Utah State football struggled defensively this past season, throughout a second consecutive 6-7 campaign. Under defensive coordinator Joe Cauthen, the 2023-24 Aggies ranked among the worst teams at the FBS level in multiple major defensive categories. Utah State rated No. 117 (out of 134) in total defense.
The Utah State Aggies are “set” to hire New Mexico State’s Nate Dreiling as their new defensive coordinator, according to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
At Friday’s pregame press conference for the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Utah State football coach Blake Anderson said, “You always remember the last game you play.” The performance came in front of a mostly Aggie blue crowd of over 12,000 on the blue turf of Albertson’s Stadium at Boise State.
For a quarter and change Saturday night in Logan, the Utah State Aggies appeared to be on the verge of doing something not often seen in either Cache Valley or in Boise. The Aggies looked like they were going to defeat Boise State. Since 1998, USU has defeated BSU only one time, a 52-26 win at home in 2015.