LOGAN, Utah – Utah State will be participating in the Old Trapper Mountain West Football Media Days, which is being held on Wednesday and Thursday, July 16-17, at Circa Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
 
First year head coach Bronco Mendenhall, who is entering his 19th year as a collegiate head coach, along with graduate senior quarterback Bryson Barnes (Milford, Utah/Milford HS/Utah) and senior defensive tackle Gabriel Iniguez Jr. (Pittsburg, California/Pittsburg HS/New Mexico State) will represent Utah State at this year's meetings.
 
Student-athletes from all 12 MW programs will meet with the media on Wednesday, while the head coaches will meet with the media on Thursday.
 
Fans can stay up to date on all the events during the MW Football Media Days as video clips, photos and more can be found on USU Athletics' social media platforms: X, Instagram and Facebook. Fans can also visit www.utahstateaggies.com for press releases announcing the 2025 MW Preseason Poll and All-MW Preseason Team.
 
Utah State returns four starters (O-1, D-3) as part of 18 returning letter winners (O-10, D-8) from last year's team. USU also welcomes back eight redshirts (O-4, D-4) and 14 more players (O-8, D-6) that were members of the program in 2024.
 
Highlighting Utah State's returners in 2025 are three players that have garnered previous All-Mountain West recognition in graduate TE Broc Lane, senior DT Gabriel Iniguez Jr. and senior S Ike Larsen. Iniguez earned honorable mention All-MW honors last season, while Lane was an honorable mention selection in 2023. Larsen garnered first-team All-MW accolades in 2023 and was named a College Football News Honorable Mention All-American. In 2022, he was named second-team All-MW and a College Football News Honorable Mention Freshman All-American.
 
Other starters returning for Utah State in 2025 include graduate TE Josh Sterzer and senior ILB John Miller. USU returns six more players who have made starts with the Aggies in junior OL Tavo Motu'apuaka (7), senior OLB Enoka Migao (5), senior QB Bryson Barnes (3), senior OL Trey Andersen (2), senior DT Bo Maile (1) and junior OL George Maile (1).
 
Utah State welcomes 68 newcomers to the program in 2025, which includes 29 four-year transfers (O-11, D-14, S-4), 12 junior college transfers (O-3, D-7, S-2) and 27 high school players (O-13, D-13, S-1). Those 68 newcomers are made up of 27 offensive players, 34 defensive players and seven specialists. Collectively, the 29 four-year transfers joining the program have combined for 416 games played and 115 starts during their careers.
 
Highlighting this group are five players that have garnered previous honors in senior S Noah Avinger, junior OLB John Gayer, junior CB John Shepard, sophomore LS Hyrum Hatch and sophomore S Titan Saxton. Avinger was an honorable mention All-MW selection last year at New Mexico. Gayer earned All-America Defensive Player of the Year honors from JCgridiron.com in 2024 at the College of San Mateo. Shepard was named a California Community College Athletic Association First-Team All-American and College Football Network Third-Team All-American last year at San Diego Mesa College. Hatch earned College Football Network Honorable Mention Freshman All-American accolades with the Lobos in 2024. Saxton was named a National Junior College Athletic Association Second-Team All-American last year at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah.
 
Fall Schedule
Utah State opens the 2025 season on Saturday, Aug. 30, as it hosts UTEP and begins Mountain West play at home against Air Force on Saturday, Sept. 13.
 
Ticket Information
Season tickets for the 2025 season are on-sale now. Purchase today to take advantage of our payment plans and spread your payment throughout the summer. To purchase click here or call the ticket office at 435-797-0305.
 
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Fans can follow the Aggie football program with behind-the-scenes content and coverage on social media through X, Instagram and Facebook, along with visiting www.utahstateaggies.com.