USU student newspaper on the new Aggies

We think the title of the following article is needlessly provocative -- although we may need to issue our own mea culpas at times regarding headlines we type and we are probably showing our age with this wussy reaction. Anyway, here's some information on the newbies at Utah State:

Basketball Preview: Meet the new meat
Matt Sonnenberg
October 22, 2008

This year's Utah State men's basketball roster has four players getting their first taste of basketball on the collegiate level in Deremy Geiger, Skyler Halford, Dominique Cooks and Brady Jardine. While all four players enter the program with impressive resumes from their high-school playing days, each of them are now facing their fair share of challenges in adjusting to the rigors of college basketball, not to mention the pressure of high expectations from coach carrying the type of accolades that head coach Stew Morrill can boast.

"It's a lot different than any other high school practice I've ever been, that's for sure," Halford said. "It's a lot more mentally draining than I've ever noticed in my life in any type of basketball situation. Your mental part is almost more than the physical part focusing on it."

Jardine said, "It's a whole new atmosphere. It's something I'm not used to, but I love it."

As is the case with most freshman early-on, their roles are not yet defined on the team. Halford said that for the time-being he's trying to do whatever he can to improve and make sure he's helping the team in any way he can.

"It's just a whole new level of toughness and you've got to step up to it and learn that you're going to take some shots, you're going to get beat up a little bit, you're going to get tired, but you've got to keep going," he said.

This year's freshman are ready to face the similar challenges those that every player has faced in trying to make their impact at USU...

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