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1 THE AGGIES Coaching Staff OPPONENTS RECORDS UNIVERSITY #AGGIEsalltheway 2018 Football AGGIES ALL THE WAY 87

2 HEAD COACH MATT WELLS MATT WELLS HEAD COACH UTAH STATE, Mountain West Coach of the Year Sixth Season as Head Coach (34-32 Overall, Mountain West) Eighth Season Overall at THE AGGIES Coaching Staff OPPONENTS RECORDS UNIVERSITY Entering his sixth season as s head coach, Matt Wells has guided Aggie football through one of its best stretches in school history, and with 18 starters and 50 letterwinners returning from last season s bowl team, expectations for the 2018 campaign are sky high. Wells, who is the fourth-longest tenured coach in 121 seasons of Aggie football, holds a record in his first five seasons at USU, including a Mountain West record. Those 34 wins are the fourth-most in school history, while his 51.5 winning percentage ranks seventh all-time. has also recorded three wins against top-25 opponents during Wells five years as head coach, one more than the program won in its previous 116 seasons. Furthermore, Wells has been a player (1993) or coach (2012, 2013, 2014) in all four of s bowl wins, and he is the first head coach in program history to lead the Aggies to four bowl games and the only head coach with multiple bowl wins. In fact, the 2017 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl was his seventh bowl game as an Aggie, as he played in one and has coached in six, which included a school-record five-straight bowl appearances from In 2017, Wells led to six wins and its sixth bowl game in the past seven seasons as the Aggies had six players earn various all-mountain West honors. Additionally, senior cornerback Jalen Davis became just the ninth first-team All-America in school history and was named an All-American by four different publications, including the Walter Camp Football Foundation, who voted him to their first team. Furthermore, sophomore placekicker Dominik Eberle was named a third-team All-American by Phil Steele s Magazine and was a finalist for the Lou Groza Award, which honors the top placekicker in college football. USU also had two players sign NFL free agent contracts following the season in Davis and Dallin Leavitt, while Braelon Roberts was invited to a rookie mini-camp. During the 2016 season, had six players earn various all-mountain West honors as it lost five conference games by a combined 29 points (5.8 ppg). USU also had two players invited to postseason All- Star games, while one player was selected in the 2017 NFL Draft in Devante Mays. Furthermore, USU had eight other Aggies who signed free agent contracts. In 2015, Wells led to six wins and its fifth-straight bowl game as the Aggies had 12 players earn various all-mountain West honors, which were the third-most in the conference. Furthermore, senior linebacker Kyler Fackrell was named a fourth-team All- American by Phil Steele s Magazine. also had five players invited to postseason All-Star games/camps, while three Aggies participated in the NFL Combine in Fackrell, Hunter Sharp and Nick Vigil. Furthermore, USU had two players selected in the 2016 NFL Draft in Vigil and Fackrell, both in the third round, while six other Aggies signed free agent contracts and two more were invited to rookie mini-camps. During the 2014 season, Wells led Utah State to 10 wins to rank as the second-most in school history behind the 2012 team that finished with an 11-2 record. USU also played in its fourth-straight bowl game in 2014 and won its third-straight bowl. In his second year as s head coach, Wells mentored 15 players who earned 16 all-mountain West honors, which were the most in the league and tied for the third-most in school history. Wells also mentored two All-Americans in 2014 in Zach Vigil and Davis. Vigil was named an All-American by four different publications, including being named a USA Today Sports second-team All-American, while Davis was named a true freshman All-American by 247Sports. Vigil was named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year. In his first season as head coach, Wells led to the inaugural Mountain West Championship game after winning the Mountain Division of the conference with a 7-1 record in Wells also led to just its third-ever bowl victory as it posted a win against No. 24 Northern Illinois in the 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. For his efforts, Wells was named the 2013 Mountain West Coach of the Year as he set the school record for wins by a first-year head coach. USU finished the season with a 9-5 record, tying the 1960 and 1961 teams for the second-most wins in school history at the time. Overall, Wells is the fifth USU coach in school history to garner conference coach of the year honors, along with Bruce Snyder (1978), Chuck Shelton (1991), John L. Smith (1997) and Gary Andersen (2012). Wells is also the fourth individual to earn MW Coach of the Year honors in his first season. During his first year as s head coach, Wells mentored 14 Aggies who earned various all-mountain West honors, including three All-Americans as Tyler Larsen was named a second-team All-American by USA Today Sports, Nevin Lawson was named a third-team All-American by College Sports Madness, and Fackrell was named an honorable mention Sophomore All-American by College Football News. Wells also coached a school-record four players who were invited and participated in the 2014 NFL Combine in Larsen, Lawson, Maurice Alexander and D.J. Tialavea, while a total of 16 players from the 2013 and 2014 rosters were invited to NFL/CFL camps, including Alexander (St. Louis Rams) and Lawson (Detroit Lions), who were both selected in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Wells, who is one of 22 coaches to lead his alma mater, is just the second graduate to be appointed its head football coach, joining Chris Pella, who graduated from USU in 1965 and coached the Aggies

3 HEAD COACH MATT WELLS from Prior to being named the head coach at his alma mater, Wells spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at, including serving as the team s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2012, and quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator in As offensive coordinator in 2012, concluded its most successful season in school history as it went 11-2 and set school records for wins (11) and home wins (6), while being nationally ranked in The Associated Press poll for three-straight weeks for the first time in school history. USU also won its first outright conference championship since 1936 and just its third in school history joining the 1921 and 1936 teams that both won Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference titles. All-time, has won or shared 11 league championships. As offensive coordinator in 2012, Wells directed an Aggie offense that set single-season school records for total points (454), total offense (6,108 yards), completions (285) and total yards per game (469.8), while ranking second in points per game (34.9) and total passing yards (3,445). Nationally, s 2012 offense ranked second in the Western Athletic Conference and 23rd in the country in total offense (469.8 ypg), second in the WAC and 18th in the nation in passing efficiency (153.21), second in the WAC and 25th in the nation in rushing offense (204.8 ypg), third in the WAC and 31st in the nation in sacks allowed (1.38 pg), third in the WAC and 33rd in the nation in scoring offense (34.9 ppg), and third in the WAC and 39th in the nation in passing offense (265.0 ypg). Under Wells, finished the 2012 season scoring 38 or more points in its final seven games, which is a school record. In 2012, Wells coached former Aggie Chuckie Keeton, who earned first-team all-wac honors after setting single-season school records for touchdown passes (27), passing yards (3,373), completion percentage (.676), completions (275) and total offense (3,992 yards). Keeton also earned WAC Offensive Player of the Week honors four times in 2012, which is a singleseason school record. Under Wells tutelage, Keeton ranks first all-time in school history in career touchdown passes (62), first in career total offense (8,808 yards), second in career completions (672), second in career passing yardage (8,695), second in career passing attempts (1,068), tied for second in career completion percentage (.629) and 14th in career rushing yards (1,415). As the quarterbacks coach in 2011, Wells helped Utah State s offense establish then-school records for total offense (5,945 yards), rushing yards (3,675), total points (437) and total touchdowns (60). Wells, a former Aggie quarterback and three-year letterwinner from , was a member of two conference championship teams as a student-athlete as he was a redshirt freshman in 1993 when tied for first in the Big West Conference and defeated Ball State, 42-33, in the Las Vegas Bowl II for its first-ever bowl win. As a senior in 1996, Wells helped USU to another share of the Big West Conference title. Wells, who has been a part of 10 bowl teams and two conference championships during his coaching career, came to after two coaching stints at New Mexico, serving as the Lobos wide receivers and kickoff return unit coach in 2010 and wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator from 2007 to In 2009, Wells served as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator at Louisville. Prior to his first stint at New Mexico, Wells spent five years ( ) as the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator at Tulsa and five years at the U.S. Naval Academy ( ) as its quarterbacks coach, fullbacks coach and wide receivers coach, while also serving as the junior varsity head coach and offensive coordinator for three years. Wells, a native of Sallisaw, Okla., earned his bachelor s degree in business marketing from in 1996, graduating cum laude. He and his wife Jen have two daughters, Jadyn (15) and Ella (12), and one son, Wyatt (9). His brother, Luke, is USU s tight ends and inside receivers coach. MATT WELLS FILE Hired December 20, 2012 EXPERIENCE Head Coach Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator 2010 New Mexico - Wide Receivers 2009 Louisville - Quarterbacks/Passing Game Coordinator New Mexico - Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator Tulsa - Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator Navy - Quarterbacks/Fullbacks/Wide Receivers/J.V. Head Coach BOWL GAMES AS A COACH (10) - NOVA Home Loans Arizona, 2017; Famous Idaho Potato, 2015; New Mexico, 2014; Poinsettia, 2013; Famous Idaho Potato, 2012; Famous Idaho Potato, 2011 New Mexico - New Mexico, 2007 Tulsa - Armed Forces, 2006; Liberty, 2005; Humanitarian, 2003 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (2) - WAC: 2012 Tulsa - Conference USA: 2005 PLAYING EXPERIENCE Quarterback BOWL GAMES AS A PLAYER (1) 1993 Las Vegas EDUCATION Business Marketing (Cum Laude) PERSONAL Married to the former Jen Dirks Daughters - Jadyn (15), Ella (12); Son - Wyatt (9) THE AGGIES Coaching Staff OPPONENTS RECORDS UNIVERSITY #AGGIEsalltheway 89

4 HEAD COACH MATT WELLS THE AGGIES Coaching Staff OPPONENTS RECORDS UNIVERSITY 90 MATT WELLS HIGHLIGHTS UTAH STATE (HEAD COACH, ) Overall One Hunderd Nineteen (119) Graduates Five (5) NFL Draft Picks Eight (8) All-Americans Twenty-Four (24) NFL Free Agent Signees Seven (7) NFL Combine Invitees Twelve (12) All-Star Game Invitees Four (4) Bowl Game Appearances Three (3) Wins vs. AP Top-25 Teams Two (2) Bowl Victories Thirty-Four (34) Wins Overall Twenty-Three (23) Mountain West Wins 2017 Season Six (6) All-Mountain West Honorees Seventeen (17) Academic All-Mountain West Honorees Three (3) Mountain West Players of the Week Two (2) Mountain West Scholar-Athletes 2016 Season Six (6) All-Mountain West Honorees Nineteen (19) Academic All-Mountain West Honorees Two (2) Mountain West Scholar-Athletes One (1) Mountain West Player of the Week 2015 Season Twelve (12) All-Mountain West Honorees Nineteen (19) Academic All-Mountain West Honorees Two (2) Mountain West Scholar-Athletes Four (4) Mountain West Players of the Week 2014 Season Ten (10) Wins, Second-Most in School History 2014 Gildan New Mexico Bowl Champions Zach Vigil, Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year Sixteen (16) All-Mountain West Honorees Twenty-One (21) Academic All-Mountain West Honorees Four (4) Mountain West Players of the Week Two (2) Mountain West Scholar-Athletes 2013 Season Nine (9) Wins, Most-Ever by a First-Year Head Coach 2013 Mountain West Coach of the Year 2013 SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl Champions 2013 Mountain Division Championship Twenty-Two (22) Academic All-Mountain West Honorees Fourteen (14) All-Mountain West Honorees Five (5) Mountain West Scholar-Athletes Five (5) Mountain West Players of the Week WELLS-ERA STANDOUTS NFL DRAFT PICKS Yr. Rd. Pick Player Team Maurice Alexander, S Los Angeles Nevin Lawson, CB Detroit Nick Vigil, LB Cincinnati Kyler Fackrell, LB Green Bay Devante Mays, RB Green Bay ALL-AMERICANS 2013 Kyler Fackrell (Sophomore) Linebacker 2013 Tyler Larsen Center 2013 Nevin Lawson Cornerback 2014 Jalen Davis (Freshman) Cornerback 2014 Zach Vigil Linebacker 2015 Kyler Fackrell Linebacker 2017 Jalen Davis Cornerback 2017 Dominik Eberle Placekicker PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2014 Zach Vigil Defense FIRST-TEAM ALL Jake Doughty Linebacker Tyler Larsen Center Nevin Lawson Cornerback 2014 B.J. Larsen Defensive End JoJo Natson Punt Returner Frankie Sutera Safety Nick Vigil Linebacker Zach Vigil Linebacker Kevin Whimpey Offensive Line 2015 Kyler Fackrell Linebacker Nick Vigil Linebacker 2017 Jalen Davis Cornerback Dominik Eberle Placekicker AGGIES IN THE NFL UNDER WELLS Austin Albrecht, OL Oakland Maurice Alexander, S Seattle Ricky Ali ifua, DE Kansas City Jalen Davis, CB Miami Jake Doughty, LB Green Bay Marquan Ellison, S Seattle Marwin Evans, S Green Bay Kyler Fackrell, LB Green Bay Tay Glover-Wright, CB Indianapolis Daniel Gray, CB Arizona Wyatt Houston, TE Carolina B.J. Larsen, DE Buffalo Tyler Larsen, OC Carolina Nevin Lawson, CB Detroit Dallin Leavitt, S Oakland Devante Mays, RB Green Bay David Moala, NG Denver AJ Pataaiali i, NG Baltimore Hunter Sharp, WR New York Giants Jake Simonich, OL Houston Austin Stephens, OL Carolina Brian Suite, S Detroit D.J. Tialavea, TE Atlanta Nick Vigil, LB Cincinnati Zach Vigil, LB Washington Kevin Whimpey, OL Pittsburgh Anthony Williams, LB New England WELLS HEAD COACH CAPSULE Year School Overall Home Away Neutral MW Record Finish st - Mtn. Div T-2nd - Mtn. Div T-2nd - Mtn. Div th - Mtn. Div T-4th - Mtn. Div. Total 5 Years Nevin Lawson earned third-team All-America honors as a senior in 2013 under Coach Wells. Lawson is in his fifth season in the NFL with the Detroit Lions. Zach Vigil earned second-team All-America honors as a senior in 2014, and was named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year under Coach Wells. Vigil is in his fourth season in the NFL and third with the Washinigton Redskins. Kyler Fackrell earned fourth-team All-America honors as a senior in 2015 under Coach Wells. Fackrell is in his third season in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers. Nick Vigil earned first-team All-Mountain West honors as both a sophomore and junior under Coach Wells. Vigil is in his third season in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals. Jalen Davis earned first-team All-America honors as a senior in 2017 under Coach Wells. Davis is in his first season in the NFL with the Miami

5 HEAD COACH MATT WELLS WELLS VS. ALL OPPONENTS Opponent Overall Home Away Neutral Air Force Akron Arkansas State Boise State BYU Colorado State Fresno State Hawai i Idaho State Nevada New Mexico New Mexico State Northern Illinois San Diego State San José State Southern Utah Tennessee UNLV USC Utah UTEP Wake Forest Washington Weber State Wisconsin Wyoming WELLS VS. ALL CONFERENCES Opponent Overall Home Away Neutral ACC Big Ten Conference USA FBS Independents Mid American Mountain West Pac SEC Sun Belt FCS Total HEAD COACHES AT ALMA MATER John Bonamego... Central Michigan Troy Calhoun... Air Force Paul Chryst... Wisconsin Pat Fitzgerald... Northwestern Scott Frost... Nebraska Mike Gundy... Oklahoma State Jim Harbaugh... Michigan Bryan Harsin... Boise State Kliff Kingsbury... Texas Tech Tim Lester... Western Michigan Matt Luke... Ole Miss Mike Neu... Ball State Barry Odom... Missouri Mark Richt... Miami Nick Rolovich... Hawai i Scott Satterfield... Appalachian State David Shaw... Stanford Kalani Sitake... BYU Kirby Smart... Georgia Jonathan Smith... Oregon State Jeff Tedford... Fresno State MATT WELLS... UTAH STATE WELLS AS A HEAD COACH (7-1-0/1st Mountain) Aug. 29 L at Utah 45,237 Sept. 7 W *at Air Force 32,716 Sept. 14 W 70-6 WEBER STATE 25,513 Sept. 21 L at USC 63,482 Sept. 27 W *at San José State 10,533 Oct. 4 L BYU 25,513 Oct. 12 L *BOISE STATE 25,513 Oct. 19 W *at New Mexico 19,773 Nov. 2 W *HAWAI I 21,428 Nov. 9 W *at UNLV 15,062 Nov. 23 W 13-0 *COLORADO ST. 20,284 Nov. 30 W 35-7 *WYOMING 21,325 Dec. 7 L at Fresno St. (#24) 31,362 (Inaugural Mountain West Championship) Dec. 26 W vs. No. Illinois (#24) 23,408 (SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl, San Diego, Calif.) (6-2-0/T-2nd Mountain) Aug. 31 L 7-38 at Tennessee 102,455 Sept. 6 W IDAHO STATE 20,249 Sept. 13 W WAKE FOREST 20,345 Sept. 20 L 14-21* at Arkansas State 29,029 Oct. 3 W at BYU (#18) 64,090 Oct. 11 W *AIR FORCE 24,037 Oct. 18 L *at Colorado St. 32,546 Oct. 25 W *UNLV 20,153 Nov. 1 W *at Hawai i 24,761 Nov. 7 W 20-3 *at Wyoming 14,430 Nov. 15 W *NEW MEXICO 19,591 Nov. 21 W 41-7 *SAN JOSÉ STATE 18,428 Nov. 29 L *at Boise St. (#25) 33,940 Dec. 20 W 21-6 vs. UTEP 28,725 (GILDAN New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque, N.M.) (5-3-0/T-2nd Mountain) Sept. 3 W 12-9 SOUTHERN UTAH 21,209 Sept. 11 L at Utah (#24) 46,011 Sept. 19 L at Washington 59,464 Oct. 3 W *COLORADO ST. 22,509 Oct. 10 W *at Fresno State 30,540 Oct. 16 W *BOISE STATE (#21) 22,509 Oct. 23 L *at San Diego St. 25,898 Oct. 30 W *WYOMING 20,964 Nov. 7 L *at New Mexico 19,886 Nov. 14 L *at Air Force 20,083 Nov. 21 W *NEVADA 18,922 Nov. 28 L BYU 22,509 Dec. 22 L vs. Akron 18,876 (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Boise, Idaho) (1-7-0/6th Mountain) Sept. 1 W 45-6 WEBER STATE 23,008 Sept. 10 L 7-45 at USC 62,487 Sept. 16 W ARKANSAS STATE 21,091 Sept. 24 L *AIR FORCE 23,104 Oct. 1 L *at Boise St. (#24) 36,602 Oct. 8 L *at Colorado St. 32,387 Oct. 22 W *FRESNO STATE 15,067 Oct. 28 L *SAN DIEGO ST. 17,332 Nov. 5 L *at Wyoming 17,837 Nov. 12 L *NEW MEXICO 15,212 Nov. 19 L *at Nevada 13,390 Nov. 26 L at BYU 53, (4-4-0/T-4th Mountain) Sept. 1 L at Wisconsin (#9) 75,324 Sept. 7 W IDAHO STATE 19,638 Sept. 16 L at Wake Forest 27,971 Sept. 23 W *at San José St. 12,426 Sept. 29 W BYU 24,112 Oct. 7 L *COLORADO ST. 18,004 Oct. 14 L *WYOMING 22,234 Oct. 21 W *at UNLV 18,157 Oct. 28 L *BOISE STATE 19,012 Nov. 4 W *at New Mexico 19,293 Nov. 18 W 38-0 *HAWAI I 17,650 Nov. 25 L *at Air Force 17,252 Dec. 29 L 20-26* vs. New Mexico St. 39,132 (NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl, Tucson, Ariz.) THE AGGIES Coaching Staff OPPONENTS RECORDS UNIVERSITY #AGGIEsalltheway 91

6 THE AGGIES Coaching Staff OPPONENTS RECORDS UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE Assistant Head Coach/ Co-Defensive Coordinator/DL Vanderbilt Defensive Line Defensive Line Graduate Assistant BOWL GAMES Arizona () Poinsettia () Idaho Potato () Idaho Potato () CONFERENCE TITLES WAC () PLAYING EXPERIENCE (DL) FRANK MAILE ASSISTANT HEAD COACH / CO-DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR / DEFENSIVE LINE, 2007 Eighth Season Frank Maile, a 2007 graduate, is in his third season as the Aggies co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. Overall, Maile is in his eighth year on the Aggies staff, as he was a defensive graduate assistant from , and the defensive line coach from As s co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach in 2017, USU allowed just passing yards per game, which ranked fourth in the Mountain West and 19th nationally. USU also ranked second in the conference and 24th in the nation in 2017 in passing efficiency defense (116.6). also ranked sixth in the nation with 29 forced turnovers last season, which included ranking tied for second nationally with its 16 forced fumbles, and ranked fourth in the nation with five defensive touchdowns. played in its sixth bowl game in its last seven seasons during the 2017 campaign, including its fourth with Maile on staff, as the Aggies participated in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl. During the 2016 season, allowed just passing yards per game, which ranked third in the Mountain West and 10th nationally. USU also ranked fourth in the conference and 47th in the nation in total defense (379.8 ypg). In 2016, Maile coached a pair of Aggies to all-conference honors in Travis Seefeldt (second team) and Ricky Ali ifua (honorable mention), who signed a free agent contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. Prior to his return to, Maile spent two seasons as the defensive line coach at Vanderbilt. In 2015, the Commodores defense ranked among the top-35 nationally in nine categories, including 28th in total defense (350.5 ypg), 22nd in scoring defense (21.0 ppg) and 33rd in rushing defense (143.2 ypg). As s defensive line coach from , Maile coached five Aggies to all-conference honors in Levi Koskan (second team), Al Lapuaho (first team), B.J. Larsen (second team), Jordan Nielsen (second team) and AJ Pataiali i (second team). During his three years as defensive line coach, USU posted a record and played in three-straight bowl games, winning the 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl and the 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, and a 2012 Western Athletic Conference title. During the 2013 season, Maile helped the Aggie defense rank first in the Mountain West and seventh in the nation in scoring, allowing 17.1 points per game, the second-fewest allowed by the Aggies since USU also ranked first in the MW and eighth in the nation in rushing defense (106.7 ypg), its fewest allowed since 1968, and first in the MW and 12th in the nation in total defense (330.9 ypg). s 2013 defense also ranked sixth in the nation in the red zone, allowing opponents to score 68.9 percent of the time, including just 19 touchdowns, to rank second nationally. Furthermore, USU s defense ranked seventh in the nation in forcing three-and-outs with 5.6 per game, while its 7.6 tackles per loss per game ranked 10th nationally. USU s defense also ranked 11th nationally in third-down conversions at 32.6 percent. s defense finished the 2013 season holding five of its final seven opponents to 14 or fewer points. USU capped its season with a win against No. 24 Northern Illinois in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl as the Aggies held NIU s highpowered offense in check and limited Heisman Trophy candidate Jordan Lynch to just 39 rushing yards. was also the only team in the nation not to allow a touchdown run of 10 or more yards in 2013, and allowed just two 100-yard rushers, while limiting its opponents to just 13 points following 16 turnovers. During the 2012 season, Maile helped s defense rank among the top-15 in the nation in five categories, including being ranked first in the WAC and seventh in the nation in scoring defense (15.38 ppg), second in the WAC and sixth nationally in sacks (3.23 pg), second in the WAC and 13th in the country in rushing defense ( ypg), first in the WAC and 15th in the nation in total defense ( ypg), and first in the WAC and 32nd in the nation in passing defense ( ypg). In 2011, Maile helped lead the WAC in total defense (366.2 ypg), as well as ranking second in the league in both rushing defense (127.7 ypg) and tackles for loss (5.9 pg). The Aggies also were second in the WAC in opponent third-down conversions at 35.4 percent. Maile was a standout defensive lineman for the Aggies from , making 21 starts in 42 career games. He posted 71 total tackles with 19.0 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery. In his senior season of 2007 as team captain, Maile accounted for 8.0 tackles for loss, tying for second on the team. A native of West Valley City, Utah, Maile was a firstteam all-state defensive lineman at Alta High School in Sandy, Utah. He went on an LDS Church Mission to the Dominican Republic from Maile earned his bachelor s degree in interdisciplinary studies from in 2007 and earned his master s in education in Maile and his wife, Heather, have three sons, Maximus (13), Samson (9) and Titan (7), and a daughter, Cecilia (11).

7 EXPERIENCE Defensive Coordinator/S Arizona State Linebackers/Defensive ST Defensive Coordinator West Virginia Defensive Coordinator/LB Co-Def. Coordinator/LB Pittsburgh Interim Head Coach Defensive Coordinator/LB Tulsa Co-Def. Coordinator/LB Linebackers Allen (Texas) HS 2000, Assistant Coach Ardmore (Okla.) HS Head Coach Allen (Texas) HS Assistant Coach Edmond Santa Fe (Okla.) HS Head Coach Edmond Memorial (Okla.) HS Assistant Coach Altus (Okla.) HS Assistant Coach East Central Oklahoma Graduate Assistant BOWL GAMES Sun (Arizona State) Cactus (Arizona State) Sun (Arizona State) Pinstripe (West Virginia) BBVA Compass (Pittsburgh) Hawaii (Tulsa) GMAC (Tulsa) GMAC (Tulsa) Armed Forces (Tulsa) Liberty (Tulsa) Humanitarian (Tulsa) PLAYING EXPERIENCE East Central Okla. (DB) KEITH PATTERSON DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR / SAFETIES East Central Oklahoma, 1986 First Season Keith Patterson, who has 15 years of collegiate coaching experience, including 11 seasons as a defensive coordinator, is in his first season as s defensive coordinator/safeties coach. During his collegiate career, Patterson has coached in 11 bowl games. Overall, it is Patterson s second stint with USU head coach Matt Wells, as the two were on staff together at Tulsa from Prior to his appointment at, Patterson spent the past four seasons at Arizona State serving as the Sun Devils defensive coordinator for three of those years, and working with the linebackers all four seasons. With his focus on the inside linebackers at Arizona State in 2017, Patterson oversaw the evolution of D.J. Calhoun and Christian Sam, as both earned all-pac-12 honors. Sam finished the season ranked seventh nationally and first in the conference, averaging 10.6 tackles per game, while Calhoun ranked seventh in the conference with an average of 7.6 tackles per game. Furthermore, ASU ranked 22nd in the nation with an average of 2.77 sacks per game. In 2016, Patterson s guidance was instrumental in the standout performances turned in by linebackers Koron Crump and Calhoun. Crump led the Sun Devils with nine sacks, while recording three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and an interception. Calhoun was the team leader with 77 tackles, was tied for the team lead in tackles for loss with 11.5 and was second to Crump in sacks with 4.5. Patterson also had a big hand in the Sun Devils special teams success in 2016, as Arizona State finished fifth in the nation and second in the Pac-12 in net punting (42.0). The 2015 season saw Patterson put together one of the elite linebacking groups in the Pac-12 with his starting trio of Salamo Fiso, Sam and Laiu Moeakiola finishing first, second and sixth on the team in total tackles. Fiso would go on to earn all-pac-12 accolades. Patterson s defense helped the Sun Devils post 111 tackles for loss in 2015, with an average of 8.5 tackles per loss per game to rank third nationally and first in the Pac- 12. ASU averaged 3.54 sacks per game in 2015 to lead the nation. Under the direction of Patterson, the 2014 Sun Devil defense finished sixth in the nation in turnover margin at plus-14 and led the Pac-12 with 14 interceptions. Patterson mentored linebackers Calhoun, Fiso and Moeakiola to third-team all-pac-12 honors, and Calhoun was named a freshman All-American. Prior to his arrival in Tempe, Patterson spent two seasons at West Virginia, where he served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach in 2013, and as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach in At West Virginia, Patterson mentored linebacker Isaiah Bruce, who was named to three freshman All-America teams and two all-big 12 teams in 2012 after ranking second on the team in tackles with 94, fourth in tackles for loss with 6.5 and first on the team in fumbles recovered with two. He also tied for the team lead in interceptions with two. In 2011, Patterson served as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Pittsburgh, helping the Panthers defense rank third nationally in quarterback sacks (3.31 pg), tied for 12th in tackles for loss (98), 14th in defensive third-down efficiency (32.98), 21st in rushing defense (116.9 ypg), 35th in total defense ( ypg) and 38th in scoring defense (22.4 ppg). That defense placed five players on the all-big East team and featured one All- American. In 2011, Patterson served as the interim head coach for Pittsburgh at the BBVA Compass Bowl against SMU. Patterson also coached at Tulsa from 2003 until 2010, where he tutored some of the most productive and accomplished defenders in the school s football history. Patterson began by coaching linebackers in 2003 and then added the title of defensive coordinator from 2006 through In 2010, he helped mold a defense that led the country in interceptions (24) and ranked third in turnovers gained (36). Facing the nation s top passing offense in Hawai i in the 2010 Hawaii Bowl, Tulsa s defense forced five interceptions and six total turnovers en route to a victory over the No. 24 Rainbow Warriors. The win was the Golden Hurricane s 36th over a fouryear span and marked the program s third consecutive bowl triumph. His star pupils included first-team all-conference USA performers Nick Bunting, Chris Chamberlain and Nelson Coleman. Bunting finished his career as one of the most decorated linebackers ever at Tulsa as he was named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year in 2006 and the Western Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year in Chamberlain was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in Prior to his college coaching experience, Patterson spent 16 years coaching high school football in Oklahoma and Texas. He spent two years (2000 and 2002) as the linebackers, defensive backs and special teams coach at Allen (Texas) High School. He also coached at Allen HS from Before that, he was the head football coach at Ardmore (Okla.) HS for three seasons ( ). At Ardmore, Patterson led his team to the District 5A-1 Championship in 1999, while earning district coach of the year honors. In 1994, Patterson was the head coach at Edmond Santa Fe (Okla.) HS. Prior to that, he served as defensive secondary coach at Edmond Memorial HS for two seasons ( ). He began his high school coaching career in 1988 at Altus (Okla.) HS, where he coached the outside linebackers and defensive backs for four years. Patterson earned his bachelor s degree in health, physical education and recreation from East Central (Okla.) University in He was a four-year letterman at defensive back for ECU and later served his alma mater as a graduate assistant coach. He earned his master s degree in kinesiology and sport studies in 2003 from Texas A&M University-Commerce. Patterson and his wife Melissa have three daughters and one son. THE AGGIES Coaching Staff OPPONENTS RECORDS UNIVERSITY #AGGIEsalltheway 93

8 THE AGGIES Coaching Staff OPPONENTS RECORDS UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE Off. Coordinator/QB Oregon Passing Game Coordinator/QB Washington State Inside Receivers Missouri Asst. Head Coach/ Offensive Coordinator/ Recruiting Coordinator/QB Offensive Coordinator/ Recruiting Coordinator/QB Off. Coordinator/QB Toledo Rec. Coordinator/QB Tiffin University Off. Coordinator/QB/WR Wide Receivers BOWL GAMES Arizona () Sun (Washington State) New Mexico (Wash. State) Independence (Missouri) Insight (Missouri) Texas (Missouri) Alamo (Missouri) Cotton (Missouri) Sun (Missouri) Independence (Missouri) Independence (Missouri) DAVID YOST OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR / QUARTERBACKS Kent State, 1992 Second Season David Yost, who has 24 years of coaching experience, including five seasons as an offensive coordinator, is in his second season as s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. During his first season as s offensive coordinator, Yost mentored three Aggies who earned all- Mountain West honors in junior offensive linemen Roman Andrus (honorable mention) and Quin Ficklin (honorable mention), and redshirt sophomore tight end Dax Raymond (honorable mention). In 2017, s offense set single-season school records by scoring 50-plus points in three games and producing 500-plus yards of total offense in four games. USU also rushed for 2,228 yards, marking the ninth-straight season it has rushed for at least 2,000 yards. also played in its sixth bowl game in the past seven seasons during the 2017 campaign. Prior to his appointment at, Yost spent the 2016 season as the quarterback coach and passing game coordinator at Oregon. In his one season at UO, the Ducks ranked 16th nationally in total offense at yards per game, 27th in the nation in both scoring offense (35.4 ppg) and rushing offense (226.4 ypg), 32nd nationally in passing offense (265.3 ypg), and 10th nationally with just six thrown interceptions. Prior to his stint at Oregon, Yost spent three seasons as the inside wide receiver coach at Washington State under Mike Leach. In his three seasons at WSU, the Cougars set the top-three marks for most passes caught in Pac-12 single-season history, and twice led the nation in passing offense in 2014 (477.7 ypg) and 2015 (389.2 ypg). In 2014, the Cougars inside receivers accounted for 185 of the team s 510 receptions and 15 of the 45 touchdown catches. In his first year at WSU, the Cougars finished fourth nationally in passing offense, averaging yards per game. Freshman receiver River Cracraft claimed all-pac-12 honorable mention honors in Much of Yost s offensive influence resulted from a 17-year association with Gary Pinkel, who molded the 48-year-old Ohio native from a graduate assistant at Toledo in 1996 to the completion of a 12-year tenure at Missouri as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator in Yost began his stay in Columbia, Mo., in 2001 as the quarterback coach and recruiting coordinator, and added the duties of offensive coordinator in He was also elevated to assistant head coach for his final two seasons at Missouri. During his tenure that began in the Big 12 Conference and concluded in the SEC, Yost earned the reputation as one of the nation s brightest young tutors of quarterbacks. His run included a trio of signal callers (Brad Smith, Chase Daniel and Blaine Gabbert) who accumulated 12 different all-conference accolades beginning with Smith, who became the first Division I player to pass for 2,000 yards and run for 1,000 in the same season, a feat he accomplished in both 2003 and Smith completed his Missouri tenure in 2005 as the first-ever collegiate player to pass for 8,000 yards and run for another 4,000 before embarking on a nine-year NFL career. Daniel emerged on the national stage in 2007 when he was a Heisman Trophy finalist. He enjoyed an amazing three-year run as a starter before finishing in 2008 as he left holding virtually every major passing and total offense record in Missouri history. Gabbert followed Daniel and became an eventual first-round NFL Draft pick. In 2011, Yost guided the Missouri offensive to a Big 12 rushing title and finished the season ranked ninth nationally after averaging yards per game. Missouri was one of only two schools in the country to average at least 230 yards rushing and passing on the year. Yost assumed the added role of offensive coordinator prior to the 2009 season and oversaw a Missouri offense that ranked No. 14 in the nation in passing at yards per game. The Tigers followed that season with a 10-win campaign in 2010, finishing 35th nationally in yards per game (409.62). Yost was instrumental in the development of Missouri s renowned spread attack. The Tigers broke numerous offensive school records in 2008, putting together only the third 10-win season in school history. The Tigers also established school records for points (591), points per game (42.2) and passing yards (4,625) that season. During the 2007 and 2008 seasons, Missouri won 22 games to rank third nationally, behind only Oklahoma and USC. Furthermore, Missouri won three Big 12 North Division Championships in a four-year span (2007, 2008, 2010) with Yost on staff. From 1997 to 2000, Yost held the same responsibilities for Pinkel at Toledo. He spent four seasons coaching two of the most productive quarterbacks in Rockets history in Tavares Bolden and Chris Wallace. Yost came to Toledo from Tiffin University, where he coordinated the offense, along with coaching quarterbacks and receivers in During the 1994 season, he coached wide receivers. After graduating from Kent State with a bachelor s degree in early childhood education in 1992, Yost spent time coaching his former high school football team, Carrollton High School, in Carrollton, Ohio. Yost and his wife, Carrie, have one daughter, Kennedy, and two sons, Keaton and Kamden.

9 EXPERIENCE Outside Receivers Co-Off. Coordinator/WR Passing Game Coordinator/WR Wide Receivers Graduate Assistant Wyoming Graduate Assistant BOWL GAMES Arizona () Idaho Potato () New Mexico () Poinsettia () Idaho Potato () Idaho Potato () CONFERENCE TITLES WAC () PLAYING EXPERIENCE Tampa Bay Buccaneers (WR) Cologne Centurions (WR) Carolina Panthers (WR) Wyoming (WR) JOVON BOUKNIGHT OUTSIDE RECEIVERS Wyoming, th Season Jovon Bouknight (Juh-vonn Bo-night) is entering his 10th season as s wide receivers coach, including his second working with the outside receivers. He served as the team s co-offensive coordinator in 2016 and passing game coordinator in , along with being an offensive graduate assistant in During his nine years at, Bouknight has been part of a program that played in a school-record five-straight bowl games, to go along with a 2012 Western Athletic Conference championship, and in six bowl games in the past seven seasons. In 2017, Bouknight mentored junior Ron quavion Tarver, who earned third-team all-mountain West honors from Phil Steele s Magazine after leading the team with 48 receptions for 569 yards and seven touchdowns. Bouknight also helped USU s offense record its ninth-straight 2,000- yard rushing season. s offense also set single-season school records in 2017 by scoring 50-plus points in three games and producing 500-plus yards of total offense in four games. USU also rushed for 2,228 yards, marking the ninth-straight season it has rushed for at least 2,000 yards. As co-offensive coordinator in 2016, mentored Tarver, who caught 46 passes for 602 yards and three touchdowns, as those 46 receptions are tied for the most by an underclassman in school history, while his 602 receiving yards are the most by a USU underclassman since In 2015, Bouknight coached one of the most productive wide receivers in school history in Hunter Sharp, who earned second-team all-mountain West honors, and is currently in the NFL with the New York Giants. Sharp finished his senior season ranking first in the MW and 28th in the nation in receiving touchdowns with nine, second in the MW and 19th in the nation with 71 receptions, and third in the MW and 41st in the nation with an average of 76.3 receiving yards per game. Sharp finished his career ranking ninth all-time in school history with 137 receptions, ninth all-time in touchdown receptions with 16 and 14th all-time with 1,770 receiving yards. In 2014, Bouknight coached a pair of all-mountain West receivers in JoJo Natson and Sharp as both players earned honorable mention honors. Sharp finished the season with 66 receptions for 939 yards, which are the most receiving yards by an Aggie since Furthermore, Sharp had four-straight 100-yard receiving games, the most by an Aggie since During the 2013 season, Bouknight was part of an Aggie offense that set school records for pass completions (297), total offensive plays (1,073), touchdown passes (30) and first downs (310), while the 445 points scored and 481 pass attempts both rank second all-time. Furthermore, USU s 56 total touchdowns rank third all-time and its 31.7 points per game average ranks fifth. In 2012, Bouknight mentored two all-wac performers in Matt Austin and Chuck Jacobs as Austin earned second-team honors and Jacobs earned honorable mention accolades. Jacobs spent three years in the NFL and is currently in the CFL with the Toronto Argonauts. During the 2012 season, Bouknight helped coach an Aggie offense that set single-season school records for total points (454), total offense (6,108 yards), completions (285) and total yards per game (469.8), while ranking second all-time in points (34.9 pg) and passing yards (3,445). In 2011, USU s offense was statistically one of the best in the country as it led the WAC and ranked sixth in the nation in rushing offense ( ypg). USU also ranked first in the WAC and 18th in the nation in passing efficiency (151.8), first in the WAC and 23rd in the nation in scoring offense (33.62 ppg), and second in the WAC and 20th in the nation in total offense ( ypg). Bouknight came to after one season at his alma mater of Wyoming, where he was an offensive graduate assistant, working with UW s wide receivers. Bouknight concluded his college career ranked No. 20 in NCAA history in both career receiving yards (3,626) and career receptions (250). After graduating from Wyoming in the spring of 2006, Bouknight signed an NFL free agent contract with the Carolina Panthers and later played in NFL Europe in 2007, before signing as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. During his senior season, he was one of 15 semifinalists for the 2005 Biletnikoff Award, which honors the nation s top college receiver. He also earned honorable mention All-America honors from College Football News, along with earning first-team all-mountain West honors. For the 2005 season, he ranked No. 9 in the NCAA in average receiving yards per game ( ypg), No. 15 in total receiving yards (1,116), No. 10 in all-purpose yards (160.45), No. 12 in average receptions per game (7.00), and No. 11 in kickoff returns (27.75). He concluded his career ranked No. 2 in Mountain West history in both receptions (250) and receiving yards (3,626). In Wyoming school history, Bouknight ranks No. 3 in career receiving yards (4,446 yards), No. 2 in career receptions (250), and is UW s all-time all-purpose yardage leader (5,921 yards) and career kickoff return leader (2,016 yards). He caught at least two passes in 47 consecutive games, which was also every game of his college career and a UW school record up until A native of Denver, Colo., Bouknight received his bachelor s degree in kinesiology and health promotion from Wyoming in Bouknight is married to Jeanine Hernandez, who is a former USU softball player, and the couple has one son, Breeze (2) and one daughter, Brene (3 mo.). THE AGGIES Coaching Staff OPPONENTS RECORDS UNIVERSITY #AGGIEsalltheway 95

10 THE AGGIES Coaching Staff OPPONENTS RECORDS UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE Defensive Backs Cornerbacks Boise State Secondary/ Recruiting Coordinator Arkansas State Cornerbacks/Nickels/ Recruiting Coordinator Troy Cornerbacks Boise State Dir. of Player Personnel Graduate Assistant Operations/GA Capital (Idaho) HS Defensive Backs BOWL GAMES Arizona () Poinsettia (Boise State) Fiesta (Boise State) GoDaddy (Arkansas State) Las Vegas (Boise State) Las Vegas (Boise State) Fiesta (Boise State) Poinsettia (Boise State) Hawaii (Boise State) Fiesta (Boise State) CONFERENCE TITLES Mountain West (Boise State) WAC (Boise State) WAC (Boise State) WAC (Boise State) WAC (Boise State) PLAYING EXPERIENCE Boise State (CB) JULIUS BROWN DEFENSIVE BACKS Boise State, 2006 Third Season Julius Brown is entering his third season at and second as the defensive backs coach after coaching the cornerbacks in his first season with the program. Overall, Brown has been part of five conference championships and 10 bowl games as an assistant coach. In 2017, Brown coached a pair of all-mountain West performers in cornerback Jalen Davis (first team) and safety Dallin Leavitt (honorable mention). Davis also became just the ninth first-team All-American in school history, as garnered by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, and was named a second-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America, The Associated Press and Phil Steele s Magazine, along with being a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award. Davis finished his senior season ranked tied for fifth nationally with his 20 passes defended and tied for 11th in the nation with his five interceptions, while Leavitt ranked tied for 29th in the nation with his four interceptions. For his career, Davis set the school record with 37 pass breakups and 48 passes defended, while his 11 career interceptions are tied for fourth all-time in school history. also played in its sixth bowl game in the past seven seasons during the 2017 campaign. Following the 2017 season, Davis and Leavitt signed NFL free agent contracts with the Miami Dolphins and Oakland Raiders, respectively. As the secondary coach in 2017, Brown was part of a defense that allowed just passing yards per game, which ranked fourth in the Mountain West and 19th nationally. USU also ranked second in the conference and 24th in the nation in passing efficiency defense (116.6), and sixth in the nation with 29 forced turnovers, which included ranking tied for second nationally with its 16 forced fumbles. USU also ranked fourth in the nation with five defensive touchdowns in During his first season at, Brown was a part of an Aggie defense that allowed just passing yards per game to rank third in the Mountain West and 10th nationally. USU s defense also ranked third in the conference in passing efficiency (130.9), and fourth in the MW and 47th in the nation in total yards allowed (379.8 ypg), along with ranking sixth in the conference in scoring defense (29.3 ppg). One player on the Aggie defense that Brown mentored during the 2016 season was cornerback Daniel Gray, who signed an NFL free agent contract with the Arizona Cardinals. Prior to, Brown spent two seasons ( ) as the secondary coach and recruiting coordinator at Boise State. During his two years at Boise State, Brown helped the Broncos to a 21-6 record, including a 12-4 mark in the Mountain West and a pair of bowl wins, as it defeated No. 10 Arizona, 38-30, in the 2014 VIZIO Fiesta Bowl and Northern Illinois, 55-7, in the 2015 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. The Broncos also won the 2014 Mountain West title, defeating Fresno State, 28-14, in the championship game. During the 2015 season, Boise State s secondary intercepted 22 passes to rank first in the Mountain West and fourth nationally and was led by safety Darian Thompson, who had five picks to rank third in the conference and 20th in the nation. Fellow defensive back Donte Deayon added four interceptions during the season to rank fourth in the MW and 23rd nationally. Thompson was selected by the New York Giants in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft, while Deayon signed a free agent contract with the New York Giants in Thompson concluded his Boise State career earning All-American honors as both a junior and senior, along with being named a two-time first-team all-mountain West selection, while Deayon also earned all-mountain West honors twice. In 2015, Boise State s secondary helped the Broncos rank fifth nationally in rushing defense (108.2 ypg), 10th in the nation in opponent s third-down conversion rate (30.9 percent), 12th nationally in total defense (318.3 ypg), 14th nationally in pass defense efficiency (109.9) and 18th in the nation in scoring defense (20.2 ppg). Boise State also led the Mountain West and ranked fifth nationally in 2014 with 22 interceptions as Thompson led the conference and ranked tied for third in the country with seven interceptions, including returning one for a touchdown. Deayon intercepted six passes during the year and returned two for touchdowns. The secondary s coverage skills played a key role in the Boise State defense leading the conference with the lowest opponents third-down conversion rate (34.8 percent), a mark that also ranked 18th nationally, and its second-lowest opponents fourth-down conversion rate (42.9 percent). Additionally, opposing quarterbacks posted a passing efficiency of just in Brown, who also coached cornerbacks and was the recruiting coordinator at Arkansas State in 2013, and coached cornerbacks at Troy (Ala.) in 2012, was a three-year starter and four-year letterwinner for Boise State from , earning honorable mention All- Western Athletic Conference honors after leading the league in passes defended as a senior. Brown was a member of the 2002 and 2003 WAC Championship teams, and helped lead the Broncos to victories in the 2002 Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl and the 2003 Plains Capital Fort Worth Bowl. He then worked as an offensive graduate assistant at Boise State from , and as the Broncos Director of Player Personnel from He began his coaching career at Capital High School in Boise during the 2005 season. Brown, a native of Stockton, Calif., is a 2006 graduate of Boise State with a degree in business administration. Brown and his wife, Cassidy, have one daughter, Lyric (1).

11 EXPERIENCE Inside Linebackers Special Teams Coordinator South Dakota School of Mines Head Coach/ Special Teams Coordinator Portland State Asst. Head Coach/ Special Teams Coordinator Central Washington Special Teams Coord./ Defensive Line/Linebackers Southern Oregon Defensive Coordinator Idaho State Linebackers Western Washington Special Teams Coord./LB South Dakota School of Mines Defensive Coordinator/ Special Teams Coordinator Vienna (Austria) Defensive Coordinator/ Interim Head Coach Western Oregon Special Teams Coord./LB BOWL GAMES Arizona () DIVISION II PLAYOFFS Central Washington Central Washington CONFERENCE TITLES Great Northwest (C. Wash.) Great Northwest (C. Wash.) Great Northwest (C. Wash.) Great Northwest (W. Wash.) PLAYING EXPERIENCE Western Oregon (LB) STACY COLLINS INSIDE LINEBACKERS Western Oregon, 1998 Third Season Stacy Collins is in his third season at and in his second year coaching the inside linebackers after serving as special teams coordinator in Overall, Collins has 20 years of coaching experience, including 14 years as a coordinator and four years as a head coach at the collegiate level. During the 2017 season, Collins helped coach a Utah State defense that allowed just passing yards per game, which ranked fourth in the Mountain West and 19th nationally. USU also ranked second in the conference and 24th in the nation in 2017 in passing efficiency defense (116.6). Furthermore, ranked sixth in the nation with 29 forced turnovers last season, which included ranking tied for second nationally with its 16 forced fumbles, and ranked fourth in the nation with five defensive touchdowns. In 2017, Collins mentored linebacker Suli Tamaivena, who earned third-team all-mountain West honors from Phil Steele s Magazine, as he led the team in total tackles (111), which ranked eighth in the conference, and tackles for loss (6.5), while ranking tied for second on the team in sacks (3.0). He also ranked tied for first on the team and tied for 26th nationally with his two fumble recoveries. also played in its sixth bowl game in the past seven seasons during the 2017 campaign. In 2016, Collins coached a pair of kickers who performed at a high level in senior PK Brock Warren and sophomore P Aaron Dalton. Warren was 9-of-12 on field goal attempts and that.750 percentage ranks tied for 10th all-time in school history. Dalton punted 62 times during the year as 19 of his punts were downed inside the 20-yard line and 25 of his punts were fair caught. Overall, Dalton had eight punts of 50-plus yards, including a long of 56. Furthermore, ranked third in the Mountain West and 38th nationally in kickoff return defense in 2016, allowing just yards per return. Collins came to after spending four seasons as the head coach and special teams coordinator at Division II South Dakota School of Mines. As head coach at South Dakota School of Mines from , Collins led the Hardrockers to winning seasons in 2013 and 2015, the last being just their third in the past 30 years. During his four years at SDSM, Collins notched 16 victories to become the sixth-winningest coach in program history. Under Collins direction in 2014, South Dakota School of Mines set single-season school records with 5,282 total yards, 3,540 passing yards and 286 first downs and led all of college football in red zone efficiency. SDSM also set single-game school records with 674 total yards vs. William Jewell, 481 passing yards vs. Northwestern and 34 first downs vs. Southwest Baptist. Furthermore, SDSM set the single-season school record for points scored with 386 during the 2013 campaign. As members of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in 2014 and 2015, South Dakota School of Mines had 14 all-conference honorees under Collins, highlighted by quarterback Trent McKinney, who twice earned first-team honors and was named the conference s Newcomer of the Year in Collins also mentored a pair of record-setting kickers at South Dakota School of Mines in Devon Jones and Kolten Jelden. Along with all the success South Dakota School of Mines had on the field under Collins, the Hardrockers were just as successful in the classroom as seven players earned GNAC All-Academic Honors in Prior to his head coaching stint at South Dakota School of Mines, Collins served as the assistant head coach and special teams coordinator at Portland State in 2011, where he coached placekicker Zach Brown, who was named a first-team All-American by The Associated Press, the Walter Camp Foundation, the American Football Coaches Association and the Sports Network. Along with Brown, Collins also coached punter Thomas Duyndam to honorable mention all-big Sky Conference honors in Prior to Portland State, Collins spent three seasons ( ) at Central Washington as the special teams coordinator and linebacker/defensive line coach. At CWU, Collins coached an All-American and two-time first-team all-gnac kicker in Garrett Rolsma, as well as first-team all-conference kick returners Courtney Smith (2008) and Jerome Williams (2009). Collins has also had coaching stops at Southern Oregon in 2007 (defensive coordinator), Idaho State from (linebackers coach), Western Washington from (linebackers coach), South Dakota School of Mines in 2002 (defensive/special teams coordinator) and Western Oregon from (special teams coordinator and linebackers coach). In addition, he spent time in Europe on the coaching staff of the Vienna Vikings (Austria), a European League football team, as the defensive coordinator and interim head coach from While the special teams coordinator at Western Washington from , Collins coached punter Mike Koenen, who went on to play for 10 seasons in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Collins played college football at Western Oregon from as a linebacker, graduating with a bachelor s degree in physical education in 1998 and then a master s degree in education in Collins, a native of Sutherlin, Ore., and his wife, Mandi, have four daughters, Kayla (15), Mackenzie (13), Kylee (7) and Mackenna (5). THE AGGIES Coaching Staff OPPONENTS RECORDS UNIVERSITY #AGGIEsalltheway 97

12 THE AGGIES Coaching Staff OPPONENTS RECORDS UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE Offensive Line Louisiana-Monroe Assistant Head Coach/ Offensive Coordinator/OL Assistant Head Coach/ Offensive Coordinator/TE Illinois State Offensive Coordinator Louisiana-Monroe Offensive Coordinator/OL Co-Off. Coordinator/OL Offensive Line Eastern Michigan Offensive Line Eastern Illinois Offensive Line BOWL GAMES/PLAYOFFS Arizona () Independence (La.-Monroe) FCS Playoffs (Eastern Illinois) FCS Playoffs (Eastern Illinois) FCS Playoffs (Illinois State) CONFERENCE TITLES Sun Belt (La.-Monroe) Ohio Valley (Eastern Illinois) Ohio Valley (Eastern Illinois) Gateway (Illinois State) PLAYING EXPERIENCE Illinois State (OC) NE Oklahoma A&M (OC) STEVE FARMER OFFENSIVE LINE Illinois State, 1999 Third Season Steve Farmer, who has 19 years of coaching experience, including nine seasons as an offensive coordinator, is in his third season as s offensive line coach. During the 2017 season, Farmer was part of an Aggie coaching staff that helped USU set single-season school records by scoring 50-plus points in three games and producing 500-plus yards of total offense in four games. USU also rushed for 2,228 yards, marking the ninth-straight season it has rushed for at least 2,000 yards. As the offensive line coach, Farmer mentored a pair of linemen to honorable mention all-mountain West honors last season in Roman Andrus and Quin Ficklin. also played in its sixth bowl game in the past seven seasons during the 2017 campaign. In his first season at in 2016, Farmer helped coach an Aggie offense that recorded its eighth-straight 2,000-yard rushing season. Farmer also coached three offensive linemen to all-mountain West honors in Austin Albrecht, Jake Simonich and Austin Stephens. Following the completion of their collegiate careers, Simonich signed an NFL free agent contract with the Houston Texans and Stephens signed an NFL free agent contract with the Carolina Panthers. Prior to his appointment at, Farmer spent six seasons as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Louisiana-Monroe, coaching the offensive line and tight ends. During his six years at Louisiana-Monroe, Farmer mentored 17 offensive players who earned various all-sun Belt Conference honors, including quarterback Kolton Browning, who was named a College Football News Freshman All-American in 2010 and the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year as a junior in 2012, as he helped the Warhawks to eight wins and an appearance in the Independence Bowl, their first since transitioning to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level in During the 2012 season, Louisiana- Monroe set or tied 45 school records. As a freshman, Browning tied the Louisiana-Monroe record for touchdown passes in a game (5) and consecutive games with 200-plus yards passing (8). Browning finished his career ranking first all-time in school history in passing yards (10,263), pass completions (951), pass attempts (1,577) and touchdown passes (81). Prior to his six years at Louisiana-Monroe, Farmer spent the 2009 season as the offensive coordinator at Illinois State. From , Farmer also coached at Louisiana- Monroe as the offensive line coach for three seasons and as the offensive coordinator during his final two years. In Farmer s first season at the helm of the ULM offense (2007), the Warhawks posted their highest pointsper-game average (23.5) since moving to NCAA FBS status in ULM also posted the sixth-highest yardsper-game average (385.7) in school history. The Warhawks finished the season ranked 16th in the NCAA in rushing (209.0 ypg) and 31st in fewest sacks allowed (1.5 pg). Farmer led one of the best offensive lines in the history of the Louisiana-Monroe football program in 2007 as they paved the way for Calvin Dawson, a two-time Sun Belt Conference rushing champion and ULM s alltime rushing leader with 3,378 yards, to his best season as a Warhawk as he rushed for 1,414 yards. In 2006, the Louisiana-Monroe offensive line ranked fifth nationally, and first in the Sun Belt Conference, with only 13 sacks allowed on the year. The 2005 Warhawk offensive line allowed quarterback Steven Jyles the opportunity to earn Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year honors and led ULM to a Sun Belt Conference Championship. ULM allowed just eight sacks on the season, which ranked third nationally, and only one in Sun Belt Conference action. In 2004, Farmer s first season with the Warhawks, ULM added 41 yards per game to its offense and only allowed seven sacks, the lowest total in the Sun Belt Conference and second-fewest in the nation. Farmer came to Louisiana-Monroe from Eastern Michigan, where the offensive line helped tailback Anthony Sherrell run for 1,531 yards, setting an EMU singleseason rushing record. Prior to Eastern Michigan, Farmer was the offensive line coach at Eastern Illinois, where in two years his lines allowed just 17 quarterback sacks and helped EIU average over 35 points per game. He tutored eight all- Ohio Valley Conference linemen in those two seasons as the Panthers won the 2001 and 2002 OVC titles and advanced to the NCAA I-AA playoffs both seasons. Farmer spent four years at Illinois State, two as a player and two more as an assistant coach. He coached the ISU defensive tackles in 1999 and tight ends in In 1999, ISU reached the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) semifinals. Farmer played center for Illinois State from , and was a member of the Redbirds 1998 FCS playoff team. He earned first-team all-missouri Valley Football Conference honors in 1998 and graduated from ISU in 1999 with a bachelor s degree in physical education. Farmer began his collegiate playing career at one of the most successful junior college programs in the country, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. Farmer and his wife, Amy, have a daughter, Rebekah (15), and a son, Luke (13).

13 EXPERIENCE Running Backs North Carolina Running Backs Purdue Running Backs Syracuse Running Backs New Mexico Running Backs Illinois Running Backs UNLV Running Backs New Mexico Running Backs Miami (Ohio) Asst. Head Coach/RB Northern Illinois Running Backs/... Special Teams Assistant Indiana State Off. Coordinator/QB BOWL GAMES Texas (Syracuse) Fight Hunger (Illinois) Texas (Illinois) Silicon Valley (Northern Illinois) PLAYING EXPERIENCE France (QB) Calgary (QB) SW Missouri St. (QB) DeANDRE SMITH RUNNING BACKS Southwest Missouri State, 2002 First Season DeAndre Smith, who has 19 years of collegiate coaching experience, including two seasons as an offensive coordinator and 17 years as a running backs coach, is in his first season as s running backs coach. It will be Smith s second stint with head coach Matt Wells, as the two were on staff together at New Mexico in Prior to his appointment at, Smith spent the 2017 season at North Carolina and served as Purdue s running backs coach in Prior to his year in West Lafayette, Ind., Smith spent three seasons as the running backs coach at Syracuse. The Orange gained 1,958 yards and scored 15 rushing touchdowns on 445 attempts in Syracuse averaged 4.4 yards per carry and yards per game on the ground in 2015, with freshman Jordan Fredericks rushing for a team-high 607 yards and four touchdowns on 107 attempts. Smith has previously coached running backs at New Mexico (2012, 2008), Illinois ( ), UNLV (2009), Miami (Ohio) ( ) and Northern Illinois ( ), which produced four straight all-conference running backs during his tenure. He also served as the assistant head coach with the RedHawks and as a special teams assistant with the Huskies. He began his coaching career as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Indiana State ( ). In 17 years of coaching, Smith has mentored four All-Americans and has had nine 1,000-yard rushers. Among the notable running backs to play for him are Mikel LeShoure at Illinois, and Michael Turner and Garrett Wolfe at Northern Illinois. In 2010, LeShoure set Fighting Illini records for rushing yards (1,697), scoring (122 points) and touchdowns (20). He was a second team All-America, a first-team all-big Ten selection and would go on to be a second-round selection by the Detroit Lions. Turner was a two-time second team All-American for the Huskies (2002, 2003) after leading the Mid-American Conference in rushing, while Wolfe earned honorable mention All-America honors in 2004 after ranking fifth nationally in rushing (1,656 yards). Turner was a fifth-round selection by the San Diego Chargers and played eight years in the NFL. Wolfe was a third-round pick by the Chicago Bears. A four-year letterwinner at quarterback for Southwest Missouri State, Smith was the 1990 Division I-AA Offensive Player of the Year as well as an All-American. He was named the Gateway Conference Player of the Decade from 1985 to Smith, who earned his bachelor s degree in organizational communication from SMS in 2002, played professionally for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (1992) and in France (1993). A native of St. Louis, Smith and his wife, Lori, have two sons, Ryan and Donovan, and a daughter, Ashley. Ryan played wide receiver at Duke from THE AGGIES Coaching Staff OPPONENTS RECORDS UNIVERSITY #AGGIEsalltheway 99

14 THE AGGIES Coaching Staff OPPONENTS RECORDS UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE Linebackers Defensive Admin. Asst. Orem (Utah) HS Assistant Coach BOWL GAMES Arizona () PLAYING EXPERIENCE New York Giants (LB) BYU (LB) Oregon State (LB) UANI UNGA OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS BYU, 2015 First Season Uani Unga (Wah-knee Oo-nga) is entering his second season as part of s staff, and first year as a full-time assistant, after serving as a defensive administrative assistant for the Aggies in As a full-time assistant, Unga will coach the outside linebackers this fall. During the 2017 season, Unga helped to its sixth bowl game in the past seven seasons, playing in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl. As s defensive administrative assistant in 2017, Unga assisted the defensive coaches with daily football operations, primarily working with the linebackers and special teams. During the 2017 season, Unga helped coach a Utah State defense that allowed just passing yards per game, which ranked fourth in the Mountain West and 19th nationally. USU also ranked second in the conference and 24th in the nation in 2017 in passing efficiency defense (116.6). Furthermore, ranked sixth in the nation with 29 forced turnovers last season, which included ranking tied for second nationally with its 16 forced fumbles, and ranked fourth in the nation with five defensive touchdowns. Unga came to after spending the 2016 football season as a volunteer coach at Orem (Utah) High School, working with the linebackers and special teams. Unga began his collegiate career at Oregon State ( ) before transferring to BYU, where he redshirted in 2011 and then played in 2012 and As a senior, he led the nation with 143 tackles (62-solo, 81-assist). During his two-year BYU career, he recorded 171 tackles (78-solo, 93-assist), which included 1.0 sacks and 10.5 tackles for loss, while adding three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one interception, to go along with four pass breakups and one quarterback hurry. Following his collegiate career, Unga signed an NFL free agent contract with the New York Giants and spent three seasons with the franchise. He made his first career start in the NFL against the Dallas Cowboys in 2015 and intercepted a Tony Romo pass during the game. Against the Cowboys, he played every defensive snap (72) and led the team in tackles (12). Unga has two older brothers who also played college football as Paul was a defensive end at Arizona State and J.J. was an offensive guard at Midwestern State. He also has a twin brother, Feti, who played linebacker at Oregon State, while his younger brother, Metuisela, plays tight end at Hawaii, and his other younger brother, Chris, plays nose guard for. Unga graduated from BYU in 2015 with a degree in American Studies of Humanities. During high school, he spent two years at Etiwanda HS in California and two years at Kahuku HS in Hawaii. Following high school, he served a two-year LDS Church Mission in Guatemala from Unga and his wife, Lachelle, have two daughters, Vikatolia and Ofa, and three sons, Kingston, Jon and Apaiata.

15 EXPERIENCE Inside Receivers/... Tight Ends Co-Offensive Coordinator/ Recruiting Coordinator/QB Co-Off. Coordinator/ Recruiting Coordinator/TE Iowa State Receivers/Tight Ends Louisiana-Monroe Recruiting Coordinator/ Wide Receivers/Tight Ends Graduate Assistant Denton (Texas) HS Wide Receivers Oklahoma Student Assistant BOWL GAMES Arizona () Idaho Potato () New Mexico () Poinsettia () Liberty (Iowa State) Pinstripe (Iowa State) Insight (Iowa State) Cotton (Oklahoma) Orange (Oklahoma) Independence (Oklahoma) NATIONAL TITLES Oklahoma CONFERENCE TITLES Sun Belt (La.-Monroe) Big 12 (Oklahoma) PLAYING EXPERIENCE Oklahoma (QB) LUKE WELLS INSIDE RECEIVERS / TIGHT ENDS Oklahoma, 2002 Sixth Season Luke Wells is in his sixth season as an assistant coach at, including his second year working with the inside receivers and tight ends, after serving as the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2016, and the co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach from In his first five years at, the Aggies have played in four bowl games and notched bowl wins against No. 24 Northern Illinois (21-14) in the 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl and against UTEP (21-6) in the 2014 Gildan New Mexico Bowl. During the 2017 season, Wells was part of an Aggie coaching staff that helped USU set single-season school records by scoring 50-plus points in three games and producing 500-plus yards of total offense in four games. USU also rushed for 2,228 yards, marking the ninthstraight season it has rushed for at least 2,000 yards. As inside receivers and tight ends coach in 2017, Wells mentored redshirt sophomore tight end Dax Raymond to honorable mention all-mountain West honors as he ranked second in the conference among all tight ends, and second on the team, in both receptions (41) and receiving yards (456). As co-offensive coordinator in 2016, Wells mentored one of the best tight ends in school history in Wyatt Houston, who earned honorable mention all-mountain West honors as a senior and finished his career with 86 receptions for 933 yards and nine touchdowns, all of which rank second all-time in school history for a tight end. Following his collegiate career, Houston signed an NFL free agent contract with the Carolina Panthers. During the 2015 season, Houston ranked fourth on the team with 25 receptions for 307 yards and three touchdowns. In 2014, Houston finished the year ranking fifth on the team in both receptions (19) and yards (178), while Jefferson Court ranked tied for second on the team in receiving touchdowns (3). Following the 2014 season, Court was the 37th player selected in the 2015 Canadian Football League Draft by the Ottawa Redblacks. During the 2013 season, Wells was part of an Aggie offense that set school records for pass completions (297), total offensive plays (1,073), touchdown passes (30) and first downs (310), while its 445 points scored and 481 pass attempts both rank second all-time. Furthermore, USU s 56 total touchdowns rank third all-time and its 31.7 points per game average ranks fifth all-time in school history. s tight ends also set the single-season school record for touchdown receptions in 2013 with nine, bettering the previous record of seven set in As tight ends coach, Wells mentored Tialavea, who participated in the 2014 NFL Combine and signed a free agent contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL. Tialavea is currently with the Atlanta Falcons. Prior to joining s staff, Wells spent four seasons at Iowa State ( ), working with the tight ends and wide receivers. Wells also helped the Cyclones to back-to-back bowl games as they played in the 2011 New Era Pinstripe Bowl against Rutgers and the 2012 Auto Zone Liberty Bowl against Tulsa. At Iowa State, Wells mentored Cyclone tight end Ernst Brun, who earned honorable mention all-big 12 honors and was also named ISU s Offensive Player of the Game at the Auto Zone Liberty Bowl. Brun was invited to the Oakland Raiders camp following his senior season. As wide receivers coach at Iowa State during the 2009 and 2010 seasons, Wells coached Darius Darks and Darius Reynolds, who finished their careers combining for 208 receptions for 2,396 yards and 16 touchdowns. Wells also coached Josh Lenz who had 96 receptions for 1,213 yards and 10 touchdowns during his ISU career. Lenz spent four years in the NFL. Prior to his stint at Iowa State, Wells spent six years at Louisiana-Monroe serving as an offensive graduate assistant in 2003 before being elevated to a full-time assistant coach from During his last two years at ULM, Wells served as the Warhawks recruiting coordinator, as well as wide receivers coach, and helped bring in the highest-rated recruiting classes ever. The Louisiana-Monroe offense posted the highest scoring average in the school s NCAA FBS history in 2008 as Anthony McCall set a school record for freshman touchdown receptions that season. Wells took over the wide receivers at ULM in 2007 and mentored all-sun Belt second-team selection La- Gregory Sapp, who led the league in yards per reception with 19.6 on 40 catches for 784 yards. In 2004 and 2005, Wells worked with the tight ends and all-sun Belt first-teamer Joey Trappey, who was the top receiving tight end in the conference with 42 receptions for 425 yards. Prior to ULM, Wells coached wide receivers at Denton High School in Texas, helping his team win the 2002 bi-district title. Before that, Wells was a student assistant at Oklahoma from as the Sooners won the 2000 Big 12 Conference crown and national title. Wells earned his bachelor s degree from Oklahoma in secondary education in 2002 and did graduate work at ULM. He is married to the former Coby Groves and the couple has one son, Walker (11), and one daughter, Kinsley (9). His brother, Matt, is USU s head football coach. THE AGGIES Coaching Staff OPPONENTS RECORDS UNIVERSITY #AGGIEsalltheway 101

16 WAQA DAMUNI ASSISTANT AD / FOOTBALL OPERATIONS, 1998 Sixth Year JOHN CANNOVA OFFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT North Central College, 2014 Second Year RECORDS UNIVERSITY THE AGGIES Coaching Staff OPPONENTS Waqa Damuni (Wonga Da-moo-knee) is in his sixth season at Utah State, serving as an Assistant Athletics Director for Football Operations. In his current role, Damuni oversees the day-to-day operations of the football program. His responsibilities include the overall management of the football budget, team travel, bowl game coordination and community outreach. Other duties include game day management, the coordination and planning of team events and special projects related to the football program. Damuni, a former tight end and three-year letterwinner at Utah State from , helped the Aggies win back-to-back Big West Conference championships, including a trip to the inaugural Humanitarian Bowl in Damuni returned to after spending five years as the Director of Academic Support for Razorback student-athletes at Arkansas. In all, Damuni spent 10 years in athletic academics at the Division I level at Arkansas, Colorado and Memphis, tracking NCAA initial and continuing eligibility, coordinating the academic affairs for studentathletes and assisting the coaching staff with on-campus recruiting and day-to-day operations. Damuni was a counselor for the State of Utah Juvenile Justice Services in Logan from , serving in different capacities including detention, family crisis intervention and community outreach services. He also served as a liaison between the Juvenile Justice Services and the Hispanic community in the Cache Valley area. He is fluent in Spanish after serving an LDS Church Mission in Monterrey, Mexico. Damuni, who began his collegiate career at Dixie State in St. George, Utah, earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees from, as he received his bachelor of arts degree in sociology in 1998 with minors in social work and Spanish. He went on to earn a master s degree in business information systems in He then graduated from the NCAA Ethnic Minority Leadership Institute in A native of Laie, Hawaii, Damuni is married to the former Val Tonga of Millbrae, Calif. They have seven children - Emosi, Levani, Junior, Jovesa, Lavinia, Lusiana and Damien. John Cannova (pronounced Ca-nova) is in his second year with s football program as a graduate assistant coach for the Aggies offense. In his role, Cannova assists the offensive coaches with daily football operations, primarily working with the offensive line. During the 2017 season, Cannova helped to its sixth bowl game in the past seven seasons, playing in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl. In his first season at, Cannova was part of an Aggie coaching staff that helped USU set single-season school records by scoring 50-plus points in three games and producing 500-plus yards of total offense in four games. USU also rushed for 2,228 yards, marking the ninthstraight season it has rushed for at least 2,000 yards. In 2017, Cannova helped mentored a pair of linemen to honorable mention all-mountain West honors last season in Roman Andrus and Quin Ficklin. Prior to his arrival at, Cannova spent three seasons at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. In 2014, he was an offensive graduate assistant working with the offensive line, and in he served as the offensive line coach. During his three years at St. Ambrose, Cannova coached seven all-conference offensive linemen. During the 2015 season, St. Ambrose finished the season ranked No. 20 in the NAIA Coaches Poll and led the Mid-State Football Association in scoring. Cannova also served as the academic coordinator during his three seasons at St. Ambrose, helping the football team record the highest GPA in the NAIA in 2014 and Cannova played football at North Central College in Naperville, Ill., from , and was a three-year starter at offensive guard and center. He helped the Cardinals to three College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) titles and three NCAA Division III playoff appearances, including a semifinals appearance in During his sophomore season in 2011, North Central College averaged 6.8 yards per carry. At North Central College, Cannova was a National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society honoree along with earning academic all-cciw honors. Cannova, who is originally from Wheaton, Ill., prepped at Benet Academy in Lisle, Ill., earning all-conference honors as an offensive lineman following his senior season.

17 CHUCKIE KEETON OFFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT, 2015 First Year CONOR DUBIN DEFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT Arizona State, 2016 First Year AL LAPUAHO DEFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT, 2013 First Year Chuckie Keeton is in his first season with s football program as an offensive graduate assistant. In his role, Keeton will assist the offensive coaches with daily football operations, primarily working with the inside receivers and tight ends. Keeton comes to after spending the past two seasons as an offensive graduate assistant at Oregon State. During the season, Keeton served as the Beavers offensive quality control coach. The following year, he was an offensive graduate assistant. Keeton worked with OSU s quarterbacks. Prior to heading to Corvallis, Ore., Keeton enjoyed a record-setting career at, which spanned a total of five seasons from He finished his illustrious career with more than 10 school records, including ranking first in career total offense (8,808 yards) and career touchdown passes (62). As a sophomore in 2012, Keeton set singleseason school records for touchdown passes (27), passing yards (3,373), total offensive yards (3,992), completions (275) and completion percentage (.676). One year later, he completed 69.4 percent of his passes to break his own completion percentage record. A season-ending knee injury suffered against BYU cut short Keeton s junior season. Through the first five games, though, he ranked second in the nation with 17 touchdown passes, 22nd in passing efficiency (161.6), 11th in completion percentage (71.0), 18th in total offense (317.2 yards per game) and 25th in passing yards per game (272.4). Keeton earned first-team all-western Athletic Conference honors in 2012 after helping lead the Aggies to their first outright league title since capped its season with a win over Toledo in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. USU was ranked 16th in the final Associated Press poll, 17th in the final ESPN/ USA Today Coaches Poll and 22nd in the final BCS standings. After graduating from in the fall of 2015 with a business administration degree, Keeton, who was a member of the 2014 AFCA All-State Good Works Team, attended rookie minicamp with the Houston Texans in 2016 before joining the staff at Oregon State. Keeton is working on a master s degree in exercise and sport education with an emphasis in psychology at. Conor Dubin is in his first season with Utah State s football program as a defensive graduate assistant. In his role, Dubin will assist the defensive coaches with daily football operations, primarily working with the defensive backs. Dubin comes to after spending the past three seasons at Arizona State. During his first two seasons with the Sun Devils, he was a defensive student-assistant before being elevated to defensive quality control coach in In 2017, ASU linebacker Sam Christian led the Pac-12 with 127 tackles, averaging 10.6 stops per game, while teammate and fellow linebacker DJ Calhoun ranked ninth in the league with 99 tackles. During the 2016 campaign, linebacker Antonio Longino tied for first in the nation with 1.7 tackles for loss per game, while Koron Crump, another linebacker for the Sun Devils, ranked fifth in the Pac-12 with 0.75 sacks per game. In Dubin s first season at Arizona State, linebacker Fiso Salamo ranked first in the Pac-12 in tackles for loss at 20.0, while Longino was second at Cornerback Kareem Orr led the league in interceptions with six, returning one for a touchdown. As a team, the Sun Devils were third in the Pac-12 and 21st in the nation in rushing defense, allowing just yards per game. Prior to his three seasons with the Sun Devils in Tempe, Dubin was the inside linebackers coach/varsity defensive coordinator at Flintridge Preparatory School in La Canada, Calif., as well as serving as an athletics department assistant. The native of Los Angeles, Calif., played linebacker at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., from , before having to medically retire due to a season-ending injury in Dubin graduated from Arizona State in December of 2016 with a degree in sociology. He is currently pursuing a master s degree in physical and sport education from. Al Lapuaho (pronounced Lah-poo-ah-ho) is in his first season with s football program as a defensive graduate assistant. In his role, Lapuaho will assist the defensive coaches with daily football operations, primarily working with the defensive linemen. Lapuaho comes to after spending the 2016 and 2017 seasons as a defensive graduate assistant at Oregon State, where he worked specifically with the defensive line. The native of West Valley City, Utah, earned first-team all-conference honors at Snow College before making his way to, where he spent his junior and senior seasons in 2011 and Lapuaho started all 26 games during his career with the Aggies, finishing with 66 total tackles, which included 4.0 sacks and 7.0 tackles for loss. He earned first-team all-western Athletic Conference honors as a senior as he led all USU defensive linemen with 35 tackles, which included 3.0 sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss, while adding four quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and one pass breakup. After graduating from with an interdisciplinary studies degree emphasizing in psychology and physical education, Lapuaho signed an NFL free agent contract with the St. Louis Rams. During the 2013 NFL campaign, he spent time on the practice squad for both the Rams and Miami Dolphins. Lapuaho joined the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2014, but was cut after the preseason. He also played one season for the Colorado Crush of the Indoor Football League. Prior to joining the staff at Oregon State, Lapuaho worked as an account/capacity manager for England Logistics. He married Tilisa Vakalahi in November of THE AGGIES Coaching Staff OPPONENTS RECORDS UNIVERSITY #AGGIEsalltheway 103

18 WORTH GREGORY SPECIAL TEAMS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT East Carolina, 2016 First Year JASON SHUMAKER SPECIAL TEAMS SENIOR ANALYST Kansas, 2003 First Year JUSTIN UDY DEFENSIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Eastern Oregon, 2011 First Year THE AGGIES Coaching Staff OPPONENTS RECORDS UNIVERSITY Worth Gregory is in his first season with s football program as a special teams administrative assistant coach. In his role, Gregory will assist in game prep for opponents, analysis of games and practices, and academic/practice schedules for special teams players, among other duties. This is Gregory s first coaching position. The former all-conference punter at East Carolina comes to after a brief stint with the Jacksonville Jaguars last season. Gregory was tabbed a 2017 recipient of the University Scholar-Athlete Award by the National Football Foundation (NFF) and College Hall of Fame. The native of Fort Mill, S.C., also earned membership into the 2017 NFF Hampshire Honor Society. The three-time Ray Guy Award Watch List selection averaged 43.0 yards per punt during his 37-game ECU career, which ranks as the fourth-highest total in school history. He established a single-season standard as a junior by planting 32 punts inside the 20- yard line and was named the Pirates special teams MVP during his final two years of action. Additionally, Gregory stood among the American Athletic Conference s top punters by earning second-team all-league honors as a senior after ranking third with a 42.3 average. As a junior in 2015, Gregory owned the AAC s longest boot with a 73-yarder against USF, and during his sophomore campaign, turned in an average of 43.6 to finish second among all conference punters. Before transferring to ECU, Gregory started his collegiate career at Alabama and was a member of the 2012 Crimson Tide team that defeated Notre Dame, 42-14, in the BCS National Championship Game at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. The three-time letterman in football at Fort Mill High School, Gregory was tabbed a five-star performer (Kohls/NCS) who was rated as the No. 1 punter in South Carolina and No. 7 nationally by Chris Sailer Kicking. An honor roll and dean s list performer in the classroom with a cumulative grade point average of 3.218, Gregory graduated from ECU in May of 2016 with a degree in business administration. Jason Shumaker is in his first season with s football program as the Aggies special teams analyst. Shumaker comes to after spending the previous five seasons at Idaho, where he served as the Vandals running backs coach, special teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator. In 2015, running back Elijhaa Penny, who is entering his second season in the NFL with the Arizona Cardinals, became the first Vandal since 2007 to rush for 1,000 yards. Idaho s special teams also excelled under Shumaker s watch as the Vandals had a unit in the top-five of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) during the 2014, 2015 and 2016 campaigns. All-American punter Austin Rehkow led the effort, as he became Idaho s first four-time first-team all-conference choice. Shumaker also coached Cade Coffey at Idaho. Coffey was tabbed a USA Today Freshman All-American after finishing ninth in the country in punting in Blocking punts became a trademark of Shumaker s special teams as the Vandals were third in the FBS in that category in 2014 and were second in Shumaker joined the staff at Idaho after serving one year as Arkansas Director of High School Relations. Prior to joining the Razorbacks staff, he spent seven years at small colleges ranging from Eastern New Mexico to Midland University. Shumaker was hired as the head coach of Dana College in December of 2009 and served in that role until the school closed in June of Prior to his time at Dana, he was at the University of Saint Mary at Leavenworth, Kan., for three seasons and was tabbed the 2008 KCAC Assistant Coach of the Year. Shumaker went to USM from Eastern New Mexico, where he coached three All-Lone Star Conference players. Prior to his time at ENMU, he was a teacher and a coach at Rowlett, Texas. Shumaker was born in Salina, Kan., and went to high school in Grand Prairie, Texas. From there, he attended Kansas, where he played fullback for the Jayhawks. He was a five-time Jayhawk Scholar and was on the Big XII Commissioner s Honor Roll five times. Shumaker graduated from Kansas in 2003 with a degree in education and earned a master s degree in sports administration from Eastern New Mexico University in He is married to the former Kate Klepper. They have two children a son, Davis (6), and a daughter, Elliette (5). Justin Udy is in his first season with Utah State s football program as a defensive administrative assistant. In his role, Udy will assist the defensive coaches with daily football operations. Udy comes to after spending the past three seasons at South Dakota School of Mines in Rapid City, S.D., where he served the last two years as the Hardrockers offensive coordinator, recruiting coordinator and wide receivers coach. In 2017, South Dakota School of Mines averaged 31.1 points per game and yards of total offense passing, rushing each time out. Running back Brandon LaBrie was tabbed the 2017 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year and was a second-team all-conference pick. LaBrie was one of four all-conference performers for the Hardrockers in During the 2016 campaign, South Dakota School of Mines set the school record for total offense in both a game (681 yards vs. Black Hills State) and season (5,486 yards). The Hardrockers also set single-season school bests in rushing yards (2,674) and points (415) that same year. While at South Dakota School of Mines, Udy coached receivers Marcus Sanchez and Rashad Ridley, who were both all-rmac performers in Sanchez is the current record holder for career receiving touchdowns at SDSM. In his time as a coordinator with the Hardrockers, South Dakota School of Mines set a total of seven offensive school records. Prior to his time at South Dakota School of Mines, Udy worked at his alma mater, Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Ore. While coaching at EOU from , Udy worked in several different positions, including assistant head coach, special team coordinator and wide receivers coach. During the 2014 season, Udy helped coach the Mountaineers to an 8-3 record, which tied for the best season in school history at the time. Udy coached Jace Billingsley, who is currently the record holder for receptions in both a season and career, as well as points in a season and career. Billingsley is currently with the Detroit Lions. Udy graduated from Eastern Oregon with a bachelor s degree in marketing and management in He later earned his master s degree in business administration in The native of Genesee, Idaho, was a quarterback and wide receiver from at Eastern Oregon. He is married to the former Shannon Callow.

19 / ALL-TIME ASSISTANTS DAVE SCHOLZ Strength & Conditioning Head Coach UW-Milwaukee, 2004 Sixth Year Dave Scholz is in his sixth season as Utah State s Strength and Conditioning head coach and in his ninth year overall with the athletics department. Scholz came to after spending the 2012 season in the National Football League as a strength, nutrition and conditioning assistant with the San Francisco 49ers. In that position, Scholz was responsible for the programming for quarterbacks and kickers, as well as all the nutritional aspects of the team, including meal planning. Scholz spent the 2011 season as the 49ers strength and conditioning intern. Prior to joining the 49ers, Scholz served as the assistant strength and conditioning coach at for three years ( ), where he assisted in all matters of football and served as the head of sports nutrition. He also was the lead strength and conditioning coach for softball and volleyball. From , Scholz was a graduate assistant at, where he worked alongside current Minnesota Vikings and former 49ers and USU head strength and conditioning coach Mark Uyeyama. During the summer of 2006, Scholz was a strength and conditioning intern at Arizona State. Scholz has earned his CSCS Certification from the NSCA, Precision Nutrition Certification, ISSA Sports Nutrition Certification, BioSignature Modulation, PICP Levels I & II Certification, Metabolic Analytics Certification, Kinetic Chain Enhancement Upper and Lower Body Certification, and Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist Certification (FRCms). Scholz, who played football at Wisconsin- Eau Claire from , was also a national level powerlifter at the 275-pound class. He earned his bachelor s degree in exercise fitness from Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2004, and went on to earn his master s degree from Utah State in health, physical education and recreation in Scholz is married to the former Kara Krupski. USU STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACHES (1987-Present) Doug Salmon Milt White Kim Sword Shawn Griswold Mark Uyeyama Jacob Scharnhorst 2008 Evan Simon Dave Scholz 2013-present Name Alma Mater Years at USU Scott Ackerman Southern Utah, Lance Anderson Idaho State, Robin Andrea Washington, Dave Aranda California Lutheran, Paul Arslanian Northern Arizona, Jerry Attaway California State, Kent Baer, Dave Baldwin CS Northridge, Rudy Basovsky Adams State, Pat Behrns Dakota State, Steve Bernstein Occidental, Brian Billick Brigham Young, Pat Blackburn, Fred Bleil Westmar, Jovon Bouknight Wyoming, Bo Bolinger Oklahoma 1968 Mark Brady Brigham Young, Gregg Brandon Northern Colorado, Julius Brown Boise State, Larry Bryan, Dick Bumpas Arkansas, Bill Busch Neb.-Wesleyan, Ray Butcher, Mike Canales, Ed Cavanaugh Duke, Charles Chandler Central Washington, Jeff Choate Western Montana, Kevin Clune CS Fullerton, , 2015 Bob Cole Widener, Darryl Collier Florida A&M, Stacy Collins Western Oregon, Jesse Cone Stanford, Jeff Copp Boise State, Walt Corey Miami Moe Cotter Pittsburg State, Mike Cox Idaho, Nick Cuccia, Dennis Darnell Missouri State, Craig Dickenson Montana, Darrell Dickey Kansas State, Dan Dodd Drake, Stan Eggen Moorehead State, Mike Ellison, Gene Epley Indiana (Pa.), Jim Erkenbeck San Diego State, Rich Ericson Weber State, Steve Farmer Illinois State, Doug Fiore Miami, Carl Franks Montana, Jeff Fries Arizona, George Galli Southern California, Alex Gerke Utah, Keith Gilbertson C. Washington St., Rich Groth Utah, Darrel Guthrie, Brent Guy Oklahoma State, Garth Hall, Norvel Hansen, Tom Harrell Texas, Wade Harman Drake, Donnie Henderson, Josh Heupel Oklahoma, Artie Holmes Washington State, Jeff Hoover UC Davis, Cornell Jackson Sterling, Mark Johnson UC Davis, Shaun Johnson, Jeff Jorgensen, Lannie Julias San Jose State, Nate Kaczor, Chad Kauha aha a Utah, Eric Kiesau Portland State, Tony Knap Idaho, David Kotulski New Mexico St., , 16 Phil Krueger SE Missouri, Sid Lane, Bill Laveroni California, R. Todd Littlejohn Fresno State, Joe Lorig Western Oregon, Mike Lynch Montana, Frank Maile, , Ikaika Malloe Washington, Name Alma Mater Years at USU Rod Marinelli Cal-Lutheran, Greg Mark Miami, John Math L.A. State, Ralph Maughan, Jim McAllister Whittier, Max McCartney Whittier, Kevin McGiven Utah Valley, , Gene McKeehan, , Tom McMahon Carroll College, Henry Miller Northern Arizona, Thurmond Moore San Jose State, Steve Nejman Weber State, Jack Nelson Gustavous Adolphus Don Norris, Derrick Odum Utah, Todd Orlando Wisconsin, Bob Owens LaVerne, John Pappas, Kraig Paulson Montana, Gary Patterson Kansas State, Keith Patterson E. Cen. Oklahoma, Steve Peck UC-Riverside, Chris Pella, , Bob Petrino Carroll College, Paul Petrino Carroll College, George Porter San Jose State, Al Prukop Southern California, John Ramage Brigham Young, Tom Ramage, Pat Randolph West Virginia, Corey Raymond LSU, David Reeves Montana, Roberto Rey Long Beach State, Danilo Robinson, Jack Robinson Illinois, , Tommie Robinson Troy State, Scott Runyan Wyoming, John Rushing Washington State, Dwone Sanders McNeese State, Mike Sanford Southern California, Mike Santiago Southern Utah, Al Saunders San Jose State, Denny Schuler Oregon, Kendrick Shaver Missouri State, Terry Shea Oregon, Chris Smeland Cal Poly, DeAndre Smith SW Missouri State, Doug Smith Pacific, Tracy Smith LSU, Bruce Snyder Oregon, Evan Sorenson, Greg Stevens Eastern Oregon, Chris Tabor Benedictine, Mark Tommerdahl Concordia, Mike Trevathan Montana, Iliasa Tuiaki Southern Utah, Mike Tuiasosopo Pacific Lutheran, Dave Tyler, Randy Tyson, Uani Unga BYU, Dave Ungerer Southern Conn. St., Art Valero Boise State, Vance Vice Oklahoma State, Scott Wachenheim Air Force, Dewey Wade Houston, DeWayne Walker Minnesota, Paul Wargo Arizona, Mike Waufle, Mark Weber Cal Lutheran, Craig Wederquist Drake, Luke Wells Oklahoma, Matt Wells, Frank Williams, Joe Wood Oregon, T.J. Woods Azuza Pacific, Calvin Woodworth Oklahoma, Cliff Yoshida Cal Poly Pomona, , 72 David Yost Kent State, Jim Zorn Cal Poly Pomona, Note: 1957-Present. Full-time coaches only. Bold = Current Assistant Coaches THE AGGIES Coaching Staff OPPONENTS RECORDS UNIVERSITY #AGGIEsalltheway 105

20 FOOTBALL SUPPORT MIKE BAIR Assistant AD/ Director of Equipment Operations, nd Year BILL GARREN Assistant AD/ Director of Video Operations Idaho State, th Year MIKE WILLIAMS Associate AD/ Head Athletics Trainer, th Year THE AGGIES Coaching Staff OPPONENTS RECORDS UNIVERSITY Mike Bair is in his 22nd year as the Director of Equipment Operations for the athletics department and was promoted to Assistant Athletics Director in In his role, Bair services all 16 sports with athletics equipment, uniforms and clothing, while also supervising two full-time staff members as well as student managers for many of the sports. He has served on the Schutt Sports Athletic Council as well as Advisory Councils for Adams and McDavid. In January, 2010, Bair was named the District 8 Athletic Equipment Managers Association (AEMA) Equipment Manager of the Year. A certified member of the AEMA, Bair also serves as the CEU rep for equipment managers in District 8, covering Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Wyoming and Utah. A Lewiston, Utah native, Bair graduated from Sky View High School in Smithfield, Utah and with a business management degree from the Huntsman School of Business in Prior to coming to, Bair worked in the sporting goods industry doing retail and team sales for 10 years. He and his wife, the former Michelle Parker, have three children, Makayla, Nick and Adelynn and a grandson, Jackson. Bill Garren is in his 13th year as the Director of Video Operations for the athletics department and was promoted to Assistant Athletics Director in Garren is responsible for managing all aspects of athletic video and editing within the athletics department, which includes training and supervising a staff of student assistants to shoot all the football practices and games along with men s and women s basketball games. His responsibilities also include the day-to-day operations of the video room, overseeing all of the digital TV needs, overseeing creative services, overseeing Mountain West Conference live streaming, and assisting with the video needs of USU s 16 intercollegiate sports. Garren also provides technical support and training for coaches and support staff. Garren has been voted the Video Coordinator of the Year a total of six times in the Mountain West (2013, 2017) and Western Athletic Conference ( ) by his peers and the Collegiate Sports Video Association (CSVA). Prior to his current role at, Garren served as the video coordinator at Idaho State in 2000 and 2001, before moving to San José State for the 2002 season. He was then an assistant football and track coach at his high school in Montrose, Colo., in 2003 before spending the 2004 and 2005 seasons as video coordinator at Idaho State. Garren earned a master s degree in athletic administration from Idaho State in Garren, who was born April 3, 1976 in Grand Junction, Colo., was an all-conference football player at Montrose High School. He played two seasons at Ricks College (currently BYU-Idaho) and then one season at Idaho State before beginning his video career. He and his wife Melinda have three children: Maia (19), Milly (14) and Tyler (10). Maia is a junior thrower on USU s track & field team. Entering his 20th year at and sixth as Associate Athletics Director/Head Athletics Trainer is Mike Williams, who was promoted from Assistant Athletics Trainer in April, In his role, Williams is responsible for the health of all of USU s student-athletes as well as teaching and supervising the graduate athletic training program. As an athletics trainer at, Williams works primarily with the football program, while providing support for USU s other 15 NCAA Division I programs. Williams, who was named the Athletic Trainer of the Year in the state of Utah, was also presented the Heartsaver Hero Award by the American Heart Association in 2013 as he began cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and used an automated external defibrillator (AED) on men s basketball player Danny Berger after he collapsed unexpectedly during a USU practice on Dec. 4, Williams was also honored at the 2013 USU Robins Awards as he received the Gerald R. Sherratt Award, which is given to a member of the university who has displayed superior leadership skills and abilities as well as unsurpassed dedication and service to others. Prior to working at, Williams worked for Intermountain Health Care in Logan as an athletic trainer and served as the Head Athletic Trainer for the Idaho Stampede of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). Williams began his athletic training career at where he received his bachelor s degree in exercise science in He then attended Idaho and graduated with a master s of science degree in sports administration in USU EQUIPMENT MANAGERS (1950s-Present) Mike Carlisle Ken Seamons Brad Berlin Mike Smith Craig Hopkins 1996 Mike Bair 1997-present USU VIDEO COORDINATORS (2000-Present) Kevin Soria 2000 Ross Folan Darin Seegmiller 2003 Wesley Burnard 2005 Bill Garren 2006-present USU ATHLETIC TRAINERS (1921-Present) George Doc Nelson Red Burnett Jimmy Railey Howard Adams Dick Melhart Jim Riley Dale Mildenberger Mike Williams 2013-present