When Gary Andersen put together his staff at Oregon State, he looked for coaches who had been with him at previous stops, both recently and not so recently. He found it comforting to surround himself in Corvallis with people he trusted, people who knew his system.
So it wasn’t a big surprise when it was announced that Darell Garretson would be transferring from Utah State. Though Garretson never played for Andersen, he did play for then-Utah State offensive coordinator Kevin McGiven, who’s now the Beavers’ co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach. So, Garretson was familiar with the system and the way in which things had been run with Andersen.