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Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker look at the current drama surrounding the LA Clippers. Adam Silver whiffs on his comments about the NBA being a "highlight league." UNLV's Josh Pastner loves the idea of paying players, making it easier to recruit. Aggie ticket giveaway. Jordan Love vs Bobby Wagner Pick 6

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker talk about the rising problem of athletes involved in sports gambling; athletes from the Mountain West involved. Utah State men's basketball hosts an Evening with the Pros. Glimpses of USU's men's basketball schedule based on other school releases. USU opens its football stadium for first responders and others to simulate the heroes who had to climb stairs at the World Trade Center on 9/11.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker remind listeners to Stripe the Stadium Saturday night for USU football. Post-practice interviews with Anthony Garcia and Tyree Morris. Utah State Athletics 2025 Hall of Fame inductees: Tyler Larsen, Gary Andersen, Taryn Rose, Jessica Parenti Otte, Devyn Christensen, Shawn Daniels and Amanda Orgill-Nielson. Adam Silver says the NBA is just a highlight league and tells fans not to worry about paying for streaming services. Lauri Markkanen and Finland advance in EuroBasket.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker break down Utah State's offense vs the Air Force defense. FYI...the first 20 minutes of the show had some corrupted audio...sorry. Audio from Bronco Mendenhall, Troy Calhoun, Aiden Swartz, Cade Harris and Broc Lane. Air Force ran a lot more on the edges vs Bucknell instead of up the middle. Troy Calhoun's greatest hits.

Jason Walker gives his latest power rankings of Mountain West football teams and his thoughts on how the conference has started in football so far. And a look at a small controversy with the AP Top 25 Poll and how one of the voters didn't exactly take her job seriously this week.

Jason Walker and Eric Frandsen give their first thoughts on Air Force and the challenges the Falcons will give to Utah State as the Aggies seek to advance toward a return to bowl eligibility. Hear audio from Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun along with sound from USU head coach Bronco Mendenhall and Aggie players Broc Lane and Enoka Migao.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker recap the Mountain West football weekend. So far, no MW teams really stand out. Local high school football recap. Exciting opening weekend for the NFL. Pick 6 results.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker react to Utah State's loss at Texas A&M. Trends through two games for USU. Comments from Bronco Mendenhall and Enoka Migao. Lauri Markkanen powers Finland past Nikola Jokic and Serbia for a big upset in EuroBasket.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker preview a big night of High School football throughout Northern Utah and Southeast Idaho. Mountain West football games start Friday and continue all day on Saturday. NBA considering USA vs the World for All-Star weekend. Lauri Markkanen and Neemias Queta are listed among the top stars so far in EuroBasket 2025.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker give their final predictions for Utah State at Texas A&M. Listeners share their score predictions for USU. Comments from Texas A&M Marcus Ratliffe about Utah State.  

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker continue the show into the second hour, discussing more of Utah State's upcoming matchup with Texas A&M, but also an upcoming change in the college football calendar. The NCAA is planning on moving from having two portal windows for football down to just one. How will this impact Utah State going forward? Thursday night football is kicking off the NFL season this week. Jason and Eric go over that matchup and also look around at other key games in the season-opening week. And the return of Pick Six for another week.

Jason Walker and Eric Frandsen are joined by TexAgs Live studio host David Nuño to discuss the upcoming matchup between Utah State and Texas A&M. Utah State needs to be able to establish the run. Will they be able to do so and avoid having USU become one-dimensional against A&M? The Pac-12 is expanding again, this time adding SUU in gymnastics

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker begin their preview of Utah State's road matchup with Texas A&M. They go over the offensive and defensive challenges Texas A&M will present for USU, with comments from both coaches and players regarding the upcoming matchup. Hear from Utah State cornerback Courage Ugo and Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week, USU placekicker Tanner Rinker, from their interviews with 106.9 The FAN after practice yesterday. Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko gave his thoughts on a few USU players, including Bryson Barnes. Hear what Elko had to say regarding USU's top players.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker discuss the latest in local sports, starting with an interview with Utah State men's basketball center David Iweze. The Mountain West released its men's and women's basketball tournament format with 12 teams. The poor championship timeslot is still present, will the Pac-12 be any different? The NBA was rocked by an investigative report about Kawhi Leonard receiving a fake endorsement. Where does the line get drawn between cleaner endorsements or owners pulling strings to circumvent the salary cap?

Jason Walker continues the conversation from the first hour talking Utah State and Mountain West football. He also recaps the high school football games from Region 11 over the weekend, discusses the Utah State football run game and the contributions of Miles Davis and Anthony Garcia so far. Plus a look at former Aggies and current Jazz players in EuroBasket.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker recap Utah State's win over UTEP in Logan. Comments from Bronco Mendenhall. Sky View's Bread and Butter play of the game Pick 6 results.

Utah State head coach Bronco Mendenhall visits with members of the media on Monday, Sept. 1, 2025.

Utah State defensive tackle Gabe Iniguez visits with the media on Monday, Sept. 1, 2025.

Utah State offensive lineman Jake Eichorn visits with members of the media on Monday, Sept. 1, 2025.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker preview Utah State and UTEP, looking at the offenses and the defenses of both teams. Score predictions for USU vs UTEP. Lauri Markkanen puts up another 40+ point game in EuroBasket. Former Aggies Neemias Queta, Diogo Brito, and Dan Akin play for their national teams.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker recap the Mountain West football games from Thursday night. Boise laid an egg on national TV, how much does it hurt their chances at the College Football Playoff? Box Elder beat Bear River in the Golden Spike Rivalry. Other high school football games on the schedule Friday. Utah State soccer draws even with the University of Utah in women's soccer. Post-game comments from coach Manny Martins.  

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker update games by Mountain West teams: Boise State at University of South Florida; Wyoming at Akron; San Diego State vs Stony Brook. Rivalry games on Thursday: USU hosting Utah in women's soccer; Bear River at Box Elder in high school football. New Utah Jazz player Jusuf Nurkic performs well in EuroBasket. Pick 6

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker interview interim USU AD Sandy Barbour. UNLV AD's comments about Pac-12 and Mountain West. Utah State will once again Holstein Helmets for the season opener.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker interview interim Utah State Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour about the process of selecting her full-time replacement, preparing to transition to the Pac-12 and the future of the Pac-12.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker talk the latest in local Cache Valley sports. They go more in depth in a preview of Utah State football's Week 1 opponent, UTEP. Hear more audio from Bronco Mendenhall's press conference earlier this week along with comments made by Miners head coach Scotty Walden. Eric and Jason go over the biggest threats UTEP will bring on offense and defense and how much of a challenge they will be to the Aggies. A consistent theme is how tricky it is for both teams to figure each other out so they can prepare for the other.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker discuss the latest in local sports, starting with an interview with Utah State men's basketball point guard Jordy Barnes. Hear about his commitment (and multiple re-commitments) to Utah State, how his first season went from potential redshirt to consistent feature in the rotation, and what he's seeing from the team as they prepare for the 2025-26 season. Jason and Eric follow up the interview by discussing the potential depth chart for the Aggies at point guard. More details about the Pac-12's future media deal were released as The CW has been officially introduced as a partner with the re-made conference. Eric and Jason discuss the impact of having Pac-12 games on The CW Network.  

Jason Walker and guest host Ajay Salvesen discuss the latest in local sports. They give more thoughts on UTEP football and also touch on Utah State's "Battle Cattle" helmets (Ajay isn't a fan, Jason and the text line very much are). Also, hear from Utah State women's basketball head coach Wes Brooks, what he had to say following yesterday's practice about this year's team. Jason and Ajay talk about the likelihood that this year's team finally breaks the run of poor seasons for USU women's basketball.

Jason Walker and guest host Ajay Salvesen talk the latest in local sports on 106.9 FM / 1390 AM The FAN. Most of the hour is taken up with previewing Utah State's upcoming opponent. Also a look at NFL roster cuts, which former Aggies made the 53 man rosters for NFL teams?

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker recap Week 0 in college football, with 3 Mountain West teams in action. Who impressed, who has work to do? Recapping local high school games from last Friday, and the return of the Bread and Butter Play of the Game. Utah State women's soccer seems to be struggling to find its offense. USU women's volleyball gets a 3-2 exhibition win at Weber State. Former Aggies in NFL preseason games. Pick 6 results.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker share audio from Bronco Mendenhall's press conference opening up preparations for USU's home and season opener vs UTEP. No depth chart released for USU. Bryson Barnes excited about his wide receiver group. Trying to predict what the Aggies will look like on Saturday.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker preview the schedule for local high school football. Top 25 Aggies for 2025: safety Ike Larsen and quarterback Bryson Barnes. Previewing Utah State vs Boise St. Mountain West teams involved in Week 0 (3 future USU opponents). SEC moving to 9 conference games could adversely affect the Pac-12.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker give their game-by-game predictions for Utah State football. Top 25 Aggies of 2025: tight end Broc Lane.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker share an audio clip of Wyoming's director of athletics, Tom Burman, about how close the Mountain West may have been to adding the Montana and Dakota schools. Utah State women's soccer takes on Pacific. Top 25 Aggies of 2025: tight end Josh Sterzer and defensive tackle Gabe Iniguez. Criteria revealed for Utah State's next AD. UTEP names Malachi Nelson as their starting QB against USU. Pick 6

Jason Walker and Eric Frandsen talk the latest in local Cache Valley sports on 106.9 FM / 1390 AM The FAN, starting with an interview with Utah State men's basketball associate head coach Eric Haut. The next player on the Top 25 Aggies of 2025 is revealed -- linebacker John Miller. The College Football Playoff committee is adjusting their criteria for their rankings, placing a higher emphasis on strength of schedule. The Athletic is ranking NBA teams' off-seasons, where do the Utah Jazz rank among the 30 NBA squads? There is more expansion coming to the Pac-12! But it's just in baseball...(though it's still a good addition).

Jason Walker and Eric Frandsen talk the latest in local sports on 106.9 FM / 1390 AM The FAN, starting with carrying over some of the College Football Playoff discussion from yesterday's show. Talking about whether the system should just include conference champions, or mostly conference champions, and what it would take to make such a system fair. The next player on the Top 25 Aggies of 2025 is revealed -- running back Javen Jacobs. Hear from USU football defensive coordinator Nick Howell from his post-practice audio on Tuesday. ESPN had a couple of ranking lists, one about the Top 100 college football players, which Mountain West players and players from USU opponents are on it? And a ranking of EuroBasket participants with Lauri Markkanen being (initially) overlooked on the list.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker preview Utah State vs Nevada. Top 25 Aggies for 2025: linebacker Bronson Olevao Jr. Post-practice interviews with Brevin Hamblin and Demick Starling. Utah State men's basketball will reportedly face Seattle in an exhibition game. Player of the Week.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker discuss the merits of the Big Ten's proposed 28-team college football playoff. Top 25 Aggies of 2025: wide receiver Braden Pegan  

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker preview Utah State at New Mexico. Top 25 Aggies of 2025: more honorable mentions. Former Aggies in NFL preseason games. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred suggests expansion is on the horizon. Pick 6 results.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker recap the opening week of high school football. Top 25 Aggies of 2025: Honorable Mention list (part 1) First jersey numbers handed out for Utah State football. Bryson Barnes and Noah Avinger recognized as top 5 players in the Mountain West at their positions.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker preview another Utah State opponent: San Jose State. Top 25 Aggies of 2025: cornerback Noah Avinger Post-practice interviews with Brady Boyd and John Gayer. Coaching Tiers from The Athletic. Bronco Mendenhall among the top coaches from the Mountain West on the list. USU hosting Football Family Fun Day. Aggies in the NFL Preseason.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker report that Ike Larsen may be suspended for up to 6 weeks. Al Lewis shares stories about Stew Morrill who will be inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in September. Top 25 Aggies of 2025: offensive lineman Trey Andersen. USU women's soccer opens the season with a win at Washington State.

Jason Walker and Eric Frandsen talk the latest in local sports, starting with the continuation of the offseason opponent preview series. The opponent looked at in this episode is Hawaii. Also, a look at CBS Sports and their preseason bowl projections. Which teams from the Mountain West did they predict would make bowl games? And a look at the schedule for the Utah Jazz which was released earlier in the day.

Jason Walker and Eric Frandsen discuss the latest in local sports on 106.9 FM, 1390 AM, The FAN. A closer look at the lawsuit between Utah State/Colorado State/Boise State and the Mountain West. What are the merits of both sides of the case? NOTE - There is a gap in the podcast where 8 minutes of audio was lost due to a technical glitch. We have trimmed it out the silence but there's not much we can do to replace what we said during that time. The Top 25 Aggies of 2025 reveal continues, two players were revealed in this hour - Brevin Hamblin and Bo Maile. Utah State Soccer begins on Thursday, a closer look at the Aggies and the start of the sports season.

Jason Walker and Ajay Salvesen talk the latest in local Cache Valley sports, starting with the continuation of the preseason opponent preview series for Utah State football. Today's preview features Vanderbilt. Jeff Fuller did an analysis of the last 50 years of preseason AP Top 25 polls and figured out who were the most overrated and underrated teams based on how teams finished the season. Find out which teams those are. The NBA Cup groups were announced and Jason and Ajay were so thrilled the mentioned it for a second and then immediately moved on to talk about fixing the NBA All-Star Game

Jason Walker and Ajay Salvesen talk the latest in local Cache Valley sports, starting with an interview with Utah State men's basketball forward Karson Templin. Utah State volleyball was picked to finish first in the Mountain West and USU soccer begins Thursday (though Jason and Ajay mixed that up and thought it started Wednesday). With USU volleyball and soccer being picked first in their respective preseason polls, it begs the question as to how many championships the Aggies could win across all sports this season. Injury reports are coming to the Big 12 (and are now part of all power conferences in football and men's basketball), could the Pac-12 adopt them in the future?

Jason Walker and Eric Frandsen discuss the latest in local sports. A preview of Utah State's Week 4 opponent, McNeese. What are the keys for a game against an FCS opponent? The next player on the Top 25 Aggies of 2025 is revealed, edge rusher John Gayer. Eric conducted interviews with DE/OLB Enoka Migao and offensive tackle Trey Andersen after Utah State practice on Tuesday. Also hear from the offensive coordinator, Kevin McGiven.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker discuss the latest in local sports Utah State officially announced its first opponent in the Charleston Classic. Jason and Eric discuss whether the MTE is good enough to bolster USU's strength of schedule. They also look at the non-conference schedule (as it's currently known) as a whole and compare it to other teams in the Mountain West and previous seasons. The next player on the Top 25 Aggies of 2025 is revealed, Dylan Tucker. The Mountain West and Pac-12 went into mediation and it failed. John Canzano reported some of the details and Jason and Eric discuss the reports and whether the Pac-12 can win on some of their arguments.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker preview USU vs Air Force. Top 25 Aggies for 2025: Kahanu Davis Former Aggies compete in NFL preseason games: Jalen Royals, Wyatt Bowles and Kyrese Rowan. Comparing/Contrasting AP and Coaches preseason Top 25 Who are the most penalized teams in Mountain West football over the past five years?

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker preview Region 11 and 3A North football as the season begins on Friday. Top 25 Aggies for 2025: Miles Davis Pick 6 Results

Eric Frandsen, Jason Walker and Ajay Salvesen preview Utah State at Texas A&M. Top 25 Aggies for 2025: defensive tackle Naki Fahina. USU soccer hosts their first scrimmage under the lights; audio from Austin Miller and Kunie Hirai. Hot Take nor Not a Take. Former Aggies in NFL preseason games.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker welcome Ajay Salvesen to the show for his birthday. Former Aggies trying to earn spots on NFL teams this weekend. Top 25 Aggies for 2025: wide receiver Brady Boyd Former Aggies and current Utah Jazz players competing in Eurobasket.