Aggies Host In-State Foe Weber State Saturday in 2011 Home Opener

WEBER STATE at UTAH STATE

Saturday, Sept. 10 - 6 p.m. (MT)

No TV / Streamed on ESPN3.com/UtahStateAggies.com

Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium (25,513)

Logan, Utah

QUICKLY — In its 2011 home opener, Utah State (0-1, 0-0 WAC) hosts in-state foe Weber State (0-1, 0-0 Big Sky), Saturday, Sept. 10. Kickoff for Saturday's Beehive State battle from USU's Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium (25,513) is slated for 6 p.m. (MT). This weekend is also USU's Hall of Fame Induction weekend, with a dinner and induction ceremony Friday [Sept. 9] and an introduction to the public during halftime of Saturday's game. While there will be no television for Saturday's battle between the Aggies and Wildcats, it will be streamed on the Internet through www.ESPN3.com, with the "Trey and Jay Show," as Trey Bender handles play-by-play duties and Jay Taylor provides analysis. The game is also streamed through www.UtahStateAggies.com by clicking on the "Watch Live" link.

SATURDAY'S STORYLINES — Things to watch for in Saturday's match-up between the Aggies and Wildcats:

* Saturday is USU's first meeting with Weber State since 2001.
* The Aggies have won five in a row over the Wildcats.
* USU head coach Gary Andersen is facing his former coach and mentor in Weber State head coach Ron McBride. Andersen played under McBride at Utah in 1985-86 when Andersen was a center and McBride was offensive line coach for the Utes. Andersen also served as an assistant under McBride from 1997-2002.
* Aggie linebackers coach Kevin Clune joined Andersen's staff at USU in 2009 after four seasons (2005-08) as Weber State's defensive coordinator.
* USU seeking its third-straight home-opening win, 8-12 in last 20 home-openers.
* Rick Parros, who is one of this weekend's USU Hall of Fame inductees, holds the No. 19 single-game rushing output with 208 vs. Weber State on Nov. 17, 1979. Parros rushed for 164 yards against Weber State in 1976 as a freshman, ranking as the third-best rushing outing for an Aggie freshman.
* USU junior RB Robert Turbin needs:
-- 55 rushing yards to reach the No. 9 spot on USU's Career Rushing list and 91 for the No. 8 spot.
-- 132 rushing yards to become just the eighth Aggie running back to hit the 2,000 yard milestone.
* Aggie senior LB Bobby Wagner needs:
-- Nine tackles to crack WAC's top 10 career tackles list, 18 for USU's top 10 list.

FOLLOWING THE GAME AND THE AGGIES

ON TV — Saturday's battle between the Aggies and Wildcats will not be televised, but will be streamed on the Internet on ESPN3.com as well as through www.UtahStateAggies.com.

ON THE AIR — All Utah State football games are carried live on the Aggie Sports Network: KVNU 610 AM, KVNU 102.1 FM (Cache Valley) and KLZX 95.9 FM in Logan; KZNS (97.5 FM and 1280 AM) in Salt Lake City; on KLZX 105.3 FM in Montpelier, Idaho. All Aggie football games are also on the Internet at www.UtahStateAggies.com by clicking on "Listen Live." Legendary radio voice Al "Elevator Music Is Awesome" Lewis will handle the play-by-play duties, while former Aggie SID Craig "I Love Chili Even When It's Not Chilly" Hislop provides analysis (for the listeners, not Al).

ON THE INTERNET — USU home football games are also streamed on the Internet through "Aggies All Access," by clicking on the "Live Aggies Video" link on the home page of www.UtahStateAggies.com. Fans can register and purchase month or season packages to watch. Saturday's game will be streamed on the Internet through www.ESPN3.com, with the "Trey and Jay Show," as Trey Bender handles play-by-play duties and Jay Taylor provides analysis. It will also be streamed through www.UtahStateAggies.com by clicking on the "Watch Live" link.

GAMETRACKER —- Fans can follow all USU Aggie home games through the USU website at www.UtahStateAggies.com via GameTracker, a free service, which updates play-by-play and statistics throughout the game.

COACHES SHOW ON THE ROAD — The Gary Andersen radio show rotates between The Copper Mill and Elements Restaurant on Thursday nights (6:05-7 p.m. on 610 AM KVNU) when the Aggies play on Saturday, with some exceptions, including the BYU and Hawai'i weeks. The show gives USU fans an opportunity to ask questions and interact with Coach Andersen and players.

Upcoming Coaches Shows: Sept. 8 at Elements / Sept. 22 at Copper Mill

UP NEXT — After the first of two bye weeks on the season on Sept. 17, Utah State continues its two-game homestand by hosting border-foe Colorado State for USU's Homecoming game Saturday, Sept. 24, at 6 p.m. (MT) at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium. That marks the 13th time that CSU has been the Aggies' Homecoming opponent, the most common-played opponent when celebrating the navy and white tradition in USU's history and nearly twice than the second-most of seven vs. BYU. Utah State has not played Colorado State on Homecoming since 1966, but the Aggies are 7-4-1 against the Rams on Homecoming. It is the Aggies' first of three-straight games against Mountain West Conference opponents. Utah State will be opening a home-and-home series with Colorado State, and the Aggies will be locking horns with the Rams for the first time since 1997. CSU leads the all-time series, 34-30-2, having won the last three meetings and five of the last seven.

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