Mendenhall, Barnes, Iniguez share thoughts on USU football’s spring camp, new culture | Sports
LOGAN — Saturday marked the conclusion spring camp for Utah State football and its first-year head coach Bronco Mendenhall. For the past five weeks, the team has practiced and scrimmaged out of the public eye, aiming for a return to prominence in the Mountain West and college football as a whole. Mendenhall spoke with Eric Frandsen from 106.9 The FAN’s Full Court Press following Saturday’s session and emphasized that “culture precedes performance” while giving his team high marks in that department. “My team is tough, they’re resilient, chemistry is great, they love each other,” Mendenhall said. “They work really hard. They’ve embraced the expectations. “They’re optimistic. They’re hopeful. “They already know the success the program will have. “And they’ve allowed me to coach them, which that is a choice. And so I’m appreciative to them. My staff are all my former players, and so that camaraderie between my staff and the team as well, that’s connected really well.” And I was able to visit with Coach Bronco Mendenhall about USU Spring Practice#AggiesAlltheWay pic.twitter.com/TMTk7Ice1x — Eric Frandsen (@efrandsen) April 19, 2025 When asked about how the team is in terms of installing new on-field concepts with the team, Mendenhall went back to