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Logan • Some leftovers from Utah State football coach Matt Wells' weekly press conference prior to Saturday night's late game (8:30 p.m. MDT) at Fresno State:

• On senior linebacker Kyler Fackrell being a positive representative of the program: "He's a great ambassador for [us] as well as the university. He's a 3.0 student, he's a great dad, he's a great husband and he's a team captain. He's been everything for us, both on and off the field. You couldn't ask for a better young man in this program. He's everything you want him to be and he's going to play for a long time."

• On how the Utah State offensive line played in front of quarterback Kent Myers during last week's 33-18 win over Colorado State: "… They played well for the most part, but they're not different than Kent. They played very well in a lot of ways, but there is room for improvement. We had nearly 300 yards rushing. A couple of those runs were off scrambles, but a vast majority of those are in your gameplan and run game. Kent wasn't hit very much, which means we did a better job protecting him and we're going to have to keep doing that."

• On the victory over Colorado State, which improved Utah State's record to 2-2 overall and 1-0 in the Mountain West Conference: "I'm proud of our guys for the win. That is a really good team that we beat. It's a very talented team that I think will go on to win games in this league and in this division. It's not where we want to be, but a lot closer to putting all three phases together. Our defense played really well, especially against the run. When you gain three turnovers and don't lose any, it gives you a chance to win."

• On junior kickers Brock Warren and Jake Thompson, who are 6-for-6 on field goals so far: "It's a huge deal because you [media] guys were drilling me last year at one of these press conferences. We couldn't protect the kicker, we couldn't make one, we couldn't ever block one. It was like the sky was falling. I remember it. … So yeah, it's awesome. Do we have it figured out completely? No. But I'm proud of those kickers."

• On the play of 5-foot-8, 175-pound junior cornerback Jentz Painter, who is from Riverton High School: "He's the little Energizer Bunny, that's what I call him. I love Painter. Jentz is playing 20 snaps or more each week on special teams. He played in our dime package against Colorado State. He's a gunner on punt team. He's on kickoff cover. He's everywhere on the punt-block team. He's on the front line on kickoff return. You name it, he's there. He brings energy and he creates some mismatches for us and I would assume some schematic issues for the special teams coordinator going against him."

— Steve Luhm