But that was before current Utah assistant and former Wisconsin, Oregon State and USU coach Gary Andersen landed the Utah State job for the second time. Andersen is replacing Texas Tech-bound Matt Wells, the coach who replaced him. Of course, Andersen has ties to several BYU coaches, most notably Sitake, defensive coordinator Ilaisa Tuiaki, passing game coordinator Aaron Roderick and assistant head coach Ed Lamb from his time at Utah and Southern Utah.
Wednesday, I asked Roderick if he has any interest in joining Andersen up north — perhaps as USU’s new offensive coordinator.