LOGAN — There’s an air of mystery surrounding Utah State football as it goes through spring practices. A new head coach, a host of new players and closed practices with no public scrimmages make it hard for anyone to figure out what’s happening with the program in terms of on-field progression. But in a pair of exclusive interviews with 106.9 The FAN, the two coordinators for the team — offensive coordinator Kevin McGiven and defensive coordinator Nick Howell — gave some insight as to how the team is doing this spring along with some details about their careers and path to Logan. You can find the full audio of those interviews on 1069TheFAN.com or follow one of the following links directly to the podcast. Here’s the written summary of what McGiven and Howell said about the offseason so far. Path to Utah State Nick Howell coming to Utah State was pretty much settled the moment Bronco Mendenhall took over as head coach. Since 2013, on any team Mendenhall has coached Howell has been the defensive coordinator, encompassing three seasons at BYU (2013-2015), six at Virginia (2016-2021) and last year at New Mexico (during Mendenhall’s two-year sabbatical from coaching, Howell was