LOOK: Utah State to wear cow-pattern helmets for season opener celebrating university's agricultural history

Utah State will be wearing a special cow-pattern helmet for their season opener on Saturday against Robert Morris , celebrating the deep agricultural history of the Cache County university. The university was founded in 1888 as the Agricultural College of Utah, and it remains to this day one of the nation's top agricultural schools as well as the pre-eminent such school in the state of Utah.

"We are honored to celebrate Utah State University's long history of excellence in agricultural education with our alternate helmets," Utah State vice president and director of athletics Diana Sabau said in a statement. "USU has been at the forefront of agricultural technologies and practices since its founding. The helmets provide us an opportunity to honor Utah State's agricultural success and those who work to maintain its reputation as one of the leading agricultural schools in the nation."

Cache County is home to 1,378 farms, according to the 2022 Census for Agriculture by the USDA, and it serves as the state leader for dairy products while also ranking among the top 200 counties in the nation in terms of market value sold of cow's milk, aquaculture, and other crops and hay.

Following their home opener against Robert Morris, the Aggies will begin Mountain West play on Sept. 5 against Boise State .