Bowl week isn’t time for fun. For the Utah State Aggies, Saturday’s New Mexico Bowl is a business trip with one goal – finish the 2018 season with a win.
KSL Sports has unveiled their first ever All-State awards for the in-state schools. There was some great performances by many athletes around the state of Utah.
The state of Utah has had college football since 1892 with Utah, BYU and Utah State. In that time frame, all three schools have been bowl eligible during the same season just five times including this season.
Utah, BYU and Utah State all enter the bowl season with disappointing losses. The Utes lost in the Pac-12 Championship to Washington, the Cougars lost to Utah in the regular season finale, and the Aggies lost to Boise State, missing their chance to host their first Mountain West championship.
Utah head football coach told the media after practice that linebacker coach Justin Ena will leave the team to join Gary Andersen at Utah State as the defensive coordinator.
When Utah State introduced Gary Andersen as the next head football coach of the Aggies for the second time, he mentioned the game that he felt changed the program and made it what it is today.
It's a coming home party in some ways as Utah State announced Sunday the return of Utah assistant head football coach Gary Andersen as head coach of the Aggies.
Utah State jumped out to a 7-0 lead that kept them in front for the rest of the game and came away with a 76-67 win over Weber State in the Beehive Classic.
Utah State bounced back from a disappointing performance against BYU and knocked off the Weber State Wildcats 76-67 in the Beehive Classic at Vivint Smart Home Arena.
It was a game that BYU desperately needed to win and it came at the most opportune time as the Cougars beat a very good Utah State team 95-80, snapping a three-game losing streak.
The Utah State Aggies will face a familiar opponent in the New Mexico Bowl in North Texas. These two teams were in the same conference twice when they were in the Big West and Sun Belt Conference.
Utah State will be searching for a head coach who can build upon the most successful run in Utah State football history. The Aggies just completed a 10-2 season and the cupboard is not bare. They'd like to keep that momentum going.
Utah State University announced that head coach Matt Wells will not coach in the Aggies upcoming bowl game. Assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator Frank Maile will be the interim head coach.