Utah State Opens 2010 Season Saturday at No. 7 Oklahoma

UTAH STATE at No. 7 OKLAHOMA

Saturday, Sept. 4-5 p.m. (MT)

Gaylord Family-

Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (82,112)

Norman, Okla.

QUICKLY — Utah State (0-0, 0-0 WAC) kicks off the 2010 season by heading to Norman, Okla., to take on No. 7 Oklahoma (0-0, 0-0 Big 12), Saturday, Sept. 4. Kickoff from OU's Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (82,112) is slated for 5 p.m. (MT). Saturday's battle between the Aggies and Sooners will be televised on Fox Sports Pay Per View.

SATURDAY'S STORYLINES — Things to watch for in Saturday's match-up between the Aggies and Sooners:

USU head coach Gary Andersen starts his second season at the helm of the Aggies.
The Aggies have one player from Oklahoma and eight from Texas.
Utah State is facing Oklahoma for the second time in the last four years, playing at Norman in 2007, losing, 54-3. USU is 0-4 all-time vs. OU, all at Norman.
Saturday marks the second-straight season and third in the last four that the Aggies play a Big 12 team after taking on Texas A&M last season and Oklahoma in 2007.
USU is 3-20 in season-openers, opening the season on the road for third-straight season and ninth time in last 11 years.
Utah State is facing a ranked opponent in its season-opener for the second year in a row and for the third time in last 12 seasons, playing at #12 Georgia Sept. 4, 1999. Overall, it is the seventh time in USU history to take on a ranked opposition in the season-opener.
The Aggies are opening a season against a Big 12 team for the second time in the last 11 seasons, taking on Texas Tech in 2000.
Overall, Utah State is 9-41-1 all-time against teams in the current Big 12, having lost the last 10 in a row. USU's last win vs. a Big 12 school was a 28-16 win over Kansas State in 1992.
Saturday marks the fourth time in the last five meetings against a Big 12 opponent and sixth in the last eight that the Big 12 team was ranked at the time.
USU is 1-3 in games played on Sept. 4, with all four on the road.
Utah State is 0-5 in games played on Oklahoma soil, going 0-4 vs. OU and 0-1 against Oklahoma State (1996).
The Aggies will be playing a No. 7 ranked team for the fourth time ever, and USU is currently 0-3 against No. 7.

FOLLOWING THE GAME

ON TV — Saturday's match-up between the Aggies and Sooners will be televised on Fox Sports Pay Per View. Bill Jones will handle play-by-play duties while Dean Blevins will provide analysis, while Elissa Walker Campbell will be the sideline reporter.

ON THE AIR — All Utah State football games are carried live on KVNU 610 AM, KVNU 102.1 FM (Cache Valley) and KLZX 95.9 FM in Logan; 1230 or 1320 AM in Salt Lake City; on KLZX 105.3 FM in Montpelier, Idaho. All Aggie football games are also on the Internet at www.UtahStateAggies.com by clicking on "Listen Live." Al Lewis handles the play-by-play duties while Craig Hislop provides analysis.

ON THE INTERNET — USU home football games are also streamed on the Internet through "Aggies All Access," by clicking on the "Live Aggies Video" link in the right hand column on the Athletics home page.

GAMETRACKER — Fans can follow all USU Aggie home games through the USU website at www.UtahStateAggies.com via GameTracker, a free service, which updates play-by-play and statistics throughout the game. GameTracker and can be accessed by clicking on the "GameTracker" link or the "live stats" link on USU's website.

Additional Aggie sports news is available at the Athletics homepage website.