When Utah State football head coach Bronco Mendenhall stepped up to the podium after his team’s 19-point statement win over Air Force, his introductory comments lasted more than three minutes. But a lot of what he said in that time had little to do with what had just happened on Merlin Olsen Field. Not the season-high 49 points, or holding Air Force to just 266 rushing yards and 4.4 yards per attempt, not even the three turnovers his defense forced. Instead, Mendenhall was struck by something said by linebacker William Holmes when the latter was speaking to the media. Holmes was asked about his transition from being a minor league baseball player to now playing football and he wound up talking about what Mendenhall has done for him as a coach and a teacher. “Last year was my first year ever playing football in my life. I started to gain a lot of confidence, especially from Coach Mendenhall,” Holmes said. “How he pushes us and just the talk that he gives us. His meetings are just truly inspiring and he’s a teacher more than a coach. So a lot of my confidence comes from just the coaching staff. Just how