Monthly Archives: December 2008
Utah State’s bench took a hit Tuesday when it lost sophomore center Modou Niang. The 6-foot-9 center from Senegal had a solid outing on Monday against Howard with six points and four rebounds in 16 minutes. But during warmups prior … Continue reading
The lush surroundings of Hawaii, apparently, didn’t suit Alex Gerke. After just one year with the Warriors, Gerke is returning to Utah — this time as the offensive line coach at Utah State. Gerke is no stranger to Utah, of … Continue reading
Utah State senior center Gary Wilkinson didn’t play high school basketball. That’s not keeping the 6-foot-9, 240-pounder from South Jordan away from the ranks of the best college basketball players in the country. Wilkinson was named to the prestigious Naismith … Continue reading
Wow. What a game. Monday night’s tussle between the Utes and Aggies was pretty much what most expected — a physical contest that went down to the last minute and with a little extra something to keep the conversation flowing … Continue reading
The timing of this news isn’t terribly surprising. But Utah State has lost one of its players. Richard Sirju, who had not gotten off the bench in a few weeks, took an early trip home to Florida for Christmas and … Continue reading
Utah State has played nine basketball games, won eight of them and lost only to a strong BYU team by just five points on a neutral floor. So why are there grumblings about if the Aggies are legit? Beats me, … Continue reading
Let’s get this out of the way quickly: Utah State is not playing good basketball — at least not by the standards they’ve set in recent years. Yet, the Aggies are 8-1 after Saturday night’s 67-57 win at Idaho State. … Continue reading
Gary Andersen is a busy, busy man. Not only is the new Utah State football coach keeping himself involved on a moderate level with the Utah football team, he is working the connections he established with the Utes to find … Continue reading
Excitement. Gary Andersen, with his energetic pep talk of a press conference, infused what had been a depressed bunch of Aggies with a genuine sense of excitement Thursday afternoon. No offense to Brent Guy and his no-nonsense approach to the … Continue reading
Unless something unexpected comes up — like Kyle Whittingham leaving Utah and the Utes promoting from within — Gary Andersen will be named the 26th football coach at Utah State. The announcement could come as early as Thursday or even … Continue reading


