Utah State football coach Blake Anderson says payout games — like the one against Alabama — are a ‘necessary evil’

The Aggies will receive $1.91 million to travel to Tuscaloosa to play the Crimson Tide.

(Young Kwak | AP) Utah State head coach Blake Anderson speaks to an official during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Washington State, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in Pullman, Wash.