USU Hosts BYU Friday in Nationally-Televised Beehive State Battle

BYU at UTAH STATE

Friday, Oct. 1 - 6 p.m. (MT)

Merlin Olsen Field at

Romney Stadium (25,513)

Logan, Utah

QUICKLY — Utah State (1-3, 0-1 WAC) will host Brigham Young (1-3, 0-1 MWC) in a Beehive state battle that will be nationally-televised on ESPN. The 80th clash between the Aggies and Cougars is slated for 6 p.m. (MT) from USU's Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium (25,513). For the second-straight season, ESPN will visit Logan for a Friday night broadcast, and Joe Tessitore will handle play-by-play duties while Rod Gilmore will provide analysis.

FRIDAY'S STORYLINES — Things to watch for in Friday's battle between the Aggies and Cougars:

It is the 80th meeting between USU and BYU.
USU seeking first win in series since wild 58-56 battle in 1993 and trying to snap BYU's 10-game win streak in the series, which the Cougars lead by a count of 43-33-3. USU leads 17-15-2 in games played at Logan, but BYU has won the last four.
Third-straight season USU and BYU facing each other under Friday Night Lights. Since 1987, USU and BYU played each other 17 times with 13 of them falling on a Friday night, including seven in a row from 1994-2002 and BYU has won all 13.
Second-straight season to Logan by ESPN network, as last year's USU-Boise State battle was on ESPN2.
Match-up of pair of head coaches who are also position coaches, as USU head coach Gary Andersen doubles as the Aggies' defensive line coach, while BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall is also the Cougars' defensive line coach.
Utah State is playing the second of back-to-back games against a member of the Mountain West Conference this season as the Aggies played at San Diego State Saturday [Sept. 25], losing 41-7. It is the first time that USU has had consecutive games against MWC teams since playing UNLV and Wyoming in the first two games of the 2007 season.
All-time USU is 146-209-14 (.415) vs. current members of the league. USU has lost 12 straight against the MWC, as the Aggies' last win vs. a MWC team was a 31-24 win over UNLV in 2005.
USU senior QB Diondre Borel needs 393 yards of total offense to reach 7,000 career yards, becoming just the second USU QB to reach the milestone. Borel also needs 220 passing yards to crack the top five on USU's career passing list.

FOLLOWING THE GAME AND THE AGGIES

ON TV — For the second-straight season, ESPN will visit Logan for a Friday night broadcast, and Joe Tessitore will handle play-by-play duties while Rod Gilmore will provide analysis.
ON THE AIR — All Utah State football games are carried live on KVNU 610 AM, KVNU 102.1 FM (Cache Valley) and KLZX 95.9 FM in Logan; 1230 or 1320 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." Al Lewis handles the play-by-play duties, while Craig Hislop provides analysis.
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 single-game or season packages to watch.
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.

UP NEXT — The Aggies resume WAC action, heading to Ruston, La., to tangle with Louisiana Tech on Saturday, Oct. 9. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. (MT).

More information and background are included in the full summary originally posted on the Athletics website.

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