We enter the third week of reveals for the Top 25 Aggies of the 2024 football season and its time to reveal No. 16 on the list — Wyatt Bowles. Bowles is the elder statesman of the team, now entering his seventh season with Utah State. His tenure dates all the way back to 2018. Injuries and redshirt seasons limited his appearances on the field for his first three. In 2021 and 2022, Bowles did appear in nearly every one of Utah State’s games, but it was largely on special teams. In 2023, Bowles got his big break, playing in 12 of USU’s 13 games, starting eight times at left guard. He also played tight end for a handful of games early in the year when Utah State was short of healthy, experienced players at that position. The Top 25 Aggies is based on a vote from members of Utah State media including Jason Walker, Eric Frandsen, Craig Hislop and Ajay Salvesen. A public fan poll was also used with its results being used as a fifth ballot. The full list of 25 players will be revealed one at a time each weekday on the Full Court Press (106.9 FM, 1390

Utah State will kick off the 2024 season at home, just the second time since 2016 the Aggies will play their opening game on Merlin Olsen Field (though it’s also the second time in three seasons so take that for data). USU will take on Robert Morris in the first full showcase of the season, a team out of the FCS side of Division I. This is the first in a series of 12 opponent previews that will go in-depth on each of the Aggies foes for the 2024 football season. Game Info Game Day: Aug. 31 Location: Merlin Olsen Field (Logan, UT) Kickoff Time: TBA Quick-Hit Numbers on Robert Morris 2023 Record: 4-7 Returning Production Rank: N/A 2024 Preseason Consensus Ranking: N/A History of Utah State vs Robert Morris: This is the first-ever meeting between USU and Robert Morris. The Colonials have only ever played FBS teams (when said team was in FBS or 1-A at the time) a total of four times, all of which have occurred since the start of the 2019 season and all were blowout losses. Utah State has lost a total of seven games to lower division opponents since 1978 with only one (to