LOGAN — Utah State football will appear on national television eight times this fall, including a home finale broadcast on CBS, the program announced Thursday. The Aggies’ 2025 broadcast schedule includes five home games and three road matchups slated for national distribution, with two Friday night contests on Merlin Olsen Field in Logan. Highlighting the slate is Utah State’s Mountain West matchup against Boise State, which will air on CBS on Friday, Nov. 28 at 2 p.m. It marks the third time in five years the rivalry has received national CBS coverage, including previous broadcasts from Logan in 2021 and Boise in 2022. Five of Utah State’s games will air on CBS Sports Network. That coverage begins with the season and home opener against UTEP on Saturday, Aug. 30 at 5:30 p.m., followed by home matchups against San José State on Friday, Oct. 17 (7 p.m.) and Nevada on Saturday, Nov. 8 (5:30 p.m.). The Aggies’ road games at UNLV (Nov. 15) and Fresno State (Nov. 22) will also air on CBSSN. Utah State’s non-conference game at Texas A&M on Sept. 6 will be televised on the SEC Network at 10:45 a.m. Mountain Time. The Aggies will host Air Force

Nearly six years after he wore a Utah State jersey, Siaosi Mariner is still finding ways to dominate on the football field. Mariner, currently a member of the Michigan Panthers of the United Football league, or UFL, is the leading receiver for both his team and the league as a whole. His play has helped lead Michigan to a 6-3 overall record ahead of its regular season finale against the Houston Roughnecks. Mariner currently has 528 total receiving yards, ranking first among all players. His 31 receptions ranks eighth, his yards per game and yards per reception rank second behind Deon Cain, the former Clemson receiver and five-year NFL veteran. For reference, Mariner’s 58.7 yards per game would put him right on the brink of a 1,000-yard campaign in a 17-game NFL season. According to James Larsen of Pro Football Newsroom, Mariner said he feels as though he’s one of the best pass-catchers in the UFL. “I feel like my name doesn’t get brought up enough. I think I’ve put myself in a position to be All-UFL. Our team success has triumphed a lot of that, and that’s fine,” Mariner said. “But I think I’m definitely one of the best,

Offseason training camp for the NFL is getting underway and there is a decent handful of former Utah State football stars that are participating. Some have roster spots nailed down while others are fighting for a spot on the depth chart, or even to make the roster altogether. Six former Aggies in total can be found on offseason rosters. Several recent Aggies in the NFL are no longer on this list. Firstly, there were a couple players who were invited to rookie camps that have not apparently made it to OTAs with those respective teams. Spencer Petras (QB), was invited to both the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers rookie camps, but is listed on neither of their OTA rosters. Jacob Garcia (LS) was at the Miami Dolphins’ rookie camp, but is not on their 90-man OTA roster. As for veterans, Deven Thompkins (WR), Nick Vigil (LB) and Patrick Scales (LS) all played in the league last year, but are not on any OTA roster. Vigil (31 years old) and Scales (37) appear to have reached the end of relatively long careers. Scales played nine seasons, eight of those with the Chicago Bears. Vigil spent time with five teams