Aggies no stranger to tough opening opponents

Utah State is no stranger to playing tough Power 5 opponents on the road to start the season.

Last year the Aggies started the season at Wisconsin, a team that went on to finish 13-1 and No. 7 in the final AP rankings. The year before that Utah State traveled to the Coliseum in Week 2 to face a USC squad that would finish third in the final AP poll.

This year, Utah State continues the trend by visiting No. 11 Michigan State in East Lansing.

This will be the first meeting between the Aggies and Spartans on the gridiron, and Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio is taking Utah State seriously.

"You look at Utah State, and you look at Michigan State and both programs, I think Utah State has the third…