The Cache Valley Media Group Top 25 Aggies of 2024 continues its countdown with the number 13 player for the upcoming Utah State football season — defensive back Jordan Vincent. Vincent spent last year at New Mexico State and three seasons at Eastern Illinois before that. He played under USU interim head coach Nate Dreiling when Dreiling was serving as defensive coordinator at NMSU. Across two seasons with New Mexico State, Vincent recorded 149 tackles, 2.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, three interceptions and eight passes defended. Vincent is the most experienced player on the Aggies, with more than 2,000 snaps played at the Division I level. He’ll help make the secondary a very deep and very experienced position group for Utah State. 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 AM) at 4:25 p.m. from July 22 until August 26. Previously revealed players on the Top

Following a pair of extremely tough matchups against Power Four squads in Weeks 2-3, Utah State’s final non-conference matchup will be a cross-country contest with Temple. It’s a matchup that will contrast the games at USC and home against Utah since the Owls are in essentially the opposite realm of those two P4 schools. Let’s just say Temple’s expectations across the country aren’t exactly high. It’ll give the Aggies a much more winnable game, something that could be very important if they fly into Pennsylvania with a 1-2 overall record. This is the fourth installment in a series of 12 opponent previews that will go in-depth on each of the Aggies foes for the 2024 football season. Utah State Football Opponent Preview Vol. 1 – Robert Morris Utah State Football Opponent Preview Vol. 2 – USC Utah State Football Opponent Preview Vol. 3 – Utah Game Info Game Day: Sept. 21 Location: Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, PA) Kickoff Time: TBA TV Broadcast: None currently announced Quick-Hit Info on Temple Head Coach: Stan Drayton (3rd season at Temple, 6-18 record) 2023 Record: 3-9 2023 Offense Rank: 109th (21.1 points per game) 2023 Defense Rank: 127th (35.7 points allowed per game) Returning Production Rank — 129th 2024 Preseason Consensus Ranking — 130th