Utah State running back Calvin Tyler Jr. (4) runs to the end zone for a touchdown during the first half of the LA Bowl NCAA college football game against Oregon State in Inglewood, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) LOGAN, Utah – Defending Mountain West and Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl Champions Utah State had 12 football players named to The Athlon Sports preseason all-Mountain West team, it was announced by the publication on Thursday. Utah State’s 12 all-conference selections ranked as the third-most in the league behind Boise State (15) and San Diego State (13), and ahead of Air Force (11), Fresno State (10), San José State (10) and Wyoming (10). Utah State had two players named to the first team in graduate senior offensive lineman Alfred Edwards III and junior punter Stephen Kotsanlee. Two more offensive players were named to the second team in graduate senior quarterback Logan Bonner and graduate senior running back Calvin Tyler Jr. Three Aggies garnered preseason third-team accolades in graduate senior offensive lineman Chandler Dolphin, senior wide receiver Justin McGriff and junior defensive end Byron Vaughns. And, four more players were named to the preseason fourth team in graduate senior wide receiver Brian

Blake Anderson leads the Utah State Aggie football team onto Merlin Olsen Field on Sept. 25, 2021. Photo by Clint Allen LOGAN, Utah – Utah State football will have nine more games nationally televised this fall as the Mountain West announced the remainder of its national television package Thursday. Utah State will have four games televised by Fox Sports, including three at home on Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium, three games televised by CBS Sports Network, including two at home, and one road game each on the SEC Network and ESPN. During the non-conference portion of its schedule, Utah State will open its season on Fox Sports 1 as it hosts Connecticut on Saturday, Aug. 27, at 2 p.m. USU will then appear on the SEC Network the following weekend as it plays at Alabama on Saturday, Sept. 3, at 5:30 p.m. (MT), while its in-state game at BYU will be televised on ESPN on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 6 p.m. Seven of Utah State’s eighth MW games will be televised on either CBS Sports Network or one of the Fox Sports Networks. In all, Utah State will have three games broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network, including its conference

Utah State faces Boise State on Merlin Olsen Field on Sept. 25, 2021. Photo by Clint Allen LOGAN, Utah – For the second-straight season, Utah State’s football game versus Boise State will be nationally televised on CBS as the Mountain West announced a portion of its national television package Wednesday. Utah State’s MW and regular season finale at Boise State will be televised on CBS on Friday, Nov. 25, at 10 a.m. The matchup will mark the second-straight season the two teams have played one another on CBS in a mid-morning kickoff. Utah State, the defending MW Champions, opens the season with three straight non-conference games as it hosts Connecticut on Saturday, Aug. 27, plays at 2021 national runner-up Alabama on Saturday, Sept. 3, and hosts Weber State on Saturday, Sept. 10. After utilizing its first bye of the season, Utah State starts conference play at home as it hosts UNLV on Saturday, Sept. 24. Following its league opener, USU will conclude the non-conference portion of its schedule with a road game at BYU on Thursday, Sept. 29. Utah State then returns to MW play as it hosts Air Force on Saturday, Oct. 8, in its only home game of the

Utah State quarterback Logan Bonner (1) drops back to pass as Utah State linebacker Tyson Chisholm (43) rushes in the first half during an NCAA college football game for the Mountain West Conference Championship, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Carson, Calif. (AP Photo/John McCoy) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Mountain West announced Friday that beginning with the 2023 season, the league will eliminate its two-division format. The two teams with the highest Conference winning percentage will compete in the championship game. The enhanced structure will ensure the top two teams meet in the championship game and put the Mountain West in the best position for a place in the College Football Playoff. A scheduling model and tiebreaking procedures for future seasons are being finalized and will be announced in the coming weeks. “Our membership has been working on concepts since last summer, as part of our strategic planning for the future of the Mountain West,” said MW Commissioner Craig Thompson. “A single-division approach provides maximum flexibility to adapt the Conference schedule as the landscape continues to evolve, while also allowing member institutions to play each other more frequently.” The MW will continue with its existing Mountain and West Divisions in