Pegan, Miller, Avinger earn First Team All-MW, 10 total Aggies honored | Sports
The end-of-season all-conference awards were announced today and 10 Utah State football players saw their names among those honored by the Mountain West for their performance in the 2025 gridiron season. Barden Pegan, John Miller and Noah Avinger received First Team All-Mountain West honors with Bryson Barnes and Miles Davis being named Second Team All-MW. Five Aggies were named as honorable mention, including wide receiver Brady Boyd, safety Brevin Hamblin, defensive tackle Gabriel Iniguez, safety Ike Larsen and linebacker Bronson Olevao Jr. Although quarterback Bryson Barnes had been touted as a top candidate for the Offensive Player of the Year candidate by no less than three coaches in the Mountain West, Barnes did not receive the honor. UNLV quarterback Anthony Colandrea was tabbed for that award as the leader of the offense which topped the Mountain West in both points per game and total offense. The Mountain West’s Coach of the Year award went to New Mexico’s Jason Eck, with his son, Jaxton Eck, earning the league’s co-Defensive Player of the Year award. San Diego State cornerback Chris Johnson was named alongside Eck as the other co-DPOY. Special Teams Player of the Year was Hawaii kicker Kansei Matsuzawa, and Freshman of