Aug 6, 2012

10 Aggies most crucial to this football season

A year ago, Utah State football had a handful of sure things with the likes of Michael Smith, Robert Turbin, Bobby Wagner, Kyle Gallagher, Levi Koskan and Quinn Garner. Solid players at a handful of positions that could step up and be game-changers at any time.

All those guys are gone now, and while there is arguably more quality depth across the board, the team needs some new superstars to step up. With some of the hype generated by recent recruits though, the personnel should be there for plenty of new guys to make some great things happen.

Who those guys end up being is the big question though. Whether it's an unknown guy coming out of nowhere and taking the team by storm, or a guy who showed flashes of brilliance last year taking a massive leap forward, there are certain pieces that need to fall into place for USU to have its first back-to-back bowl seasons half a century.

Over the next two weeks, the countdown of the top 10 guys most crucial to that sustained success are going to be covered here. A selection criteria like there was for the Stew's top 20 countdown is out the window here. Now it's up to the twisted mind of a single writer to determine the list, so disagreement might run rampant, and maybe even there will end up being a guy or two left of the list who should have made it.

***SPOILER ALERT***
Kerwynn Williams will not be on this list, just to squash any suspense right now. K-dub is already well-established enough to know that he's going to perform well and hold down the running back position like a bad ass. He's arguably the surest thing on the team right now, and this list is about the guys more on the verge of greatness who need to realize it to for the team's sake this year.

It's gonna be a fun one.

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