LOGAN, Utah – Cooper Bassett has been named Utah State’s offensive line coach, it was announced Thursday by Aggie head football coach Blake Anderson. Bassett, who has 10 years of collegiate coaching experience, has been a part of two divisional championship teams and has coached in three bowl games. Bassett comes to Utah State after spending the 2022 season as the offensive line coach at Sam Houston State, where the Bearkats rushed for an average of 162.3 yards per game (4.4 yards per attempt) and allowed just 18 sacks in nine outings to rank first in the Western Athletic Conference in sacks allowed and second in rushing offense. At SHSU, Bassett coached Jordan Boatman to second-team all-conference honors. Prior to Sam Houston State, Bassett spent the 2021 season directing the offensive line at Southeast Missouri where his unit helped pave the way for a 1,000-yard rusher in Geno Hess. Bassett also coached a pair of offensive linemen to all-conference accolades in Nate Korte and Zack Gieg. Bassett also spent four years (2017-20) as the offensive line coach at West Texas A&M, including two seasons as the running game coordinator. In 2020, Bassett’s offensive line paved the way for a West Texas A&M