It's been such a crazy year of Aggie Alumni events. We've planned, postponed, canceled, and re-planned. Through all of this the idea of Homegates was born. I wanted to share the details with those on this forum in case someone may be interested in participating. Thanks! Kim Larson


We invite Aggies everywhere to join us for USU Homegates. Each game will have a different theme and you can win prizes for incorporating the theme into your Homegate.

Aggie Homegate
Saturday, October 31
Utah State Aggies vs SDSU Aztecs

Congratulations to the winners of our 1st Aggie Homegate: the Annie Van Leeuwen Family!

Register today for your chance to win this week.
• Theme of the game: Nightmare on Aggie Blvd
• Halloween
• Food of the game: spooky inspired dishes: https://foxeslovelemons.com/halloween-snack-dinner/
• Game information: Utah State vs. SDSU
o When: Saturday, October 31
o Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. (MT)
o Where to watch: CBS Sports Network


How to Enter:
1. Register for free: https://www.usu.edu/alumni/homegate
2. Follow the rules listed on the website.
2. Post pics to social media and be sure to tag: @UtahStateAlumni and use hashtags: #AggieHomegate AND #AggiesAllTheWay. Or email your pics to alumni@usu.edu
3. Wear your Aggie Blue and Fighting White.

Winner will receive an Aggie swag box. (See last week's winner here:


Go Aggies!

Very cool

Congratulations to the winners of our 2nd Aggie Homegate: the Willardson Family!

Don't forget to register for our next Aggie Homegate. All registrations get an Aggie gift and will be entered to win an Aggie swag box!

Thursday, November 5
Utah State Aggies at Nevada Wolfpack

Theme of the game: Winter is Coming - White-out
Food of the game: Mini Sliders: Ham & Cheese Sliders

Kickoff: 5:00 p.m. (MT)
Where to watch: FS1

• Register for FREE at https://www.usu.edu/alumni/homegate

• You will receive an Aggie gift in the mail just for registering!

• Incorporate the theme of the game into your Homegate
  • Post pics to social media and be sure to tag: @UtahStateAlumni and use hashtags: #AggieHomegate AND #AggiesAllTheWay. Or email your pics to alumni@usu.edu

This week is Homecoming! Hopefully you caught the Aggie Magic Show last night with over 200 families joining us for this virtual event. You can still participate in the virtual 5k (supports the USU Spirit Squad), get details at usu.edu/homecoming.

Congrats to the Strasser Family for last week's homegaters of the game.

This week's Homegate details
Theme of the game: Homecoming

Share your favorite Homecoming memories and pictures with us!
Food of the game: Mini Sliders: Ham & Cheese Sliders

Game information: Utah State vs Fresno State Bulldogs

When: Saturday, November 14
Kickoff: 12:30 p.m. (MT)
Where to watch: FS1
How to Enter:
Register for free here: https://www.usu.edu/alumni/homegate
You will receive an Aggie gift in the mail just for registering!

Incorporate the theme of the game into your Homegate

Post pics to social media and be sure to tag: @UtahStateAlumni and use hashtags: #AggieHomegate AND #AggiesAllTheWay. Or email your pics to alumni@usu.edu

Wear your Aggie Blue and Fighting White.

Winner will receive:
Aggie swag
Aggie Chocolate Factory treats
Old Main Luminary (Turn it Blue upon Aggie Victory!)
Shoutout from Big Blue

Follow @UtahStateAlumni on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Go Aggies!

Here is the info for this week's Homegate.

Thursday, November 19
Utah State Aggies at Wyoming Cowboys
Congratulations to the winners of last week’s Aggie Homegate: Deidra Hartwell & Family! Register today for your chance to win this week.

Theme of the game: Throwback Game

Throwback Thursday. Share your favorite memories and pictures from Aggie games of past.
Food of the game: Favorite childhood treats.

Game information: Utah State at Wyoming

When: Thursday, November 19
Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. (MT)
Where to watch: CBSSN

How to Enter:
Register https://www.usu.edu/alumni/homegate
You will receive an Aggie gift in the mail just for registering!
Incorporate the theme of the game into your Homegate
Post pics to social media and be sure to tag: @UtahStateAlumni and use hashtags: #AggieHomegate AND #AggiesAllTheWay. Or email your pics to alumni@usu.edu
Wear your Aggie Blue and Fighting White.
Winner will receive:
Aggie swag
Aggie Chocolate Factory treats
Old Main Luminary (Turn it Blue upon Aggie Victory!)
Shoutout from Big Blue

We appreciate everyone's participation last week. Even without a game we had several Aggie post their throwback photos on Facebook and Twitter:


Congrats to former Utah State Track & Field/Cross Country student-athlete, Aggie Westen!

Aggie is our virtual tailgater of the week, and even though we didn't have a game last week she still brought the nostalgia with her great Throwback photo




She'll be getting a great Aggie Prize pack and if you want to win big, just like Aggie, check out our next Homegate.

Week 6 Aggie Homegate

What’s better than Turkey Day? An Aggie football game on Turkey Day of course! We invite Aggies everywhere to join this week’s Homegate on Thanksgiving Thursday. The theme this week is Thankful to be an Aggie; incorporate the theme into your Homegate for a chance to win an awesome prize package. You will also receive a prize simply for registering.

As an added bonus, we’re bringing something new to Homegate this week — Aggie BINGO! Download one BINGO card or multiple, and win fun prizes on behalf of USU Credit Union. Steps for eligibility:

Download BINGO card: https://www.usu.edu/alumni/bingo
When you get a BINGO, post your completed card on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter and tag @UtahStateAlumni AND @USUCreditUnion

Theme of the game: Thankful for being an Aggie
Share how Utah State has positively impacted your life

Food of the game: Thanksgiving food. If you don’t have your own recipe, try ours: Classic Stuffing

Game information: Utah State vs University of New Mexico
When: Thursday, November 26
Kickoff: 5:00 p.m. (MT)
Where to watch: FS1

How to Enter:
Register here: https://www.usu.edu/alumni/homegate
You will receive an Aggie gift in the mail just for registering!
Incorporate the theme of the game into your Homegate
Post pics to social media and be sure to tag: @UtahStateAlumni and use hashtags: #AggieHomegate AND #AggiesAllTheWay. Or email your pics to alumni@usu.edu
Wear your Aggie Blue and Fighting White.

Winner will receive:
Aggie swag
Aggie Chocolate Factory treats
Old Main Luminary (Turn it Blue upon Aggie Victory!)
Shoutout from Big Blue

Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @UtahStateAlumni

Congrats to our the Shumway family, our winners of last week's Homegate.

Here is the last chance to participate:

Theme of the game: Farewell to 2020
Share your favorite Aggie memory of 2020 with us. Send pics of yourself and other Aggies enjoying the year!
Food of the game: Chicken Wings. What was your go-to meal in 2020? We loved our chicken wings this year so if you don’t have a recipe, try ours: Chicken Wing Recipe.

Game information: Utah State at Colorado State Rams
• When: Saturday, December 12
• Kickoff: 7:30 p.m.
• Where to watch: CBSSN

How to Enter:
1. Register for free https://www.usu.edu/alumni/homegate
You will receive an Aggie gift in the mail just for registering!
2. Incorporate the theme of the game into your Homegate.
3. Post pics to social media, tag: @UtahStateAlumni, and use hashtags: #AggieHomegate AND #AggiesAllTheWay. Or email your pics to alumni@usu.edu
4. Wear your Aggie Blue and Fighting White.