted in a touchdown, missed field goal and an interception... USU had three turnovers against Idaho after having three turnovers combined in the first two games... USU has scored on all six of its trips into the Red Zone this year, including five touchdowns... Only one of USU's six offensive touchdowns has come from outside the Red Zone (51 yard run by Chris Forbes).

DEFENSIVE NOTE-ABLE -- USU held Idaho to opponent season lows in rushing (101 yards), passing (238) and total offense (339)... Idaho's longest play was a 22-yard pass while the longest run USU allowed was 11 yards... USU recorded a season high three sacks against Idaho with two by DE John Chick (DE Michael Gates recorded the other)... All four of Idaho's scoring drives were longer than four minutes for the four longest possession time drives against USU this year (previous long was 2:56 by Utah)... USU allowed Idaho to convert 10 of 15 third down situations as well as one fourth down play... The opponents have started 13 drives on USU's side of the 50-yard line, but have scored just five touchdowns and two field goals... USU has forced seven turnovers in three games compared to just three at this point last year... Five different Aggies have been in on USU's seven sacks this season.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTE-ABLE -- USU's kickoff return unit ranks eighth in the NCAA with a 29.50 average... The Aggies lead the WAC in kickoff return average and are third in punt return average (9.67)... USU has made just one of three field goal attempts this year... USU is averaging just 32.8 yards per punt and ranks 107th in the NCAA in net punting (29.11).

USU NOTE-ABLE -- Ten of USU's last 12 wins have come at home (USU is 10-6 at Romney Stadium in that time and 2-22 on the road in that time)... USU committed 12 penalties in its victory and just five in each of its two losses this year... Eleven Aggies have made their first career starts this season... LB D.J. Brookter became the only player to break into the regular defensive starting lineup as 10 players have started all three games on that side of the ball (Against Idaho, Brookter started for Daryl Hall, who had started the first two games)... Only two Aggies have started more than three consecutive games in OT Donald Penn (35) and DE John Chick (10)... USU is 3-2 in known games on Oct. 8 and has won its last two on this date... USU's two televised games lasted 3:07 (Utah) and 3:18 (UNLV), but the Idaho game which was not televised, lasted just 2:41.

USU SCHEDULE NOTE-ABLE -- Here is a quick look at USU's 2005 schedule: Two of USU's opponents this season were ranked in the preseason AP poll (both from the Western Athletic Conference) in #18 Boise State and #24 Fresno State, while the Aggies will meet two other teams which received votes prior to the start of the season including Alabama (26th) and Utah (28th)... Three teams on USU's schedule were ranked last year (Utah, Boise State and Fresno State), while five played in bowl games last season (Utah, Boise State, Fresno State, Alabama and Hawai'i)... USU's schedule alternates home and away games throughout the season... USU's eight conference games are its most in school history... After traveling 23,338 round trip miles last year, the Aggies will register 15,406 round trip miles this year in the WAC (includes trips to Alabama and Hawai'i).

NEW PLAYER BIOS -- Here is a quick look at several players, whose bios are not in the media guide, who could see action early this season:

Kyle Collins (#63, OL, 6-3, 292, Jr., JC)... Was an all-mission conference selection while playing center and guard at Orange Coast (Calif.) JC... Played two seasons of high school football, while also wrestling... Born Sept. 14 in Newport Beach, Calif.

Devon Hall (#45, LB, 6-3, 200, Fr. HS)... Signed in the summer... Was a four-year letterman Cleveland High School in Reseda, Calif... Was a first-team all-league quarterback and his team's MVP... Also played linebacker and ran track... Born Sept. 8, 1987 in Los Angeles, Calif.

Dionte' Holloway (#10, WR, 6-1, 170, So., JC)... Had seven receptions for 180 yards and one touchdown at Fresno City (Calif.) JC... Was an all-league wide receiver and cornerback in high school... Broke school record in high jump at 6-8... Averaged 12 points, six assists and four steals in basketball... Born Nov. 13, 1984 in Long Beach, Calif.

Chris James (#37, FB, 5-10, 245, Jr., JC)... Was a fullback at Kilgore (Texas) Junior College and led his team in scoring as a freshman and a sophomore... Was the 1A player of the year in Texas, while also competing in basketball and track... Born May 13, 1985. Nick Jensen (#73, OL, 6-3, 305, So., JC)... Played one season as center at Snow (Utah) JC... Was an all-state selection while playing at American Fork... Finished second in the state in wrestling... Born Feb. 27, 1984 in Mount Pleasant, Utah.

SEASON NOTE-ABLE

vs. Nicholls State USU's home and season opener was canceled due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina (Nicholls State is located in Thibodeux, La., approximately 66 miles outside of New Orleans... The last time an Aggie game was canceled was in 1970 when one of the planes carrying members of the Wichita State football team crashed in Colorado en route to Logan.

At Utah USU started five freshmen and played 16 freshmen in the game... A total of 19 Aggies saw their first collegiate action at USU in the game... USU kept Utah out of the end zone until the 3:03 mark of the second half... Leon Jackson ran for 87 yards, the most rushing yards by an Aggie quarterback in at least 15 years... Freshman Ryan Bohm started at tailback and responded with 58 rushing yards and a team-best five receptions for 41 yards... S Terrance Washington and LB Matt Wiser both recorded 11 tackles.

vs. UNLV USU recorded its 100th win in Romney Stadium history and is now 100-73 in 38 years... UNLV's touchdown just :53 into the game was the quickest score in an Aggie game since USU scored just 18 seconds into a 2002 game against Idaho state... For the second straight game USU's rushing leader was not a running back as WR Kevin Robinson led the Aggies and QB Leon Jackson led against Utah... WR Tony Pennyman had a career-high 10 receptions... USU defeated an opponent in consecutive seasons for the first time since beating Idaho State in 2001 and 2002.

at Idaho TB Chris Forbes' 51-yard run for a score was the longest rush by an Aggie since 2003... USU's 293 total yards were a season high, while the 339 yards allowed was a season bet for the Aggie defense... LB D.J. Brookter made his first start of the season and the second of his career (He started in place of Devon Hall)... QB Leon Jackson III rushed for 34 yards on four carries on the Aggies, first possession. That total was more than leading rusher (Kevin Robinson) gained in the entire game against UNLV last week (29)... All four of Idaho's scoring drives were the four longest allowed in terms of time of possession this season... Freshman CB Marquise Charles, whose twin brother is on the Idaho roster, recorded his first career interception in the third quarter. It led to USU's second touchdown, a 51-yard run by Chris Forbes) on the next play of the game... For the third straight game a player other than a running back led the Aggies in rushing (QB Leon Jackson led in the opener and again today and WR Kevin Robinson led against UNLV).