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UTAH STATE HOSTS ARKANSAS STATE UNDER FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
Game will be televised live on the CBS Sports Network at 7 p.m.

UTAH STATE (1-1) vs. ARKANSAS STATE (0-2)
FRIDAY, SEPT. 16, 2016 • 7:02 P.M. (MT) • LOGAN, UTAH • MAVERIK STADIUM (25,100)

GAME 3 INFORMATION
TV: CBS Sports Network
• Play-by-Play: Dwayne Ballen
• Analyst: Eric Davis
• Reporter: Cassie McKinney
• Comcast (Utah): Ch. 269
• DISH: Ch. 158
• DirecTV: Ch. 221

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KICKOFF COVERAGE
• Utah State (1-1) will host Arkansas State (0-2) on Friday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m., in a nationally televised game on CBS Sports Network. USU is 3-3 all-time against the Red Wolves, including a 3-0 home record. ASU won the last meeting between the two teams in Jonesboro, 21-14, in overtime in 2014 and USU won the last meeting between the two teams in Logan, 49-0, in 2003. All-time, USU is 57-30 (.655) against current members of the Sun Belt Conference.

• Utah State is beginning the 2016 season by playing three of its first four games at home, something that has not happened at USU since 1997. In fact, the 2016 season will mark just the second time since the early 1950s that USU will begin the season with three of its first four games at home. From 1901 to 1953, USU played three of its first four games at home 26 times.

• Utah State has won 24 of its last 27 home games, including 13 of its last 16 against non-conference competition.

• Under head coach Matt Wells, USU is 16-3 at home, including a 5-2 non-conference record. All-time, Utah State is 136-99 (.579) in Maverik Stadium.

• Utah State has won 10 of its last 16 games played during the month of September, including eight straight at home. The last time USU lost at Maverik Stadium during September was to Colorado State, 35-34, in 2011 in double-overtime. USU is 4-4-1 all-time in games played on Sept. 16.

• Utah State is 11-4 under coach Wells following a loss, and has lost back-to-back games just four times in the last five seasons.

• Utah State has 37 players on its roster from the state of Utah, while Arkansas State has 38 players on its roster from the Natural State.

UTAH STATE HOSTS ARKANSAS STATE UNDER FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
• Utah State (1-1, 0-0 MW) will host Arkansas State (0-2, 0-0 Sun Belt) on Friday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. in its annual `Whiteout Game,' as fans are encouraged to wear white. The game will be televised nationally on the CBS Sports Network with Dwayne Ballen (play-by-play), Eric Davis (analyst) and Cassie McKinney (reporter) on the call. Live audio of the game is available on www.UtahStateAggies.com. USU, which is 532-525-31 (.504) in its previous 118 seasons, has 10 nationally televised games on ESPN, CBS Sports Network and the Pac-12 Network in 2016.

UTAH STATE UNDER FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
• Utah State is 19-26-1 all-time in games played on Friday, including a 6-3 record under head coach Matt Wells. Overall, USU has won each of its last three home games on Friday night.

FIRST TIME STARTERS
• Utah State has had nine players make their first career start this season. Aggies who made their first career start against Weber State include senior OG Jude Hockel; senior LB Leki Uasike; junior OT Preston Brooksby; junior LB Alex Huerta; junior BS Dallin Leavitt; sophomore LB Derek Larsen; and sophomore FS Jontrell Rocquemore. For Uasike, Brooksby and Leavitt, it was also their first career game played at USU. Aggies who made their first career start at USC include redshirt junior CB Wesley Bailey and freshman WR Rayshad Lewis.

TWENTY-THREE AGGIES GET FIRST DIVISION I EXPERIENCE IN FIRST TWO GAMES
• Utah State has had 23 players play in their first-ever Division I game this season. Aggies who played their first career Division I game against Weber State were senior OL Dalton Forsythe; senior TE Joe Palange; senior LB Leki Uasike; redshirt junior CB Wesley Bailey; junior OT Preston Brooksby; junior WR Ethan Cortazzo; junior LB Patrick Lee Miranda; junior LS Emmett Odegard; junior CB Kevin Ogwu; sophomore DE Adewale Adeoye; redshirt sophomore BS Gaje Ferguson; sophomore WR Ron'Quavion Tarver; redshirt freshman WR Chad Artist; redshirt freshman LB Dalton Baker; redshirt freshman CB Cameron Haney; freshman WR Rayshad Lewis; redshirt freshman OL Roderick Smith; freshman LB Justus Te'i; redshirt freshman NG Christopher `Unga; and redshirt freshman DE Jacoby Wildman. Aggies who got their first Division I experience at USC were junior WR Alex Byers; redshirt freshman PK Dominik Eberle and freshman NG Mohelika Uasike.

UTAH STATE HAS NINE BOWL TEAMS ON ITS 2016 SCHEDULE
• Utah State's 2016 schedule features nine teams who played in bowl games a year ago as USC played in the Holiday Bowl (L, 23-21 vs. Wisconsin); Arkansas State played in the New Orleans Bowl (L, 47-28 vs. Louisiana Tech); Air Force played in the Armed Forces Bowl (L, 55-36 vs. California); Boise State played in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl (W, 55-7 vs. Northern Illinois); Colorado State played in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl (L, 28-23 vs. Nevada); San Diego State played in the Hawaii Bowl (W, 42-7 vs. Cincinnati); New Mexico played in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl (L, 45-37 vs. Arizona); Nevada played in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl (W, 28-23 vs. Colorado State); and BYU played in the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl (L, 35-28 vs. Utah).

AGGIES ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WEST OVER THE PAST FIVE SEASONS
• Utah State has won 42 of its last 61 games (.689) to rank as the third-most wins in the West behind Oregon (53) and Boise State (47) over the last five seasons.

RECAPPING THE USC GAME
• LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Senior TE Wyatt Houston caught his first touchdown pass of the season and redshirt junior BS Dallin Leavitt recorded a career-high 15 tackles, but it still wasn't enough in a 45-7 loss to Southern Cal on Saturday at Memorial Coliseum. Houston's touchdown grab, a six-yarder from junior QB Kent Myers on the final play of the third quarter, pulled the Aggies to within 31-7. Houston tied his career high with four receptions for 33 yards, while Myers was 25-of-37 for 204 yards and the one touchdown, to go along with an interception. Sophomore WR Ron'Quavion Tarver and freshman WR Rayshad Lewis each finished with a career-high four receptions for the Aggies (1-1, 0-0 Mountain West). Tarver led Utah State with 37 yards receiving and Lewis finished with 34. USC QB Max Browne was 23-of-30 for 182 yards and two touchdowns on the day, while fellow signal caller Sam Darnold was 5-of-7 for 62 yards and two touchdowns. The Trojans (1-1, 0-0 Pac-12) tallied 422 yards of total offense and limited the Aggies to 253. A scary moment occurred late in the first quarter when senior CB Daniel Gray was injured while making a tackle. He was carted off the field on a stretcher, but gave the announced crowd of 62,487 the thumb's-up sign. After the game was over, Gray was being greeted by his teammates as he stood just outside of the Aggies' locker room. Leavitt, who was also shaken up late in the first half, recorded 10 of his tackles during the first 30 minutes of play. He also had a pass breakup. USC struck first following a blocked punt by Michael Pittman, Jr. Quinton Powell recovered it for the Trojans and returned it nine yards to the Aggies' 6-yard line. Three plays later, Browne threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to JuJu Smith-Schuster to give the hosts a 7-0 lead with 11:50 remaining in the first quarter. Both teams then traded missed field goals as Utah State's Brock Warren missed a 37-yarder wide left, while USC's Matt Boermeester missed one of his own from 47 yards out wide right. The Trojans led 21-0 at halftime following a couple of second-quarter touchdown passes by Darnold and Browne. Deontay Burnett hauled in a 13-yarder from Darnold with 8:00 left until intermission, then Browne found Steven Mitchell, Jr. from two yards out with 19 seconds remaining on the clock. The second of those two scores came after Myers' pass was intercepted by Leon McQuay III. Prior to Myers' first interception of the season, the defense created a turnover of its own when sophomore FS Jontrell Rocquemore picked off a pass by Browne. USC increased its lead to 31-0 in the third quarter courtesy of two special teams scores when Boermeester kicked a 20-yard field goal and Adoree' Jackson returned a punt 77 yards for a touchdown. Following Houston's touchdown grab, the eighth of his career, the Trojans capped the game's scoring when Smith-Schuster caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Darnold and Aca'Cedric Ware scored on a 2-yard touchdown run. Several Aggie defenders had career days including sophomore LB Derek Larsen, who had seven tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack, all of which were career-highs. Junior CB Jalen Davis also had a sack and finished with six tackles.

A QUICK LOOK AT ARKANSAS STATE
• Arkansas State is 0-2 on the season following its 51-14 road loss at Auburn last weekend. ASU began the year with a 31-10 home loss to Toledo. The Red Wolves are led by senior QB Chad Voytik, who is 26-of-45 passing for 339 yards (169.5 ypg) with no touchdowns and no interceptions. Sophomore RB Warren Wand leads the team in rushing with 114 yards on 28 carries (4.1 ypc), and junior WR Christian Booker has caught nine passes for 105 yards (11.7 ypr). Defensively, senior LB Xavier Woodson-Luster has a team-best 24 tackles, which includes 1.0 tackle for loss, to go along with a forced fumble, while sophomore DB Justin Clifton has 17 tackles, which includes 2.0 tackles for loss, and a forced fumble. As a team, ASU is averaging 12.0 points and 296.0 yards of total offense per game (192.0-passing, 104.0-rushing) and allowing 41.0 points and 631.0 yards of total offense (307.5-passing, 323.5-rushing). Arkansas State returns 13 starters (O-6, D-7) and 48 lettermen (O-19, D-27, S-2) from last year's team that went 9-4 and won the Sun Belt Conference with a perfect 8-0 mark. The Red Wolves concluded its 2015 season with a 47-28 loss to Louisiana Tech in the New Orleans Bowl. ASU has won four Sun Belt Championships in the last five years and has played in five-straight bowl games. The Red Wolves, who were picked to finish second in the Sun Belt preseason polls, had 11 players named to the preseason all-Sun Belt team. Blake Anderson is in his third season as a collegiate head coach at ASU and has a 16-12 overall coaching record.

AGGIES AND RED WOLVES SERIES HISTORY
• Utah State and Arkansas State will be playing for the seventh time in series history this weekend, with each team winning three of the previous six meetings. USU is 3-0 all-time against the Red Wolves at home, including a 49-0 win in the last meeting between the two teams in Logan on Oct. 25, 2003. ASU won the last meeting between the two schools with a 21-14 overtime victory in Jonesboro on Sept. 20, 2014. In fact, ASU has won the last two games played in the series, as it also posted a 16-7 home win in 2004. The first game played in the series was on Sept. 2, 1995, in Jonesboro with ASU winning, 21-17. USU then won three-straight games in the series, all played in Logan. USU's games against ASU in 2003 and 2004 were conference games as both teams were members of the Sun Belt.

UTAH STATE AGAINST THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE
• Utah State is 57-30-0 (.655) all-time against current members of the Sun Belt Conference, including a 28-12 (.700) home record. All-time, USU is 30-7 versus New Mexico State, 20-17-2 against Idaho, 3-3 against Arkansas State, 1-1 versus Louisiana-Lafayette, 1-2 against Louisiana-Monroe, 1-2 against Troy, and 1-0 versus Texas State. As for USU head coach Matt Wells, this will be just his second game versus a Sun Belt team, both against Arkansas State.

UTAH STATE-ARKANSAS STATE CONNECTIONS
• Arkansas State tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator Dan Dodd spent the 1989 and 1990 seasons on Chuck Shelton's staff as the running backs coach at Utah State. USU co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach/recruiting coordinator Luke Wells was on staff at Louisiana-Monroe in 2003 with ASU offensive line coach Allen Rudolph. Former Arkansas State QB Adam Kennedy spent the 2011 and 2012 seasons at Utah State and went 4-1 as a starter to end the 2011 regular season, leading USU to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, its first bowl game in 14 years. USU has since played in a school-record five-straight bowl games.

AGGIES FROM ARKANSAS
• According to available records, Utah State has had just three football players from the state of Arkansas in DE John Matthews (1962-64), who was from Ashdown, QB David Stock (2004), who was from Springdale, and DE Antonio May (2009), who was from Ashdown.

AGGIES WHO HAVE PLAYED AGAINST ARKANSAS STATE
• Utah State has 18 players on its current roster who played at Arkansas State on Sept. 20, 2014. Aggies who started that game against the Red Wolves include three defenders in senior FS Devin Centers, senior CB Daniel Gray and junior CB Jalen Davis, and three offensive players in senior TE Wyatt Houston, senior OG Jake Simonich and senior OC Austin Stephens. Other Aggies who played in that game include senior OT Austin Albrecht, senior DE Ricky Ali'ifua, senior CB Austin Cheney, senior FS Marquan Ellison, senior CB Jentz Painter, redshirt senior NG Travis Seefeldt, senior DE Siua Taufa, senior K Jake Thompson, redshirt senior LB Anthony Williams, senior WR Kennedy Williams, junior RB LaJuan Hunt and junior DE Ian Togiai.

UTAH STATE NOTABLES WITH THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE
• Utah State spent the 2003-04 seasons as a member of the Sun Belt Conference, tying for fourth in the league standings in 2003 with a 3-4 mark and tying for seventh in 2004 with a 2-5 league record.

• The last time Utah State hosted Arkansas State (10/25/03), it marked USU's third-ever Sun Belt Conference game after competing as an independent the previous two seasons after the Big West Conference quit sponsoring football. It was also the Aggies' first game since it announced earlier that week that USU would be leaving the Sun Belt following the 2004 season for the Western Athletic Conference.

LAST MEETING VS. ARKANSAS STATE
• JONESBORO, Ark. - Utah State had a 38-yard field goal blocked at the end of regulation and failed to score in overtime as it lost on the road at Arkansas State, 21-14, on Sept. 20, 2014. Both teams are now 2-2 on the season. Utah State had a chance to win the game in regulation as the Aggies' defense forced its fourth turnover of the game late in the fourth quarter as junior LB LT Filiaga recovered his second fumble of the night at the Arkansas State 38-yard line with 47 seconds remaining. USU then drove the ball down to the ASU 21-yard line and called timeout with 0:03 seconds to play, but had its 38-yard field goal blocked to send the game into overtime. During the extra period, Arkansas State had the ball first and scored on its second play from scrimmage on a 24-yard pass from Fredi Knighten to Dijon Paschal for the Red Wolves first lead of the game. USU then got the ball and had a fourth-and-seven at the ASU 22-yard line, but was unable to pick up the first down, losing the game as the Aggies are now 6-5 all-time in overtime. Utah State finished the game with 413 yards of total offense (268-passing, 145-rushing) as compared to 316 yards (190-passing, 126-rushing) for Arkansas State. USU also won the time of possession, 31:56 to 28:04, as well as the turnover battle as the Aggies forced three fumbles and one interception for four total turnovers, and committed just one turnover. Sophomore QB Darell Garretson was 27-of-46 passing for Utah State for 268 yards with two touchdowns and one interception, while junior WR Hunter Sharp had nine receptions for 130 yards, including an 81-yard reception from Garretson, which is tied for the 13th-longest pass play in school history. Arkansas State took the opening kickoff and drove 65 yards in eight plays before sophomore LB Nick Vigil forced a Red Wolves fumble at the USU 19-yard line that was recovered by Filiaga. Two series later, Utah State scored the first points of the game on an 81-yard pass from Garretson to Sharp on the first play of the series to give the visitors a 7-0 lead. Utah State's defense forced two more turnovers in the first-half, but the Aggie offense was unable to convert them into any points as Garretson threw an interception in the red zone and sophomore PK Jake Thompson missed a 46-yard field goal late in the second quarter as the Aggies went into the locker room with a 7-0 lead. Arkansas State tied the game at 7-all midway through the third quarter as senior P Jaron Bentrude fumbled the snap on a fourth-down punt that resulted in a turnover at the USU 13-yard line. Three plays later, ASU's J.D. McKissic scored on a 12-yard rush. Utah State answered Arkansas State's touchdown on its next drive as senior WR Ronald Butler scored on a 41-yard touchdown pass from Garretson to cap an 8-play, 75-yard drive to give the Aggies a 14-7 advantage with 3:43 remaining in the third quarter. Arkansas State tied the game at 14-all with 4:58 to play on a 4-yard run by Johnston White. USU then went three-and-out on its next offensive series before the Aggie defense forced its fourth turnover of the night to set up what would have been the game-winning field goal. Utah State's defense was led by senior LB Zach Vigil, who had a career-high 14 tackles, and tied his career-high with 3.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks. Sophomore FS Devin Centers added a career-high 11 tackles, while Filiaga tied his career-high with 10 stops to go along with his two fumble recoveries.

LAST MEETING VS. ARKANSAS STATE IN LOGAN
• LOGAN, Utah - Junior QB Travis Cox passed for 260 yards and three touchdowns as Utah State snapped a season-high three-game losing streak by defeating Arkansas State, 49-0, on Oct. 25, 2003. For Utah State, it was its third-ever Sun Belt Conference game after competing as an independent the previous two seasons after the Big West Conference quit sponsoring football. It was also the Aggies' first game since it announced earlier in the week that USU would be leaving the Sun Belt following the 2004 season for the Western Athletic Conference. Cox was 14-of-21 passing and threw touchdown passes of 40, 12 and 14 yards before leaving with 2:52 to go in the third quarter for the Aggies (2-1 Sun Belt Conference, 2-6 overall), whose 49-point victory was the most since a 76-0 rout over New Mexico State in 1964. Utah State's 49 points were its most in a game since beating Weber State 56-43 in the ninth game of 2001. It was also the most points against a Division I opponent since beating Idaho 63-17 in 1997. Utah State also recorded its first shut-out since a 42-0 victory against UNLV on Nov. 11, 1995 - a span of 87 games. The Indians (1-2, 3-5) were shut out for the second consecutive time. Mississippi beat ASU 55-0 on Oct. 11. Senior RB David Fiefia rushed for a game-high 86 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries for USU. His first touchdown came earlier in the first quarter on a 1-yard run and he later scored on another 1-yard run in the second quarter gave the Aggies a 35-0 lead at halftime. Redshirt freshman S Terrance Washington scored USU's second touchdown of the game as he returned an interception 26 yards to give the Aggies a 14-0 lead. Washington led USU with eight tackles on the day. Utah State's final touchdown of the first quarter was on a 40-yard pass from Cox to senior TE Chris Cooley. Cooley finished the game with three receptions for 60 yards and two scores. The Aggies' other first half touchdown was on a 12-yard pass from Cox to sophomore WR Jerome Eason, making the score 28-0 with 11:42 to play in the second quarter. Cooley added a 14-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter and senior WR Chris Stallworth concluded the scoring with a 15-yard pass from redshirt freshman QB Bryan Black early in the fourth quarter to make the final score 49-0. The closest Arkansas State came to scoring was when it had a second-and-goal from the USU 1 late in the fourth quarter. However, junior LB Robert Watts helped preserve the shutout by intercepting a pass in the end zone. Watts finished the game with seven tackles and also recovered a fumble. In all, six different Utah State players intercepted passes by ASU quarterbacks Elliot Jacobs and Nick Noce, who combined to throw for 158 yards on 11-of-32 attempts. The six interceptions by the Aggies were the most since picking off six passes against Louisiana-Lafayette in the 1993 season opener. USU's defense also recovered a fumble by the Indians, while the special teams blocked a punt. Other Aggies with interceptions during the game included senior S Mike Rosencrans, sophomore CB Cornelius Lamb, redshirt freshman CB Joe Lindsay and sophomore CB Reggie Willson.

MYERS POSTS FIFTH-CAREER 200-YARD PASSING GAME AT USC
• Junior QB Kent Myers recorded his fifth-career 200-yard passing game last weekend at USC as he was 25-of-37 for 204 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Those 25 completions tied his career-high, while his 37 attempts are the second-most of his career.

• Myers has a career completion percentage of .634 (236-372), which ranks first all-time in school history. He also has 22 career touchdown passes to just seven career interceptions, and has thrown at least one touchdown pass in nine of his last 11 games.

• For his career, Myers has an interception percentage of just 0.019, which ranks first all-time in school history, as he has thrown just seven interceptions on 372 pass attempts.

• Overall, Myers is 11-5 as Utah State's starting quarterback.

HOUSTON CATCHES EIGHTH CAREER TOUCHDOWN PASS AT USC
• Senior TE Wyatt Houston caught his first touchdown pass of the season and the eighth of his career last weekend at USC on a 6-yard reception in the third quarter. Houston also tied his career high with four receptions against the Trojans, a feat he has now accomplished five times in his career.

• For his career, Houston now ranks tied for second all-time in school history for touchdown receptions by a tight end with eight, along with Aubrey Thompson (1992-93). Chris Cooley (2000-03) holds the school record for touchdown receptions by a tight end with 11.

• On the season, Houston leads the team with seven receptions for 65 yards (9.3 ypc) and one touchdown catch.

LEWIS CONTINUES TO SHINE DURING FRESHMAN SEASON
• Freshman WR Rayshad Lewis continues to make significant contributions to the Aggies' offense as he caught a season-high four passes for a season-best 34 yards in his last game at USC. Lewis also had a season-long-tying 24-yard reception against the Trojans.

• On the season, Lewis is tied for the team lead with seven receptions and is second on the team with 60 receiving yards.

LARSEN HAS CAREER GAME AT USC
• Sophomore LB Derek Larsen had his best game as an Aggie in his last outing at USC as he recorded a career-high seven tackles, which included a career-best 1.0 sacks and 2.0 tackles for loss. In his previous 10 games, which included one start, he recorded four total tackles.

UTAH STATE DEFENSIVE PLAYER NOTABLES FROM USC GAME
• Sophomore FS Jontrell Rocquemore intercepted his first career pass, while adding a season-high five tackles. Redshirt junior CB Wesley Bailey had a season-high seven tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss. Redshirt senior LB Anthony Williams had six tackles, including one tackle for loss, giving him 1.5 career tackles for loss. Senior FS Devin Centers had his first tackle for loss of the season and now has 7.5 career tackles for loss. He finished the game with a season-high six tackles. Junior CB Jalen Davis recorded his first sack of the season and the third of his career, and finished the game with a season-high six tackles. Senior CB Daniel Gray had a career high 1.5 tackles for loss and now has 2.0 career tackles for loss. Junior LB Alex Huerta had a tackle for loss, giving him 1.5 tackles for loss in his career. Senior DE Siua Taufa tied his career-high with three tackles. Senior DE Edmund Faimalo tied his career-high with three tackles.

UTAH STATE OFFENSIVE PLAYER NOTABLES FROM USC GAME
• Junior WR Jaren Colston-Green had a career-long 43-yard reception. Sophomore WR Ron'Quavion Tarver had his first stats of the season as he caught four passes for 37 yards. Junior WR Alex Byers caught his first career pass for six yards.

UTAH STATE SPECIAL TEAM PLAYER NOTABLES FROM USC GAME
• Sophomore P Aaron Dalton had a season-long 56-yard punt, which is his 10th career 50-plus yard punt. Dalton also had two punts downed inside the 20-yard line, giving him 29 punts in his career that have been downed inside the 20. Senior PK Brock Warren missed a 37-yard FG in the first quarter and is now 1-of-2 this year and 10-of-14 in his career on FG attempts, including 1-of-2 this season and 3-of-4 in his career from 30-39 yards.

MAYS HAS CAREER GAME AGAINST WEBER STATE
• Utah State senior RB Devante Mays had the best game of his career in Utah State's 45-6 season-opening home win against Weber State two weeks ago. Mays rushed for a career-high 208 yards on 18 carries and tied his career-high with three rushing touchdowns (18, 18, 66) during his first seven carries. Mays' 66-yard touchdown in the second quarter was a career-long rush as he gained 79 yards in each of the first two quarters and 50 yards in the third. He did not play in the final quarter.

• Against Weber State, Mays' first 10 rushes went for at least eight yards, and eight of those 10 rushes went for at least 10 yards,

• Those 208 rushing yards are tied for the 19th-most in a single-game in school history and the most by an Aggie since the 2012 campaign, when Kerwynn Williams gained 235 yards against Toledo in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

• Mays' 208 rushing yards against Weber State are the fifth-most in college football at the FBS level, trailing Donnel Pumphrey (San Diego State), who rushed for 281 yards, Aaron Jones (UTEP), who rushed for 249 yards, Nick Chubb (Georgia), who rushed for 222 yards, and Ralph Webb (Southeastern), who rushed for 211 yards.

UASIKE MAKES MOST OF FIRST CAREER GAME
• Senior LB Leki Uasike made the most of his first-ever game as an Aggie as he started at middle linebacker and led the team with nine tackles, while adding one tackle for loss. Uasike is in his third year at Utah State as he redshirted in 2014 and did not play a year ago. In fact, Uasike was not even a scholarship player for USU until receiving one during fall camp this year.

• In his second career start at USC, Uasike had seven tackles to rank tied for second on the team.

AGGIES HAD A QUICK-STRIKING OFFENSE AGAINST WEBER STATE
• Utah State recorded three scoring drives of less than a minute in its 45-6 season-opening victory against Weber State last weekend. Two of those drives lasted just one play as senior RB Devante Mays had a 66-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and sophomore RB Justen Hervey found the end zone from 80 yards out midway through the fourth quarter. A year ago, it took the Aggies until the second quarter of the fourth game to notch their first scoring drive of less than a minute. Furthermore, Utah State ended the 2015 campaign with seven scoring drives of less than a minute and just one that took one play.

• Utah State rushed for 428 yards last week in its season-opener against Weber State, which is tied for the seventh-most rushing yards in a single game in school history and the most since it rushed for 440 yards against Weber State in 2011.

• Utah State's 45 points against Weber State are its most in a season-opener since it recorded a 48-48 tie at San José State to start the 1979 season.

DID YOU KNOW?
• Utah State is 6-5 all-time in overtime, winning three of its last four. All-time, USU is 4-3 in single-overtime games, 2-1 in double-overtime games, and 0-1 in triple-overtime games. USU's last overtime game was a 21-14 loss at Arkansas State on Sept. 20, 2014.

• Utah State has won 18 of its last 19 games when it has a 100-yard rusher and 20 of its last 21 contests when rushing at least 40 times in a game.

UTAH STATE LEADING THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
• Through the first two weeks of the college football season, Utah State is leading the Mountain West and ranking 39th nationally with a completion percentage of .643. USU also ranks fourth in the conference and 26th nationally in rushing offense (238.5 ypg), tied for fifth in the MW and tied for 27th nationally in sacks allowed (1.0 pg), eighth in the MW in both total offense (390.5 ypg) and scoring offense (26.0 ppg), ninth in the conference in passing offense (152.0 ypg) and 10th in the MW in passing efficiency (112.2).

UTAH STATE RANKS 21ST NATIONALLY IN THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS
• Utah State has converted 15-of-28 third downs through its first two games, and that percentage of .536 ranks second in the Mountain West and 21st nationally. Last year, USU converted 35.8 percent (66-184) of its third downs.

UTAH STATE LEADING THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN FEWEST PENALTIES
• Utah State has committed just nine penalties for 68 yards (34.0 pg) this season, and that average of 4.5 penalties per game ranks first in the Mountain West and 19th nationally.

UTAH STATE RANKS FOURTH IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN TOTAL DEFENSE
• Following the first two weeks of the college football season, Utah State is allowing 333.5 yards per game, which ranks fourth in the Mountain West. USU also ranks fourth in the conference in passing defense (190.5 ypg), fifth in the MW in scoring defense (25.5 ppg), tied for sixth in the MW in sacks per game (2.0), and is seventh in the conference in both rushing defense (143.0 ypg) and passing efficiency defense (131.6).

UTAH STATE RANKS 23RD IN THE NATION IN TACKLES FOR LOSS
• Utah State recorded 8.0 tackles for loss against Weber State in its season-opener and 9.0 tackles for loss in its last game at USC, and ranks second in the Mountain West and 23rd nationally with an average of 8.5 tackles for loss per game.

UTAH STATE FORCES ONE TURNOVER AT USC
• With its second-quarter interception at USC, Utah State has now forced at least one turnover in 43 of its last 52 games and has forced 101 turnovers in its last 52 games, while recording 48 interceptions in its last 39 games, including at least one pick in 24 of its last 39 games.

• Utah State ranks fourth in the Mountain West and 37th in the nation with its two interceptions thus far this season.

• With its two takeaways and one turnover this season, Utah State ranks tied for third in the Mountain West and tied for 37th nationally in turnover margin (+0.50).

• Utah State scored three defensive touchdowns last year to rank second in the Mountain West and 25th in the nation. Over its last 36 games, USU has scored 11 defensive touchdowns.

UTAH STATE RANKS FOURTH NATIONALLY IN KICKOFF RETURN DEFENSE
• Utah State is allowing just 10.25 yards per kickoff return, to rank first in the Mountain West and fourth nationally.

• Utah State also ranks third in the Mountain West and 45th in the nation in punt returns (9.3 ypr).

MAYS RANKS FIFTH IN THE NATION IN YARDS PER CARRY
• Senior RB Devante Mays is averaging 8.9 yards per carry on the season as he has rushed for 232 yards on 26 carries, and that average ranks second in the Mountain West and fifth nationally. Mays also ranks third in the conference and 17th nationally in rushing yards (116.3 pg), fourth in the MW and 13th in the nation in rushing touchdowns (3), tied for sixth in the MW and tied for 64th nationally in scoring (9.0 ppg), and sixth in the MW and 67th nationally in all-purpose yards (120.0 pg).

MYERS LEADING THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
• Junior QB Kent Myers is 36-of-54 passing and that completion percentage of .667 leads the Mountain West and ranks 27th nationally. Myers also ranks eighth in the conference and 92nd in the nation in passing yards (152.0 pg), and ninth in the MW and 92nd in the nation in passing efficiency (116.4).

AGGIES IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST AND NCAA RANKINGS
• Redshirt junior BS Dallin Leavitt ranks tied for second in the Mountain West and tied for 28th nationally in interceptions (0.50 pg), and tied for sixth in the conference and tied for 26th in the nation in tackles (10.5 pg). Sophomore FS Jontrell Rocquemore ranks tied for second in the Mountain West and tied for 28th nationally in interceptions (0.50 pg). Senior WR Andrew Rodriguez ranks third in the MW and 35th nationally in punt returns (9.3 ypr). Redshirt senior NG Travis Seefeldt ranks tied for third in the MW and tied for 19th nationally in forced fumbles (0.50 pg). Senior LB Leki Uasike ranks tied for 12th in the MW and tied for 77th in the nation in tackles (8.0 pg). Redshirt senior LB Anthony Williams ranks tied for 28th in the MW in tackles (6.5 pg). Senior FS Devin Centers ranks tied for 37th in the MW in tackles (5.5 pg). Junior LB Alex Huerta and sophomore LB Derek Larsen both rank tied for 41st in the MW in tackles (5.0 pg).

MAYS RANKS 21ST ALL-TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY IN RUSHING
• Senior RB Devante Mays has rushed for 1,198 yards on 191 carries (6.3 ypc) during his Aggie career with 12 touchdowns and now ranks 21st all-time in school history in rushing yards and seventh all-time in rushing average. The school record for rushing yards is 4,053 set by Demario Brown (1996-99), while Michael Smith (2009-11) owns the school record for career rushing average at 7.1 yards per carry.

• Mays has four 100-yard rushing games and four multi-touchdown games in his career, and has a team-best 12 rushing touchdowns.

MYERS FIRST ALL-TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY IN COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
• Junior QB Kent Myers is 236-of-372 (.634) passing for 2,763 yards with 22 touchdowns and just seven interceptions in his career, and that completion percentage ranks first all-time in school history. Furthermore, Myers completed 121-of-199 (.608) passes for 1,593 yards with 16 touchdowns and just three interceptions last season, and that completion percentage ranks fifth all-time at USU for a single season. The single-season school record of 69.4 percent was set by Chuckie Keeton in 2012.

• Myers, who is 11-5 as Utah State's starter, was named the Offensive MVP of the 2014 Gildan New Mexico Bowl as he rushed for 70 yards on 15 carries, including a 48-yard touchdown, and was 5-of-12 passing for 68 yards.

• Myers ranked fourth in the Mountain West in 2015 with his 16 passing touchdowns (1.79 pg). Overall, he led the team in completions (121), attempts (199), passing yards (1,593) and touchdown passes (16), all of which are career highs. He also set a career high in passing efficiency (151.56). Against Air Force (11/14), Myers set single-game career highs with 25 completions, 47 attempts, 364 passing yards and four touchdowns.

• Myers set a school single-game rushing record for a quarterback with his 191 yards against Colorado State (10/3) as he was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week. Overall, he ranked second on the team during the season with his 356 rushing yards and his 39.6 rushing yards per game, while ranking third on the team with three rushing touchdowns.

RODRIGUEZ RANKS SIXTH IN CAREER PUNT RETURN AVERAGE
• Senior WR Andrew Rodriguez has returned 29 punts for 286 yards in his career, and that average of 9.9 yards per punt return ranks sixth all-time in school history. Tom Larscheid (1959-61) holds the school record with 18.8 yards per punt return. Last season, Rodriguez returned 26 punts for 258 yards and that average of 9.9 yards per return ranks sixth all-time in school history.

WILLIAMS RANKS THIRD IN CAREER KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE
• Senior WR Kennedy Williams has returned 29 kickoffs for 735 yards in his career and that average of 25.3 yards per kickoff return ranks third all-time in school history behind Overton Curtis (1957-58), who averaged 31.0 yards per kickoff return and Altie Taylor (1966-68), who averaged 29.3 yards per kickoff return. Williams returned 12 kickoffs for 367 yards last year and that average of 30.6 yards per kickoff return ranks second all-time at USU for a single season, trailing only Taylor, who averaged 31.9 yards per kickoff return during the 1967 season.

WARREN RANKS NINTH ALL-TIME IN PAT PERCENTAGE
• Senior PK Brock Warren is 51-of-54 all-time on extra points and that percentage of .944 ranks ninth all-time in school history. Warren is also just five made extra points and 10 extra point attempts away from entering the career top 10 in both categories in school history. Last season, Warren was 39-of-41 on extra points and ranked tied for fifth in school history for a single season in extra points made with Brad Bohn (1997), and fifth in school history for a single season in extra points attempted. Josh Thompson holds the record for both extra points made (57) and attempted (58) in a season, as both were set in 2011.

ON THIS DATE - SEPTEMBER 16, 1978
• On Sept. 16, 1978, Utah State posted a 21-20 win at Colorado State for its second of five-straight wins to start the season. Junior QB Eric Hipple was 14-of-27 passing for 246 yards, which included a 34-yard touchdown to senior WR Jimmy Bryant with 1:50 remaining in the game for the winning score. Bryant finished with seven receptions for 104 yards. USU's other scores came in the third quarter as Hipple scored on a 1-yard run and junior RB Rick Parros returned a kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown. CSU outgained USU, 522-338, but the Rams had five turnovers in the game as compared to just two for the Aggies. Defensively, senior FS Dave Parkin had 12 tackles, to go along with an interception and fumble recovery for USU.

WHAT'S RETURNING IN 2016
• Utah State returns 12 starters (O-9, D-3) and 38 letterwinners (O-20, D-15, S-3) from last year's team that finished tied for second place in the Mountain Division of the Mountain West with a 5-3 record, and played in its school-record fifth-straight bowl game. Highlighting Utah State's returners in 2016 are six players who earned honorable mention all-Mountain West honors a year ago in senior offensive linemen Austin Albrecht, Jake Simonich and Austin Stephens, senior punt returner Andrew Rodriguez, junior cornerback Jalen Davis and junior quarterback Kent Myers. Along with the players mentioned above, Utah State also returns five other starters on offense in senior tight end Wyatt Houston, senior running back Devante Mays, junior running back LaJuan Hunt and junior wide receiver Braelon Roberts, along with Rodriguez at wide receiver. USU also returns two other starters on defense in senior defensive end Ricky Ali'ifua and senior free safety Devin Centers, to go along with three specialists returning in senior kicker Jake Thompson, senior placekicker Brock Warren and sophomore punter Aaron Dalton.

WHAT UTAH STATE MUST REPLACE FROM 2015
• Utah State must replace six players who earned various all-Mountain West honors in 2015, including LB Kyler Fackrell and LB Nick Vigil, who both earned first-team honors, WR Hunter Sharp, who was named to the second team, and NG David Moala, junior offensive lineman Tyshon Mosley and DE Jordan Nielsen, who were all named to the honorable mention team. Fackrell also earned fourth-team All-American honors from Phil Steele's Magazine. Other offensive starters lost include OL Taani Fisilau, QB Chuckie Keeton, WR Devonte Robinson and OL Ben Wysocki. Other defensive starters lost include SS Marwin Evans, LB LT Filiaga, CB Tyler Floyd and CB Deshane Hines.

DID YOU KNOW?
• Utah State returns three starters along its offensive line in senior OT Austin Albrecht, senior OT Jake Simonich and senior OC Austin Stephens, as all three players earned honorable mention all-Mountain West honors in 2015. In fact, both Simonich and Stephens also earned honorable mention all-conference honors as sophomores in 2014. In all, these three offensive linemen have combined to play in 100 games during their Aggie careers, with a combined 76 career starts. Furthermore, USU entered the 2016 season with three other offensive linemen who have collegiate experience at USU in junior Jarom Ioane (13 games played), senior Jude Hockel (7 games played), junior Brandon Taukeiaho (5 games played), sophomore Cody Boyer (5 games played) and sophomore KJ Uluave (4 games played).

UTAH STATE COACHING CHANGES FOR 2016
• Utah State's coaching staff had an FBS-high six changes during the off-season as fourth-year head coach Matt Wells hired Mike Canales as an assistant head coach working with the running backs and tight ends, Frank Maile as the co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach, Stacy Collins as the special teams coordinator, Julius Brown as the cornerbacks coach, Steve Farmer as the offensive line coach, and David Kotulski as the linebackers coach. Coaches who left the USU program following the 2015 season include associate head coach/offensive line coach Mark Weber, who went to Fresno State, assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Josh Heupel, who went to Missouri, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Kevin Clune, who went to Oregon State, special teams coordinator/running backs coach Dave Ungerer, who went to Fresno State, safeties coach Joe Lorig, who went to Memphis, and defensive line coach Ikaika Malloe, who went to Washington. Other programs with six coaching changes this year include Fresno State and Western Kentucky.

UTAH STATE ONLY PROGRAM WITH NEW COORDINATORS THREE YEARS IN A ROW
• Utah State is the only FBS program to have new offensive and defensive coordinators for the third straight season under the same head coach. In 2014, Kevin McGiven was the offensive coordinator, while Todd Orlando was the defensive coordinator. In 2015, Josh Heupel was the offensive coordinator and Kevin Clune was the defensive coordinator. And in 2016, Jovon Bouknight and Luke Wells are co-offensive coordinators, while Frank Maile and Kendrick Shaver are co-defensive coordinators. McGiven and Orlando left USU after the 2014 season for similar positions at Oregon State and Houston, respectively, while Heupel and Clune left USU following the 2015 season for similar positions at Missouri and Oregon State, respectively.

UTAH STATE PUTTING EXTRA EMPHASIS ON SPECIAL TEAMS IN 2016
• Utah State is putting an extra emphasis on special teams in 2016 as fourth-year head coach Matt Wells hired Stacy Collins as the programs special teams coordinator. Collins, who spent the previous four years as the head coach at South Dakota School of Mines, is one of just 10 assistants at the FBS level who only coach special teams, along with Boston College, Florida International, Kansas, Kansas State, Nebraska, San Diego State, Washington State, Western Michigan and Wisconsin.

WELLS' 26 WINS TIED FOR FIFTH-MOST IN SCHOOL HISTORY
• Utah State head coach Matt Wells' 26 career wins ranks tied for the fifth-most in school history, along with Gary Andersen (2009-12), while his 60.5 winning percentage (26-17) ranks sixth all-time with a minimum of 15 games coached. Furthermore, Wells' 25 wins is a school record for a coach in his first three seasons, bettering the 23 wins John Ralston produced from 1959-61.

MORE ON UTAH STATE'S HEAD COACH
• Matt Wells, the 2013 Mountain West Coach of the Year, is one of just 18 coaches to lead his alma mater. He is also 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.

DID YOU KNOW?
• Utah State is one of just 14 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) programs to have at least three alumni/former letterwinners on its current full-time staff in head coach Matt Wells, assistant head coach/running backs/tight ends coach Mike Canales, and assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach Frank Maile. BYU leads the nation with nine former alumni/letterwinners on its current staff, followed by Air Force (7), Boise State (5), Hawai'i (4), Wisconsin (4), Auburn (3), Ball State (3), Clemson (3), Iowa (3), Massachusetts (3), Missouri (3), Troy (3), Utah (3) and Utah State (3). The USU record for alumni on its staff is six during the 1984 season, and its three this season is the most since 1985 when four former Aggies were on the coaching staff.

LOOKING BACK AT UTAH STATE'S 2015 SEASON
• Utah State ended its 2015 season with a 6-7 record and finished tied for second in the Mountain Division of the Mountain West with a 5-3 mark. USU concluded its season with a 23-21 loss to Akron in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Offensively, USU was led by sophomore QB Kent Myers, who was 121-of-199 (.608) passing for 1,593 yards (177.0 ypg) with 16 touchdowns and three interceptions. Junior RB Devante Mays led the team in rushing with 966 yards on 165 carries (5.9 ypc/74.3 ypg) with nine touchdowns, and senior WR Hunter Sharp had a team-best 71 receptions for 835 yards (11.8 ypr/75.9 ypg) with nine touchdowns. Defensively, junior LB Nick Vigil led the team with 144 tackles, which included 3.0 sacks and 13.5 tackles for loss, while senior LB Kyler Fackrell had 82 tackles, which included 4.0 sacks and 15.0 tackles for loss. As a team, Utah State averaged 29.0 points and 370.6 yards of total offense (205.5 passing, 165.1 rushing), and allowed 26.7 points and 332.5 yards of total offense (180.5 passing, 151.9 rushing).

AGGIES TIE SCHOOL RECORD FOR SIX-WIN SEASONS
• Utah State's six wins in 2015 marked the 34th time in 118 years of Aggie football that the program won at least six games in a single season. Furthermore, USU has won at least six games in each of the past five seasons, which is tied with the 1971-75 teams for the longest streak in school history.

• Utah State also won five conference games for the fifth-straight season in 2015, which is a school record. Overall, it is just the 15th time in program history that USU has won at least five conference games as the Aggies have been associated with a conference for 80 seasons.

UTAH STATE PLAYS IN FIFTH-STRAIGHT BOWL GAME IN 2015
• Utah State played in its fifth-straight bowl game for the first time in school history in 2015, and its 11th bowl all-time, as it faced Akron in the 2015 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. USU is 4-7 all-time in its 11 bowl game appearances.

UTAH STATE BOWL HISTORY
• Utah State has a 4-7 bowl record all-time as it lost to San José State, 20-0, in the 1946 Raisin Bowl (Fresno, Calif.); lost to Pacific, 35-21, in the 1947 Grape Bowl (Lodi, Calif.); lost to New Mexico State, 20-13, in the 1960 Sun Bowl (El Paso, Texas); lost to Baylor, 24-9, in the 1961 Gotham Bowl (New York City); defeated Ball State, 42-33, in the 1993 Las Vegas Bowl II; lost to Cincinnati, 35-19, in the 1997 Humanitarian Bowl; lost to Ohio, 24-23, in the 2011 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl; defeated Toledo, 41-15, in the 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, defeated No. 24 Northern Illinois, 21-14, in the 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl; defeated UTEP, 21-6, in the 2014 Gildan New Mexico Bowl; and lost to Akron, 23-21, in the 2015 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

UTAH STATE ENTERING FOURTH SEASON IN MOUNTAIN WEST
• Utah State is entering its fourth year as a member of the Mountain West and has been a Division I-A/Bowl Championship Series football playing school in each of its 119 seasons of competition. USU joined the Mountain States/Skyline Conference in 1938 until 1961. USU then played as a football independent from 1962-77 when the Aggies became members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association in 1978. The PCAA changed its name to the Big West Conference in 1988. Following the 2000 season when the Big West no longer sponsored football, USU spent two years as an independent (2001-02) and two years in the Sun Belt Conference (2003-04), before joining the Western Athletic Conference for eight seasons from 2005-12.

UTAH STATE VERSUS THE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
• Utah State is 145-168-8 (.464) all-time against current members of the Mountain West with a 38-24-4 record vs. Wyoming, a 33-37-2 record vs. Colorado State, a 15-7 record vs. UNLV, a 16-20-1 record vs. San José State, a 11-17-1 record vs. Fresno State, a 10-12 record vs. New Mexico, an 8-6 record vs. Hawai`i, a 6-17 record vs. Nevada, a 5-15 record vs. Boise State, a 2-2 record vs. Air Force, and a 1-11 record vs. San Diego State.

NOTABLES ON CURRENT AGGIES
• Utah State has 25 players on its roster who have served two-year LDS Church Missions: senior DE Ricky Ali'ifua, freshman DE Caden Andersen, senior OL Preston Brooksby, senior CB Austin Cheney, freshman DE Ritisoni Fata, senior OL Dalton Forsythe, freshman S Baron Gajkowski, redshirt freshman LB Mason Gajkowski, redshirt freshman LB Braden Harris, freshman TE Derek Hastings, senior TE Landon Horne, junior OL Jarom Ioane, sophomore LB Derek Larsen, freshman LB Logan Lee, sophomore QB DJ Nelson, senior CB Jentz Painter, sophomore TE Dax Raymond, freshman BS Zach Swenson, senior DE Siua Taufa, junior OL Brandon Taukeiaho, senior LB Leki Uasike, freshman NG Mohelika Uasike, sophomore OL KJ Uluave, sophomore WR Zach Van Leeuwen and redshirt freshman DE Jacoby Wildman.

• Utah State has 14 players on its roster who are married in senior OL Austin Albrecht, senior DE Ricky Ali'ifua, senior CB Austin Cheney, sophomore LB Chase Christiansen, senior OL Dalton Forsythe, junior OL Jarom Ionae, sophomore LB Derek Larsen, redshirt junior BS Dallin Leavitt, senior CB Jentz Painter, redshirt senior NG Travis Seefeldt, junior OL Brandon Taukeiaho, sophomore OL KJ Uluave, sophomore WR Zach Van Leeuwen and senior PK Brock Warren.

AGGIES CURRENTLY IN THE NFL AND CFL
• Utah State currently has 13 players on NFL rosters and has had 10 players drafted into the NFL in the past six years. Former Aggies currently in the NFL include: SS Maurice Alexander (Los Angeles), CB Will Davis (Baltimore), S Marwin Evans (Green Bay), LB Kyler Fackrell (Green Bay), OC Tyler Larsen (Carolina), CB Nevin Lawson (Detroit), OT Donald Penn (Oakland), LS Patrick Scales (Chicago), TE DJ Tialavea (Atlanta), RB Robert Turbin (Indianapolis), LB Nick Vigil (Cincinnati), LB Zach Vigil (Miami) and LB Bobby Wagner (Seattle). The three former Aggies currently in the Canadian Football League are DE John Chick (Hamilton), LB Chris Randle (Winnipeg) and DE Connor Williams (Ottawa).

• Maurice Alexander (S - Los Angeles Rams) - Alexander, who is in his third season with the Rams, begin their season at San Francisco on Monday.

• Will Davis (CB - Baltimore Ravens) - Davis is in his second season with the Ravens. He did not play in their season-opening 13-7 home win against Buffalo.

• Marwin Evans (S - Green Bay Packers) - Evans is in his first season with the Packers. He played in their season-opening 27-23 home win at Jacksonville, but did not record any stats.

• Kyler Fackrell (LB - Green Bay Packers) - Fackrell is in his first season with the Packers and recorded one tackle in helping Green Bay to a 27-23 road win against Jacksonville.

• Tyler Larsen (OG - Carolina Panthers) - Larsen is in his first season with the Panthers. He did not play in their 21-20 loss at Denver.

• Nevin Lawson (CB - Detroit Lions) - Lawson, who is in his third season with the Lions, had four tackles in their 39-35 road win at Indianapolis.

• Donald Penn (OT - Oakland Raiders) - Penn, who is in his third year with the Raiders, started at left tackle in their 35-34 win at New Orleans.

• Patrick Scales (LS - Chicago Bears) - Scales is in his second year with the Bears. He did not play in their 23-14 loss at Houston.

• DJ Tialavea (TE - Atlanta Falcons) - Tialavea is in his first year with the Falcons. He did not play in their 31-24 home loss to Tampa Bay.

• Robert Turbin (RB - Indianapolis Colts) - Turbin, who is in his first year with the Colts, had one carry for four yards and two receptions for 15 yards in their 39-35 home loss to Detroit.

• Nick Vigil (LB - Cincinnati Bengals) - Vigil is in his first year with the Bengals and had one tackle in their 23-22 road win at the New York Jets.

• Zach Vigil (LB - Miami Dolphins) - Vigil is in his second year with the Dolphins. He did not play in their 12-10 road loss at Seattle.

• Bobby Wagner (LB - Seattle Seahawks) - Wagner is in his fifth year with the Seahawks and had six tackles and two quarterback hits in their 12-10 home win against Miami.

AGGIES WITH NFL TIES
• Utah State has four players on its current roster with fathers who played in the NFL in senior FS Devin Centers (Larry Centers), junior WR Jaren Colsten-Green (Willie Green), redshirt freshman LB Mason Tobeck (Robbie Tobeck) and freshman WR Rayshad Lewis (Ray Lewis). Furthermore, the grandfather of redshirt freshman WR Hudson Conrad (Bobby Joe Conrad) played in the NFL, as well, and the brother of senior WR Kennedy Williams (Kerwynn Williams).

• Larry Centers (FB) spent 14 seasons in the NFL with the Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals (1990-98), Washington Redskins (1999-2000), Buffalo Bills (2001-02) and New England Patriots (2003).

• Willie Green (WR) spent eight seasons in the NFL with the Detroit Lions (1991-93), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1994), Carolina Panthers (1995-96) and Denver Broncos (1997-98).

• Robbie Tobeck (OL) spent 14 seasons in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons (1993-99) and Seattle Seahawks (2000-06).

• Ray Lewis (LB) spent 17 seasons in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens (1996-2012) and led the Ravens to two Super Bowl wins in 2000 and 2012.

• Bobby Joe Conrad (WR) spent 12 seasons in the NFL with the Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals (1958-68) and Dallas Cowboys (1969).

• Kerwynn Williams (RB) spent four years in the NFL playing for the Indianapolis Colts (2013), San Diego Chargers (2013) and Arizona Cardinals (2014-2015).

MORE NOTABLES ON CURRENT AGGIES
• Senior wide receiver/kick returner Kennedy Williams was also a member of Utah State's outdoor track & field program last spring and placed seventh in the triple jump (13.97m/45-10.00) and 11th in the long jump (6.56m/21-06.25) at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships. In his first-ever collegiate meet, he finished third in the long jump with a mark of 6.73m (22-01.00) at the BYU-hosted Clarence Robison Invitational.

• Senior running back Devante Mays was listed as one of Bruce Feldman's Top 20 `Freaks' in college football for 2016 as he came in at No. 15 on the list due to his 41-inch vertical jump, 515-pound full squat and 425-pound bench press.

• When redshirt senior NG Travis Seefeldt took the field against Weber State, it was the first time he had suited up for the Aggies since recording five tackles in a 21-6 victory against UTEP in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl on Dec. 20, 2014. Seefeldt, along with a few others, were returning to Logan from an outing at Newton Reservoir in June of 2015, a popular recreational area in Cache Valley, when the Chevy Tahoe he was driving was struck on the driver's side by a semi-truck loaded with 52,000 pounds of milk. The truck pushed the Tahoe more than 75 yards before the two vehicles finally came to rest. Following the accident, Seefeldt spent over two weeks in the hospital and doctors told him he would never play football again. Senior DE Edmund Faimalo, sophomore DE Adewale Adeoye, former DE John Taylor and former USU softball player Sarah Vasquez were also injured in the crash.

HEAD COACH Matt Wells
• Matt Wells has wasted little time putting his stamp on the Aggie football program in his first four seasons as head coach, as USU is 26-17, including an 18-6 Mountain West record. Those 26 wins are a school record by a USU coach in his first 43 games. USU also played in its fifth-straight bowl game in 2015.

• In his four years as head coach, Wells has led Utah State to three wins against top 25 opponents, one more than USU had overall prior to his tenure.

• During the 2015 season, Wells mentored 12 players who earned all-Mountain West honors, which were the third-most in the conference. Wells also coached Kyler Fackrell, who was named a fourth-team All-American by Phil Steele.

• Wells coached three players who participated in the 2016 NFL Combine in Fackrell, Hunter Sharp and Nick Vigil, while 10 players from the 2015 roster were invited to NFL camps, including Vigil (Cincinnati Bengals) and Fackrell (Green Bay Packers), who were both selected in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

• Wells led Utah State to 10 wins in 2014 to rank as the second-most in school history behind the 2012 team that finished with an 11-2 record, including its third-straight bowl win with a 21-6 victory against UTEP in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl.

• During the 2014 season, 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 coached two All-Americans as Zach Vigil was named a second-team All-American by USA Today Sports, while Jalen Davis was named a True Freshman All-American by 247Sports. Vigil was also named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year.

• 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 as the Aggies went 9-5.

• Wells led Utah State to the inaugural Mountain West Championship game after winning the Mountain Division with a 7-1 record in 2013. He also led USU 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.

• During his first year as USU'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 Kyler Fackrell was named an honorable mention Sophomore All-American by College Football News.

• Wells coached a school-record four players who participated in the 2014 NFL Combine in Larsen, Lawson, Maurice Alexander and D.J. Tialavea, while 11 players from the 2013 roster were invited to NFL camps, including Alexander (Los Angeles Rams) and Lawson (Detroit Lions), who were both selected in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

• Overall, Wells is the second USU coach and fifth 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).

• Wells is one of just 14 coaches to lead his alma mater and 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 at Utah State, including serving as the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2012. In 2011, Wells coached USU's quarterbacks and was the team's recruiting coordinator.

• During his five years at Utah State, Wells has been part of a USU program that has played in five straight bowl games for the first time in school history, and won three-straight bowl games for the first time ever.

• As offensive coordinator in 2012, Utah State concluded its most successful season in program history with a school-best 11-2 record. USU also won its first outright conference championship since 1936.