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09/03/20 - Logan Bonner, rSr/2023, Utah State + More +

Junior quarterback Logan Bonner will take the first snap Saturday in Arkansas State University's season-opening matchup with Memphis, Coach Blake Anderson announced Monday. But sophomore Layne Hatcher also will see the field, Anderson said, after he started the final nine games for ASU last season when Bonner suffered a season-ending injury. Bonner and Hatcher have been battling all fall, with Anderson saying it was Bonner's job to lose. Although Bonner is the official starter, Anderson indicated that doesn't mean Hatcher won't play more in the game or start the next week.

"Logan Bonner was the starter going into fall camp and he still is. He did nothing to lose that job," Anderson said. "But we are going to play Layne Hatcher some as well. How many snaps it is, where that happens - not absolutely certain. That's still a day-to-day conversation. "So Logan Bonner is going to go out with the first [team offense] and then somewhere during the course of the game you're going to see Layne Hatcher play." Bonner started the first four games last season before hurting his throwing hand. He threw for 1,052 yards and 10 touchdowns with 1 interception. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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QB Logan Bonner, Utah State
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08/27/20 - Justin Rice, rSr/2022, Utah State + More +

Justin Rice was in Albuquerque, N.M., when he received a call from SMU Coach Sonny Dykes and defensive coordinator Kevin Kane. Rice, a standout linebacker from Fresno State, was on his way to Jonesboro to play for Arkansas State University. Dykes and Kane were hoping to change his mind. "What do I do?" Rice asked his father, Jeff. " Do I make a turn and go south, or do I keep heading toward Arkansas?" The brief conversation kept Rice heading east, keeping the promise he made to Arkansas State. A day later, the Modesto, Calif., native found himself in Jonesboro joining his new teammates two weeks before their season opener. For Rice, the 2020 season might be the most important of his career. Picked as the preseason Mountain West Conference defensive player of the year, he's expected to be selected in the 2021 NFL Draft.

But after the Mountain West announced its decision Aug. 10 to postpone fall sports, Rice put his name in the transfer portal Aug. 14. Rice has received attention from dozens of schools, including multiple Big 12 programs, according to his dad. But Arkansas State offered two things that most other schools couldn't - a scholarship and the likelihood of immediate playing time. "Agents have told us he needs to play, and he needs to show that he's making progress while he's playing. So when the Mountain West shut down, we're like, OK, now what do we do?" Jeff Rice said. "Teams that are playing this fall are hot and heavy in fall camp. And every day that went by was going to put him in a worse spot to kind of be prepared for a season. So we kind of did two years of high school recruitment in a three-day period. And he made the decision about 24 hours before hitting the road down there." - Northwest Arkansas Times

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ILB Justin Rice, Utah State
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08/14/20 - Justin Rice, rSr/2022, Utah State + More +

If Fresno State is able to play football in spring 2021, the Bulldogs will have to do so without their best defensive player. Senior linebacker Justin Rice - the preseason Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year - announced Friday that he is entering the transfer portal. Since Rice already graduated with a bachelor's degree in anthropology, he will be eligible to play immediately as a graduate transfer. Considering Rice's performance last season - 112 tackles, 3 sacks, 4 forced fumbles and 2 interceptions to go along with a spot on the All-Mountain West First Team - he could be a prime target for a school in the ACC, Big 12 or SEC. - The San Joaquin Valley Sun

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ILB Justin Rice, Utah State
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07/31/20 - Devontae Henry-Cole, rSr/2022, Utah State + More +

Quarterback Jason Shelley will indeed be joined in Cache Valley by one of his close friends. Fellow University of Utah transfer Devonta'e Henry-Cole will play for Utah State's football program in 2020, should there be a season. The addition of the running back was officially announced by the Aggies on Wednesday. Henry-Cole, a graduate transfer, has one year of eligibility remaining. He entered the transfer portal in January and signed with BYU a month later, but was recently released from his National Letter of Intent with the Cougars. A few different reports of Henry-Cole's intention to transfer to Utah State surfaced last Monday. Henry-Cole will be reunited with Shelley, who was added to USU's roster a couple of weeks ago. Shelley has two years of eligibility remaining. The 5-foot-11, 195-pound tailback spent four years in Salt Lake City as he redshirted in 2018 after suffering an arm injury during the preseason. Henry-Cole played in 25 games at Utah, started one and rushed for 469 yards and four touchdowns on 90 attempts (5.2 yards per carry). Henry-Cole was the Utes' No. 2 tailback behind all-time leading rusher Zack Moss as a sophomore in 2017. - Herald Journal Tribune

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RB Devontae Henry-Cole, Utah State
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07/27/20 - Justus Tei, rSr/2022, Utah State + More +

2020 WUERFFEL TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Justus Te'i, Utah State, senior, defensive line,...Te'i started all 13 games for the Aggies last season and ranked seventh on the team with 51 tackles, including 5.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss. He also had three pass breakups and one quarterback hurry, to go along with a team-best three fumble recoveries, which was tops in the MW and sixth in the nation.

For his career, Te'i has recorded 117 tackles, including 10.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks, in 41 games. He's had five fumble recoveries, five pass breakups and two forced fumbles, both of which occurred in the red zone. Off the field, Te'i, a sociology major, has twice earned academic all-MW honors. The 6-foot-3, 255-pound native of Oceanside, Calif., has also spent countless hours working with various groups/organizations in the community. - Utah State Football

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DE Justus Tei, Utah State
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07/27/20 - Deven Thompkins, Sr/2022, Utah State + More +

2020 PRESEASON PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST: Deven Thompkins, Utah State,...Thompkins displayed his versatility as a sophomore in 2019 by hauling in 40 receptions for 536 yards and four touchdowns as a receiver. He also carried the ball six times for 77 yards and one touchdown, returned one punt for a 45-yard touchdown and had one kickoff return for 22 yards. The honor is the second of the preseason for Thompkins, who was named to the Phil Steele Magazine Preseason All-Mountain West fourth team earlier this summer. - Utah State Football

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WR Deven Thompkins, Utah State
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07/26/20 - Justin Rice, rSr/2022, Utah State + More +

2020 BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: LB Justin Rice, Fresno State,...Named to 2020 Bednarik Award preseason watch list...Named a 2019 All-Mountain West first team selection....Racked up 112 total tackles to lead Fresno State and rank third in the Mountain West in '19...Ranked fourth in the MW with 9.3 tackles per game; also good for 21st-most in the FBS in '19. - Fresno State Football

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ILB Justin Rice, Utah State
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07/23/20 - Justin Rice, rSr/2022, Utah State + More +

2020 MOUNTAIN WEST PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Justin Rice, Sr., LB, Fresno State,...Rice, who earned first-team all-conference honors in 2019, enters just his second full year on the defensive side of the ball. As a junior, the native of Modesto, California, racked up 112 tackles, including eight tackles for loss and three sacks. The 112 total tackles were the third-most in the MW last season. Rice also forced four fumbles, which were the fourth-most in the nation in 2019. Within the last week, Rice was named to the Bednarik Award and Bronko Nagurski Award Preseason Watch Lists, both honoring the national defensive player of the year. - Mountain West Football

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ILB Justin Rice, Utah State
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07/23/20 - Savon Scarver, rSr/2022, Utah State + More +

2020 MOUNTAIN WEST PRESEASON SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Savon Scarver, Sr., KR, Utah State,...Scarver enters his senior season with five career kickoff returns for touchdowns, the second-most in Conference history and tied for ninth-best in NCAA history. The native of Las Vegas, Nevada, has registered two kickoff return touchdowns in back-to-back years and needs just two more to tie the MW record. Scarver currently holds a 28.3 career kickoff return average, the second-best among active FBS players. - Mountain West Football

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WR Savon Scarver, Utah State
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07/22/20 - Justin Rice, rSr/2022, Utah State + More +

2020 PRESEASON BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST: LB Justin Rice, Fresno State,...Named a 2019 All-Mountain West first team selection...Racked up 112 total tackles to lead Fresno State and rank third in the Mountain West in 2019...Ranked fourth in the MW with 9.3 tackles per game; also good for 21st-most in the FBS in 2019...He was one of 13 players in the FBS to force four fumbles or better, and one of three players to accomplish that feat playing in 12 games or less in 2019. - Fresno State Football

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ILB Justin Rice, Utah State
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07/13/20 - Justin Rice, rSr/2022, Utah State + More +

Fresno State linebacker Justin Rice, a first-team all-Mountain West linebacker last season, is one of five players from the conference to be selected to the watch list for the Chuck Bednarik Award. The senior from Modesto is the top returning tackler in the Mountain West, racking up 112 total tackles a year ago including 65 solo while also tied tor the conference lead with four forced fumbles. - Fresno Bee

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ILB Justin Rice, Utah State
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06/23/20 - Devontae Henry-Cole, rSr/2022, Utah State + More +

Henry-Cole, a grad transfer from Utah, joins a Cougar backfield that includes BYU's leader in carries the past two seasons, Lopini Katoa, and young backs Jackson McChesney and Tyler Allgeier. During four years with the Utes, which included a redshirt season in 2018 while dealing with an injury, Henry-Cole rushed for 469 yards and four touchdowns with a 5.2 yards-per-carry average while backing up the program's all-time leading rusher, Zack Moss.

Last year, the Cougars had Ty'Son Williams, a South Carolina grad transfer, lead the team in rushing the first month of the season before tearing his ACL during the fourth game of the year. The hope is Henry-Cole - who had three games of 50-plus rushing yards at Utah, including a 79-yard effort last year against Washington State - can come in and contribute immediately in a similar fashion. - Deseret News

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RB Devontae Henry-Cole, Utah State
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06/09/20 - CJ Pollard, rSr/2022, Utah State + More +

Two years ago, USC graduate transfer Jalen Greene made a huge impact in his lone season with Utah State's football program. The Aggies are undoubtedly hopeful they can receive a similar level of production from one of Greene's former teammates at USC. USU has signed another former Trojan in safety C.J. Pollard, a graduate transfer who will spend his final season of eligibility this fall with the Aggies. Pollard's decision to sign with the Aggies was first reported by Brian Phillips of Ustateaggies.com and confirmed to The Herald Journal by a person close to USU's program.

Pollard will join three other graduate transfers from Pac-12 Conference teams on USU's 2020 roster. Defensive linemen Nick Heninger (Utah) and Marcus Moore (UCLA), and cornerback Terin Adams (Arizona State) will finish out their collegiate eligibility this upcoming season. Pollard was a highly touted safety coming out of Serra (California) High School. The native of Carson, California, received scholarship offers from several other Power 5 Conference programs, including Michigan, Notre Dame, Oregon and Utah, and was a 4-star recruit according to 247sports. - Herald Journal Tribune

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SS CJ Pollard, Utah State
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06/06/20 - Jordan Love, rJr/2020, Utah State + More +

The most prominent story of the recent NFL Draft circled not around the No. 1 pick, Joe Burrow, or the No. 2, Chase Young. It wasn't the Dolphins taking Tua Tagovailoa. It was Green Bay going out of its way to select Utah State's own Jordan Love. That two-fisted maneuver - the move up and the pick itself - created more buzz than any other personnel deal through the entire offseason, other than some quarterback moving from New England to Tampa Bay. And it will go on stirring discussion for the foreseeable future because of the man Love's drafting affects the most: Aaron Rodgers. Talk about tugging on Superman's cape - that's precisely what the Packers did to their All-Pro quarterback.

At first, Rodgers was miffed and bothered by the decision, wanting help in the form of a receiver or some other weapon the Pack offense could use sooner rather than later, considering Green Bay lost in the conference championship game last time around. "I'm not going to say that I was thrilled by the pick," Rodgers said. Since then, he seems to be playing nice, trying to be a good team leader, trying to act as though mentoring his replacement is no big thing. "He's not to blame at all," Rodgers said of Love. "I'm excited to work with him. He seems like a good kid." - Salt Lake Tribune

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QB Jordan Love, Utah State
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05/13/20 - Justin Rice, rSr/2022, Utah State + More +

The California State University system - including Mountain West members Fresno State, San Diego State and San Jose State - will not hold in-person fall classes because of the coronavirus, calling into question what will happen with athletics. A repeated mantra among college sports administrators is that if students aren't on campus, sports won't take place. This could provide the first test of that stance as it threatens the football season, which drives revenue for NCAA athletics. In a statement Tuesday evening, the Colorado Springs-based Mountain West conference said further determinations are needed from public health and safety figures before any sweeping declarations are made regarding the fall sports season. "No decisions on athletics have been made," the statement said. Air Force football is scheduled to visit Fresno State on Sept. 26 and go to San Jose State on Oct. 10. - Colorado Springs Gazette

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