Utah, New Mexico and college football

The Utah football program had a very expensive assistant coaching staff this year
As Football Scoop’s Zach Barnett observed, Utah had by far the biggest salary pool for assistant coaches this year (it should be noted that private schools such as BYU are not required to disclose this information) at $8.275 million. Oklahoma State was next at $6 million and Texas Tech was third at $5.3 million.
Utah State hires Bronco Mendenhall: Coach returns to home state after one-year stint at New Mexico
Utah State has hired New Mexico coach Bronco Mendenhall, the university announced Friday. The 58-year-old coaching veteran is coming off a 5-7 record in his first year with the Lo
Utah State football hires former Virginia, New Mexico coach Bronco Mendenhall as head coach
Mendenhall served as the head coach at New Mexico in 2024 after a two-year hiatus following his firing at Virginia, where he spent 2016-21. He's the 31st coach in program history and signed a six-year contract, according to the announcement.
The overarching reason why Bronco Mendenhall is Utah State’s new football coach
Utah State introduced its new football coach at a press conference Monday morning in Logan. Proximity to family was a big reason Mendenhall said he chose to leave New Mexico and take the Utah State job.
Bronco Mendenhall on proving BYU wrong, NIL at Utah State and his new coaching staff
The young Mendenhall was coming out of Snow College, fresh off a JUCO national championship, and wanted to play at BYU. His father, Paul, and older brother, Matt, had both been Cougars. But BYU wasn’t interested in the younger Mendenhall.
Bronco Mendenhall has 'extreme expectations' as he begins Utah State tenure
Mendenhall, a Utah native who coached at BYU for more than a decade, may be a man who needs no introduction in the Beehive State.
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Utah football hires Mark Atuaia as RB coach, Micah Simon as WR coach
Both coaches previously played football at BYU and have coached with Beck in previous coaching stops, including at BYU and ...
Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham issues 2-word message to announce return: 'I'm back'
After Kyle Whittingham raised some doubt as to whether he would return to Utah for his 21st season, the Utes' coach made his ...
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Report: Utah State Assistant Kyle Cefalo to Join Cal's Coaching Staff
Cefalo was a graduate assistant at Arkansas State when incoming Cal offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin was the head coach at Arkansas State. In 2021 Cefalo was Utah's Stares receivers ...
Utah State football: Bronco Mendenhall has reportedly found his replacement for Jason Beck
Early Saturday morning, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that Mendenhall has found his replacement for his long-time offensive ...
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Top 25 highest-paid assistants in college football
USA Today recently updated its list of college football's highest-paid assistant coaches, with defensive coordinators leading ...
Comparing New Mexico State football assistant coach salaries to New Mexico, CUSA teams
See how New Mexico State football assistant coaches' salaries compare other CUSA coaches and coaches for the Aggies' rivals.