LOGAN – Utah State lost its third straight game of the season with its 34-24 loss to UNLV on Saturday. With that loss there’s a lot to break down that even a 900-word recap isn’t going to be able to include. Previously, “From the Notebook” appeared as a subsection of recaps, but this one is long enough to be its own entry (and it may stay this way going forward). Here are the extra observations from the most recent loss by the Aggies. Rare bad start to year for USU The Aggies are now 1-3 on the season, fairly rare territory for the program lately. In the last decade, 2020 is the only other time USU has lost at least three of its first four games (were 0-4 to start 2020). From 2006 to 2011 Utah State invariably lost at least three of its first four games, but that trend ended abruptly with the 2012 WAC championship season. The Aggies this year have a -83 point differential. Though not the worst, it ranks among some of the worst this century, only beat by the -137 of 2006, -104 of 2020 and -87 of 2002. Overall, it’s the 12th-worst point differential