UTAH STATE HOSTS MOUNTAIN WEST-FOE NEW MEXICO
Game will be televised live on truTV on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 2 p.m. (MT).
LOGAN, Utah - Utah State (1-5, 0-2 MW) continues Mountain West play this week as it hosts New Mexico (2-4, 1-1 MW) on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 2 p.m. (MT). The game will be televised on truTV (Xfinity Ch. 44, DISH Ch. 242, DirecTV Ch. 246) with Ari Wolfe (play-by-play), Darius Walker (analyst) and Bridget Howard (reporter) on the call.
GAME 7 INFORMATION
TV: truTV
• Play-by-Play: Ari Wolfe
• Analyst: Darius Walker
• Reporter: Bridget Howard
• Xfinity (Utah): Ch. 44
• DISH / Direct TV: Ch. 242 / Ch. 246
RADIO: Aggie Sports Network
• Play-by-Play: Scott Garrard
• Analyst: Kevin White
• Online: kslsports.com/kslsportszone
• National: Sirius XM Ch. 388
SOCIAL MEDIA: #AGGIESALLTHEWAY
• X/Instagram: @USUFootball
• Facebook: USUFootball
• YouTube: UtahStateAthletics
• Live Stats: stats.statbroadcast.com
KICKOFF COVERAGE
• Utah State is 52-36 (.591) all-time in Mountain West play, including a 28-17 (.622) home record. USU has the third-best record against MW opponents since it joined the league in 2013. Boise State (75-17) has the best record, while San Diego State (62-28) has the second-best record. Overall, USU is 50-24 (.676) in its last 74 home games.
• Utah State is second in the Mountain West and 19th in the nation in total offense (463.8 yards per game) and second in the MW and 14th in the nation in passing offense (302.8 ypg). USU is also fifth in the MW and tied for 36th in the nation in yards per rush (5.1).
• Senior WR
Jalen Royals is second in the Mountain West and eighth in the nation in receiving (107.7 yards per game), second in the MW and ninth in the nation in receptions (7.3 pg), third in the MW and 18th in the nation in all-purpose yards (127.5 ypg), and third in the MW and 22nd in the nation in receiving touchdowns with five (0.80 pg).
• For his career, senior WR
Jalen Royals has caught 115 passes for 1,726 yards and 20 touchdowns and ranks fifth all-time in school history in touchdown receptions, 17th all-time in receiving yards and 20th all-time in receptions. He also has seven-career 100-yard receiving games, which is tied for the ninth-most in school history.
• Utah State set a pair of school records in its game against UNLV last weekend as it marked the first time in school history that it had two players with 10-plus receptions and two players with 150-plus receiving yards in the same game as senior WR
Jalen Royals had 10 catches for 155 yards and one touchdown and junior WR
Jack Hestera had 10 catches for 152 yards and one touchdown. The last time USU had a pair of 100-receivers in the same game was against Fresno State in 2023 with
Royals and
Terrell Vaughn.
SERIES vs. NEW MEXICO
• Utah State has won seven-straight games against New Mexico, including six by double digits, as it has out-scored the Lobos 270-142 (38.6-20.3) in those games. Overall, USU is 9-2 against UNM all-time in Mountain West games and has a 17-13 advantage all-time against the Lobos.