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Seahawks hire former Utah State QB Chuckie Keeton as an offensive assistant

The Seattle Seahawks have added yet another assistant to head coach Mike Macdonald’s inaugural staff.

The Seattle Seahawks have added yet another assistant to head coach Mike Macdonald’s inaugural staff.

According to a report by Aaron Wilson, former Utah State quarterback Chuckie Keeton is joining the team as an offensive assistant. He had been working this offseason as the quarterbacks coach at Montana State.

This will be Keeton’s first coaching job at this level. He got his first coaching gig right out of college at Oregon State as a graduate assistant, followed by Utah State, then Texas Tech, then Utah State again as a running backs coach and last season he was at Marshall as an offensive analyst.

“Offensive assistant” is about as vague as it gets, but given his personal experience at the position plus his last job, we can probably assume he will be working with QBs coach Charles London, Geno Smith, Sam Howell and potentially any rookies the team adds during the 2024 NFL draft.

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Former Georgia football DE commits to Utah State

Former UGA defensive end commits the Utah State Aggies after spending one season at Butler Community College

Georgia Bulldogs defensive end Marlin Dean, who left the Bulldogs in the summer of 2022, has committed to the Utah State Aggies.

Dean played one season at Butler Community College in Kansas. The former Bulldog recorded 17 tackles and 7.5 sacks in his lone year at Butler Community College.

Dean is a four-star transfer, per 247Sports. Dean is the No. 7 junior college recruit in the country and the No. 2 player at his position.

Dean played high school football at IMG Academy and was a member of the class of 2021. The 6-foot-5, 245-pound pass rusher transitioned to more of an outside linebacker role at Georgia.

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Dean is from Elberton, Georgia. He played high school football for Elbert County during the first three years of his high school career. Dean announced his commitment to Utah State via social media:

The former three-star recruit spent much of the 2021 college football season on Georgia’s scout team. Dean played in one game and recorded two tackles during the 2021-2022 season. He enrolled early at Georgia in January 2021.

2023 NBA draft prospect Taylor Funk modeled his game on Larry Bird, and it shows

The Utah State alum has worked out for the Celtics ahead of this year’s draft.

If you want to get the attention of Boston Celtics fans ahead of an NBA draft, tell the media you are a fan of Larry Bird’s game. If you want to get the attention of the Celtics’ front office ahead of an NBA draft, spend your entire career as a basketball player molding yourself in the image of the Hick From French Lick.

Utah State’s Taylor Funk has done the latter since a young age, his family’s interest in the sport (and one of the greatest to play it) helping to shape him into the player he is today. That player is a very solid prospect known as much for his passing as his shooting, qualities which have got Funk in the door to work out with Bird’s storied ball club. And he shares Bird’s near-maniacal dedication to his craft as well.

“I was home-schooled my entire life,” said Funk in an interview with Utah State Athletics’ Patrick Mayhorn. “The decision of me being homeschooled was so I could train more than the average player.”

Catching up with the Boston Celtics’ 2023 NBA draft workouts part II

A new round of prospective Celtics have worked out for Boston ahead of the 2023 NBA draft.

The Boston Celtics are working very hard to work out as many prospects seen as likely to go somewhere in the second round of the 2023 NBA draft ahead of the big event, with the ball club bringing in quite a few prospective targets seen as likely to end up somewhere outside of the first round of the annual affair.

With a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) giving contending teams like the Celtics a new two way player slot on rosters to raise the total to three per team at the same time it puts up new barriers to teambuilding for teams over the so-called “second apron,” it is more important than ever to make the most of the draft to onboard talent around the roster’s margins.

Adding to our previous reporting of the team’s known workouts comes a new wave courtesy of our sister sites Rookie Wire and HoopsHype — let’s take a look at who Boston has been scoping out.

Perfect late-round, undrafted free-agent QB fits for the Eagles in 2023 NFL draft

We’re looking at the perfect late-round, undrafted free-agent quarterback fit for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2023 NFL draft.

The Eagles’ 2023 NFL offseason is in full swing, and as Howie Roseman retools a roster that’ll look entirely different on defense, we’re looking at a potential backup quarterback.

After two years of uncertainty, Jalen Hurts is the man in Philadelphia and the NFC after leading the franchise to its second Super Bowl appearance in the past five years.

An All-Pro and MVP Runner up, Hurts reset the market after agreeing to a five-year, $255 million contract extension.

Still, Philadelphia is in the business of developing quarterbacks, and with Marcus Mariota aging, Howie Roseman could look to add a young signal-caller to groom under Hurts.

With the first wave of NFL free agency now complete, and the draft just one week away, we’re looking at the potential late-round, undrafted free agent fits at quarterback.

Chiefs held pre-draft meeting with Utah State QB Logan Bonner

Perhaps some backup quarterback competition for the #Chiefs in the future:

The Kansas City Chiefs continue to do their homework on prospects with just over a month to go until the 2023 NFL draft.

According to KPRC2 NFL reporter Aaron Wilson, the Chiefs are one of five teams to have met with Utah State QB Logan Bonner. He just completed his pro day workout in front of several NFL teams, running a 4.70s 40-yard dash and recording a 32-inch vertical jump at 6-foot-3 and 223 pounds according to Wilson.

In the past two seasons at Utah State, Bonner completed over 60% of his passes for 4,381 yards, 42 touchdowns and 20 interceptions. Efficiency, arm talent and accuracy are the names of the game for Bonner. He was the Offensive MVP of the Mountain West Championship Game in 2021 after setting a Mountain West record for most touchdown passes in a single game (4).

Bonner started just four games in 2022 before a foot injury took him out for the rest of the season. He recovered from that injury and played in the 2023 Tropical Bowl, also participating in the 2023 College Gridiron Showcase.

The Chiefs are clearly set at the quarterback position with Patrick Mahomes leading the way. Shane Buechele is expected to get a shot to earn the backup quarterback job in Kansas City with Chad Henne having retired after Super Bowl LVII. The team won’t simply hand over the job to Buechele, though. Last year, the team entered rookie minicamp with five quarterbacks on the 90-man offseason roster. They only have three on the off-season roster with Chris Oladokun rounding out the group. Bonner certainly would make sense as a priority free agent addition after the draft.

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March Madness 2023: Best bets (Utah State!) in the South Region

An upset brewing for Missouri and banking Baylor in the South Region.

The South Region of the men’s NCAA tournament bracket is an absolute gauntlet.

Aside from No. 1 overall seed Alabama, there’s No. 4 Virginia, No. 3 Baylor, No. 2 Arizona and No. 6 Creighton lurking and ready to fight their way to the Final Four.

So how do you make sense of who to bet on in such a stacked region? We’ve got you covered.

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Here are three of the best bets you can make on 16 teams who will have to go through Louisville if they want to make it to the national championship in Houston.

Tennessee expected to hire Utah State offensive line coach Micah James

Tennessee is expected to hire former Utah State offensive line coach Micah James as an analyst. He was a graduate assistant under Josh Heupel at UCF in 2018.

Tennessee is expected to hire former Utah State offensive line coach Micah James as an analyst, according to Matt Zenitz with On3 Sports.

James will reunite with head coach Josh Heupel, who he served as a graduate assistant for at UCF in 2018.

He most recently served as the offensive line coach at Utah State. Under James, the Aggies had two offensive linemen receive all-conference honorable mention selections.

James played two seasons at Middle Tennessee State and Georgia Military College. He was a team captain and earned first-team all-conference honors as an offensive lineman for the Blue Raiders.

James started his coaching career as an offensive graduate assistant at Arkansas State in 2014. He was run game coordinator and offensive line coach at Faulkner University in 2016.

His first Power Five coaching opportunity came in 2017 at Maryland, serving as an offensive graduate assistant.

After working under Heupel as a graduate assistant, James accepted a position at UMass as co-offensive line coach. Under James, Larnel Coleman earned all-Independent honors and was included on the Outland Trophy watch list. Dalton Tomlison was also selected to the Rimington Trophy watch list during the same season.

As a collegiate coach, James has been part of three conference championship teams and coached in four bowl games.

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Memphis vs Utah State SERVPRO First Responder Bowl Prediction Game Preview

Memphis vs Utah State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl on Tuesday, December 27

Memphis vs Utah State prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. SERVPRO First Responder Bowl, Tuesday, December 27

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Memphis vs Utah State How To Watch

Date: Tuesday, December 27
Game Time: 3:15 ET
Venue: Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, TX
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Memphis (6-6), Utah State (6-6)
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SERVPRO First Responder Bowl Prediction, What’s Going To Happen, History

– Memphis crashed down the stretch with a four game losing streak against the tough teams on the AAC slate, and it didn’t help to close the regular season with a loss to SMU. Basically, the Tigers beat the bad teams and lost to the good ones. Even so, it’s a fun offensive team, there’s enough explosion to hit a slew of big plays, and now it’s here and as close to intact as reasonable, unlike …

– Utah State isn’t exactly a mess, but it’s missing a bunch. It’s going to be very, very thin at the skill spots with the loss of 1,043-yard rusher Calvin Tyler to the NFL world a big hit.

The Aggies started out 1-4, pulled up out of the nosedive to go 5-1 as the offense got sharper and the turnovers slowed, and close with a blowout loss to Boise State. They’re not the Mountain West Champion-level team of last year, but they’re dangerous enough to make this a fight.

– Utah State was one of the surprises of the 2021 bowl season, dropping Oregon State with relative ease in a 24-13 LA Bowl win. It won two of its last three bowls, but the program has been hit-or-miss going just 2-3 since 2014.

– Memphis head coach Ryan Silverfield was on a bit of a hot seat at the end of the year. He’s expected to be back, but it would be a big positive to pull off this win. His Tigers rolled by Florida Atlantic in last year’s Montgomery Bowl, breaking the run of five straight bowl losses and a rough 1-7 run since 2005 for the program. It was supposed to play in the Hawaii Bowl last year, but it got canceled.

– The SERVPRO First Responder Bowl was sacked in 2018 because it was stormy, and apparently there weren’t any indoor football stadiums in the greater Dallas metropolitan area to play in. The bowl gods made up for it with three straight good battles all decided by a touchdown or less. Four of the last five First Responders have been one score games.

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Why Memphis Will Win The SERVPRO First Responder Bowl

The Tigers know how to throw the ball and should have enough success to push for 250 yards. They’ve got the veteran quarterback in Seth Henigan, they have the weapons to keep the offense moving, and they should be able to own third downs.

This is hardly a rock-solid Memphis team, but it’s able to get the chains moving. On the flip side, Utah State is awful on third converting just 32% of its chances. If this is any sort of a back-and-forth shootout, even a little bit of a blink will be big.

On the other side, the Memphis defense is hardly a rock, but it should be able to hold up. Teams are able to throw against it, but the run defense has held up fine. Utah State is 0-4 when it doesn’t get to 130 yards on the ground, and Memphis has only allowed that many yards four times.

However …

Why Utah State Will Win The SERVPRO First Responder Bowl

With all the lost pieces in the Utah State backfield, getting time to work will mean everything. That’s not a problem against a Memphis defense that doesn’t generate a pass rush and fails to produce enough tackles for loss.

It might be ugly at the Utah State skill spots when it comes to depth and veterans, but the offensive line should be okay. The game has to be about blasting away for the ground game, keeping the mistakes to a minimum, and getting a huge performance out of a defense that needs to generate at least two takeaways.

Utah State had a problem this year in turnover margin, but it’s 4-1 when forcing multiple takeaways. Memphis is 1-3 when turning it over two times or more.

But …

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Boise State vs Utah State Prediction Game Preview

Boise State vs Utah State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 13 game on Friday, November 25

Boise State vs Utah State prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 13, Friday, November 25

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Boise State vs Utah State How To Watch

Date: Friday, November 25
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID
How To Watch: CBS
Record: Boise State (8-3), Utah State (6-5)
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Why Utah State Will Win

Will Boise State care?

Of course it would like to win on Senior Day, and of course it wants to keep the momentum going with six straight Mountain West wins and two victories in a row after the loss to BYU, but it has the Mountain West title game against Fresno State next week.

This isn’t even the team’s last home game – the championship is being played in Albertsons.

Utah State completely turned its season around after starting 1-5. It’s on a nice 5-1 run, it’s bowl eligible, and it’s all coming from the offense with a good balance and a defense that’s forcing enough takeaways to get by. However …

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Why Boise State Will Win

It also helped Utah State that it played New Mexico, Hawaii, and Colorado State in this run. Give it credit for taking down San Jose State and Air Force, but both of those were at home.

Again, the defense hasn’t been bad, but it’s been rocky against the run allowing almost five yards per carry. Now it gets a rolling Boise State running game that’s ripping though just about everything.

The Broncos are 6-0 when running for 130 yards or more. Utah State gives up close to 200 yards per game.

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What’s Going To Happen

You’ll have to forgive Boise State if it wants to get this over with and move on as quickly as possible. Being on Friday morning should make this even weirder.

Utah State will come out fired up to make a statement on a national stage – getting to seven wins would be a big deal considering how many bowl eligible Mountain West teams there are – but the Boise State defense will clamp down hard in the second half.

Call it a tone-setting mindset for what’s coming next.

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Boise State vs Utah State Prediction, Line

Boise State 34, Utah State 20
Line: Boise State -16.5, o/u: 52.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Boise State vs Utah State Must See Rating (out of 5): 2.5
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