Former Utah State football head coach Blake Anderson is reportedly set to take on the role of offensive coordinator at Southern Mississippi this upcoming season. It’ll be his first collegiate coaching role since being fired from his position at USU in July.
John Brice of FootballScoop and later Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reported the news Friday morning that Anderson is a top target for the Golden Eagles and their new head coach Charles Huff.
Sources: Blake Anderson expected to return to Southern Miss https://t.co/ex56wZq0aG via @JohnDBrice1
— FootballScoop (@FootballScoop) December 13, 2024
Anderson has previously served as a coach at Southern Miss, including time as the offensive coordinator. He was hired in 2008 by Larry Fedora as the run game coordinator and QB coach and promoted to offensive coordinator in 2010. Anderson followed Fedora to North Carolina in 2012 after a 12-2 season at Southern Miss.
Anderson is currently suing Utah State for $15 million over his July firing in which the university claimed Anderson violated Title IX policy regarding reporting a 2023 incident involving one of his players.
Former USU football coach files lawsuit against university, sues for at least $15 million in damages
Another former USU football coach is also reportedly close to landing in a new home. Offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach Kyle Cefalo is expected to be hired by the University of California as its wide receivers coach according to Zenitz.
Cal is expected to hire Utah State offensive coordinator Kyle Cefalo as wide receivers coach, sources tell @CBSSports/@247Sports.
Led by Cefalo, Utah State ranked 39th nationally in scoring this season and scored an average 36 points in its final nine games.… pic.twitter.com/1rtOGOcSMV
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) December 13, 2024
As of now, former interim head coach Nate Dreiling has not been linked to any new coaching position.
