Let’s say Gary Andersen returns to Utah State — that much he’s already signed to do — and improves upon all that he did the first time around in Logan — something he likely will do. What then?
It’s pretty easy to remember that when Andersen came to the Aggies the first time as head coach in 2009, they needed him in the worst way. Their records over the nine previous seasons collided and leaked into an abysmal total of 28-75. As college football scenes go, Utah State was the equivalent of an ongoing toxic chemical spill. Year by year, crews showed up with whistles around their necks in Hazmat suits, sometimes the same guys, sometimes different.