Utah State: The Aggies have won their last two season openers and have a 2-2 record in their first game of the year under head coach Matt Wells.

Senior QB Kent Myers will be making his 27th career start this weekend, which ranks sixth all-time in school history, and will be playing in his 29th career game, which ranks eighth all-time at USU among Aggie quarterbacks.

Utah State is also 20-27-1 (.427) all-time in games played on Friday, including a 7-4 (.636) record under Wells.

Wisconsin: The Badgers, who are ranked ninth in the Associated Press preseason poll and 10th in the preseason Coaches' poll, returns 52 letter-winners and 15 starters (O-8, D-7) off last year's team that finished 11-3 overall and 7-2 in the Big Ten, winning the West Division.

Fumagalli led the Badgers in receiving last year with 47 receptions for 580 yards (12.3 ypc), while Edwards had a team-best 89 tackles.