Utah State DB Ike Larsen Suspended For Violation Of Team Rules
Aug 15, 2025, 10:45 PM
Utah State safety Ike Larsen will enter the 2026 NFL Draft (Photo courtesy of Wade Denniston and Utah State Athletics)
(Photo courtesy of Wade Denniston and Utah State Athletics)
LOGAN, Utah – All-Mountain West preseason defender Ike Larsen has been suspended six weeks by the Utah State Aggies football program for an undisclosed violation of team rules.
A university spokesperson reported, “Ike Larsen has been placed on a short-term suspension from the USU Football team for a violation of team rules, effective today, Aug. 15, 2025.”
.@KSLSports confirmed earlier this evening the reports of Utah State safety Ike Larsen’s suspension. The statement given to me by the athletics department is as follows:#AggiesAllTheWay #MWFootball pic.twitter.com/huEZKDsOWH
— Sam Farnsworth (@Samsworth_TV) August 16, 2025
The news comes on the heels of Bronco Mendenhall’s recent revelation that Larsen has missed practice time after being injured during spring practices.
The suspension comes 15 days before the Aggies’ season-opener against the UTEP Miners on Saturday, August 30.
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About Ike Larsen
A prep standout at nearby Sky View High School, Larsen joined the Aggies in 2021.
247Sports.com rated Larsen the 24th-best recruit in Utah after his senior season with the Bobcats. MaxPreps.com named him first-team all-state as a defensive back after he registered 55 tackles, four interceptions, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery. He also blocked nine kicks on special teams and returned two interceptions for touchdowns.
Larsen’s athleticism was evident every time he touched the football. He caught 24 passes for 565 yards and five scores while carrying the ball 19 times for 197 yards and four TDs.
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Utah State Safety Ike Larsen is more concerned with the legacy he's leaving in Logan than with money to transfer elsewhere.@IkeLarsen19
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— KSL Sports (@kslsports) August 4, 2025
Larsen earned second-team all-state recognition following his junior season at Logan High. He ended the season with 35 catches for 548 yards and six touchdowns. Defensively, he added 62 tackles, picked off seven passes, and broke up seven others. He finished the year with ten touchdowns, scoring on offense, defense, and special teams.
He has been a dynamic defender and playmaker since stepping on the field for Utah State in 2022.
The 5’10, 195-pound safety ended 2023 with 103 tackles (4.5 TFLs), becoming the 65th player in program history to record a 100-tackle season. He had five double-digit tackle games. Larsen led the Aggies with four INTs and two blocked kicks, adding six pass breakups and a forced fumble.
He started 11 of 12 games in 2024, finishing with 80 tackles, a team-high nine pass breakups, and one INT.
Larsen has played 37 games at Utah State (28 starts). He has 217 career tackles, two sacks, nine interceptions, and a school record five blocked kicks.
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