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There is a distinct BYU and Virginia flavor to Bronco Mendenhall’s first coaching staff at Utah State.
Mendenhall’s complete staff was announced Wednesday, 22 coaches and support staff in total, broken down to two coordinators, 10 position coaches, five analysts and six support staff members.
Seventeen of those previously worked with Mendenhall at BYU, Virginia or New Mexico, while 10 of said staff members played for him at BYU or Virginia.
Where did Mendenhall pull the most from though?
His time at BYU or his time at Virginia?
Utah State football coaches with ties to BYU
Both of USU’s coordinators for the 2025 season — offensive coordinator Kevin McGiven and defensive coordinator Nick Howell have ties to BYU.
McGiven, a well traveled coach, coached at the school from 2002 through 2004 as an offensive graduate assistant under then-BYU head coach Gary Crowton.
Howell, meanwhile, coached under Mendenhall at BYU from 2007 through 2015 and then followed Mendenhall to Virginia and then New Mexico.
Outside of those two, outside linebackers coach Jan Jorgensen is another coach on Mendenhall’s staff who has ties to the rival Cougars. Jorgensen played at BYU from 2006 through 2009 and has since had two stints on the Cougars’ coaching staff — from 2015 through 2017 and again from 2022 and 2023.
There is also Shane Hunter. The former Cougar middle linebacker played three seasons in Provo from 2008 through 2010 and then coached at BYU from 2013 through 2015.
Not to be forgotten is Pat Hickman, Mendenhall’s chief of staff. Hickman is in his 17th year working for Mendenhall, going back to a long…
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Author : Deseret News
Publish date : 2025-01-16 02:21:00
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