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Show Page 18 StatesmanSports Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009 WELCOME BACK! • • • • • Sports Specials Ice Cold Tap Beer Wine by the glass or bottle Pastas and Italian Salads Homemade Italian Sandwiches 37th Annual “Let’s Get Acquainted Week” August 24-September 13 Large Pizza with 2 Toppings Watch for Gia’s reopening in October! $9.99 Limit 3 per order. Valid until 9/13/2009 FREE Delivery 7 Days a Week - 752-9384 119 S. Main (Below Gia’s) Daily 10-11 Friday & Saturday 10-12 Parking at Coldwell Banker, next door & in city parking lot across street Come play Northern Utah’s Offense: Ags loaded on offense in ‘09 Best-Kept Secret. -continued from page 17 JUNIOR WIDE RECEIVER ERIC MOATS, 82, stretches out to catch a pass as he battles sophomore linebacker Reuben Willis, 15, during the Aggies fall scrimmage Saturday. PATRICK ODEN photo 18 Championship Holes Driving Range Practice Putting & Chipping Greens G o l f C o u r s e 550 East 100 North Smithfield, Utah 435-563-6825 Fall USU Student Special: 9 Holes of Golf, Sunday-Friday $10, must show current USU ID. Turbin is the leading rusher out of the group after posting 485 yards on 106 in the 2008 season as a freshman – an admirable 4.6 yards per carry. A bruising, attacking back, Turbin scored 10 touchdowns last season, with eight coming on the ground – the most for a USU running back since Emmett White in 2001. After a great offseason, Turbin is anticipating even better results in 2009. “I am a lot stronger than I was last year; I got stronger in the summer,” Turbin said. “I stayed here in May instead of going home to work on some things that I felt I needed to work on to be a better football player. I do feel a lot stronger, and it made me a better football player.” The Aggies new offense will allow Andersen to use Turbin and each of the running backs in a unique way. The ability to use their talents on the field has consistently been a focus of the coach’s since his arrival as he has continually said the offense will have to hang its hat on the running backs’ heads. USU’s receiving corps, is a talented but mostly unproven group. Senior Nnamdi Gwatcham should provide a big target, while fellow senior Xavier Bowman possesses speed and game breaking ability. Stanley Morrison is the lead returning target from last season, and he will be joined by fellow lettermen Austin Alder and Omar Sawyer. Up front, five returning offensive linemen, a group led by senior center Brennan McFadden will anchor the Aggie offense. “We’ve just got to pave the way for those guys and let them do what they’ve got to do, show their athletic ability and show what they can do when they get the ball in their hands,” said the Rimington Trophy candidate. “We’re fine with doing all the dirty work and not getting any credit for it, we’ll knock heads all game and get bloodied up, but as long as we win that’s what we’re trying to do.” With so much talent returning, new exciting schemes on both sides of the ball and a new coaching staff, the players are keenly aware of heightened expectations heading into the 2009 season. “I can’t even measure the excitement on a scale of one to 10, because it would be past the 10 mark. Guys are excited to run this new offense and defense and really get after it,” Turbin said. “It is going to be a lot of fun. We worked hard and we are just really excited to get out and play some games and win.” –t.olsen@aggiemail.usu.edu |