Who Should Be Utah State’s Next Head Coach?
Nov 7, 2020, 12:52 PM | Updated: 8:11 pm
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Gary Andersen’s second stint as head football coach at Utah State has come to an end.
On Saturday, November 7, Utah State athletic director John Hartwell announced that Andersen will no longer be the Aggies’ head football coach moving forward.
Assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator Frank Maile will serve as USU’s interim head coach for the rest of the 2020 season.
So who should the Aggies’ administration hire to lead the program next? We want to hear from you.
Potential Utah State Head Coach Candidates
Jay Hill
Current school: Weber State
Current position: Head Coach
Team’s current record: 0-0, won’t play until Spring 2021
Current salary: 185,000
Seasons as head coach in college football: 6
Overall record as head coach: 47-29
Conference titles as head coach: 3
Bowl record as head coach: n/a
Coaching style: Defensive
Ties to Utah State: Played cornerback at Utah from 1998-99, coached college football in the state of Utah since 2001
Hugh Freeze
Current school: Liberty
Current position: Head Coach
Team’s current record: 7-0
Current salary: $2 million
Seasons as head coach in college football: 10
Overall record as head coach: 57-35
Conference titles as head coach: 1
Bowl record as head coach: 2-2 (3-2 before vacated win)
Coaching style: Offensive
Ties to Utah State: None
Rich Rodriguez
Current school: None, most recently at Arizona
Current position: n/a
Team’s current record: n/a
Current salary: n/a
Seasons as head coach in college football: 24
Overall record as head coach: 163-119-2
Conference titles as head coach: 8
Bowl record as head coach: 5-6
Coaching style: Offensive
Ties to Utah State: None
Jeff Grimes
Current school: BYU
Current position: Offensive Coordinator
Team’s current record: 8-0
Current salary: n/a
Seasons as head coach in college football: None
Overall record as head coach: n/a
Conference titles as head coach: n/a
Bowl record as head coach: n/a
Coaching style: Offensive
Ties to Utah State: Coached college football in the state of Utah for six seasons
Ed Lamb
Current school: BYU
Current position: Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator
Team’s current record: 8-0
Current salary: n/a
Seasons as head coach in college football: 8
Overall record as head coach: 45-47
Conference titles as head coach: 2
Bowl record as head coach: n/a
Coaching style: Defensive/Special Teams
Ties to Utah State: Played defensive end at BYU from 1994-96, coached college football in the state of Utah for 14 seasons
Robert Anae
Current school: Virginia
Current position: Offensive Coordinator
Team’s current record: 2-4
Current salary: $550,000
Seasons as head coach in college football: None
Overall record as head coach: n/a
Conference titles as head coach: n/a
Bowl record as head coach: n/a
Coaching style: Offensive
Ties to Utah State: play offensive line at BYU from 1981-84, coached college football in the state of Utah for 11 seasons
Morgan Scalley
Current school: Utah
Current position: Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Coach
Team’s current record: 0-0, season opener vs. Arizona on 11/7 canceled due to COVID-19
Current salary: $525,000
Seasons as head coach in college football: None
Overall record as head coach: n/a
Conference titles as head coach: n/a
Bowl record as head coach: n/a
Coaching style: Defensive
Ties to Utah State: Played defensive back at Utah from 2001-04, coached college football in the state of Utah since 2007
Frank Maile
Current school: Utah State
Current position: Interim Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator
Team’s current record: 0-3
Current salary: $235,000
Seasons as head coach in college football: 1 (Interim)
Overall record as head coach: 1-0 (Interim)
Conference titles as head coach: n/a
Bowl record as head coach: 1-0 (Interim)
Coaching style: Defensive
Ties to Utah State: Played defensive line at Utah State from 2004-07, coached at Utah State for 10 seasons
Rocky Long
Current school: New Mexico
Current position: Defensive Coordinator
Team’s current record: 0-1
Current salary: $250,000
Seasons as head coach in college football: 20
Overall record as head coach: 146-107
Conference titles as head coach: 3
Bowl record as head coach: 5-9
Coaching style: Defensive
Ties to Utah State: Born in Provo, Utah, served as head coach in Mountain West Conference for 20 seasons
Kelly Poppinga
Current school: Virginia
Current position: Linebackers Coach
Team’s current record: 2-4
Current salary: $350,000
Seasons as head coach in college football: None
Overall record as head coach: n/a
Conference titles as head coach: n/a
Bowl record as head coach: n/a
Coaching style: Defensive
Ties to Utah State: Played linebacker at Utah State from 2003-04 and at BYU from 2005-07, coached at BYU from 2009-15
Jim Harding
Current school: Utah
Current position: Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach
Team’s current record: 0-0, season opener vs. Arizona on 11/7 canceled due to COVID-19
Current salary: $550,000
Seasons as head coach in college football: None
Overall record as head coach: n/a
Conference titles as head coach: n/a
Bowl record as head coach: n/a
Coaching style: Offensive
Ties to Utah State: Coached at Utah since 2014
David Yost
Current school: Texas Tech
Current position: Offensive Coordinator
Team’s current record: 2-5
Current salary: $600,000
Seasons as head coach in college football: None
Overall record as head coach: n/a
Conference titles as head coach: n/a
Bowl record as head coach: n/a
Coaching style: Offensive
Ties to Utah State: Served as Utah State’s Offensive Coordinator from 2017-18