LOGAN — The Utah State sports landscape had a bombshell dropped on it Tuesday morning with the news that Aggie football head coach Blake Anderson had been placed on administrative leave and later reports that he will not return. ESPN college football senior writer, Pete Thamel, first reported in a series of post on X (formerly Twitter) that Anderson was on administrative leave and later reported he was ‘not expected to return as coach.’  Utah State released a statement regarding the situation a couple hours after the reports first came out. “Utah State University officials informed Head Football Coach Blake Anderson on Tuesday of their intent to terminate his employment agreement for actions taken in spring 2023. These actions violated both his employment agreement and university policy. Under his employment agreement Coach Anderson will have 14 days to respond. This decision comes after a thorough external review of alleged noncompliance with university policies that implement Title IX, which require full and timely reporting of disclosures of sexual misconduct — including domestic violence — and prohibit employees from investigating disclosures of sexual misconduct themselves.” Along with Anderson, Utah State will also be relieving Jerry Bovee, the deputy athletic director, and Austin Albrecht,

LOGAN — The Utah State sports landscape had a bombshell dropped on it Tuesday morning with the news that Aggie football head coach Blake Anderson had been placed on administrative leave and later reports that he will not return. ESPN college football senior writer, Pete Thamel, first reported in a series of post on X (formerly Twitter) that Anderson was on administrative leave and later reported he was ‘not expected to return as coach.’  Utah State released a statement regarding the situation a couple hours after the reports first hit. “Utah State University officials informed Head Football Coach Blake Anderson on Tuesday of their intent to terminate his employment agreement for actions taken in spring 2023. These actions violated both his employment agreement and university policy. Under his employment agreement Coach Anderson will have 14 days to respond. This decision comes after a thorough external review of alleged noncompliance with university policies that implement Title IX, which require full and timely reporting of disclosures of sexual misconduct — including domestic violence — and prohibit employees from investigating disclosures of sexual misconduct themselves.” Along with Anderson, Utah State will also be relieving Jerry Bovee, the deputy athletic director, and Austin Albrecht,

LOGAN — In a bombshell report, Utah State football head coach Blake Anderson was placed on administrative leave and is ‘not expected to return as coach’ according to ESPN college football senior writer, Pete Thamel. A series of posts on X (formerly Twitter) from Thamel were sent out this morning, first noting that Anderson was being placed on administrative leave, later adding the reports of Anderson not returning and that first-year defensive coordinator Nate Dreiling has been named interim head coach. Sources: Utah State has informed the football team that coach Blake Anderson is on administrative leave and unlikely to return. Defensive coordinator Nate Dreiling has been named interim coach. — Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) July 2, 2024 Anderson led the Aggies to a 23-17 overall record in three seasons, including a bowl appearance each year and the program’s first-ever Mountain West championship in 2021. Anderson and his wife recently welcomed a newborn son to their family. Some speculation may lead to this being related, but it is likely not given the nature of administrative leave vs paternity leave. Utah State has not yet responded to a request for comment from Cache Valley Daily. This story will be updated when more details