Utah State wide receiver scores a touchdown against Fresno State on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Photo by Clint Allen. LOGAN, Utah –Utah State wide receiver Jalen Royals was one of five additions added to the 2023 Biletnikoff Award Watch List, the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation announced Wednesday morning. The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes the college football season’s outstanding Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) receiver. Any player, regardless of position (wide receiver, tight end, slot back and running back) who catches a pass is eligible for the award. As such, the Biletnikoff Award recognizes college football’s outstanding receiver, not merely college football’s outstanding wide receiver.  This is the second addition to the 2023 Biletnikoff Award Watch List as five players were also added on Oct. 5: Missouri’s Luther Burden III, South Carolina’s Xavier Legette, Georgia State’s Robert Lewis, LSU’s Brian Thomas Jr. and Virginia’s Malik Washington.  Royals has exploded in his last three games as he has caught 20 passes for 450 yards (22.5 ypr) and seven touchdowns. In Utah State’s 37-32 loss to Fresno State last weekend, the 6-foot, 195-pounder caught a career-high-tying seven receptions for 125 yards and two touchdowns (29, 52).  In the Aggies’ 44-24 Homecoming victory over Colorado State on Oct. 7, Royals had six catches for 140 yards and two touchdowns (24, 51). Prior

LOGAN – Looking at the result of Friday’s game, the simple conclusion would be Utah State took a step back on the gridiron with its loss to Fresno State. The Aggies had two second-half leads with a chance to ice the game with a defensive stand. They failed at that. And even after failing to stop the Bulldogs’ eventual game-winning drive, USU had a chance at its own game-winning drive that ended with an interception. And yet head coach Blake Anderson is projecting a fair amount of optimism despite the obvious disappointment in the loss. His demeanor and tone post-game and in this week’s press conference one could easily see his disappointment at the result but where that disappointment is directed is important. Friday night Anderson said his message to the team was that he was “disappointed for you, not in you.” Something that Anderson mentioned both Friday and Monday is that he’s trying to be “process-driven, not results-driven.” It’s odd to say something like that and also talk about being “1-0 every week” but for Anderson, two things were true on Friday: the Aggies improved, even if it obviously didn’t make the plays they needed to. “I do think

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Utah State football Photo by Lorene Hale. LOGAN — Utah State has established its first winning streak of the season, logging a second straight victory last week by downing Colorado State in relatively dominant fashion. This week Fresno State, fresh off being booted from the AP Top 25 due to a loss at Wyoming last week, will come to town to challenge that streak. Game Details Kickoff: 6 p.m. Mountain Time (Friday, Oct. 13) Location: Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium (Logan, UT) KVNU Aggie GameDay with Al Lewis: 4:10 – 5:45 p.m. KVNU Aggie Call with Al Lewis: Immediately after Coach Anderson’s post-game comments TV Broadcast: CBS Sports 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 FM) in Price; KVSI (1450 AM/104.5 FM) in Montpelier, Idaho. Injury Report (QB) McCae Hillstead – Questionable (TE) Josh Sterzer – OUT (OL) Cole Motes – OUT

Utah State safety Ike Larsen (6) motions to teammates on defense during an NCAA football game on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 in Logan, Utah. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate) LOGAN, Utah – Utah State safety Ike Larsen has been selected as the 2023 College Football Network (CFN) Midseason National Safety of the Year, the organization announced this week. Additionally, Larsen was named to the Midseason All-America First-Team Defense, along with being tabbed the Mountain West Safety of the Year and Midseason MW First-Team Defense by the CFN. The 5-foot-10 sophomore from Smithfield, Utah, is currently tied for first in the nation with two blocked kicks (0.33 pg), and tied for first in the MW and fourth in the nation with one defensive touchdown (0.17 pg). Larsen also ranks second in the MW and seventh in the nation with three interceptions (0.50 pg), and third in the MW and 32nd in the nation in passes defended (1.2 pg). On the season, Larsen leads Utah State with three interceptions and is tied for first with four pass breakups. He is second on the team with 43 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss. Along with Larsen, CFN recognized 13 other Aggies, including junior wide receiver Micah