Utah State football has nine players named to Athlon Sports preseason All-Mountain West teams – Cache Valley Daily
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