Bronze’s most important task in Utah – Deseret News

Broncho MendenHol has a lot of work in Utah.

The agias have been coming out of their worst season since 12 games in 2016 and have already had one of the worst defenses in the College of Football, defense three different coordinators could not repair.

They replaced about one third of the list only this winter, adding more than 40 players to the 2025 team. The establishment of a strong NIL program remains a constant battle and with the sharing of the income on the horizon – the athletic director of Uta Diana Sabau has recently said that the agias do not Participate in sharing revenue in 2025 as a member of the Mountain West Conference, but the day is coming – the finances of college football will only become more difficult.

MendenHol has to win games quickly. Sabau was not ashamed to want USU to fight for conference titles and that .500 seasons are not acceptable.

In order to win the required amount, Mendenhol – and Defense Coordinator Nick Howel – has to fix the AGI protection. In order to do this, Mendenhol must bring a new one – ie. Better – the overall talent and he must find a way to preserve the mentioned talent without taking advantage of having deep pockets of many power conference programs and even some group of five programs.

This is a frightening task everywhere, even if Utah has been- for more than a decade- one of the best overall programs of the five-level group, with 11 games with a bowl and four 10- 10- plus gaming in the last 15 seasons Seasons above the same section.

There are more problems beyond all this.

For example, there is a desperate need to establish a culture in Utah, which will oppose the demands of the US Department of Justice.

But speaking only about football, nothing is more important at the moment for Medenhol than finding NFL talent.

Land

The agias in their bigger part have not produced NFL talent for some time, with the wide successor Jalen Royals being the main exception to the Blake Anderson era and he is not yet in NFL.

The last Aggie taken in NFL’s draft was Jordan Lav, selected from the first round of Green Bay Packers in 2020. Royals will end with this drought-it is currently being designed as a second or third round, although its display during the time of Senior Cup practices last week had multiple drafts, as it can potentially become a late choice from the first round.

But two drafts for a six-year-old span are not great and in particular for Utah.

In 2010, 12 players playing for Utah at some point in their collegial career were attracted to NFL:

• Morris Alexander (election No. 110 in 2014).
• Will Davis (No. 93 election in 2013).
• Kyler Fackrell (No. 88 Election in 2016).
• Nevin Laundry (No. 133 in 2014).
• Curtis Marsh (No. 90 election in 2011).
• Devante Mays (No. 238 in 2017).
• Michael Smith (No. 212 in 2012).
• Darwin Thompson (No. 214 in 2019).
• Robert Turbin (No. 106 in 2012).
• Nick Vigil (No. 87 in 2016).
• Bobby Wagner (No. 47 in 2012).
• Carwin Williams (No. 230 in 2013).

Love is the only AGI that was made in the 2020s right now, and even after Royals has been taken, two players have been pale for more than half a decade compared to what they were manufactured in 2010.

However, this is more than drafts.

Twelve agits were taken in the NFL draft in 2010, but during the same period during this period, 15 former Utah players played at least one year in the League after they went to the non -working.

The number of misunderstood AGGIES from the 2020s, who play at least one year in NFL, is four.

This Anderson did not find it – or it really develops – the NFL talent is not too surprising and the drought coincides with the Anderson era in Utah.

Before he took Arkansas in 2014, the Red Wolves had nine players made over a 10 -year period. Arkansas State has not made a player from Ryan Carretters in 2014.

During the seven seasons of Anderson in Jonesboro, no red wolf was attracted to NFL.

Anderson won many matches-the state of Arkansas and Utah-and he reached his peak in 2021 with a team of Aggie, which outpaced the close victory after a close victory and eventually won the first ever title in the mountain West in the history of the program S

But he didn’t really find or develop a lot of NFL talents. Royals, again, as the great exception.

Deven Tompkins (now with Carolina Panthers) was brought to Utah by Matt Wales and a game for Gary Andersen, as well as for Blake Anderson. Tompkins thrives under Anderson (and the wide coach of the receiver Kyle Chefalo) to be fair.

Cam Lampkin (who was with Los Angeles Rams for four games this year), in the meantime, was a rookie to Gary Andersen, who transferred to Washington State in 2022.

During the Blake Anderson era, there are players who may have ended up in the professionals if they stayed in Utah.

The defense near Byron WONS and the wide successor Michai Davis stand out in the group, but there is no guarantee that would have happened if they had not transferred to Baylor and Ole Miss respectively.

The game of hypothetics at this level is usually reserved for the fans of the SEC teams.

The simple reality is that Utah uses regularly to insert NFL players through the draft and unrefined free agency, but the AGGIE pipeline to the professionals has been delayed significantly.

Solution

There is a real reason to believe that Medenhol will be able to bring more talents to NFL-Caliber to Utah.

In the course of his coaching career, Mendenhol has produced over 115 NFL players (this means that players who have signed contracts with NFL teams).

Distributed in 18 years as a collegial head coach and Medenhol an average of about six future professionals a year in their teams.

It is not reasonable to always expect this level of talent in USU -objectively said byu and Virginia are more observed programs in bigger conferences and easier programs for luring talents -but even one third of this NFL talent would be many More than USU has produced this decade.

Mendenhol is not shy in his belief that he knows how to find an elite talent. He is also confident that he can find the necessary talent in places that other people do not seek or look as difficult that Utah has always had to do, be it at high school level, junior college level or in a transfer portal S

“I’m confident. I’m clear. We are certainly really well thought out how our measurable materials look, as well as intangible materials for someone who will fit into our program, and frankly I really don’t care who else wants them. This is not an overestimation. We are really confident in our processes, “Medenhol told KSL Sports’ Scott Garrard and Hans Olsen last month.

The greater part of this confidence stems from Medenhol’s own experience. He has been proven to be able to find and develop NFL talent at every stop he has been on.

“The best forecast for future performance is the past performance,” Mendenhol said.

Whether he will be able to keep this talent in Logan is a different question. Mendenhall uses a unique approach to NIL. He explained that in their program the players will gain their compensation over time.

“I chose to approach Nil is very simple, which is not what qualifies them to take advantage of their name, image and likeness,” he said.

More important than how it approaches Nil is that Utah is actually the funds needed to hold players, at least until Medenhol has enough talent depth to withstand the transfer portal and not need to be required To recover on an annual basis (which Anderson had to do during the bigger part of his USU term).

Mendenhol also works on this.

“As a football program, we are committed to ensuring that our athletes are thriving on both the pitch and on it, with a strong focus on the development of the character,” says Medenhol in a statement two weeks ago as part of the university effort The University of the whole University at the whole University of the whole University of the whole University of the whole University of the whole University at the whole University of the whole University of the whole University at the University of Mendenhol as part of the University of University at the University, says Mendenhol as part of the whole university efforts, says Mendenhall as part of efforts at the whole university, says Mendenhol as part of the University’s University’s efforts as part of the whole university efforts, says Medenhol as part of the university’s university’s efforts Collect more zero funds. “The growth of NIL and our blue team is crucial to our success and the ability to preserve the right players who meet our culture and reflect the hardworking, blue collars of this community.

“By designing and emphasizing our NIL and Blue Collective program thoughtfully, we can provide our athletes with the resources they need to succeed not only on the field but also in the classroom, as well as in their personal lives. This initiative also allows them to return to the people and the community that support us. NIL’s successful program raises everyone – our athletes, our fans and the whole university – making sure we all rise together. “

However, maintaining players in Logan is a major secondary problem. The first and most needy need for Mendenhol at the moment is to find and put more prospects on the Utah list.

Prown Utah State is again able to put players in the advantages of regular and most other problems – the victory of a high video, a reversal of AGGIES protection, even holding players – has to get in place.