This week Utah State will take on one of two Power Four teams on its schedule, Texas A&M. Three weeks later USU will face another SEC team, Vanderbilt. It’ll make for potentially one of the toughest pair of non-conference games the Aggies will face in quite a while. But under Bronco Mendenhall, these games will be going down to once a year. It’s typical for Group of Six teams to play at least one game against a Power Four team, sometimes two if things work out that way. These games are most often played with a financial incentive given to the G6 team, usually in the seven-figure range Utah State has played multiple P4 teams three times in the past four seasons. And over the last few years, revenue from these “buy games,” as they’re often called, have accounted for roughly 4% of Utah State’s athletics revenue according to data from the Knight Commision on Intercollegiate Athletics. The Aggies brought in $2.17 million for the 2023 fiscal year and $1.99 million the 2024 fiscal year. This year, games against Texas A&M and Vanderbilt are expected to net USU roughly $2.65 million. However, USU head coach Bronco Mendenhall isn’t a fan