LOGAN— Coming off of a bye week, the rust was evident Saturday, as miscues doomed the Logan Stampede in a 34-20 loss to the Utah Shock.   “Mistakes. Mistakes killed us,” Logan head coach Bracken Atkinson. “Special teams is where we lost the game, but if we eliminate those mistakes, we can play with anybody.”   The mistakes started early as the Stampede failed to capitalize on a 68-yard opening drive, coming up short on a 26-yard field goal attempt. The defense quickly rebounded however, and cornerback Jordan Archuleta...

    LOGAN— Behind three touchdown passes, the Blue edged the White, 58-57, in Utah State football’s Blue-White Spring Game presented by Orbit Irrigation Products, Saturday afternoon at a sunny Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium in front of a spirited crowd.   Many of the approximately 5,000 fans were decked out in freshly-purchased attire bearing USU Athletics’ new logo which was unveiled earlier Saturday at a press conference in the overflowing Spetman Auditorium on the second floor of the Jim & Carol Laub Athletics-Academics Complex.  The new line of Nike...

LOGAN— In their first home game of the season, the Logan Stampede hosted the Dixie Rebels Saturday night. The Rebels proved to be too much for the Stampede as they won the game, 35-22.   The Rebels wasted little time putting points on the board, as they were able to score on their first play of the game. Quarterback Diarra Fields was able to find his receiver Dallas Irvin open near midfield and Irvin was able to make the catch resulting in a 59 yard pass, which gave the guests the...

  LOGAN— Saturday, Utah State University Athletics Director Scott Barnes, along with distinguished Utah State Alumna and Nike President Charlie Denson, introduced a program-wide athletics brand and identity program during a press conference on the Logan campus.   The University worked with Nike in collaboration on a 15-month re-branding campaign that launched prior to the annual Blue-White Spring Football Game on April 28. The entire athletics department will benefit from this partnership, which has been made possible by the longstanding association between Utah State Athletics and the Nike brand.  ...

  LOGAN— Former Utah State linebacker Bobby Wagner became the highest USU player to be taken in the NFL Draft in more than 30 years as the Seattle Seahawks grabbed him in the second round with the 47th overall pick.   Wagner was a four-year starter and two-year captain for the Aggies, and led the team in tackles for during his final three seasons.   With Wagner coming off the board in the second round, it marks the second straight year that Utah State has had the first player selected...

  LOGAN— The USU football team took to Merlin Olsen field at Romney Stadium Monday for the Aggies first scrimmage of the spring. After roughly 100 plays and nearly two hours of action, here are the first impressions of this Aggie team.   QB Competition Close Again: Last year, the Aggies didn’t name a starting QB until true-freshman Chuckie Keeton took the field against Auburn in the season opener. Though I don’t think Gary Andersen will wait that long to anoint a starter this time around, the race is once...

Utah State Football 2012 Signees   Andrew Chen  •  OT  •  6-3  •  245  •  FR  •  HS  •  West Hills, Calif. High School: Played left tackle at Chaminade High School in West Hills, Calif… Named lineman of the week nine times his senior year… A two-time first-team all-league selection… Also a two-time Los Angeles Daily News all-area team honoree… Earned CHS’s Lineman of the Week honors a total of 16 times in career, nine times in senior season after seven as a junior… Also a two-year letterwinner in shot...

    BOISE— Tyler Tettleton scored from half a yard out with 13 seconds left to help Ohio take its first lead of the game and cap a comeback win over Utah State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, 24-23.   Tettleton completed 19-of-26 passes for 220 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed 16 times for 58 yards and the go-ahead score. Senior receiver LaVon Brazill was named the game’s MVP after being questionable to start. He finished with eight catches for 108 yards and a touchdown for the Bobcats....

DENVER— Utah State running back Robert Turbin was named the Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year, the WAC announced Monday.   Turbin, a junior from Fremont, Calif., is currently 10th in the nation in rushing with 118 yards per game and is fifth in scoring with 11.5 points per contest. Turbin has rushed for 1,416 yards and 19 touchdowns on 229 attempts for an average of 6.2 yards per carry. He has caught 16 passes for 164 yards and four more touchdowns. His 138 points scored this season...

LOGAN—Utah State football will face Ohio University from the Mid-American Conference in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 3:30 p.m. (MT) at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho, announced Sunday afternoon by the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.   Both USU and Ohio ended the regular-season with five-game win streaks, with the Aggies’ winning their fifth-straight game with a thrilling 24-21 win at New Mexico State on Saturday.  Ohio had its five-game win streak halted with a heartbreaking 23-20 loss to Northern Illinois Saturday in the MAC Championship...