Just a few days before the official opening of the transfer portal, several Utah State football players, including recent First Team All-Mountain West selections Ike Larsen and Jalen Royals, took to social media to announce they will remain Aggies and look to build off the 6-6 regular season they just completed. The “run it back” charge kicked off with linebacker Anthony Switzer, who teased the announcement that he would stay on Thursday before releasing a social media post confirming his return on Friday. To Aggie Nation💙 pic.twitter.com/toz67HdmAg — Anthony “BuckO” Switzer (@Switzer1k) December 1, 2023 Switzer had heavily hinted at this fact earlier on Nov. 25 when he said on social media: “We’re staying put and we’re going to build a great program.” Running back Rahsul Faison reposted that message with simply a “shout out” emoji as commentary, presumably echoing the sentiment of wanting to stay put. A little under two hours after Switzer made his return official, Royals followed suit with an announcement of his own. Soon after, another Aggie running back, Davon Booth, joined the run-it-back party with a post of his own. Let’s run it back 🔥 @USUFootball #AggieUp pic.twitter.com/aHamZhBgXw — Jalen Royals (@RoyalsJalen) December 1, 2023