Utah State head coach Blake Anderson watches from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) LOGAN — Utah State’s season moves into Week 2 with a matchup against FCS foe from the north, Idaho State. The Bengals will travel to Logan on Saturday to take on the Aggies for the 21st time in the two sides’ history. From a 136-0 win by the Aggies over the Bengals in 1919 to a 50-24 win for ISU in 1981, this matchup has seen some ups and downs for Utah State. Overall, the Aggies are 18-2 against Idaho State with the two losses coming in 1981 and 2000 (27-24). Game Details Kickoff: 6 p.m. Mountain Time Location: Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium (Logan, UT) KVNU Aggie GameDay with Al Lewis: 4:10 – 5:45 p.m. TV Broadcast: KJZZ/Mountain West Network Radio Broadcast: KVNU (102.1 FM, 610 AM) in Logan; KVNU (98.3) in Tremonton; KVNU (93.5) in Garden City; KZNS (97.5 FM, 1280 AM) in Salt Lake City; KRPX (102.7 FM) in Green River, Utah; KRPX (100.3 FM) in Moab; KRPX (95.9 FM) in Orangeville; KRPX (95.3

Utah State wide receiver Micah Davis (4) is tackled by Iowa linebacker Jay Higgins (34) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) In Blake Anderson’s opening statement to the media after Utah State lost 24-14 to No. 25 Iowa he made it pretty clear he wasn’t going to celebrate any “moral victories.” “Keeping it close and beating the spread doesn’t fire me up a lot,” Anderson said. And yet, there are contained several moral victories that can be noted. Anderson may not like moral victories, but in a season opener such as this he’ll certainly need them. The main positive from this game is the fact that, despite numerous mistakes and issues, the Aggies stuck with it and truly gave themselves a chance to win in the fourth quarter. That effort came up short, but the fact it was there to begin with after going down 14-0 within a few minutes is something to be at least somewhat proud of. “We proved that we’re not going to give up,” USU offensive lineman Wade Meacham said. “That we’re going to keep fighting until the clock hits zeros

Utah State running back Rahsul Faison (3) tries to break a tackle by Iowa defensive lineman Aaron Graves (95) during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa won 24-14. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) Utah State battled hard for much of the game but ultimately came up well short against No. 25 Iowa, losing 24-14 in front of the sold-out crowd of Kinnick Stadium. Here’s the game report for the Aggies’ road loss which marked the third straight loss to an AP Top 25 team and dropped USU to a 9-5 road record in the last three seasons. The Game Flow One could hardly have drawn up a worse start for Utah State. The Aggies gave up a 54-yard kick return on the opening kickoff and then a two-play touchdown drive to go down 7-0 less than a minute into the game. After a three-and-out by the USU offense, Iowa marched another 75 yards for a second straight TD drive. The Aggies responded to that sequence by going three-and-out for a second straight time, taking all of 56 seconds in that drive. Nerves and letting the fact they were on the