Utah State football held its fifth spring practice Tuesday afternoon on Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium, and the Aggie linebackers are focused on doing a better job of stopping the run, while at the same time continuing to create turnovers.
In all, Utah State’s defense returns nine starters and 29 letterwinnners from last year’s team that ranked 19th in the nation in passing yards allowed (182.5) and 24th in passing efficiency defense (116.6). Furthermore, USU’s defense ranked sixth in the nation last season with its 29 forced turnovers and fourth overall with its five defensive touchdowns.
As for its linebackers, Utah State returns all three of its starters from last season as part of 10 returning letterwinners that have combined to play in 170 games with 54 starts during their USU careers.