It wasn’t particularly groundbreaking, and for Utah State especially, but when Bronco Mendenhall was introduced as the new head coach of the Aggies last week, he made a point to talk about bringing in players from the state of Utah.
Because of his extensive ties to the area — after his long tenure at BYU — sure, but also because of the connection local players have to local universities and communities.
“I intend to capitalize,” Mendenhall said. “Gosh, when you spend as much time in this state as I have and been a head coach for as long as I have in this state, if I were to show you the text messages — it is a world record. From influence and impact from past that is now relevant now.”…