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

The NCAA Transfer Portal officially opened on Monday, Dec. 9 and will remain open until Dec. 28. Players from all schools will be able to enter up until that date with players able to commit to a new school any time, even if it’s after the window to enter the portal has closed. Here, you can track all of the outgoing — and eventually incoming — players for Utah State in the transfer portal along with relevant details like stats, snaps played and biographical information. LAST UPDATE: Dec. 9 Players from USU that have entered the portal —12 Division I transfers that have committed to Utah State — 0 Junior College transfers that have committed to Utah State — 3 Winter 2024 Transfer Portal Entries from Utah State Player Position Announced Entry Date 2024 Snaps Played 2024 Stats Collin Vaughn DT Nov. 22 9 No Stats Teague Andersen OL Dec. 2 826 No Stats JD Drew CB Dec. 4 719 45 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT, 2 PD, 1 FF Avante Dickerson CB Dec. 5 409 19 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 INT, 3 PD Davon Graham CB Dec. 6 757 42 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 INT, 2 PD, 2 FF

LOGAN, Utah — The Mountain West announced its 2025 football matchups on Tuesday, including home and away designations. During the 2025 campaign, Utah State will play host to Air Force, Boise State, Nevada and San José State. The Aggies will venture on the road in 2025 at New Mexico, Fresno State, Hawai’i and UNLV. The 2025 schedule features eight conference matchups for each MW school and departs from the 7+1 model used in 2024 with additional games versus Washington State and Oregon State. The schedule will play out over 14 weeks, culminating in the MW Football Championship Game featuring the two teams with the highest Conference winning percentages. The 2025 MW football membership includes Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Hawai’i, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, San José State, UNLV, Utah State and Wyoming. It will be the final season for USU in the MW before joining Washington State and Oregon State in the Pac-12 alongside BSU, CSU, FS and SDSU. Dates for all MW contests will be announced at a later date, as will Utah State’s non-conference schedule. Source link

LOGAN – Utah State’s 31st football head coach, Bronco Mendenhall, received a standing ovation from the assembled crowd on the third floor of the West Stadium Center by Merlin Olsen Field Monday. The crowd filled with boosters, fellow coaches, current and former players and quite a few fans were there to witness what is being billed as the next chapter of Utah State football. But for all the questions that may end up being asked about what happens on the field, a lot more was asked about things off the field. Mendenhall has no plans to depart from his philosophy of prioritizing turning his players into those who will capable of “influencing (the) community in a positive way.” Mendenhall spoke proudly about having programs that would set new records for best grade point average and most service hours along with some of the best success on the field in school history. “Many in the world of college athletics today think those are mutually exclusive. That there’s not enough time and all we care about is football. It will take everything our players have to keep up with the football demands. And quite frankly, it won’t be for everyone,” Mendenhall said,

LOGAN – Following a week of rumors, speculation and even some fans pouring over flight tracker sights, Utah State has announced its next football head coach in Bronco Mendenhall. The news was first reported Thursday evening by ESPN’s Pete Thamel before being officially announced by USU Friday morning.  The hire officially ended the tenure of interim head coach Nate Dreiling and gives the Aggies their first full-time coach since the July firing of Blake Anderson.  “Bronco is one of the most experienced coaches in college football. His leadership, proven record, and deep understanding of the game make him the ideal choice to elevate our program,” said Utah State Athletics Director Diana Sabau in a statement. “Bronco’s success goes far beyond football. He has a profound connection and care for developing young men. His student-athletes are proven leaders, and he has consistently built programs that emphasize character, discipline, and excellence in every aspect of their lives.” Mendenhall, a native of Utah and graduate of American Fork High School has 18 years of head coaching experience at the FBS level. His most notable accomplishments were with BYU where he spent 11 years from 2005 to 2015, going 99-43 and going to a

LOGAN – Following a week of rumors, speculation and even some fans pouring over flight tracker sights, some unofficial confirmation came from ESPN college football senior writer Pete Thamel late Thursday night. He reported that Utah State will hire Bronco Mendenhall as its next football head coach. Sources: Utah State is expected to hire New Mexico coach Bronco Mendenhall as the school’s next head coach. The deal is expected to be completed in the near future. pic.twitter.com/Rx65lQafW0 — Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 6, 2024 The hire would officially end the tenure of interim head coach Nate Dreiling and give the Aggies their first full-time coach since the July firing of Blake Anderson. Mendenhall, a native of Utah and graduate of American Fork High School has 18 years of head coaching experience at the FBS level. His most notable accomplishments were with BYU where he spent 11 years from 2005 to 2015, going 99-43 and going to a bowl game every year of his tenure with the Cougars. His time in Provo revitalized a program that had struggled following the retirement of LaVell Edwards. In 2016, Mendenhall made the move to Virginia. Following a 2-10 initial season, the Cavaliers won at

Amid all of the chaos in the early days of the offseason for Utah State football, replete with rumors about who will be the next head coach of the Aggies, the staff that is still here have put in the… Source link

LOGAN, Utah – Utah State football had eight players garner all-Mountain West honors, including three second-team selections, as the league office announced its postseason football awards Tuesday. In all, USU had four offensive, and four defensive players recognized. Utah State had three players named to the Mountain West second team in senior running back Rahsul Faison, senior wide receiver Jalen Royals and senior defensive end Cian Slone. And four more Aggies were named honorable mention all-MW in graduate quarterback Spencer Petras, senior safety Jordan Vincent, redshirt junior cornerback DJ Graham II, junior defensive tackle Gabriel Iniguez Jr., and sophomore offensive lineman Teague Andersen. Royals is receiving Mountain West honors for the second time as he was a first team selection a year ago. Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year, while UNLV linebacker Jackson Woodard was named the Defensive Player of the Year. UNLV returner Ricky White III was named the MW Special Teams Player of the Year and UNLV placekicker Caden Chittenden was named Freshman of the Year. Boise State’s Spencer Danielson was named the MW Coach of the Year. Faison, a 5-foot-11, 200-pound running back from Pottstown, Pennsylvania (Salisbury (CT)

Every season must come to its conclusion and we’ve reached the end for the 2024 Utah State Football Aggies. From a chaotic start under an interim coach to a disappointing ending with Friday’s blown lead against Colorado State. The final 4-8 record is what will be put down in the history books with the most notable impact of this season being that it’s just the third time since 2011 that the Aggies have not gone to a bowl game. Long story short, it’ll be a forgotten season. Much like 2016 or 2020, this year will be chalked up to being an outlier, a departure from the norm. Since 2011, if you exclude this year and the 2016/2020 campaigns, Utah State would have a 90-56 overall record with five bowl game wins, four 10-win season, three Mountain West title game appearances and one conference title. Fans were already looking beyond this season, as evidenced by the mere 12,000 that showed up for USU’s Senior Day — considerably down from the sold-out Utah game, 20,000 for the UNLV matchup, or even the 17,000 that showed up for the Aggies FCS game against Robert Morris. It’s hard to watch a team go through