USU bye week focused on recruiting, revamping coaching, and challenging players – Cache Valley Daily
LOGAN – Few bye weeks have come at a more opportune time than Utah State’s did for it. Three weeks in and the season is already reaching worst-case scenario levels. Losing to Weber State at home brought this Aggie team to its knees. But a week off allows the team to get up, lick its wounds and figure out just how to chase this season’s still-possible goal of repeating as conference champions. “Coming out of (losing to Weber State), I think reality sets in. This is not going to be easy. I don’t think anybody should have ever expected that it was,” USU head coach Blake Anderson told Eric Frandsen in an interview with the Full Court Press. “We have turned over every possible area of concern that we can. Had some really good practices, some very hardcore, difficult meetings. Really kind of brutal honesty in some areas about where we can fix things. And from that point, all you can do is move forward. Learn from the past and move forward.” One things the Aggies unfortunately won’t be able to change is the loss of two starters, one on offense and defense. Slot receiver Kyle Van Leeuwen and defensive
