Gifts to the Big Blue Excellence Fund support USU Athletics areas of greatest need. The single greatest need within an athletics department is the resource to provide tuition, room and board, books and academic support to student-athletes. Big Blue Excellence Fund gifts benefit approximately 400 student-athletes and 16 sports programs. These gifts will also provide resources that sustain fundamental department and program operational expenses such as academic support services, career services, nutrition, equipment, sports medicine, sports performance, and travel.