Utah State University NCAA News

For most of this season the third quarter has been the University of Hawai'i football team's personal Bermuda Triangle, a place where the Warriors' hopes disappeared on a weekly basis.

The Situation: Utah State 0, Hawaii 0, 14:48 remaining, first quarter, Hawaii ball, first and 10 at Hawaii 20 The Play: Aggies CB Kejon Murphy intercepts a pass by Hawaii QB Bryant Moniz on the game's first play from scrimmage.

Hawaii receiver Greg Salas passed the 1,000-yard mark for the season with 10 receptions for 187 yards and two touchdowns last night.

Things looked pretty good for Utah State at Hawaii when the Aggies intercepted a pass on the Warriors' first drive and quickly scored a touchdown on Robert Turbin's 7-yard run.

As exhibition games go, Utah State got what it wanted from Saturday night's matchup against Trinity Western.

Its team leader graduated and gone, its defensive ace injured and sidelined, and with a handful of talented newcomers fighting for playing time, Utah State's basketball team has one more chance to tinker with the lineup and fine-tune things before the regular season tips off next week at Weber State.

OUTLOOK: For 2009-10, Western Athletic Conference basketball will not look all that dissimilar from what the member schools put out on the hardwood last season.

Last week's 23-21 win over Louisiana Tech notwithstanding, Utah State's football team appears to be jinxed.

It's no surprise to hear "Boo!" on Halloween, right? Well, maybe the sound was a wee bit startling -- considering that it came from a hefty chunk of the crowd at Bulldog Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Junior forwards Nate Bendall and Tai Wesley connected on 15-of-16 field goals and combined for 34 points to lead Utah State to an easy 85-51 exhibition win against Division II Northwest Nazarene in front of 8,641 fans Friday night.

Ryan Mathews rushed for 185 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown with 4:53 remaining, to lead Fresno State past Utah State 31-27 on Saturday.

USU's Chris Ulinski kicks a point after during college football action Saturday, October 17 2009 at Utah State University's Romney Stadium in Logan.

Two days prior to its first exhibition game of the 2009-10 season, Utah State's men's basketball team held its first public outing on Wednesday night at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in its annual Blue-White Scrimmage as veteran head coach Stew Morrill ran his team through two 10-minute sessions in front of approximately 3,000 fans.

RUSTON - Louisiana Tech continues a crucial stretch in its season when it faces Utah State at 2 p.m. today.

Wire services SALT LAKE CITY - Utah knew what was coming. It was just matter of stopping Air Force's option with the game on the line.

With a double-barreled drenching of Powerade and a serenade of 'Gary, Gary, Gary' from the student section, Utah State coach Gary Andersen's Aggies held on down the stretch for a much-needed 23-21 win over Louisiana Tech.

Warning: In case of complacency, break out polls. If the Hawaii men's basketball team ever finds itself lacking material in the "chip on the shoulder" department, it doesn't need a stirring speech.

Western Athletic Conference Commissioner Karl Benson said Monday that the conference is reviewing tapes of the offside call on the onside kick by Utah State late in its game against Nevada in Logan, Utah on Saturday.

With four starters returning from a 30-5 team that won the regular season and tournament titles, Utah State was the popular pick in the Western Athletic Conference preseason polls relased on Tuesday.

Fresno State evened its Western Athletic Conference volleyball record at 2-2 Thursday with a rare win over Utah State that didn't go the distance.