Utah State University announced a new seating arrangement for the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. The changes will feature an increase in courtside seating and, most notably, a shift in seating for its famous student section, the HURD. For decades, the iconic wall of 4,000 students wrapped around the baseline adjacent to the opposing bench and all the way across the sideline across both team’s benches. The positioning of students mere feet away from players on the court, and especially during inbounds plays on that sideline, made it one of the most unique in all of college basketball. The old seating arrangement for the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum prior to April 13, 2026 The new seating arrangement removes student seating from sections N, M, L and most of K. These sections are the sideline seats across from the team benches. Courtside seating is also being added along the entire sideline where previously these had been just in front of sections N and M. The displaced student seating will be moved to sections C, D and E and the upper portion of section K, from row 20 on up, will remain available for students. All in all, sections C through J, comprising