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Dave Kragthorpe passes at 93 By Dylan Moore STATESMAN SENIOR REPORTER
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ave Kragthorpe, a former Utah State University football player, longtime coach and former athletics director whom generations of Aggies knew as "Coach K," died Sunday, Aug. 23. He was 93. Kragthorpe played two-way tackle for Utah State from 1951 to 1954, earning two-time All-Skyline Conference honors and a spot on the university's all-century team. He also played two seasons as a catcher on the USU baseball team. He graduated in 1955 with bachelor’s degrees in physical education and recreation education, then served two years in the U.S. Navy before returning to Logan, where he earned a master's degree in secondary education in 1963. The New York Giants selected Kragthorpe in the 16th round of the 1955 NFL draft, and he played one season in the league before turning to coaching. His coaching career spanned four decades and included stints as an assistant at the University of Montana and South Dakota State University, assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Brigham Young University under former USU teammate LaVell Edwards, and head coaching jobs at Idaho State University and Oregon State PHOTO COURTESY OF USU ATHLETICS University. Dave Kragthorpe speaks to members of the Utah State football team duirng spring practice. At Idaho State, Kragthorpe led the Begals to a 12-1 coaching in 1983 to serve as Utah State's athletics director Both Thiros and Wells said Kragthorpe's presence record, a Big Sky Conference championship and the 1981 before returning to Oregon State two years later. He also extended well beyond Utah State's football program. NCAA Division I-AA national title, outscoring opponents worked with the Utah State Alumni Association beginning Wells said Kragthorpe attended volleyball, gymnastics and 422-172 that season. He later spent six seasons as head in 1994, helping rebuild the university's network of basketball events and never missed a radio show during coach at Oregon State and was named the Pac-10's Coach alumni chapters. his six years on staff, while also driving Wells to Kiwanis of the Year in 1989. Pauline Thiros, Idaho State's director of athletics, said International club engagements around Cache Valley. In between those jobs, Kragthorpe stepped away from she first knew Kragthorpe through her brother, George, "His involvement was not just with Utah State and who played for him on Idaho State's 1981 championship with me," Wells said. "It was with Logan City and former team. players and former Aggies and their kids and their kids' "I was on the sideline, you know, pouring water, carrying events." water around and just knew Dave and observed his Kragthorpe is survived by his wife, Barbara, whom relationships with all of those guys who still just really colleagues described as his constant companion at Utah love and honor and respect him," Thiros said. State and Idaho State events for decades. Thiros said Kragthorpe held his players to a high "She was right by his side," Wells said. "Super faithful standard on and off the field. and loyal to the people in the community of Logan as "He had very high expectations for not only the way that well, but was coach's best friend." they would play football, but the way that they would Kragthorpe received Utah State's Distinguished Alumni treat people and carry themselves," Thiros said, "and he Award in 2005 and was inducted into the university's made no bones about that." athletics Hall of Fame in 2009. Matt Wells, a former Utah State head coach, now a "He's just a big teddy bear of a guy that, you know, loved senior offensive consultant at Mississippi State University, all the people around him," Thiros said. "Always, gratitude met Kragthorpe as a freshman player at Utah State in is where he led from." 1992. Kragthorpe later served as special assistant to the head coach during Wells' six seasons leading the Aggies. "Coach never missed a practice," Wells said. "Spring ball, Dylan Moore is a junior majoring training camp during the season, even winter off-season in political science and minoring in workouts, and interacted with our players daily. He was anticipatory intelligence and really good, almost like a grandpa figure to all of them." Russian. He always loves going on Wells said Kragthorpe often stepped in to encourage outdoor adventures and cooking. players after tough coaching moments. "He did a great job of maybe seeing a kid struggle and — dylan.moore@usu.edu maybe get corrected by a coach and walking behind the line and putting his arm around them and giving them PHOTO COURTESY OF BYU some encouragement," Wells said. Dave Kragthorpe seen coaching during his time at Brigham Young University.
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tarting Dec. 21, Utah State University will no longer be allowing students or staff to use the phone call verification method to log in to accounts or apps safeguarded by Microsoft multifactor authentication. In the coming months, USU’s Information Technology department will be urging users to set up multiple safer avenues for authentication. Madonna Bortle, the director for USU IT, said the decision to eliminate phone call verification was made by Microsoft. “We have no control over it,” Bortle said. “They are eliminating it and going to more secure methods of securing via multifactor.” According to Bortle, phone call verification is not as secure as other verification options. “When you call somebody and all they have to do is hit pound, it’s really easy to just hit that pound and not even think about it,” she said. “You aren’t having to really engage.” Microsoft echoes this sentiment, writing in a post on Microsoft Learn that phone call and SMS verification are more prone to being hacked or scammed than other more secure methods. “Microsoft Entra ID is making passkeys the default sign-in experience, so every organization gets phishingresistant security by default,” the post says. Bortle said passkeys are safe and effective because they tie a user’s phone directly to their computer, a security measure a call to a phone number that can be moved to any device doesn’t guarantee. While Microsoft will make passkeys the default method, Bortle recommended that users create at least two different backup methods for verification. “I can do my iPad or a passkey, or I can do a YubiKey or my Microsoft Authenticator app,” she said. Bortles said setting up multiple forms of verification is also critical if someone were to lose, break or upgrade their phone. “That way if something happens to your phone, you don’t have to call the service desk to be able to do it,” Bortle said. “The other option is when you replace your phone, keep your old one if you have it. It won’t help if you broke it or lose it, but use your phone to authenticate on your new device and get it set up on your new device before you retire your old phone.” On Sept. 2 during Day on the Quad, USU IT offered ice cream and shared information with students about the sign-in methods available to them. These included push notifications, six-digit codes, passkeys and YubiKeys. During the event, students expressed their opinios on the upcoming change. “It’s a little annoying, honestly, but it was already annoying to begin with,” said sophomore Ashlyn Porter. “I get that it’s necessary, but it’s kind of tedious.” While students who rarely use the phone call method have less of an issue with the change, students who use it regularly expressed more concern.
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“I prefer it a lot more over the two-digit code because then I have to enter in the pin and then I have to enter in my fingerprint and so it just takes longer,” said senior Alta Stott. “I love it, and I hate that it’s going away.” To prepare campus for the change, Bortle said USU IT will be sending emails and notifications to users throughout the next few months encouraging them to remove the phone call option from their accounts. “All phone numbers will actually be removed on Dec. 21,” Bortle said. If students or staff don’t make the switch in time, Bortle said their password may be changed, and they’ll need to contact the USU IT Service Desk to regain access to their accounts. “They wouldn’t be able to get in at all if we just let the phone number go away,” she said, “so we may change their password.” To ensure the university has time to adjust, Bortle said they’ve set their deadline almost two months prior to the official Microsoft deadline, which is Feb. 1, 2027. “Always set up your MFA, that’s the key,” Bortle said. “Make sure and always do a backup.” Essence Barnes is a fourth-year journalism student who enjoys reading, writing and storytelling. — essence.barnes@usu.edu
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Wi-Fi outage disrupts start of semester By Essence Barnes STATESMAN EDITOR
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n Sept. 2, Utah State University released an email update on the wireless network instability issues. According to the email, a third cause to the problem was discovered which required help from the manufacturer of USU’s network routing hardware. “We are in active calls with them on both short-term workarounds and a permanent solution, and our own team continues to work the problem in parallel, with additional work scheduled for after classes conclude at 10:30 p.m. tonight,” Hawley wrote in the email. As of Sept. 3, the network routing manufacturer has provided a temporary fix to the Wi-Fi issues. In an email released that morning, Eric Hawley said the root cause of the problem is still under investigation and a permanent fix is forthcoming. “We are currently supporting over 23,400 simultaneous devices on wifi without network drops,” Hawley wrote in the email. “Any further work to test and apply a permanent fix will be done after hours and will not impact events or operations.” Students and staff reacted to the Wi-Fi issues, many of them saying the outage impacted the normal flow of their classes.
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“Things that should have taken a couple seconds with regular internet took minutes upon minutes, and that just compounded,” said senior Andrew Burton. Professors shared a similar sentiment. “It’s really kind of knee-capped a lot of the work that you do as a professor, because you know these are the days when you're finalizing your Canvas pages and getting your files uploaded,” said associate professor in the Department of Communication, Deb Monson. Students who live on campus dealt with other challenges. “If you live on campus, it’s hard because it’s the same Wi-fi,” said freshman Sadie Carter. “I’d have to, like, walk over to my church.” Despite the challenges, students said they’ve experienced improved connection within the last few days and are hopeful it will continue. Further outage updates will be shared on https://it.usu. edu/outages.
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PREVIOUS NEWS RELEASE USU sent an email announcement on Sept. 1 regarding the statewide wireless network issues that began at the start of the semester. Eric Hawley, USU’s chief information officer, said in the email that the instability resulted from two load-related issues. These issues often occur when a wireless router or
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local network experiences too much traffic at once. The email said one of the two issues had been resolved. “The problems are largely limited to wireless,” the email said. “Wired connections remain stable, so teaching stations, computer labs, and university online services are unaffected.” Hawley said university teams are working on resolving the second issue, and real-time updates on the situation will be available at https://it.usu.edu/outages. While wired connections remain unaffected, personal devices such as laptops and phones may continue to experience slow or no Wi-Fi connections. An email will be sent to all statewide campuses once the issue is fully resolved.
We are very grateful for the support of so many University and local donors who have made this success possible. We are excited to keep recovering food from being thrown away! The Summer Citizen Program involves over 500 senior citizens who spend three summer months in Logan. These Summer Citizens participate in classes and enjoy the best of what USU has to offer. When they were ready to move out, SNAC hosted a food drive to collect any excess goods that couldn’t follow these citizens home. Through this annual food drive, we recovered over 750 pounds of food from potential landfills to be redistributed to our Aggie Community! For more information about SNAC visit our website snac.usu.edu or @ususnac on Facebook and Instagram
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First student from USU to earn NOAA scholarship By Cambria Thurgood STATESMAN REPORTER
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tah State University junior Peter Doust has been awarded the Ernest F. Hollings National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Scholarship, which provides up to $9,500 annually for two years and a paid 10-week summer internship at a NOAA facility in the United States. “I was very surprised that I got it. It was not on my radar at all,” Doust said. The NOAA focuses on all aspects of Earth’s environment and encompasses several line offices, with the most well-known office being the National Weather Service. Other offices include the National Ocean Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, PHOTO SUBMITTED BY PETER DOUST Office of Marine & Aviation Operations, Office of Peter Doust at Wood Camp creek in Uinta National Forest. Oceanic & Atmospheric Research and more. NOAA’s mission is to better understand the natural world after receiving a text from the associate dean at Salt and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans and Lake Community College, Jessica Berryman, who was coasts. Doust’s professor and manager. With a passion for aquatic ecosystems and “Having research experience, as well as a reliable environmental science, Doust is pursuing a dual major proactive nature to him, made him a good candidate,” in fisheries and aquatic sciences and in freshwater and Berryman said. “I’m very excited for him to have this marine ecology, fields that align closely with NOAA’s opportunity.” mission to better understand and protect our planet’s Doust said that he received the text around 8 p.m. aquatic environments. and stayed up until 3 a.m. to complete the application “They do a lot of stuff that we take for granted, requirements, which included seven essays. The next which is cool but sad at the same time,” Doust said. morning, he received two letters of recommendation The Hollings Scholarship Program is named after and was then able to submit his application on time. a senator from South Carolina who played a major “He would show up and look for ways to help others role in ocean policy and conservation while he and was engaged with many different projects,” was in office. He also played a major role in the Berryman said. establishment of NOAA. When Hollings retired in His recent research opportunities this past summer 2005, the scholarship program was established in his have allowed him to work with grad students during honor. their research in Logan. Their research involved Not only was Doust one of the 128 out of 829 checking to see at what point in the year the water applicants to receive the scholarship, but he also said stopped flowing in creeks going to the Logan River. he is the first USU student to receive it. Another opportunity he had last summer was to do “It’s a really big honor to be the first USU student to stream surveying in Moab, Utah. receive this scholarship,” Doust said. The full-time paid internship that all scholarship recipients receive gives them the opportunity to do research at any NOAA facility in the United States. Doust is currently looking into an internship at the National Centers for Costal Ocean Science Beaufort Laboratory in North Carolina, one of the oldest marine research laboratories. Doust said that he has always loved fish and has Cambria is from West Point, a passion for protecting the species that live in and Utah. This is her third year at Utah rely on freshwater, so much so that he purchased State, and she is double majoring a freshwater fish store in Murray, Utah called The in journalism and communications. Waterfront SLC in 2021. He said the purchase helped She loves camping and him get into a fishkeeping and aquarium hobby, and snowboarding. he had over 50 aquariums in his house at one point. “My main goal is protecting our beautiful ecosystems — cambria.thurgood@usu.edu that we have, especially here in Utah,” Doust said. Doust received the information about the NOAA scholarship the day before applications were due
excited to return.” I’ve ever seen, and I have so much confidence in him Among the changes within the program, the most and his ability. He’s very smart, and he knows where drastic would be the complete overhaul of the the ball needs to go.” ith the 2026 college football season coaching staff. Since Hillstead’s departure, the Aggies With the Aggies’ season just kicking off on Sept. beginning across the nation, USU looks have brought in head coach Bronco Mendenhall along 5 against Idaho State, Hillstead steps into his new set to begin its first-ever Pac-12 campaign. with his staff. role within the team. The Aggies will next take on Under center for the Aggies is a familiar face for USU: “Coach Mendenhall — his mentality and his culture Washington in Seattle on Sept. 12, followed by the junior quarterback McCae Hillstead. is so much different than any culture that I’ve ever University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Sept. 19. A Utah native, Hillstead played football for Skyridge been a part of, and I’ve really enjoyed and I felt a High School in Lehi, Utah, where, as a senior, lot of personal development for myself, and as far he helped lead the Falcons to the Utah 6A state as our team culture and how connected we are, I championship while earning second-team All-State haven’t been as connected with a team really ever honors during the season. During his high school since I started playing football,” Hillstead said. “That’s career, Hillstead threw for 6,898 yards, 73 touchdowns been super awesome, and those are changes that are and 24 interceptions. He added another 1,791 yards palpable and that you can feel, and I’ve just felt really and 35 touchdowns on the ground as well. good about pretty much everything that has come With his high school success, Hillstead was ranked along with my second sitting here in Utah State.” as a three-star recruit and the 60th-rated quarterback Following USU’s spring game, the coaching staff in the nation. He committed to Utah State out of named Hillstead as USU’s starting quarterback for the Rory McNeill is a junior from Rocklin, California high school over programs such as Washington State 2026 season. studying mechanical engineering. He loves Aggie sports, University and the University of Nevada. “Not only his performance through spring, but I skiing, golf and writing music. As a true freshman, Hillstead became the eighth would say leadership. Players believe in him — a true freshman in USU history to start a game for the confidence at an experience level, I think, all kind — rory.mcneill@usu.edu Aggies. His first appearance came in week two of the of cumulatively made it a clear choice for us. Since 2023 season against Idaho State University, followed that time, wow, McCae does a really nice job of by his first start in week four against James Madison marshaling resources. He’s a fantastic organizer. He’s University. In that game, Hillstead set a USU record for very detailed in his planning,” Mendenhall said passing yards in a game by a true freshman with 399, at USU’s Media Day. “He’s not clamoring for along with four touchdowns and three interceptions. attention. He’s not racing for the spotlight. He’s In total, Hillstead would appear in eight games for the not craving recognition amongst his peers. He’s Aggies, starting in four of them. Hillstead finished the just systematically building his team, and those season with 1,062 yards, 11 touchdowns and eight are the things we saw in spring. His leadership so interceptions. far has been very effective, and his preparation. I “In my first go here at Utah State as a true freshman think that’s the word I would use. His preparation — I wouldn’t say I was underprepared — I think that of his team has been exceptional.” the moment was a lot, taking that all in at the time,” The confidence he has given the program Hillstead said during USU’s Media Day. “I’ve obviously extends beyond the coaching staff, with players played in those games, and I learned the lessons that on both sides of the field impressed by Hillstead’s I learned. I think that’s been the big thing — just a leadership. natural process of maturity that has occurred over the “I was here when McCae first got here out of past few years.” high school, and so I’ve seen the growth just from Following his freshman season, Hillstead entered him his freshman year to even now coming back the transfer portal and headed to Provo to join the as a transfer, and that honestly gives me a ton of Brigham Young University Cougars. In two years with confidence,” graduate linebacker Bronson Olevao BYU, Hillstead appeared in five games, redshirting Jr. said. “In terms of his leadership, he gives us a in the 2024 season. At the end of the 2025 season, certain confidence to where he’s so bought into Hillstead once again entered the transfer portal, this the program. He’s so invested in the team and the time returning to USU. offense, so why wouldn’t we put a guy like that “Initially, the transfer portal can be chaotic, and back there? Because of that, I’m confident he can you don’t know exactly what’s going to happen. I lead us. He’s confident. He’s smart, and he’ll make think that quickly after I entered, I saw it being a plays.” real possibility that I would return here, and then, Alongside Hillstead comes a new wide receiver following my visit, I just knew that this was the place core with which Hillstead has been building his for me. It’s definitely a different track returning to relationship during the spring and summer. the school I was initially at,” Hillstead said. “The “I’ve got so much confidence in him. He’s got changes I felt were so significant that it wasn’t really elite leadership, elite accuracy and he trusts his that I was returning to the same school whatsoever. guys to make plays, and that’s what I love the Obviously, same school, of course, but the environment most. He’s going to put the ball in the air, and it’s PHOTO BY Rory McNeill and the things that shape the experience were so our job to come down with it,” wide receiver Eli much different, and that’s really what made me super Wood said. “He is one of the most accurate passers Utah State Football quarterback McCae Hillstead addresses the media during Media
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Utah State announces football stadium renaming By Mark Greenwood STATESMAN EDITOR
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tah State University Athletics and Utah State Vice President and Director of Athletics Cameron Walker announced changes to the naming and partnership surrounding Utah State’s football stadium on Monday. The stadium, currently known as Maverik Stadium, will be renamed Jim Laub Family Stadium starting Jan. 1, 2027, in recognition of the Laub family’s continued commitments to USU athletics. “It was important for us as we looked for a new name to find a name that truly represented our past, present and future. No one has had more impact on Aggie athletics throughout our history than Jim and Carol Laub,” Walker said. “Their continued support has provided us an opportunity to not only be in the Pac-12, but to rise as a leader in this new conference.” Utah State’s stadium opened in 1968 and was originally known as Romney Stadium, with the addition of the naming of Merlin Olsen Field in 2009. The stadium was officially renamed to Maverik Stadium in 2016, in partnership with the convenience store and petroleum retailer Maverik. The partnership between Maverik and Utah State will run through the end of the year. “Maverik came in at a very important time to help make significant stadium renovations a reality, and we are incredibly grateful for them stepping in at that time,” Walker said. “Since that time, Maverik has been committed to this department, to this university and committed to Cache Valley in ways that far exceeded any formal agreement.” Utah State announced the changes to the stadium name at the West Stadium Center on Monday, with many notable Aggie alum and former coaches in attendance, including Jim and Carol Laub, Matt Wells, Chuck Bell, Craig Smith, Stan Albrecht, Randy and Becky Spetman, Scott and Jody Barnes, and others. “I have another special group here with me that — they’re extra special, and Cam alluded to them, kind of the legends
of Utah State University,” Laub said. “If there was a Mount Rushmore for USU athletics, every one of these people would be on it.” The stadium name change in the Laub family’s honor does not come with additional stipulations or donations beyond the contributions already made by the Laub family. “We’re excited for this next chapter and having partners who are committed for the long haul to be champions at USU isn’t just meaningful — it’s essential,” Utah State University President Brad L. Mortensen said. “It’s a fitting tribute to people who have given so much to make Utah State University stronger and who have done it above all because they believe in what this place can be.” Utah State’s partnership with Maverik was formed in 2015, with the agreement originally extending through December 31, 2037. According to Walker, Maverik initiated the conversation surrounding the early termination of the deal in the spring, with current renaming plans taking shape over the summer. The $6.3 million for 20 years, a $315,000 annual value, is significantly lower than other comparable stadium naming agreements at the time, as evident by Boise State University’s 2014 partnership with Albertsons that pays the Broncos $12.5 million over 15 years for the naming rights to Albertsons Stadium, an annual payout of $833,333. “At that time, I think that Maverik deal was exactly what was needed to get this project for the space we’re sitting in now over the finish line, and so you make those deals to see a project to completion,” Walker said. “I think at that time, it was probably a great deal. I do think in 2026 it’s not at market rate and probably made sense for both of us to look at an adjustment.” The most recent stadium agreement within the new Pac-12 was made by Texas State University, which agreed to a $23 million, 15-year deal with University Federal Credit Union in 2024. While the renaming of the stadium will not directly bring in additional income for USU athletics, the ending of the corporate agreement with Maverik opens the doors to additional sponsorship opportunities the department intends to take advantage of.
PHOTO BY Lola Probasco The West Stadium Center at Maverik Stadium is pictured after the announcement of the stadium’s future renaming.
Previously, many public spaces donning the Maverik name were not able to have additional corporate sponsors. With the removal of Maverik as a partner, additional sponsorships and logos can be added to additional elements such as the playing surface, scoreboards, signage and other previously off-limit spaces. “There’re just numerous ways where that can be expanded upon. As you walk out right now, it says, ‘Thank you for visiting Maverik Stadium.’ … In the future, that’ll say, ‘Thank you for visiting Jim Laub Family Stadium,’” Walker said. “There could then be a corporate logo underneath that as a sponsorship, so it just opens up a whole variety of sponsors and assets that we haven’t had available to us up until now.” While additional sponsorships have not been solidified, Walker and the athletics department have initiated conversations with additional partners regarding potential agreements. Mark Greenwood is a senior at Utah State studying finance. He is now in his fourth year covering sports for the Statesman. — mark.greenwood@usu.edu
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