Beginning this Tuesday, Aug. 25, all of Utah State’s football practices will be closed in preparation for its season opener at home against Southern Utah on Thursday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. MT.
Third-year head coach Matt Wells welcomes back 15 starters and 39 letterwinners from last year's team that posted a 10-4 record, finished tied for second in the Mountain Division with a 6-2 record and ended its season with a 21-6 win against UTEP in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl. At season's end, the Aggies received 11 top-25 votes in the final Associated Press poll and eight votes in the final ESPN/USA Today Coaches' poll to rank 32nd and 34th, respectively.