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2 All-American Emmett White Tailback Sr-3L Ogden, Utah (Ben Lomond HS) 2000 Highlights Third-Team All-America. First-team all-big West running back. Second-team all-big West return specialist. Two-time Big West Conference Player of the Week. Three-time USAToday.com Big West Player of the Week. NCAA leader in all-purpose yards average (238.9). NCAA single-game all-purpose yards record (578). School record and second-best Big West rushing day (322). USU offensive MVP. NCAA statistical rankings included first in all-purpose, 13th in rushing, 22nd in kickoff returns, 26th in scoring. Ranked in the top six of the Big West in eight different statistical categories. His all-purpose yardage average was the sixth best mark in NCAA history. Produced five of the top 50 all-purpose yardage games in the country in Produced the best (322 yards vs. New Mexico State) and the 45th-best (202 yards vs. Arkansas State) rushing games in the NCAA in Ranked second in the NCAA in receptions per game by a running back. First USU player with 100 yards rushing and 100 yards receiving in same game (vs. New Mexico State). First USU running back with 100 yards receiving in a game. First USU player since 1975 to lead the NCAA in an individual statistical category. Quickly: One of the premier players in the nation and should once again be a key figure for USU s offense and special teams play (Jr.): Had one of the most productive years in Utah State history as he led the nation in all-purpose yardage, ranked 13th in rushing, 22nd in kickoff returns and 26th in scoring... Ranked in the top six in the Big West Conference in eight different categories... Rushed for 1,322 yards, the sixth-best season total in school history... Broke a school record by 30 yards with a 322-yard rushing performance against New Mexico State (So.): Saw action at both running back and wide receiver during the year... Earned firstteam all-big West honors as a return man as he ranked 10th in the NCAA in punt returns (15.0 average) and 26th in kickoff returns (23.9)... He led the Big West in punt returns and was fourth in 14 kickoff returns... He rushed nine times on the year for 53 yards and a 5.9 average... He caught three passes for 44 yards and a 14.7 average... Against Stephen F. Austin he carried four times for 36 yards (Fr.): One of very few true freshmen to see action for the Aggies in Had 55 yards on 16 carries while playing behind Demario Brown and John Roberts... Did not play his first three games and then had 25 yards on seven carries against Sam Houston State... Two weeks later had 30 yards on nine rushes at Washington. High School: Rushed for 1,986 yards as a senior and 3,262 yards in his career... Was an all-state selection as a senior, while also earning allregion and all-area honors... Earned honorable mention All-America honors as well... Was named the Class 3A Most Valuable Player... Team finished second in the state his senior year... Was an all-area and all-state pick as a junior... In track he was a regional champion in the 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles and the 4x100 relay... Also played basketball. Personal: Born Oct. 6, 1979 in Ogden, Utah... Son of Emmett and Claudia White... Is going to be a business management major. Rushing G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD LG / / / Totals 29/ Receiving G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD LG / / Totals 22/ Punt Returns No. Yds. Avg. TD LG Totals Kickoff Returns No. Yds. Avg. TD LG Totals

3 All-American NCAA All-Purpose Single-Game Highs , EMMETT WHITE vs. New Mexico St., , Brian Pruitt, Central Michigan vs. Toledo, , Moe Williams, Kentucky vs. S. Carolina, NCAA All-Purpose Leaders , EMMETT WHITE, UTAH STATE , LaDainian Tomlinson, Texas Christian , Robert Kilow, Arkansas State 2000 NCAA Rushing Leaders , LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU , Damien Anderson, Northwestern , Michael Bennett, Wisconsin , Deonce Whitaker, San Jose St , Anthony Thomas, Michigan , Ken Simonton, Oregon St , Chester Taylor, Toledo , Robert Sanford, Western Mich , Rudi Johnson, Auburn , Ennis Haywood, Iowa St , T.J. Duckett, Michigan St , Thomas Hammock, Northern Ill , EMMETT WHITE, UTAH STATE All-Time NCAA All-Purpose Yards Per Game Average , Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State, , Ryan Benjamin, Pacific, , Whizzer White, Colorado, , Mike Pringle, Cal State Fullerton, , Paul Palmer, Temple, , EMMETT WHITE, UTAH STATE, 2000 All-Time Big West Rushing Highs , Mike Pringle, CS Fullerton vs. N.M. State, , EMMETT WHITE vs. New Mexico State, , LeShon Johnson, No. Illinois vs. So. Ill., NCAA/Big West Statistical Rankings Category BWC NCAA All-Purpose 1st 1st Rushing 1st 13th Scoring 3rd 26th Receptions 3rd NR KO Returns 4th 22nd Punt Returns 4th NR Receiving Yards 5th NR Total Offense 6th NR Emmett White Game-By-Game 1998 (Fr.) No. Yds. Long TD S. Houston St Washington (So.) No. Yds. Long TD S.F. Austin Kansas State North Texas (Jr.) No. Yds. Long TD Texas Tech So. Utah Arizona State Utah BYU North Texas Idaho Arkansas St N.M. State Boise State (Includes just games that he carried the ball) I am running out of adjectives to describe this kid. He does the type of things that amaze you and leave you with your mouth open. He has a great attitude and it carries onto the team. It was really neat to be a part of him breaking the all-purpose yardage record. -- Utah State Head Coach Mick Dennehy. Emmett White 2000 Game-By-Game All-Purpose Yardage The Nation s Leader Opponent Rush. Rec. PR KOR Total at Texas Tech Southern Utah at Arizona State Utah at Brigham Young at North Texas Idaho Arkansas State at New Mexico State at Boise State Idaho State Totals Average Per Game

4 Aggie Bios Nathan Barber Strong Safety 21 Casey Bingham Defensive End Sr-1L LaCrescenta, Calif. (Crescenta Valley HS/Pasadena City JC) Quickly: Should play a key role as a backup in the secondary and on special teams (Jr.): Played mainly on special teams before seeing action at the linebacker spot late in the year... Recorded 16 tackles on the year... Was a co-winner of the team s outstanding special teams player of the year honor along with Brad Bohn. Junior College: Was a first-team all-conference selection as a linebacker at Pasadena City JC in Spent the 1998 season at Sacramento State. High School: Attended the same high school as current Aggie Jesse Busta... Was a two-time all-league player on both offense and defense in high school, playing wide receiver, running back, tight end, defensive end and linebacker... His senior season his team went Also played three years of baseball and his team won the CIF title... In the championship game he hit a homerun in Dodger Stadium. Personal: Born March 13, 1980 in West Allis, Wis... Plans to major in business administration... Hobbies include surfing and fishing... Son of Mary and Neil Barber... Has two older sisters... Dad played football at Wisconsin. Defense G/GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks / Jeff Berg Wide Receiver Sr-SQ Lehi, Utah (Lehi HS) 84 Quickly: Was a valuable member of the practice squads and should help on the field in his final year (Jr.): Played on special teams and at wide receiver... Was not credited with any statistics during the season (So.): Saw limited action during the season (Fr.): Did not see any action on the field... Redshirted his first year at Utah State in High School: Played quarterback at Lehi High School for one year. Personal: Born April 8, 1977 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada... Major is physical education... Would like to coach in the future... Served an LDS mission to Toronto, Canada from Younger brother Michael participated in the Junior Olympics in figure skating... Is the oldest of seven children Fr-RS Hyrum, Utah (Mountain Crest HS) Quickly: Will see time as a backup defensive end (RS): Redshirted his first year at Utah State. High School: Lettered two years at Mountain Crest playing on the offensive and defensive lines... Was an honorable mention all-state selection as well as a two-time all-valley and all-region pick. Personal: Born Nov. 25, 1981 in Hyrum, Utah... Son of Craig and Geraldine Bingham... Has one sister... Hobbies include hunting, fishing and most sports. Brian Bowers Defensive Line Jr-TR Newbury Park, Calif. (Newbury Park HS/Moorpark JC) Quickly: Participated in spring drills. Junior College: Was an allconference defensive selection, while seeing action on the defensive line and at linebacker... Recorded nine sacks and 11 tackles for loss during his sophomore season... Also had one safety. High School: Did not play football, but lettered in basketball... Graduated in Personal: Born August 17, 1977 in Santa Monica, Calif... Son of Jeff and Anne Bowers... Has two brothers and one sister... Undecided on his major... Hobbies include playing basketball, pool, swimming and the internet. Brenen Burningham Offensive Line Fr-RS Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) Quickly: Should provide depth at the tackle spot in his first year of action (RS): Redshirted his first year at Utah State after returning from an LDS mission... Was a co-winner of the team s offensive scout MVP honor along with Roger Fernandez. High School: Was a two-year letterwinner at Sky View playing offensive tackle, defensive end and long snapping in 1996 and Earned allstate honors as a senior... Also competed in basketball and track. Personal: Born July 20, 1979 in Ogden, Utah... Son of Lee and Zan Burningham... Has one brother and one sister... Sister played basketball and volleyball for UCLA and BYU after earning All-America honors as a volleyball player at Ricks Junior College... Undecided on his major... Went on an LDS mission from to Louisiana... Hobbies include playing the piano and doing ceramics.

5 Jesse Busta Linebacker 56 Aggie Bios Ty Cahoon Defensive Tackle 97 First-Team all-big West (2000) Jr-2L La Crescenta, Calif. (Crescenta Valley HS) Quickly: Had a great sophomore season earning first-team all-big West honors despite coming off the bench during the year... Should be one of USU s top defensive players (So.): Earned firstteam all-big West honors despite coming off the bench and starting just four games on the year... Was selected as the team s co-sophomore of the year with Jose Fuentes... Was second on the team and fourth in the Big West in tackles with 110, including 61 solo stops... Recorded five tackles for loss and tied for the team lead with two interceptions... Was involved in five turnovers on the year as he also forced two fumbles and recovered one as well as the two interceptions... Recorded at least 10 tackles in eight games, including a career-high 17 at Boise State (Fr.): A key special teams player, who also saw backup action on defense... Was credited with 47 tackles on the year... Had two tackles for loss, including one sack... Also had one pass broken up and forced a fumble... Best game was a 12- tackle perfor- mance against Kansas State as he started that game in place of an injured Tony Newson for his only start... That came one week after he had nine stops against Arkansas State (RS): Redshirted his first year at USU. High School: An all-cif selection as a senior... Earned firstteam all-league honors and was the co-defensive Player of the Year in his league... Selected to all-area teams by both the Los Angeles Times and the Daily News... Recorded 143 tackles, four fumble recoveries, three interceptions and two sacks as a prep senior... Was first-team all-league and all-area as a junior... Was named the team s Most Valuable Player as a sophomore... Personal: Born Nov. 6, 1980 in La Crescenta, Calif... Son of Gale and Pam Busta. Defense G/GS UT AT Total TFL Int / / Totals 22/ Fr-RS Burley, Idaho (Burley HS) Quickly: Should provide depth on the defensive line after having a solid spring (RS): Redshirted his first year at Utah State. High School: Was a three-year letterwinner at Burley High School... Was named the Idaho A-3 player of the year... Was a two-time allstate selection as both an offensive and defensive lineman... Also wrestled and placed in the top six in the state three times... Also competed in track. Personal: Born June 22, 1982 in Burley, Idaho... Son of Arley Cahoon and Shirley Blanthorn... Has two brothers... Plans to major in English education and wants to teach and coach... Hobbies include playing guitar, hunting, fishing and all sports. Grant Calverley Offensive Tackle Jr-JC Moreno, Calif. (Valley View HS/Riverside JC) Quickly: A mid-year junior college transfer, who competed in the spring and is listed as the starter at right tackle heading into the season. Junior College: Was a first-team all-mission Conference selection as a sophomore in 2000 and also was a honorable mention academic All-American... He was recruited by South Florida, Arkansas State, San Jose State, Hofstra, and Baylor out of junior college. High School: Played one year of high school football... Also played basketball and baseball. Personal: Born Nov. 19, 1981 in Downey, Calif... Son of Richard and Irene Calverley... Has two sisters... Plans on majoring in psychology... Hobbies include playing basketball and working on cars. Gary Coleman Wide Receiver Jr-JC Miami, Fla. (Southridge HS/Pasadena JC) Quickly: Signed in the fall of Emerged from the spring as a starter at one of the wide receiver positions. Junior College: Was a second-team all-conference selection and his team s offensive player of the year as a sophomore in junior college... Caught 43 passes for 673 yards and seven touchdowns... Completed his twoyear junior college career with more than 2,000 receiving yards... Was an academic All-America nominee and was on the dean s honor roll. High School: Was an honorable mention all-county choice as a prep senior... Also competed in track. Personal: Born June 21, 1980 in Miami, Fla... Son of Samuel and Elnora Coleman... Has two sisters and one brother... Plans on majoring in architecture... Main hobby is drawing. 17

6 Aggie Bios Scott Collins Tight End Sr-1L Newhall, Calif. (Hart HS/LA Valley JC) Quickly: Has been hampered by a shoulder injury, but should provide depth at tight end as well as on special teams (Jr.): Had his season cut short due to a shoulder injury as he played in just six games of the year before being sidelined... However, he did return to play in the season finale against Idaho State... Started against Arizona State and Utah when the Aggies went to a two-tight end lineup... Had two catches on the year, including a 25-yarder against Utah and a three-yard touchdown reception against Idaho State (Hardship): Earned a medical hardship after playing in the first three games of the season before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury... Had two catches for 17 yards, including a 13-yard reception against Utah in the third game of the year. Junior College: Lettered two seasons at Los Angeles Valley Junior College... Played quarterback as a freshman and started one game... Played tight end his sophomore season and caught 18 passes for 200 yards... Was named allconference as a tight end... Was a team captain. High School: Lettered two years as a wide receiver... Was an allleague pick as well as an all-valley selection... Named the team s Most Inspirational Player as well... Caught 50 passes for 780 yards as a senior. Personal: Born April 9, 1979 in Tarzana, Calif... Wants to major in physical education and plans on coaching football after graduation... Hobbies include snow boarding, play station and basketball. Receiving G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG / / Total 9/ Chris Cooley Tight End So-1L Logan, Utah (Logan HS) Quickly: Had a good fall and spring and is one of the bright lights for USU s future... Saw time on offense, defense and special teams as a true freshman and will continue to get better (Fr.): Was pressed into duty in his true freshman year and saw action at tight end, defensive end and special teams... Recorded 19 tackles on the year... Had four tackles for loss, including two sacks... Also forced one fumble and recovered another. High School: Was an all-state selection as a senior, catching 46 passes for 625 yards at tight end... Recorded eight sacks as a defensive end... An outstanding high school wrestler, who finished second in the state as a junior... Also played baseball in high school. Personal: Born July 11, 1982 in Powell, Wyo... Wants to major in art... Enjoys all sports, hunting and fishing... Son of Nancy Cooley... Has one brother... Is a member of the national honor society. Defense G/GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks / Travis Cox Quarterback Fr-RS Hyrum, Utah (Mountain Crest HS) Quickly: Will head into the fall as the third quarterback (RS): Redshirted his first year at Utah State. High School: Was a firstteam all-state quarterback at local Mountain Crest High School... Was named the Region Four Most Valuable Player and Logan Herald Journal all-valley Player of the Year as a senior as well... Was a three-year starter, who also started three games as a freshman... Finished his career fifth in Utah history with 5,190 yards... Was eighth in state history with 47 career touchdown passes... Threw for 1,900 yards and 16 touchdowns with just six interceptions as a senior... Was an all-region pick as a junior and was the all-valley quarterback as a sophomore... Also played baseball and basketball. Personal: Born Oct. 16, 1980 in Salt Lake City, Utah... Hobbies include water skiing, being outside and most sports... Father Dan played football at Utah State and was the head coach at Mountain Crest High School... Had a brother who was an all-state linebacker at Mountain Crest as well... Owned a 3.8 grade point average in high school. 18

7 Jeff Crosbie Quarterback Jr-2L Hyrum, Utah (Mountain Crest HS) Quickly: Started 17 games in his career before missing the final nine games of 2000 with a thumb injury (Jr.): Started the first two games of the season for his 16th and 17th consecutive starts... Injured his thumb in practice the third week of the year and missed the remainder of the season... In the season opener against Texas Tech he completed 16-of-34 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns... In first-half against Southern Utah he was five-of-15 for 27 yards (So.): Started all 11 games at quarterback... Threw for 2,007 yards and 10 touchdowns during the year... Completed 46.8 percent of his passes and also had 17 interceptions... Best game was a 311-yard effort against Brigham Young... Also hit 16-of-25 attempts for 265 yards and four touchdowns against Stephen F. Austin... Showed his ability to run as he gained 77 yards on nine carries against Nevada and had 38 yards on five rushing attempts against North Texas to close the season (Fr.): Played in each of the final five games of the year, starting each of the last four contests... His first collegiate action came in a relief role against Idaho in place of starter Logan Galli... He completed nine-of-28 attempts for 178 yards and two touchdowns... His first collegiate start came the next week against Boise State as he threw for 233 yards, while completing 18-of-46 attempts with three interceptions and one touchdown... His best yardage total was his second start with 279 yards against New Mexico State... On the year, he threw for 1,111 yards... His 79-yard touchdown pass to Adrion Pierson against North Texas was the 13th longest pass play in school history. High School: Was a three-year letterman as a quarterback and free safety at Mountain Crest... Was a first-team all-state selection as a senior in 1994 after passing for 2,500 yards and 25 touchdowns... Was also selected as the Region Most Valuable Player... Was an all-state basketball player as well. Personal: Born Dec. 25, 1976 in Logan, Utah... Major is business... Hobbies include fishing, hunting and most sports... Went on a mission to Brazil... Brother Jim played basketball at Southern Utah... Married to former Aggie volleyball player Amy Goulding Crosbie. Aggie Bios Passing G/GS Att. Com. Int. Pct. Yds. TD LG / / / Totals 18/ Crosbie Game-By-Game 1998 (Fr.) A-C-I Yds. TD LG Utah DNP New Mexico DNP Colorado DNP Sam Houston St. DNP Oregon State DNP Washington DNP Idaho Boise State New Mexico St Nevada North Texas (So.) A-C-I Yds. TD LG Georgia Stephen F. Austin Utah Brigham Young Arkansas State Kansas State Idaho Boise State New Mexico St Nevada North Texas (Jr.) A-C-I Yds. TD LG Texas Tech Southern Utah Arizona State DNP-INJ Utah DNP-INJ Brigham Young DNP-INJ North Texas DNP-INJ Idaho DNP-INJ Arkansas State DNP-INJ New Mexico St. DNP-INJ Boise State DNP-INJ Idaho State DNP-INJ 19

8 Aggie Bios Kevin Curtis Wide Receiver Jr-JC South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS/Snow JC) Quickly: Made an impression in the spring with some big plays in scrimmages and is listed as a top backup at one of the wide receiver positions. Previous College: Spent the 1996 and 1997 seasons at Snow JC where he earned second-team All-America honors as a wide receiver... Also earned first-team all-conference and team most valuable player honors... Served as a team captain as well... As a freshman had 30 catches for 600 yards and five touchdowns... As a sophomore he recorded 55 receptions for 1,100 yards and 19 touchdowns. High School: Was a two-year letterwinner at Bingham... Played wide receiver and in the secondary... Earned second-team all-region honors... Also played basketball. Personal: Born July 17, 1978 in Murray, Utah... Son of Mary Jean and Stuart Curtis... Has three brothers and three sisters... Plans on majoring in marketing and may become a firefighter... Hobbies include golf, all sports, music, and spending time with friends and family. Jason Deml Wide Receiver 16 Jerome Dennis Strong Safety Fr-RS Van Nuys, Calif. (Montclair Prep) Quickly: Will be listed as a backup at cornerback and should contribute in (RS): Redshirted his first year at Utah State. High School: An all-cif selection on defense as a senior... Earned team offensive MVP honors all three years of high school... Had five interceptions as a senior... Also started four games at tailback and rushed for more than 1,000 yards on the season in his final year... Was the team captain and team MVP on the basketball team. Personal: Born Dec. 6, 1981 in Los Angeles, Calif... Grew up in Palmdale, Calif... Wants to major in business entertainment and minor in computer science... Would like to work as a producer in the entertainment field after graduation... Hobbies include playing basketball, writing poetry, writing songs and spending time with family and friends... Mother is Jean Lewis... Has four sisters and two brothers... Was the publisher of the school paper in high school... Received several poetry awards as well. Ryan DeQuillettes Defensive Tackle So-1L Wasilla, Alaska (Wasilla HS) Quickly: Last name is pronounced dim-uhl... Had a good spring and emerged as a top backup at one of the wide receiver positions... Provides a good target at (Fr.): Played as a true freshman after walking onto the team... Saw limited action on offense and special teams, but caught one pass for 15 yards in season finale against Idaho State. High School: Was a three-year letterwinner as a wide receiver... Earned all-state honors in 1998 and 1999 and was a two-time all-conference selection as well... As a senior he had 55 receptions for 1,015 yards and rushed for 700 yards... Also lettered in baseball, soccer and track and was a member of the state championship baseball and soccer teams. Personal: Born Sept. 15, 1981 in Alton, Ill... Son of Marcia Deml... Has one brother (Scott), who plays football at Central Florida, and two sisters... Plans to major in business... Hobbies include fishing and sports Fr-HS Bakersfield, Calif. (West HS) Quickly: Last name is pronounced Dee-quill-etts... Participated in spring drills and should provide depth on the defensive line. 2000: Sat out last season after signing with USU in the spring. High School: Was a first-team all-league and first-team all-area selection as a senior offensive lineman in Played mainly on the offensive line in his career... Was a three-year starter, earning second-team all-league and honorable mention all-area honors as a junior... Was named his team s lineman of the year as a junior and as a senior... Was his high school s athlete of the year as a sophomore and as a junior... Was the first freshman to start on the junior varsity in five years... Also wrestled and competed in track and field. Personal: Born April 19, 1982 in Torrance, Calif... Son of Rhonda Sandoval and Randy DeQuillettes... Has three brothers and one sister... Plans on majoring in medicine or physical therapy... Hobbies include wrestling and most sports... Served as a the freshman class president and was active in the associated student body all four years of high school. 20

9 Ryan Duncan Defensive End Sr-3L Phoenix, Ariz. (Mountain Pointe HS) Quickly: Earned a starting role last year, but will have to battle for a starting berth with the return of Nick Onaindia from injury (Jr.): Started all 11 games at defensive end... Recorded 51 tackles for a total that was seventh on the team and second by a lineman... Had 10 tackles for loss, including at team-high-tying four sacks... Best tackle total was a seven-stop effort against Southern Utah... Had six tackles against Utah and North Texas as well (So.): Returned to the field in 1999 after a knee injury caused him to miss most of 1998 and all of spring practice in Had nine tackles on the season, including two for loss... One of his tackles for loss was a sack... Twice had three tackles in a game, including at Georgia and against Boise State (Fr.): Played in each of the first four games of the year in a backup role, before injuring his knee against Sam Houston State and missing the rest of the season... Made one tackle against Sam Houston State before the injury (RS): Redshirted his first year Aggie Bios Roger Fernandez Tailback Fr-RS Apple Valley, Calif. (Apple Valley HS) Quickly: Enters the fall as the third tailback, but should see playing time... Was impressive in the fall and spring (RS): Redshirted his first year at Utah State... Was a co-winner of the offensive team scout MVP award with Brennen Burningham. High School: Was an all-league, all-area and all-county selection as a running back at Apple Valley... Rushed for 1,300 yards and 21 touchdowns on 151 carries in just seven games as a senior before spraining his foot... Best game was a 250-yard effort on just 18 carries against the ninthranked team in the Southern Section... As a junior he rushed for 1,200 yards and 11 touchdowns with a career-high of 325 yards against Burroughs... As a sophomore he rushed for 500 yards and five touchdowns... Also played free safety as a sophomore... Lettered four years in track and two years in basketball... Personal: Was born April 22, 1982 in Paramount, Calif... Wants to major in sociology and become a parole officer... Hobbies include lifting weights and being involved in his church youth group... Son of David and Betty Fernandez... Has three brothers and one sister. at USU... Was named the defensive scout team Most Valuable Player. High School: An all state selection as a senior and a second-team pick as a junior at Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix, Ariz... Earned all-city, all-region, and all-valley honors and was named the Phoenix Player of the Year... Set a school record for season sacks with 14 and established a school mark for career sacks with Invited to Arizona All-Star game... Voted the region defensive Player of the Year as a senior... Also competed in track and was third in the state in shot put as a junior and fifth in the shot put and discus as a senior... Named the Junior Athlete of the Year and the Senior Athlete of the Year at Mountain Pointe. Personal: Born March 30, 1979 in Phoenix, Ariz... Major is business administration and minor is marketing... Main hobby is water skiing. Defense G/GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks / / / Totals 23/

10 Aggie Bios David Fiefia Tailback So-1L West Valley City, Utah (Hunter HS) 39 Quickly: Last name is pronounced Fee-uh-fee-uh... An explosive player that will figure greatly in USU s offensive plans, both at running back and at wide receiver (Fr.): Played at wide receiver in his first season at Utah State... Was third on the team in receptions with 31 for 344 yards and one touchdown... Was ranked in the top 10 in the nation among freshman wide receivers... Had at least two receptions in 10-of-11 games with his best effort a five-catch game for 73 yards against Southern Utah... Ran the ball three times for 10 yards... Threw one pass on the year, an 18-yard touchdown pass to Jose Fuentes against Idaho... Was a co-winner of the team s Most Outstanding Freshman award with Nate Putnam. High School: Was named Mr. Football in the state of Utah by the Deseret News in Rushed for 1,600 yards and 24 touchdowns as a prep senior... Defensively he recorded six in- tercep- tions... Also aver- aged 39.1 yards per punt. Personal: Born March 17, 1981 in Salt Lake City... Son of Tevita and Melolini Fiefia... Undecided on his major... Hobbies include most sports... Was a three-year basketball letterwinner as well in high school... Is a cousin to former USU standouts Walter and Vaea Fiefia, who were both first-team all-big West as defensive tackles during their careers. Robert Fockaert 3 Quarterback Fr-RS Lancaster, Calif. (Paraclete HS) Quickly: Last name is pronounced Fo-Cart... Will look for playing time behind USU s three other quarterbacks... Possess a good arm and mobility (RS): Redshirted his first year at Utah State. High School: High school is pronounced Pear-uh-cleet.. Was named the offensive player of the year in his league in Was also the co-offensive player of the year in the CIF as well as the allvalley small school player of the year as a senior... Threw for 1,770 yards, 24 touchdowns and seven interceptions, while completing 59 percent of his passes as a senior... His team boasted a tailback, who rushed for 2,000 yards... In his prep career he threw for 4,000 yards and 52 touchdowns, while completing 62 percent of his attempts... Had five interceptions as a defensive back in his career... High school teammate Robert Watts also signed with the Aggies... Also played basketball and baseball... Was a second-team all-league basketball selection as a junior and earned first-team all-league honors in baseball as a junior and second-team accolades as a sophomore. Personal: Born Jan. 24, 1982 in West Covina, Calif... Wants to major in business... Hobbies include playing basketball and baseball... Son of Tammy and Robert Fockaert... Has one brother and one sister... Was a member of the honor roll all through high school. Receiving G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD LG /

11 Second-Team all-big West (2000) Jose Fuentes Quarterback Jr-1L Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Rancho Cucamonga HS) Quickly: The returning starter after producing a solid season, which included starting the final nine games of the year... Produced some of the nation s best efforts in 2000 and should continue to excel in the Aggie offense (So.): Earned second-team all-big West honors after earning the starting role in the third game of the year... Earned Big West player of the week honors against Idaho... Was named a co-winner of the team s outstanding sophomore award with Jesse Busta as well as sharing USU s most improved honor with Cade Smith... Ranked 14th in the NCAA in total offense, 16th in passing, 39th in points responsible for and 43rd in passing efficiency... Recorded the fourth-best total offense day in the nation during the year with 503 yards vs. Boise State, while also recording the season s second-best passing efficiency day (306.40) vs. Southern Utah and the fourth and 14th best passing days against Boise State (509 yards) and Idaho (421 yards) re- spectively... Threw for 2,709 yards on the year with 16 touchdowns to just eight in- terceptions... Caught a scor- ing pass against Idaho as well (Fr.): Played in four games while backing up Jeff Crosbie... His 11 passing at- tempts were second most on the team... Was four-of-11 for 91 yards on the year... First collegiate action came in the season opener at Geor- gia when he hit one-offive passes for 37 yards... The next week he was two-of-three passing for 32 yards against Stephen F. Austin... Did not play again until attempting two passes, both interceptions, against Kansas State... Closed the year by hitting his only attempt for 22 yards in the sea- son finale against North Texas (RS): Redshirted his first year at USU. High School: Completed 194-of- 335 passes for 2,571 yards and 20 touchdowns, while rushing for five more scores as a senior... Team went 9-3 and advanced to the state quarterfinals... For his career he completed Aggie Bios of-504 passes for 4,125 yards and 38 touchdowns... Set school records for season yards and touchdowns and career yards and touchdowns... Also set a school mark with a 431-yard passing game against J.W. North High School... Lettered three times in baseball and basketball and one year in soccer... Personal: Brother Richard is the quarterback at New Mexico Highlands... Son of Richard and Julie Fuentes... Born Nov. 29, 1979 in East Los Angeles, Calif... Plans to major in business. Passing G/GS Att. Com. Int. Pct. Yds. TD LG / / Total 14/ (Fr.) A-C-I Yds. TD LG Georgia S.F. Austin Utah DNP BYU DNP Arkansas State DNP Kansas State Idaho DNP Boise State DNP N.M. State DNP Nevada DNP North Texas (So.) A-C-I Yds. TD LG Texas Tech DNP Southern Utah Arizona State Utah Brigham Young North Texas Idaho Arkansas State New Mexico St Boise State Idaho State Aric Galliano Offensive Center Jr-JC Santa Ana, Calif. (Foothill HS/Cerritos JC) Quickly: Will enter the fall as the backup offensive center after signing in mid-year and participating in the spring... First name is pronounced Eric. Junior College: Was named an honorable-mention Junior College All-American in 2000 and also was a first-team all-state and all- Mission Conference selection... He was named as one of the top-100 players in the country as a sophomore... Along with USU, he was recruited by North Carolina State, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Nevada, and Missouri. High School: Played one year of high school football and was a first-team all-league pick. Personal: Born Jan. 18, 1981 in San Luis Obispo, Calif... Son of Mark and Elizabeth Galliano... Has two brothers and one sister... Plans on majoring in exercise science. 23

12 Aggie Bios Jamar Glasper Strong Safety 4 Jeremy Guenter Defensive Tackle Jr-2L Las Vegas, Nev. (Green Valley HS) Quickly: The team s second leading returning tackler behind Jesse Busta... Started nine games a year ago and should be a leader in the secondary again this year (So.): Started nine games at strong safety... Was fifth on the team in tackles with Broke up six passes as well... Recorded 15 tackles at New Mexico State with his second-best tackle games coming against Arizona State and Boise State with eight each (Fr.): Played in the secondary and on special teams... Had 10 tackles on the year, while forcing one fumble and causing one fumble... Had four tackles at Georgia in the season opener (RS): Redshirted his first year at USU. High School: A two-time all-conference selection in high school... Was named the Most Valuable Defensive Player in his league his senior year... Was a threeyear letterwinner... Team was 8-3 his senior season... Earned the Go For Broke award as a sophomore as an upcoming star... Lettered four years in basketball and was voted the league s best defensive player... Personal: Son of Patricia Glasper... Born August 19, 1979 in Las Vegas, Nev... Has one son... Major is physical education. Defense G/GS UT AT Total Int. TFL / / Totals 18/ Jason Green Offensive Guard Fr-RS Glasgow, Mont. (Glasgow HS) Quickly: Redshirted his first year at USU (Fr.): Redshirted his first year at USU. High School: Was named to the Super State all-state team after his senior year... Was a three-time all-conference selection as on offensive lineman... Team finished 9-2 his senior year... Was picked to play in the state s East-West game... Played on both the offensive and defensive lines in high school... Also lettered three years in track and basketball. Personal: Born April 29, 1981 in Glasgow, Mont... Plans to major in business... Son of Jim and Bonnie Green... Has four older sisters Fr-HS Orem, Utah (Orem HS) Quickly: A return LDS missionary... Originally signed in Came out of the spring as a backup at tackle and should contribute this season. High School: Was a first-team all-state selection... Was also named a team captain and his team s player of the year... Recorded 54 total tackles, including nine sacks... Also served as the team s punter and kicker and averaged 39 yards per punt... Also played basketball. Personal: Born March 15, 1980 in Provo, Utah... Son of Robert and Maria Elena... Brother Jonathan played at Weber State and was a member of USU s football team in Eric Gwilliam Offensive Tackle Sr-1L Moraga, Calif. (Campo Lindo HS/Ricks JC) Quickly: Came out of the spring listed as the top backup at right tackle (Jr.): Was a backup on the offensive line in his first year at USU. Junior College: Played both offensive line and defensive end at Ricks. High School: Was a first-team all-league selection offensively and defensively as a senior in high school... Was listed as one of the top 20 recruits in the East Bay area... Was also a first-team all-league basketball and baseball player his senior year. Personal: Born Jan. 10, 1976 in Oakland, Calif... Majoring in accounting and wants to pursue an MBA... Hobbies include playing golf and water skiing... Son of Jerry and Joyce Gwilliam... Has five brothers and one sister... Wife is Kristina. Scott Hunt Linebacker So-1L Newhall, Calif. (Hart HS) Quickly: Listed as the top backup at middle linebacker (Fr.): Played as a backup linebacker... Recorded 19 tackles, including three for loss on the season... Recorded 14 tackles in the last three games of the year, including a season-high seven against Idaho State and five at Boise State (RS): Redshirted his first year at USU. High School: Was a three-year starter and a three-year all-foothill League selection... Was a two-time all-cif Southern Section pick and was the Co-Defensive Player of the Year and all-cif as a senior... A two-time all-san Fernando Valley pick... His team won three league championships during his tenure... Recorded 78 tackles as a sophomore, 108 as a junior and 109 as a senior... Also played tight end and had three touchdowns... Was a team captain his senior year. Personal: Born Dec. 12, 1980 in Mission Hills, Calif. Defense G/GS UT AT Total Int. TFL /

13 Bryan Jackson Strong Safety 22 Aggie Bios Ade Jimoh Cornerback So-1L Bountiful, Utah (Viewmont HS) Quickly: Can play anywhere in the secondary and should see plenty of playing time this season (Fr.): Lettered after joining the team for fall drills... Saw time at strong safety and all of USU s special team units... Recorded five tackles on the year. High School: Was a two-time all-state selection and was selected to play in the Utah all-state game... Led his team in rushing and tackles for two years... Rushed for more than 100 yards four times and had 15-plus tackles 11 times... Was a team captain... Also played basketball and track for three years each... Served as team captain in both sports as well... Was named his school s top athlete... Was an all-area basketball selection as well as the team s defensive player of the year... In track he placed in the state in the javelin and the 300-meter hurdles. Personal: Born March 1, 1979 in Bountiful, Utah... Son of Clyde and Judy Jackson... Father played football at USU... Has two brothers and two sisters... Majoring in business administration and would like to earn an MBA... Main hobby is water skiing. Defense G/GS UT AT Total Int. TFL / Derek Jeffery Wide Receiver Jr-RS Bakersfield, Calif. (Stockdale HS/Grossmont JC) Quickly: Will try to work his way into USU s receiver rotation (RS): Redshirted his first year at Utah State. Previous College: Played the 1998 and 1999 seasons at Grossmont JC... Was a second-team all-league selection as a sophomore... Had 28 receptions for 330 yards and boasted a 21.0 kickoff return average. High School: Was a two-time first-team all-league selection... As a junior he had 44 receptions for 660 yards and as a senior caught 52 balls for 700 yards... Also competed in track in the 100 and 200 meters. Personal: Born June 19, 1980 in Bakersfield, Calif... Son of Linda and George Jeffery... Has one brother (Tony) who played football at San Jose State and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs... Plans on majoring in communications and working in television... Hobbies include watching television and playing ping pong... Was a member of the honor roll in high school and in junior college. Second-Team all-big West (2000) Quickly: Name is pronounced Aw-D Juh-mo... Had a solid season in his first year as a starter and should be a key to USU s success in the secondary (So.): Started all 11 games at left corner... Earned second-team all-big West honors... Was also named the team s outstanding defensive back... Shared the team lead with two interceptions on the year, while breaking up a team-high 12 passes... Also blocked a kick... Recorded 46 tackles (So.): Saw action in the secondary and on special teams... Had four tackles on the year (RS): Redshirted his first year. High School: A twoyear letterwinner at El Camino Real High School... Was a second- team all-league selection as Jr-2L Woodland Hills, Calif. (El Camino Real HS) well as a preseason third-team all-area pick... Team won the city championship his senior season... Also played basketball and ran track... Was named his school s top scholar-athlete. Personal: Has earned an academic scholarship to Utah State... His cousin played basketball at Northeastern University in Boston... Son of Bianka Jimoh and Joe Harvey... Born April 18, 1980 in Los Angeles, Calif. Defense G/GS UT AT Total Int. PBU / / Totals 14/ Jared Johnstun Linebacker Fr-HS Holliday, Utah (Olympus HS) Quickly: Arrived in the spring and could add depth to USU s linebacker corpe and special teams. High School: Was a defensive end and tight end at Olympus... Was named second-team all-region... Recorded 20 sacks and was the team s second leading tackler among defensive lineman... Team won the state championship in Personal: Born Dec. 10, 1980 in Holliday, Utah... Son of Scott and Lori Johnstun... Has two brothers... Majoring in business and pre-med and would like to be a pediatrician after graduation... Main hobbies are fishing and camping. 25

14 Aggie Bios Jason Jones Offensive Line 58 Steve Mullins Punter Fr-HS Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad HS) Quickly: Competed in the spring after signing in the fall of High School: Was a two-time first-team all-league player... Was named the lineman of the year at his high school his senior year and played in the annual North-South All-Star game... His team was the CIF runner-up his senior year... Jones was also recruited by San Diego St. and Colorado St. Personal: Born Aug. 5, 1981 in Anaheim, Calif... Son of Roger and Crystal Jones... A P.E. major. Dane Kidman 87 Placekicker Jr-SQ Ogden, Utah (Ogden HS) Quickly: Will compete with Ben Chaet for kicking chores... Has attempted one kick in his career and made a 44-yarder in (So.): Did not see any action while playing behind Brad Bohn (Fr.): Played in one game, booting a 44-yard field goal against Stephen F. Austin (RS): Redshirted after walking on the team. High School: Was an all-region selection as well as a two-time honorable mention all-region kicker... Long field goal was 42 yards... Also played soccer and was a four-year letterwinner... Served as the soccer captain his senior season. Personal: Born May 25, 1980 in Ogden, Utah... Undecided on his major, but would like to become an air force pilot... Main hobby is working on cars. Kicking G FG Pct. LG PAT Pct. Pts. Avg Barry McLaughlin Offensive Tackle Jr-RS San Francisco, Calif. (Riordan HS/City College of S.F.) Quickly: Will enter the fall listed as the top backup at left tackle... Should see a lot of time on the field (RS): Redshirted his first year after transferring from City College of San Francisco. Junior College: Played two years at City College of San Francisco, earning all-league honorable mention honors as a freshman and firstteam accolades as a sophomore... CCSF went 23-1 in his two years there and won the national championship in High School: Played two years and was his team s most inspirational player... Also competed in basketball and track. Personal: Born August 2, 1979 in Redwood City, Calif... Son of Jerry and Jeanne McLaughlin... Plans to major in physical education and would like to teach and coach... Had better than a 3.0 GPA at CCSF Jr-2L Phoenix, Ariz. (Paradise Valley HS) First-Team Freshman All-America (The Sporting News) (1999) Second-Team all-big West (2000) Quickly: One of the top punters in the nation, ranking 29th in punting average in the NCAA in both his freshman and sophomore seasons... Has seen action at wide receiver in his career after reporting to USU as a quarterback (So.): Had another outstanding season finishing second in the Big West and 29th in the NCAA in punting with a 41.4 average... Dropped 18 of his 64 punts inside the 20-yard line and recorded at least one 50-yard punt in eight-of-11 games... Was a second-team all-big West selection... Earned Big West player of the week honors against Idaho... Also saw time at wide receiver and caught one pass for six yards... Was one-ofthree passing for 19 yards as well (Fr.): Earned Freshman All- America honors from The Sporting News as a punter... Was 29th in the NCAA in punting average at 42.3 per game... Had a long of 70 yards and dropped nine inside the 20 on the year... Had at least one 50-yarder in eight games... Offensively he completed one-of-two passes for eight yards... Rushed one time for 34 yards (RS): Redshirted his first year at Utah State. High School: An all-region and honorable mention all-state selection as a senior... Was also an honorable mention all-state pick as a junior... Set school records for career yardage (more than 3,000) and touchdown passes (24)... Was a three-year starter at quarterback and also handled punting chores... Played forward on the team s 1997 state championship basketball team... Ran track as a sophomore and played baseball as a freshman. Personal: Son of Chuck and Karen Mullins... Born Oct. 23, 1979 in Jackson, Miss... Majoring in general business. Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long TB I Totals

15 Trent Nate Fullback 47 Aggie Bios Tony Newson 19 Linebacker So-TR Rock Springs, Wyo. (Rock Springs HS/Wyoming) Quickly: A transfer from Wyoming, who is listed as the third-string fullback heading into the fall. Previous College: Attended Wyoming for one semester. High School: Was an all-state running back and an all-conference linebacker as a senior... Played three seasons before graduating in Personal: Born Dec. 27, 1979 in Rock Springs, Wyo... Son of Cornell and Susan Nate... Has one brother and one sister... Undecided on his major... Main hobby is hunting... Was named to the national honor society and was a National Football Foundation Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete as well. Joshua Newman-Gomez Offensive Guard Fr-HS Covina, Calif. (Charter Oak HS) Quickly: A mid-year signee, who competed in the spring... Should provide depth at either guard spot in his first year. High School: Was a unanimous first-team all-san Gabriel Valley player as a senior, along with being named first-team all-cif... Charter Oak won the CIF Championship his senior year as he earned the CIF Sportsmanship Award... Gomez played in the San Gabriel Valley Shrine All-Star game following his senior season... Along with Utah State, he was also recruited by San Diego State and Montana. Played two seasons at Silverado High School in Victorville, Calif. before finishing his prep career at Charter Oak. Personal: Born Feb. 17, 1981 in Azusa, Calif... Son of Anthony Gomez, Jr. and Sharon Newman-Gomez... His father played football at Citrus JC and his uncle Robert Gomez, played at Utah State... His brother played at Claremont McKenna College... Undeclared on his major... Hobbies include lifting weights and barbecuing Sr-3L Las Vegas, Nev. (Cheyenne HS) Second-Team all-big West (1999) First-Team all-big West (The Sporting News) (1999) Quickly: Missed last year with an injury and should be USU s leader on defense in (RS): Missed the season while recovering from shoulder surgery (Jr.): Earned second-team all-big West honors by the league coaches and first-team all-league honors by the Football News... His 10.6 tackles per game were third in the Big West... Was fourth on the team in tackles with 95, while playing in just nine games due to a shoulder injury... Had five stops for loss, including two sacks... Recorded 21 tackles against Idaho, while recording 15 at Georgia, 13 against BYU and 12 against New Mexico State (So.): Was the top backup at all of the linebacker spots... Recorded 40 tackles, while playing in all 11 games... Had four tackles for loss and recovered one fumble... Had 10 tackles against Idaho for a season-best... Second-best game statistically was a ninetackle performance against Utah in the season-opener (Fr.): Recorded 10 tackles while seeing action as a backup linebacker and on special teams... Recorded four tackles against New Mexico State and followed that performance with two stops at Idaho. High School: Played rover and tight end at Cheyenne High School in Las Vegas... Earned first-team all-conference honors as a senior and was secondteam all-conference as a junior... Was tabbed second-team all-division each of his last two seasons as well... Also competed in track and finished fourth in the state in the long jump as a senior. Personal: Born Sept. 11, 1979 in Las Vegas, Nev... Is working on a double major of general business and Spanish... Wants to become a translator for a business after graduation. Defense G/GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks FR / / / Totals 27/

16 Aggie Bios Jim Newton Offensive Tackle Jr-2L Newbury Park, Calif. (Newbury Park HS) 79 Quickly: Missed spring practice with a shoulder injury, but should enter the fall listed as a starter at left tackle (So.): Started all 11 games at left tackle (RS): Redshirted the year with a shoulder injury (Fr.): Was pulled out of a possible redshirt season in the sixth game of the year at Washington... Saw action on the offensive line and on special teams... Blocked one kick. High School: Played on the line and at tight end at Newbury Park High School... Was a three-year letterman... Also played basketball and was second-team all-county after averaging 12 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks per game. Personal: Born Oct. 13, 1978 in Omaha, Neb... Enjoys playing basketball... Major is interdisciplinary studies. Tyler Olsen Defensive End Jr-1L Hyrum, Utah (Mountain Crest HS) 64 Quickly: An energetic player that will play inside on the defensive line... Has had success on USU s track team as a thrower as well (So.): Played in a backup role on the defensive line... Recorded 26 tackles... Had five tackles for loss, including one sack... Also forced a fumble... Half of his season tackles came in the last two games as he had seven at Boise State and six against Idaho State (Fr.): Played on special teams during his first year at USU... Made one tackle on special teams. USU Track: Was a three-year letterwinner on the USU track team... Finished third in the Big West javelin in High School: Was an all-region selection as a defensive lineman... Had seven sacks his senior year... Mountain Crest was the state runner-up in 1991 and Also wrestled and competed in track... Was a state champion with a 32-1 record in Also was a two-time state shot put champion, while winning the javelin once and finishing second in the discus. Personal: Born Nov. 4, 1975 in Young Ward, Utah... Son of Mark and Luci Olsen... Wants to major in social work... Hobbies include fishing and hunting... Served an LDS mission to Portugal. Defense G/GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks FR / Did You Know? Junior Jim Newton is the tallest player in Utah State history at Nick Onaindia Defensive End Sr-1L Bakersfield, Calif. (West HS/Bakersfield JC) Quickly: Last name is pronounced O-nine-dee-uh... A full-speed player, who received a medical hardship last year after playing three games (RS): Played three games before missing the remainder of the season due to a shoulder and neck injury... Started the first three contests and had three tackles against both Texas Tech and Southern Utah before registering 11 at Arizona State (Jr.): Was going to redshirt his first year at USU, but that idea lasted just one week... In his first collegiate action he had seven tackles against S.F. Austin... Recorded 10 tackles against Kansas State... On the year he had 47 tackles in 10 games, including nine stops for loss... Among those were three sacks. Junior College: Was a first-team all-conference selection at Bakersfield Junior College... Had 86 tackles, 6.5 sacks and one interception as a sophomore... As a freshman he was named second-team all-conference after recording 72 tackles, four sacks and one interception... Played inside linebacker. High School: Started three years, but did not play his junior season, while competing in hockey... Played linebacker and tight end as a prepster... Was a first-team all-league selection as a senior and was his team s Most Valuable Player. Personal: Born April 10, 1979 in Bakersfield, Calif... Planning on a liberal arts major... Would like to be a professional wrestler after graduation... Hobbies include working out and watching wrestling. Defense G/GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks PBU / / Totals 13/ Stuart Perry Quarterback Fr-HS Charlo, Mont. (Charlo HS) Quickly: Was on campus this past spring. High School: Was a three-time all-state selection as a quarterback... Was the state's alltime passing leader as well as the passing touchdown leader in state history... Threw for 6,800 yards and 95 touchdowns in his career... Played in the East-West Shrine game... Team went 10-1 his senior year... Also played safety... Was a four-tme all-state basketball player and set school records for points, rebounds and steals... Was also successful in track. Personal: Born July 24, 1981 in Charlo, Mont... Son of Shawn and Diane Perry... Undecided on his major... Main hobby is riding motor bikes. 28

17 Casey Poppinga Tight End 81 Aggie Bios Nate Putnam Defensive End 91 Academic all-big West (2000) Jr-1L Evanston, Wyo. (Evanston HS/Wyoming) Quickly: The starter at tight end... Provides a big target at (So.): Started nine games... Was fifth on the team in receptions with 15 for 190 yards... Caught a two-point conversion... Had at least one reception in nine-of-11 games... His three catches against Idaho was a season high, while his 56 yards on two receptions against Boise State was his best yardage total (RS): Redshirted after transferring from Wyoming. Previous College: Lettered at Wyoming in 1996, but did not record any statistics before going on an LDS Mission in 1997 and High School: Was an honorable mention All- America selection by USA Today as a senior at Evanston High School... Also earned firstteam all-state honors that year as well... Was a two-time all-conference selection... Selected to play in the Wyoming Shrine Bowl... Also competed in track and was third in the 110-meter hurdles and sixth in the 300-meter hurdles... He also played basketball... Was a member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Born Oct. 15, 1977 in Evanston, Wyo... Son of Dennis and Vicki Poppinga... His brother Brady plays football at BYU... Is a business administration major... Married and his wife s name is Britt. Receiving G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD LG / Ed Powell Offensive Center Sr-1L Bloomington, Calif. (Bloomington HS/Chaffey JC) Quickly: A very athletic player who will start at center this fall (Jr.): Played as a backup on the offensive line and saw enough time to earn a letter. Junior College: Was a two-time all-conference selection at center for Chaffey JC... Team went 9-2 his freshman year and 8-3 his sophomore campaign. High School: Was a two-time all-league and all-cif choice in high school... Earned his team s defensive player of the year honor as a prep senior... Also lettered two seasons in basketball... Was named to the honor roll three times in high school. Personal: Born Jan. 18, 1980 in Torrance, Calif... Plans to major in business... Hobbies include playing basketball and play station as well as working on cars... Son of Sharon Powell. First-Team all-big West (2000) Academic all-big West (2000) So-1L Brigham City, Utah (Box Elder HS) Quickly: Quickly made a name for himself in his first year at USU and will start at end this season... Missed spring practice with a shoulder injury (Fr.): Was the only league freshman to earn first-team all- Big West Conference honors... Other honors included being tabbed academic all- Big West as well as earning team honors as the outstanding defensive lineman and sharing the team s out- standing freshman award with David Fiefa... Became a starter in the fourth game... L e d U S U s down line- m e n and was sixth on the team in tackles with His 14 tack- les for loss were second on the team, while his four sacks tied for the team lead... Had six passes broken up as well as blocking one kick... Forced two fumbles and recovered another one... Best tackle game was nine against New Mexico State... Also recorded seven tackles against Utah. High School: Was a two-year USA Today All-American as well as earning all-state and all-region honors twice... Was his team s MVP as well... Team won the state championship his junior year and finished third in his senior campaign... Also played basketball and was his team s MVP. Personal: Born Sept. 11, 1978 in Brigham City, Utah... Son of Greg and Becky Putnam... Is a pre-physical therapy major. Defense G/GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks FR / David Rawlins Offensive Line Fr-HS Hyrum, Utah (Mountain Crest HS) Quickly: Participated in spring drills. High School: Earned honorable mention all-state honors and was a first-team all-region selection as a senior... Played offensive guard and tackle... Also competed in track and field and finished seventh in the state in the shot put. Personal: Born May 29, 1982 in Logan, Utah... Son of Byron and Colleen Rawlins... Has three brothers and sisters... Major is sociology... Hobbies include fishing, bowling and play station. 29

18 Aggie Bios John Roberts Fullback Sr-3L San Diego, Calif. (University HS) Quickly: Will start at fullback and should once again be a major contributor on offense and on special teams (Jr.): Backed up Emmett White, the nation s 13th-leading rusher... Was second on the team with 26 carries for 99 yards... Added three touchdowns... Also caught five passes for another 46 yards... Was a key performer on the USU special teams... Season-best rushing total was his six carries for 31 yards against Arkansas State... Had nine attempts for 29 yards against Southern Utah... Two of his three rushing attempts against Boise State went for touchdowns... Started three games at fullback (So.): Was second on the team in rushing (behind Demario Brown, who was sixth in the nation in rushing) with 141 yards on 30 carries... Most action on the season came in the season finale when he rushed 11 times for 75 yards at North Texas... Had two 20-plus yard runs in the final two games... Caught one pass for 20 yards (Fr.): Was the number two running back behind Demario Brown... Played in all 11 games and started two contests when Brown was injured (Colorado and Sam Houston State)... Rushed for 313 yards on 86 carries for a 3.6 average... Scored one touchdown on the year, against Sam Houston State... Rushed for 118 yards against Sam Houston State... Next best game statistically was a 69-yard effort against Or- egon State the next week... Followed those two games with 55 yards on just eight carries against Washington (RS): Redshirted first year at USU. High School: An all-county selection and the Western League Offensive Player of the Year as a senior... Rushed for 2,195 yards and 19 touch- downs on 328 carries... His 2,195 yards set a school record and were the sixth best rushing season in county history... Set a school record with 304 yards vs. Scripps Ranch... Spent his junior season at Patrick Henry High School, where he rushed for 1,222 yards on the season, i n - cluding a 222-yard effort for his best game... Was a member of University s CIF championship basketball team and was named that team s most inspirational player... Earned San Diego Union Tribune academic team honors. Personal: Born Feb. 19, 1980 in San Diego, Calif... Major is economics... Main hobby is reading. Rushing G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD LG / / / Total 31/ Marshall Sanders Wide Receiver Sr-1L Columbus, Ohio (Brookhaven HS/City College of S.F.) Quickly: Listed as a starter at one of the wide receiver positions (Jr.): Started four games on the year... Pulled in 13 passes for 131 yards and one touchdown... Had three catches for 45 yards at Boise State and five receptions for 39 yards against Arkansas State... Caught one pass against New Mexico State for a five-yard touchdown. Junior College: Came to Logan after City College of San Francisco won the junior college national championship in Caught 39 passes for 800 yards and four touchdowns as a junior... Also competed in track in junior college. High School: Was an all-city defensive back and earned all-conference honors as a return man... Had 13 career interceptions, returning two for scores, while also running back four kickoffs and one punt for touchdowns... Was a member of the state championship 4x400 relay team as a sophomore. Personal: Born Sept. 30, 1979 in Columbus, Ohio... Would like to major in sociology... Hobbies include video games and jokes... Parents are Andrea Goosby and Claudia Jeter... Has one sister, two step brothers and one step sister... Had better than a 3.0 GPA in high school. Receiving G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD LG / Mike Scheper 53 Offensive Center Jr-RS LaCanada, Calif. (St. Francis HS/Willamette) Quickly: Will enter the fall as the third-string center. Previous College: Played the 1998 and 1999 seasons at Willamette, a Division III school in Salem, Ore... Was a two-time first-team all-conference center... Willamette won the 1999 conference championship. High School: Was a first-team all-cif offensive lineman as well as a two-time first-team all-league player as a center and as a defensive tackle... Started three years and was part of the 1997 conference championship team... Was a shot putter on the track team. Personal: Born July 18, 1980 in Los Angeles, Calif... Son of Joan and Pete Scheper... Has four older brothers and one older sister... Two brothers played football at Harvard, while his brother Paul played in high school with John Elway... Major is sociology... Wants to be a firefighter or a high school football coach... Hobbies include lifting weights, playing racquetball and reading. 30

19 Jess Schuck Offensive Guard 67 Aggie Bios Kyle Siever Linebacker Sr-3L Phoenix, Ariz. (Peoria HS) Quickly: One of USU s leaders with 22 starts in his career (Jr.): Started all 11 games at left guard for the second consecutive season (So.): Started all 11 games at left guard... Did not receive any Big West accolades like 1999 teammates Ben Holbrook and Mike Lindsay, but was considered by many as just as good (Fr.): Saw limited action in a backup position (RS): Sat out his first year at Utah State. High School: A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter on the offensive line at Peoria High School in Phoenix, Ariz... Was firstteam all-state and firstteam all-conference as a senior... Was tabbed the team Most Valuable Player as a senior as well... Was second-team all-conference as a junior... Was the all-west Valley Powerlifting Champion... Also competed in track and threw the shot put in the state meet... High School coach was Doug Clapp... Personal: Has a brother playing football at Glendale Junior College... Born July 5, 1979 in Glendale, Ariz... Is a history major. Derrek Shank Free Safety So-1L Glendale, Ariz. (Appollo HS) Quickly: Stepped into the starting role at free safety in his first year at USU... Is expected to start there again in (Fr.): Started the final six games of the season at free safety... Recorded 39 tackles and shared the team lead with two interceptions... Also registered five passes broken up... Was credited with a season-high 13 tackles at New Mexico State... Had six stops against Idaho. High School: A three-year letterwinner at Apollo High School... Was an all-region selection on defense and on special teams, while earning second-team accolades on offense as a senior... Was an honorable mention all-region choice as a sophomore... Played cornerback and wing back... Team won two regional championships and advanced to the state playoffs three times... Also lettered in basketball and baseball and was an honorable mention all-region outfielder. Personal: Born Dec. 16, 1981 in Philadelphia, Pa... Wants to major in communications... Likes to watch television and play video games... Son of Gordon and Helen Shank... Has one sister... Made the honor roll three straight semester in high school Jr-1L Phoenix, Ariz. (Mountain Pointe HS/Arizona State) Quickly: A contributor on special teams and should see time at linebacker as well (So.): Lettered in first season at Utah State... Played mainly on special teams, but also saw action at linebacker... Was credited with two tackles on the year. Previous College: Spent the 1999 season as a linebacker at Arizona State. High School: Was a second-team all-region tight end and linebacker as a senior and a regional honorable mention linebacker as a junior... Led his team in receptions as a senior... Also played basketball and competed in track. Personal: Born August 23, 1979 in Tempe, Ariz... Son of Margie and Brian Siever... Will major in business administration... Hobbies include hunting and fishing. Defense G/GS UT AT Total TFL PBU INT / Ryan Solomona 42 Linebacker Jr-RS San Pedro, Calif. (San Pedro HS) Quickly: Last name is pronounced So-lo-mo-nuh... Returns to the USU program after missing last year due to personal reasons... Will battle for a starting spot at outside linebacker and should be a major contributor this season (So.): Did not play as he did not enroll in school due to personal reasons (Fr.): Saw limited action as a reserve, but played on special teams... Was credited with three tackles on the year (RS): Redshirted his first year at Utah State... Was named USU s Defensive Scout Team Most Valuable Player. High School: Was a two-time all-city and all-south Bay selection at San Pedro High School... Also earned Mr. Football honors by the San Pedro newspaper... Led the team with 116 tackles, including 55 solo stops as a senior... Also had two interceptions, two passes broken up and three fumble recoveries as a senior. Personal: Born Oct. 5, 1980 in San Pedro, Calif... Majoring in sociology... Parents are Penina and Talato Solomona... Hobbies include play station and his family. Defense G/GS UT AT Total TFL / Defense G/GS UT AT Total TFL PBU INT /

20 Aggie Bios Jared Solosabal Defensive End 90 Chris Stallworth Wide Receiver So-1L Glenns Ferry, Idaho (Glenns Ferry HS) Quickly: Last name is pronounced So-loss-uh-ball... Will provide depth at the defensive end position... Younger brother of current Aggie Joe Solosabal (Fr.): Saw plenty of playing time in a reserve role as a freshman... Started two games early in the year at Arizona State and the next week against Utah... Was credited with 19 tackles on the year... Had three tackles for loss, including one sack... Had four tackles in his first start at Arizona State and followed that with three against Utah... Later in the year he had five tackles against New Mexico State for his season high (RS): Redshirted his first year at Utah State. High School: Was an allstate selection on Glenns Ferry's state championship team... Played offensive guard and defensive tackle and was a two-time all-conference selection at both positions... Also competed in basketball and track and was the state champion in the shot put. Personal: Born April 8, 1977 in Mountain Home, Idaho... Has not declared a major... Hobbies include hunting, fishing and lifting weights... Served an LDS mission in eastern Canada. Defense G/GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks INT / Joe Solosabal Fullback Sr-3L Glenns Ferry, Idaho (Glenns Ferry HS/Ricks JC) Quickly: Last name is pronounced So-loss-uh-ball...Will enter the fall as the backup at fullback... Has been valuable to the team, especially on USU s special teams units... Older brother of Aggie Jared Solosabal (Jr.): Returned to the offensive side of the ball and played at fullback... Started the first two games of the year at fullback... Was a leader on special teams as well during the year and was credited with nine tackles on special teams play... Offensively he did not record a rush, but caught one pass for a fiveyard touchdown against Texas Tech in the season opener (So.): Made five tackles on the year... Was a regular on almost all of USU s special teams units (Fr.): Played extremely well on USU special teams, making plenty of big plays, especially on kickoff coverage... Did not play at running back during the season (RS): Redshirted his first year at Utah State after walking onto the team. Junior College: Was enrolled at Ricks JC and redshirted in 1994 before going on a mission. High School: Was a four-year letterwinner at Glenns Ferry... Was an all-state selection as a running back and a linebacker... Rushed for 1,500 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior... Was selected the top linebacker in the state as a senior... Was all-conference as a junior after rushing for 825 yards... Was an all-conference selection as a basketball player... Also lettered in track and wrestling. Personal: Born Nov. 2, 1975 in Glenns Ferry, Idaho... Main hobby is fishing... Served an LDS mission to Washington D.C. from So-1L Sacramento, Calif. (Grant HS) Quickly: Should start once again at one of the wide receiver spots after starting six games as a true freshman... One of USU s bigger targets among the wide outs at (Fr.): Started six games as a true freshman... Caught 26 passes for 289 yards and one touchdown... His reception total and yardage total were both fourth on the team... Did not catch a pass in the first two games before hauling in four for 61 yards at Arizona State... Best game was a nine-reception outing for 62 yards at North Texas... Late in the year he caught five balls for 55 yards at New Mexico State. High School: An all-city selection after playing wide receiver and cornerback... As a senior he caught 40 passes for 896 yards... Also had six interceptions for a team that went 12-2 on the year... Played baseball and competed in track as well. Personal: Born April 1, 1982 in Mobile, Ala... Wants to major in history and then coach and teach at the high school level... Hobbies include going to movies and playing basketball and baseball... Son of Evelyn and Lawrence Stallworth... Has two brothers and one sister... Has a cousin who played football at Tennessee... Was on the school s honor roll. Receiving G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD LG /

21 J.R. Suguturaga Tight End 86 Aggie Bios Jorge Tapia Defensive Tackle Sr-1L Fallbrook, Calif. (Fallbrook HS/Palomar JC) Quickly: Last name is pronounced Sue-goo-too-rah-gah... Will see time at both tight end and fullback this year (Jr.): Started three games at fullback in his first year... Played fullback and tight end... Caught five passes on the year for 28 yards... Had two catches for 16 yards at Brigham Young and two for four yards at Arizona State... His other catch was an eight-yarder against Arkansas State. Junior College: Was a twotime all-conference selection as a tight end in junior college. High School: Attended three high schools with his freshman year in Honolulu, sophomore and j u n i o r seasons in San Diego b e f o r e attending Fallbrook, just outside of San Diego his senior year... P l a y e d quarterback and i n s i d e linebacker as a freshman, running back as a sophomore and outside linebacker as a junior and senior... Also competed in track as a senior. Personal: Born Nov. 30, 1979 in Honolulu, Hawaii... Wants to major in sports psychology and work in sports after graduation... Hobbies include playing basketball, fishing and being with his family... His father is Sitani Suguturaga, stepmother Ema and mother Mikaela Mokofisi... Has four brothers and one sister... Is married and his wife s name is Christy... Has one son... Uncle Filipo Mokofisi played football at Utah and went on to play for the New Orleans Saints. Receiving G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD LG / So-1L Oxnard, Calif. (Huenene HS) Quickly: Last name is pronounced Tap-E-uh... Listed as the starter at one of the defensive tackles spots for the second straight season (Fr.): Started eight games at defensive tackle in his freshman year... Was the third-leading tackler among USU s defensive linemen with 36 stops... Also had 10 tackles for loss, including three sacks... Was credited with nine tackles agianst Idaho and then had eight the next week against Arkansas State (RS): Redshirted his first year at USU. High School: Was all-league, all-county, all-region and all-cif selection as a senior... Started three years as a defensive tackle and offensive lineman... Also wrestled and competed in track. Personal: Born July 26, 1981 in Oxnard, Calif... Wants to major in criminal justice and become a probation officer... Hobbies include wrestling, track, model cars and spending time with friends... Was a two-time honor student with a grade point average of 3.5. Defense G/GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks INT / Marcus Torian Wide Receiver Jr-RS Anchorage, Alaska (East HS/Washington State) Quickly: Last name is pronounced Toe-ran... Should see a lot of time in USU s wide receiver rotation (So.): Sat out his first year at Utah State after transferring from Washington State. Previous College: Was a member of the Washington State football team... Saw action in five early season games in Caught one pass for six yards... Did not play in the final five games of the year. High School: Lettered three times at East Anchorage High... Also lettered twice in basketball... As a sophomore started five games for a 6-2 team that lost in the state semifinals to the eventual state champs... Caught six passes for 108 yards... During his junior year he caught 22 passes for 350 yards... Was an all-conference wide receiver and a honorable mention all-conference safety... Also a member of the basketball team that placed second in state... As a senior he was fourth in state with 32 receptions for 509 yards and averaged 32 yards per punt return... A second team all-conference and all-state selection and was all-conference in basketball averaging 13 points and 10 rebounds. Personal: Born Nov. 30, 1979 in Anchorage, Alaska... Parents are Amy and Arthur Torian... Has one brother... A member of the National Honor Society and was on the honor roll all four years at EAHS... Interested in a sports management or an education degree. 33

22 Aggie Bios Luis Trujillo Offensive Guard 78 Jim Walker Offensive Guard Jr-1L Long Beach, Calif. (Poly HS) Quickly: Should back up at one of the guard positions after seeing a lot of time on the field last year (So.): Started three of the first five games of the year and then saw plenty of time in a reserve role (RS): Redshirted the season. High School: Selected to the all-cif, allleague and California Dream Teams in His team went 14-0, won the CIF Championship and was ranked second in the country by USA Today... In addition to playing offensive line, he also long snapped... Played three years at Gabrellino High School before finishing his prep career at Long Beach Poly... Also wrestled in high school. Personal: Son of Luis Trujillo and Cecila Perez... Born Jan. 14, 1980 in Los Angeles... Major is social work Sr-1L Rigby, Idaho (Rigby HS/Ricks JC) Second-Team all-big West (2000) Academic all-big West (2000) Quickly: Should be one of USU s offensive line leaders after earning second-team all-big West honors a year ago (Jr.): Earned second team all-big West honors in his first year of playing at Utah State... Started eight games at right guard, including the final six contests of the year after splitting time with Luis Trujillo early in the season (RS): Redshirted first year at USU after transferring from Ricks Junior College. Junior College: Was a two-year letterman, while playing defensive end and on the offensive line... Was a firstteam all-conference selection on the offensive line. High School: Was an all-conference selection, while playing tight end, linebacker, punter and kicker... Was also an all-conference selection in basketball... Competed in track as well. Personal: Born May 1, 1976 in Idaho Falls, Idaho... Major is English and he would like to teach and coach football after graduation... Main hobbies are music and family... His wife s name is Emily. Ronald Tupea Defensive End Fr-HS West Valley City, Utah (Hunter HS) Quickly: Last name is pronounced Too-Pay-Uh... Participated in the spring and will contribute from a defensive end position this fall. High School: A two-time all-state selection as a junior and senior... Earned honorable mention all-region honors as a sophomore... Played tight end and defensive end... Averaged 21 yards per reception as a tight end and made 95 tackles, two sacks and had three pass deflections on defense his senior year... Also played basketball and baseball. Personal: Born Jan. 17, 1982 in Seattle, Wash... Son of Itula and Francella Tupea... Has three brothers and one sister... Two brothers played junior college football, including Elliott, who was a junior college All-American at Dixie (Utah) JC... Wants to major in physical therapy or dentistry... Hobbies include all sports. 34

23 Tony Walker Cornerback 1 Aggie Bios Robert Watts Linebacker Sr-3L Lancaster, Calif. (Antelope Valley HS) Second Team all-big West (1998) Quickly: Owns the team lead with 24 career starts in his first three years... Has been dangerous as a return man as well as cornerback (Jr.): Started 10 games at cornerback... Recorded 51 tackles on the year, while also breaking up eight passes, forcing one fumble and recording one interception... Best tackle game was season opener at Texas Tech, when he had eight stops... Had seven tackles against BYU, Idaho and Boise State as well... Averaged 17.9 yards on a team high 26 kickoff returns (So.): Started the first nine games of the year at cornerback... Also saw action as a wide receiver and returned punts and kickoffs as well... Defensively he had 37 tackles, one interception and six passes broken up... Offensively he caught two passes, with one catch for 21 yards at Utah and one for eight yards against Arkansas State... As a return man he had six punt returns for a 4.8 average and 12 kick- off returns for a 23.3 average (Fr.): Was a second-team all-big West performer as a kick returner... Started five games at cornerback, including four of the last six contests... As a return man, he established a school record with 42 punt returns and he ranked third in the Big West with an 8.3 average... Ranked second in the Big West and 19th in the NCAA with a 25.4 kickoff return average... Led the team and was eighth in the league in interceptions with two... Recorded 28 tackles on the season with five stops against both Utah and Oregon State (RS): Sat out his first year at Utah State. High School: Played at Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, Calif... Was named the Most Valuable Player of the Golden League his senior year... Played defensive back and wide receiver... Also played basketball and was an all-valley selection in that sport. Personal: Would like to major in business... Main hobby is playing basketball... Born Sept. 30, 1978 in Lancaster, Calif. Defense G/GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU / / / Totals 33/ Punt Returns No. Yds. Avg. TD LG Totals Kickoff Returns No. Yds. Avg. TD LG Totals Fr-RS Lancaster, Calif. (Paraclete HS) Quickly: Had a solid spring and will battle for a starting outside linebacker position (RS): Redshirted his first year at Utah State... Was named the team s defensive scout MVP. High School: Was named the defensive MVP of the CIF as well as the defensive MVP of his league... Was an all-valley first-team selection as well as an all- Los Angeles Times first-team pick his senior year... Was named to the Gridiron Great Team... As a senior he recorded 109 tackles, including 43 solo stops... Also added five sacks and had two interceptions... Recorded more than 200 tackles in his prep career, while also recording 15 career sacks and five career interceptions... Also played basketball and baseball. Personal: Born Feb. 16, 1982 in Lancaster, Calif... Undecided on major... Hobbies include all sports... Parents are Joe and Bridget Watts... Has two brothers and one sister. Emmett White s bio can be found on pages 14 and 15. Rodney Wilson Linebacker So-1L Pensacola, Fla. (Woodham HS) Quickly: Will enter the fall listed as a starter at one of the outside linebacker positions (Fr.): Pressed into action in his first year at USU... Recorded five tackles with most of his time on special teams. High School: A third-team all-state selection from a talentproducing state... As a senior he was also named first-team all- Northwest Florida, first-team all-district and all-big Six... As a junior he earned second-team all-northwest Florida and all-big Six honors... His senior year he recorded 109 tackles, three and one-half sacks and one interception... For his career he was credited with 305 tackles... He also competed in track and finished second in the district in the 400-meters... Maintained a 3.0 GPA throughout high school. Personal: Born Oct. 12, 1981 in Pensacola, Fla... Would like to major in sports medicine and become a trainer at the collegiate or professional level... Hobbies include playing basketball, fishing, lifting weights and watching movies... Son of Ruth Armstrong and Richard Wilson... Has one brother. Defense G/GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU /