The 2025 Mountain West Media Days provided another chance to get a glimpse at Utah State football as the Aggies prepare for the start of the Bronco Mendenhall era. So far, the team under Mendenhall has been a secretive group and not by accident. In his first year with the Aggies, Mendenhall has been entirely focussed on getting the team ready to bounce back from a chaotic 4-8 season in 2024. “I don’t talk about it much because really it’s giving away an advantage I don’t have to give away,” Mendenhall said. “If no one knows what we’re gonna do or how we’re gonna do it until we play, everyone’s behind in preparation for Utah State because they don’t know.” It’s come at the expense of hype along with fan and media knowledge of the team. And it isn’t as though Mendenhall doesn’t value those things (they often induce ticket sales and build interest from the student body that populate most of the east side of the stadium). He just doesn’t feel the risk of putting his team out there is worth it because of the spring portal window. And at media days, Mendenhall confirmed that so long as the