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Utah State coach Matt Wells laughed when asked how his summer went.

"There's never a day off," he said, sounding perfectly thrilled at the notion.

Things are about to get ramped up even more.

Wells, and quarterback Chuckie Keeton and linebacker Kyler Fackrell, are scheduled to attend the Mountain West Media days which begin Tuesday at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

The Mountain West Conference's West Division teams will participate in interviews on Tuesday while the Mountain Division will have its day on Wednesday.

Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson also will be on hand to address the media.

For Wells, the media blitz is just another reminder that camp begins soon, and life can get back to football normalcy.

The summer was an eventful one for the Aggies, with the announcement of the $6.3 million, 22-year stadium naming rights agreement with Maverik — and the renovations that go with it — the departure of athletic director Scott Barnes to Pitt and a serious car accident that involved five current or former Aggie athletes. All survived the crash.

Of the football players. senior Travis Seefeldt was the last to be released from the hospital. He suffered the most serious injuries, including broken ribs. Wells isn't sure how much he or the other athletes involved in the crash will participate in fall camp.

"We're going to take a wait and see attitude," Wells said. "They are still in the healing mode so we will see how it goes."

All in all, Wells said he is ready for the focus to be on football and building a team that can contend for the league championship.

The Aggies return 15 starters from last year's team that finished 10-4, including a win over UTEP in the New Mexico Bowl, despite a rash of injuries at the linebacker and quarterback positions.

Those positions should be strengths this year, with Keeton expected to start at quarterback while several veterans return at linebacker.

"We are ready to go," Wells said. "As a football coach you are always ready to get back on the field. It is the most pure part of the day as a coach, getting on the field, practicing and putting the puzzles together."