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Utah State draws solid crowd in public practice, puts on good show | Sports

On Monday, Jerrod Calhoun opened the doors to his summer practices for all the Aggie faithful to watch his team prepare for the 2025-26 season. The team put on a public practice for just over an hour in the Wayne Estes Center, with fans getting a chance to take a group photo with the team after, talk with players and get autographs. It’s the latest in Calhoun’s efforts to engage the fan base and made his team about as transparent as one can be, short of posting practice film online and emailing the playbook to season ticket holders. Emptying the notebook from a USU men’s basketball open practice Emptying the Notebook on another Aggie basketball open practice This event was put together on short notice, and came only a week after a practice in which media were invited to attend (which was the second of this offseason so far). Despite the short notice, and it being a weekday, fans of all ages packed the bleachers and cheered on the team through drills and five-on-five work. The Utah State men’s basketball team poses for a group photo with fans after a practice open to the public on July 28, 2025 “Tonight

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July 29, 2025 No Comments

Utah State finishes second in Mountain West with school record 481 academic honors In 2024-25 | Sports

LOGAN, Utah – Utah State’s student-athletes combined to earn a school-record 481 total academic awards during the 2024-25 academic year, which rank as the second-most in the Mountain West. In all, Utah State student-athletes finished second in the MW with 254 academic honors and was second in the conference with a school-record 227 scholar-athletes during the past academic year. New Mexico finished first in the MW with 504 total academic honors, followed by Utah State (481), Fresno State (395), Boise State (356), Colorado State (348), UNLV (345), San José State (291), Nevada (278), Wyoming (272), San Diego State (260) and Air Force (223). To qualify for the all-conference academic teams, student-athletes must have completed at least one academic term at the member institution while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and competed in 50 percent of the team’s completed varsity contests. Some latitude was permitted to accommodate injured student-athletes. The MW Scholar-Athlete Award is one of the highest academic honors bestowed by the Conference. To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must have completed at least two academic terms at the member institution, while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or better. The women’s track

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July 28, 2025 No Comments

What we learned about Utah State from Mountain West Media Days | Sports

The 2025 Mountain West Media Days provided another chance to get a glimpse at Utah State football as the Aggies prepare for the start of the Bronco Mendenhall era. So far, the team under Mendenhall has been a secretive group and not by accident. In his first year with the Aggies, Mendenhall has been entirely focussed on getting the team ready to bounce back from a chaotic 4-8 season in 2024. “I don’t talk about it much because really it’s giving away an advantage I don’t have to give away,” Mendenhall said. “If no one knows what we’re gonna do or how we’re gonna do it until we play, everyone’s behind in preparation for Utah State because they don’t know.” It’s come at the expense of hype along with fan and media knowledge of the team. And it isn’t as though Mendenhall doesn’t value those things (they often induce ticket sales and build interest from the student body that populate most of the east side of the stadium). He just doesn’t feel the risk of putting his team out there is worth it because of the spring portal window. And at media days, Mendenhall confirmed that so long as the

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July 25, 2025 No Comments

Emptying the Notebook on another Aggie basketball open practice | Sports

Not too long ago I wrote a bit of a brain dump article with updates on Utah State men’s basketball after head coach Jerrod Calhoun held an open practice for the media to attend last month. On Wednesday morning he invited media back again, and in the interim multiple players and coaches have done interviews on the Full Court Press on 106.9 The FAN, to get more eyes on the 2024-25 version of the Aggies. Here’s the next update following this second open practice. Calhoun said he’d give Wednesday’s practice a “C” grade, noting that on Tuesday the team had an amazing practice. “I thought last night’s practice was one of the best practices I’ve seen, whether it’s during the season or it was the summer,” Calhoun said. “We played two (scrimmages) last night at the end of practice that were incredible. We’re definitely getting better. We’re making big, big strides.” In this supposed middling-level practice, the intensity remained high. Few drills were done exclusively in the half court as Calhoun is conditioning his players to quickly get up and down the court and be ready to set up while literally on the run. Another feature of the practice was

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July 23, 2025 No Comments

College Sports Commission to adjust enforcement of NIL in relation to collectives | Sports

Two weeks after attempting to bring the hammer down on NIL collectives, the College Sports Commission is walking back guidelines it laid out in a memo earlier this month. Good news for the Blue A Collective, which has been the primary way for Utah State athletes to receive NIL for the past two years. On July 10, the College Sports Commission sent out a memo to FBS universities clarifying its criteria for approving or denying NIL contracts. NIL Go, the clearinghouse established by the House settlement, has been tasked with vetting all NIL deals for collegiate athletes in the NCAA. The purpose of NIL Go has essentially been to remove pay-for-play deals that did not meet the spirit of what an NIL has typically been in history (such as in professional sports). In its attempts to reign in pay-for-play NIL deals, NIL Go had denied a significant number of submitted deals, including a vast majority of any contracts where they payor was an NIL collective. In the memo, the CSC effectively stated that collectives did not meet one of the three criteria, that of the NIL deal having a “valid business purpose.” According to the CSC, “An entity with a

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July 22, 2025 No Comments

Jordan Love ranked 68th in NFL Top 100 list, poised for return to form | Sports

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love came in at No. 68 in the NFL Top 100 list as announced yesterday by the NFL. The list, voted on by the league’s players is released annually. This is the second year in a row the former Utah State signal-caller has been ranked on the list, following him being at No. 34 in 2024. Love falling 34 spots from his 2024 ranking is a reflection of his struggles last year relative to his breakout campaign in 2023. Two years ago, Love threw for 4,159 yards, 32 touchdowns then threw for just 3,389 yards and 25 touchdowns in the most recent season. Though part of his lower performance is due to a knee injury Love suffered in Week 1, which held him out of two games. “That knee injury held back Jordan Love,” said an anonymous NFL scout to Yahoo Sports. “He was on course for a really big year if not for the time he missed. It looked like he rushed himself back a little bit too soon.” A full offseason to heal would just about alone give Love a chance to return to his 2023 form. However, the Packers haven’t been sitting

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July 22, 2025 No Comments

How former Aggies fared in NBA Summer League | Sports

The five former Utah State men’s basketball players participating in this year’s NBA Summer League, which wrapped up on Sunday, got a decent amount of time to showcase their skills though most struggled to make a significant impact. Steven Ashworth (Indiana), Darius Brown (Cleveland), Great Osobor (Houston), Max Shulga (Boston) and Josh Uduje (San Antonio) were each part of Summer League rosters and all appeared in at least four games. Uduje had the honor of appearing in two different summer leagues, the California Classic and Las Vegas Summer League. Brown, Shulga and Osobor received the most playing time, each averaging north of 16 minutes per appearance. Osobor posted the highest scoring average (7.4 points) and had the best overall game with his 16 points, five rebounds and two steals against the Trail Blazers on Thursday. Brown and Shulga were both great distributors, each averaging exactly 3.8 assists per game, but struggled in terms of efficiency with Brown shooting 17.4% and Shulga managing little better at 24.1%. Ashworth produced solid averages based on his limited playing time, averaging 3.8 points and 2.4 assists in just 10 minutes per game. Uduje saw up-and-down playing time, but on Saturday had a solid outing

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July 21, 2025 No Comments

Sandy Barbour, former Penn State AD, selected as USU Interim Director of Athletics | Sports

LOGAN, Utah — Interim President Al Smith announced today the appointment of Sandy Barbour, former Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics at Penn State, as Interim Athletic Director at Utah State University. Barbour is one of the nation’s most respected college athletics directors, with over 40 years of experience as a coach and administrator. She has held leadership roles at Cal, Notre Dame, Tulane, Northwestern, and Penn State. At Penn State, where she served from 2014 to 2022, Barbour led the athletics department through national championships, major facility upgrades, and the introduction of NIL. She was promoted to vice president for intercollegiate athletics in 2019 and was named Sports Business Journal’s Athletic Director of the Year in 2022. Currently, Barbour is a senior advisor at Huron for intercollegiate athletics, where she supports universities in developing long-term athletics strategies, refining business and financial models, assessing facility feasibility, ensuring leadership continuity, and prioritizing student-athlete well-being. “Barbour, and the team at Huron, bring extensive experience and expertise in championship-level Division I athletics, including NIL, operations, finance, recruiting, facilities management and marketing.” said USU Interim President Alan Smith “They will provide a valuable national perspective on the evolving college athletics landscape and our transition into

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July 18, 2025 No Comments

USU picked ninth in MW football poll; Ike Larsen earns preseason honors | Sports

LOGAN, Utah — Utah State University football placed ninth in the Mountain West preseason poll announced this week at the conference’s annual media days in Las Vegas. The Aggies’ senior safety Ike Larsen also earned a spot on the Preseason All-Mountain West Team. USU enters the 2025 season under new leadership, as head coach Bronco Mendenhall returns to the Mountain West after previous stints with BYU and New Mexico. Mendenhall is among four new head coaches in the league this season. Boise State, the defending conference champion and 2024 College Football Playoff quarterfinalist, was again selected as the preseason favorite, earning 35 of 39 first-place votes. UNLV, which fell to Boise State in last year’s title game, received the other four first-place votes and placed second in the poll. The preseason team features 28 players, and Larsen is the lone representative from Utah State. A senior from Smithfield, Utah, Larsen has been a consistent defensive force for the Aggies and is expected to anchor their secondary this season. Utah State went 6-7 overall in 2024, finishing 4-4 in conference play. Under Mendenhall, the Aggies aim to climb the standings and contend for a spot in the 2025 Mountain West Championship

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July 16, 2025 No Comments

Can Grand Canyon be a contender in Mountain West basketball this year? | Sports

Grand Canyon made headlines and stirred up a small storm by managing to work out a deal with the Mountain West to move into the conference this fall instead of making its debut in the 2026-27 season. Setting aside concerns raised by the departing five members of the Mountain West, the question stands as to whether the Lopes will be a viable team in the conference in its first year as a member. A cursory look at GCU’s recent seasons would suggest yes. Their overall record in these last five season (all under head coach Bryce Drew) of 0.750 is a pretty good starting place. After that, the fact that the Lopes have made the NCAA Tournament four out of the last five seasons in a one-bid league showcases high-level consistency. Furthermore, there’s some evidence of decent success against Mountain West teams in that five-year span. Grand Canyon has played five games against MW teams (primarily Nevada and Wyoming), amassing a 3-2 record in those contests. Dec. 11, 2020 — 87-77 win vs Nevada Nov. 22, 2021 — 61-68 loss vs Wyoming Nov. 12, 2022 — 46-59 loss at Nevada Dec. 3, 2022 — 66-58 win at Wyoming Dec. 5,

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July 11, 2025 No Comments

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