Ace Reiser became the fifth member of Utah State’s 2026 transfer portal recruiting class, joining the Aggies after spending his freshman season at the College of Southern Idaho. In that lone year, Reiser accomplished quite a bit. He helped lead CSI to a national runner-up finish and, for his individual efforts, earned JUCO All-American honors. Despite the recent narrative that junior college recruits are of higher quality, due in part to chaos around changing eligibility and the COVID years given to players, Utah State hasn’t drawn (directly) from the JUCO ranks much in the last few years. Only one player has come directly to Logan from a junior college team in the last six years. That was Kalifa Sakho, who came to USU from South Plains College to play under Danny Sprinkle. Before that, Craig Smith brought on guys like Kuba Karwowski and Alphonso Anderson to be role players for the team. Let’s dive into what helped make Reiser one of the few (though now more common under first-year head coach Ben Jacobson) exceptions to Utah State’s lack of direct JUCO recruiting. Biographical Info/Stats Height: 6’0″ Weight: 165 lbs Class: Sophomore (3 years of eligibility) Hometown: South Jordan, UT High School: Alta (Utah) Previous College: College of Southern