Miles Davis Rumbles 58 Yards For First Utah State Touchdown In 2025
Aug 30, 2025, 6:44 PM
(Photo courtesy of Utah State Athletics)
(Photo courtesy of Utah State Athletics)
LOGAN, Utah – Utah State running back Miles Davis broke free for a 58-yard rushing touchdown late in the first quarter of the Aggies’ season opener on Saturday.
The score wasn’t just Davis’ and Utah State’s first of the year; it was the first touchdown Davis had scored since 2020 with the BYU Cougars.
Miles Davis TO THE HOUSE!
📺 @CBSSports pic.twitter.com/bHPkMmrvao
— USU Football (@USUFootball) August 31, 2025
Davis, a sixth-year senior, spent the last five seasons in Provo with BYU.
For his final season of eligibility, Davis chose to transfer to USU and spend his final season up in Logan.
In his first quarter of football with the Aggies, Davis had three carries for 70 yards and a touchdown. He added three receptions for 12 yards in the air.
Miles in for 6! #AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/TgsdfI8AEc
— USU Football (@USUFootball) August 31, 2025
Bryson Barnes preparing to lead new-look Aggies
Former Utah QB Bryson Barnes is preparing to lead Utah State under center as the Aggies acclimate to Mendenhall’s expectations. His work ethic and leadership make the duo seem ready-made for each other as a coach/player partnership.
“The thing about our program, and this goes for everything we do here, is we set high expectations, extreme expectations,” Barnes said. “It’s not just, ‘You know what? We’re hoping to make a bowl game.’ It’s not hoping to get an 8-win season. At the end of the season, we’re looking to win a Mountain West championship and nothing less.”
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A beautiful day for some football! 🌞#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/aBsdorq28H
— USU Football (@USUFootball) August 30, 2025
The Milford, Utah, native also had high praise for the coaching staff Mendenhall has built in Logan.
“I think it’s a super special staff,” Barnes said. “My quarterback coach was at Virginia, has been through the program, and he kind of understands how to navigate this program, because it’s different than, I would say, all of college football and the expectations and the difficulty of the workouts that we do. I mean, you go through it, and mentally, you go through it. And when you have a staff that’s been there, done that, you know they’re able to help you and guide you along the way. There’s just so many special things to say about the staff, but the alignment and the understanding of how this program operates is the biggest thing.”
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Utah State heads to the Lone Star State to take on No. 19 Texas A&M on Saturday, September 6. Kickoff is at 10:45 a.m. MT.
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