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LOGAN, Utah – Utah State kicker Tanner Rinker earned Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week honors after helping the Aggies to a 28-16 win over the UTEP Miners.

Rinker made two field goals against UTEP, including a career-long 49-yard boot for the season’s first points. He finished the day unblemished, also nailing two extra-point attempts.

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𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠 ➡️ 𝙏𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙧

Rinker went 2-for-2 on field goals, including a career-long 49-yarder, and added two PATs for eight points in Utah State’s 28-16 win over UTEP.

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