Our side
MoneylineWSU to win
ours 43%
Projected score
26–24
WSU – USU
2026-10-09 · 9:00 PM
Maverik Stadium · Logan, UT
Early season
The books
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Series
Washington State lead
4–2
· 6 meetings since 1949
2025 unit ranks —
last completed season, from games actually played
Run game
edge Washington State Cougars
68 ranks
Washington State Cougars #155 rush offense
Utah State Aggies #223 run defense
Pass game
edge Utah State Aggies
125 ranks
Washington State Cougars #186 pass offense
Utah State Aggies #61 pass defense
Run game
edge Utah State Aggies
70 ranks
Utah State Aggies #63 rush offense
Washington State Cougars #133 run defense
Pass game
edge Washington State Cougars
88 ranks
Utah State Aggies #126 pass offense
Washington State Cougars #38 pass defense
Washington State Cougars
Balanced · 53% run
Avg pace
Dual-threat QB · 34 rush ypg
Utah State Aggies
Balanced · 51% run
Ball-control
Dual-threat QB · 61 rush ypg
Jimmy Rogers · 6-6 · defense-minded
Bronco Mendenhall · 56-56 · offense-minded
Ranked by team-unit strength
(rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265
D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the
2025 season.
The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above
Who carried each team in 2025
Washington State Cougars
DB
Jaylen Thomas
7 tkl · 2 INT
#8 DB
DB
Jamarey Smith
8 tkl · 1 PD
#609 DB
DL
Malachi Wrice
4 tkl · 2.0 TFL
#704 DL
QB
Caden Pinnick
207 pass yds · 2 INT · 90 rush yds
#148 QB
Utah State Aggies
DL
Carson Tujague
9 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL
#62 DL
WR
Eli Wood
12 rec · 143 yds · 2 TD
#55 WR
WR
Javon Robinson
6 rec · 131 yds · 1 TD
#163 WR
DB
Brevin Hamblin
10 tkl · 1 PD
#366 DB
Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their
position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no
2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for
these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.
Power breakdown
Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).
Where the number comes from
Washington State offense vs Utah State defense-5.7 pts
Utah State offense vs Washington State defense-10.7 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 434 mi
Altitude · context only658 m higher than the visitor's home elevation
An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have
played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.
Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest
were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them.
Adding them again would double-count.