Aug. 26, 2008

LOGAN, Utah - Utah State's Aggie Football Coach's Luncheon, sponsored by the Big Blue Scholarship Fund, will be in Salt Lake City on Thursday, August 28, the first of four Salt Lake City/Wasatch Front luncheons.

The August 28 luncheon as well as the other three Salt Lake City/Wasatch Front luncheons, which will be catered by Iggy's, will take place at Homewood Suites, located at 423 West 300 South in Salt Lake City beginning at Noon. Free parking is available in the parking terrace beneath the hotel. The dates of future Salt Lake City/Wasatch Front luncheons are Thursday, Sept. 25, Thursday, Oct. 16 and Thursday, Nov. 20.

Cost of the Salt Lake City/Wasatch Front luncheons is $12 for BBSF members presenting their membership card, and $15 for non-members. A season ticket for the four monthly meetings is $50 for Big Blue Scholarship Fund Members and $65 for non-members, and also includes a gift and five raffle tickets.

The Aggie coach will address the group and participate in a question and answer session.

Utah State opens the 2008 season on Saturday, Aug. 30 at UNLV at 8 p.m. (MT). After playing at No. 21 Oregon on Sept. 6 at 1:30 p.m. (MT), the Aggies host in-state rival Utah in their home-opener on Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. (MT). USU continues its three-game homestand by opening WAC action against Idaho on Saturday, Sept. 20 for USU Ag Day. The Aggies then host another in-state rival in BYU on Friday, Oct. 3. After road games at San Jose State and Nevada on Oct. 11 and 18, respectively, USU hosts Fresno State in its annual Homecoming game on Oct. 25. The Aggies remain at home to take on Hawai'i on Nov. 1 on USU Military Appreciation Day. USU plays at Boise State on Nov. 8 and Louisiana Tech on Nov. 15 before concluding regular-season action on Nov. 29 against New Mexico State on Aggie Appreciation Day.

Aggie football tickets are available in person through the USU Ticket Office at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, online 24 hours a day at www.UtahStateAggies.com and clicking on "tickets" in left column, or by phone by calling 1-888-USTATE-1 or (435) 797-0305.