LOGAN — Where once Utah State had four quarterbacks with Division I starting experience, the Aggies are down to just two after Cooper Legas chose to enter the transfer portal Wednesday. He joins soon-to-be-former teammate McCae Hillstead who announced his portal entry a day before the official April 16 opening of the spring window. Legas spent five seasons in Logan, redshirting in 2019 and not appearing in any games in 2020. He made his career debut in 2021 against New Mexico, but later in the LA Bowl against Oregon State he famously threw a 62-yard touchdown to Deven Thompkins on his first career pass attempt. He went on to complete 11 of 20 passes for 171 yards and two touchdowns in the eventual Aggie victory that capped the program’s third 11-win season in its history. Over the next two seasons, Legas’ time on the field was inconsistent, due to both injuries and being benched in favor of his backups. In 2022 he took over for Logan Bonner mid-season, making his first career start against BYU, but would miss most of the team’s matchups with Colorado State, Wyoming and Memphis due to different injuries. The 2023 season would prove even more

The second football transfer portal window is now open. Utah State survived the first window quite well, especially relative to how it fared in the 2022-23 offseason. This window opened April 16 and will close on April 30 with an exception for graduate transfers who are able to enter the portal after the deadline on the 30th. Check in here regularly to see the latest in who is coming and going for the Aggies. As a bit of a peek behind the curtain here. When Cache Valley Daily went through its recent makeover, my fall edition of this tracker basically got wiped because the format couldn’t be transferred. It’s actually still online, but it’s merely a skeleton that doesn’t contain the full list of transfers. And I didn’t back up that data anywhere so I don’t have a copy of that list, only the numbers that still appear on the husk of that article which remains. But I can still quickly summarize how many left, which key players left, and also who committed to staying. Fall/Winter Portal Window Summary Graduated/Retired: 10 Transfers IN: 21 Transfers OUT: 25 Starters that transferred: Ralph Frias (OL), Devin Dye (S) Players that committed to