Utah State defensive back Ike Larsen (19) males an interception in front of Alabama wide receiver Christian Leary (12) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) LOGAN, Utah –Utah State had nine football players named to the Athlon Sports preseason all-Mountain West teams, it was announced by the publication on Wednesday. Utah State’s nine all-conference selections ranked as the seventh-most in the league behind Boise State (16), San Diego State (14), Fresno State (13), Wyoming (13), Air Force (12) and Colorado State (11), and ahead of New Mexico (8), San José State (8), Hawai’i (7) and Nevada (6). Utah State had one player named to the first team in sophomore safety Ike Larsen. Four players were named to the second team in senior punt returner Cooper Jones, senior defensive tackle Hale Motu’apuaka, senior linebacker MJ Tafisi and senior wide receiver Terrell Vaughn, who was recognized on the second team as both a wide receiver and kick returner. Three Aggies garnered preseason third-team accolades in senior cornerback Michael Anyanwu, senior punter Stephen Kotsanlee and sophomore running back/all-purpose player Robert Briggs. And, one Aggie was named to the preseason

LOGAN – Former Utah State quarterback Logan Bonner will be playing professional football next year as it was announced Monday afternoon that he is signing with a Canadian Football League team, the Calgary Stampeders. Signed. Sealed. Delivered. Excited for the next chapter 🤘🏼🐴 pic.twitter.com/U23HxVROjI — LB 1️⃣ (@LoganBaneBonner) May 8, 2023 We’ve signed former @USUFootball QB Logan Bonner! See you Wednesday, @LoganBaneBonner!@sentinelstorage | #TogetherWeRide — Calgary Stampeders (@calstampeders) May 8, 2023 Bonner’s collegiate career came to a bit of a disappointing conclusion as he ended his career on the bench due to an injury. In the 2021 season, Bonner set multiple Utah State passing records in a season where he threw for 3,628 yards and 36 touchdowns while leading the Aggies to their first-ever Mountain West championship in football. Bonner threw for just 753 yards in four games played in the 2022 season before suffering a season-ending foot injury against UNLV. In his entire six-season career spanning time at Arkansas State and Utah State, Bonner threw for 7,547 yards, 72 touchdowns and 29 interceptions with a 59.2 completion percentage and 7.5 yards per attempt rate. Bonner will enter a quarterback room that’s already had a bit of controversy with two

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) warms up prior to an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. With reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers on the reserve/COVID-19 list and unavailable to play Sunday, Nov. 7, at Kansas City, the Green Bay Packers are about to discover just what they have in quarterback Jordan Love. The 2020 first-round pick from Utah State will make his first career start against the Chiefs.(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Former Utah State quarterback Jordan Love agreed to terms on a one-year contract extension with the Green Bay Packers that will function in lieu of Love’s fifth-year option. The extension will be worth a maximum of $22.5 million, though only $13.5 million of that will be guaranteed. The roughly $9 million difference will be tied to incentives Love must earn, likely through performance and maintaining good health. It will keep Love on the Packers through the end of the 2024 season, giving him likely two years as a starter to prove he can make it in the NFL. As a first-round pick, Love’s contract was a four-year guaranteed contract that came with a fifth-year team option that the Packers could exercise

Calvin Tyler Jr. runs the ball in the Utah State football game vs Air Force on Oct. 8, 2022. Photo by Lorene Hale LOGAN – The NFL Draft came and went without any Utah State players having their names called. That wasn’t surprising to most since every Aggie prospect was projected to be on the outside looking in when it came to being drafted. But four former USU players at this point have received calls from NFL teams and will be participating in tryouts and rookie mini-camps this summer; running back Calvin Tyler Jr., safety Hunter Reynolds, wide receiver Brian Cobbs and quarterback Logan Bonner. Tyler Jr. signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Cincinnati Bengals. The three others received invites to NFL mini camps. Cobbs got an invite from the Washington Commanders, Reynolds from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers while Bonner received invites from the Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Bills. Free News Delivery by Email Would you like to have the day’s news stories delivered right to your inbox every evening? Enter your email below to start! New   See Local Sale Circulars Source link

LOGAN, Utah – Utah State football will hold a practice in lieu of its annual Blue vs. White Spring Showcase on Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium on Saturday, April 22. Practice will start at 1 p.m. “Due to injuries and attrition during the spring, the number of available players is not where we need it to be to hold a traditional spring game, so we will hold a practice,” said USU head coach Blake Anderson. “Everyone that is available to practice will practice, but it will mostly be in drill settings. We will finish with some live work, but that will be very short and limited.” Fans will have the opportunity to win prizes during the practice with various on-field competitions. Seating for the Spring Showcase will be limited to Sections 100-109 as the south endzone, and all of the east side of the stadium will be closed due to construction. Following the Spring Showcase, Utah State’s football players will participate in a youth clinic on the field for all kids ages 12 and under. A large number of former Aggies will be in attendance and recognized as a group during the practice. Gates at Maverik Stadium will open at

Utah State football head coach Blake Anderson looks on during the Aggies’ game against UNLV, Sept 24, 2023 LOGAN — Utah State held its annual Spring Showcase on Saturday, inviting fans to come and see how the football team looks in the earliest goings of the upcoming 2023 campaign. Only it wasn’t a scrimmage as originally planned. Attrition at certain positions and concern over further potential injuries led to a limited practice. Some of that attrition came by way of injuries, some by way of numerous transfers that have slammed the team this offseason. Those transfers have dominated discourse regarding the team. The Aggies have lost well over 20 players with at least 10 of those being players who started at least one game on defense for USU. Departures on the defensive line (Byron Vaughns, Daniel Grzesiak, Patrick Joyner, Phillip Paea, Tavian Coleman), at linebacker (AJ Vongphachanh, Kaleo Neves) and in the secondary (Ajani Carter, Dominic Tatum) have devastated the defensive side of the ball. USU head coach Blake Anderson was asked after the Showcase about the numerous transfers and gave a response that went well over three minutes. The main cause he cited was NIL (name, image and likeness)

Blake Anderson. Photo by Lorene Hale LOGAN — While Utah State football faces a crisis on defense with numerous transfers gutting the rotation even late into spring practices, its offense appears primed to carry the torch for the team. Though the offense certainly faced its share of attrition, losing seven starters including four offensive linemen, two at wide receiver and the running back, the replacements to those starters appear to be stepping in quite nicely. Wide receiver appears to be a potential strength this season whereas it proved to be something of a weakness a year ago. Junior quarterback Cooper Legas, one of the four returning starters, fully believes in this year’s group of pass-catchers, from wide receivers, tight ends, even the running back catching passes out of the backfield. “This is the best group since I’ve been here,” Legas said. “We have solid two-deep at wideout. Solid three or four at slot. Four really good tight ends. Three, four good running backs. Me and Levi (Williams) can both run the offense really well.” The wide receivers at the top of the depth chart at the moment are Terrell Vaughn, Otto Tia, Micah Davis and Colby Bowman. Vaughn and Tia