Team: Utah State Aggies
Stadium: Romney Stadium
Conference: Sun Belt
Sport: College Football
Background: Just over a century ago Cache Valley settlers had a dream, a lofty dream of bringing education to the rural masses, an almost unheard of idea at the time. With high hopes and scarce resources patched together from pioneer thrift, the Agricultural College of Utah opened its doors in 1888 to a handful of students.

The "AC" was created through the Morrill Act of 1862, which sought to provide a democratic education nationwide, to be Utah's land-grant institution, a charter that has led to groundbreaking research and global dissemination of those findings.

Today, Utah State University welcomes nearly 22,000 students each year to its main campus in Logan and to time-enhanced learning centers throughout the state. Since 1989, nearly 4,500 students have received degrees through the University's distance education component. Whereas students could choose from five majors or career options in 1888, today's students select from 230 options offered in 45 departments housed in seven colleges: Agriculture, Business, Education, Engineering, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Natural Resources, and Science.