Utah State athletic director cites negative trajectory as reason for Gary Andersen’s dismissal

Utah State athletic director John Hartwell and Aggies football coach Gary Andersen talked several times about how the 2020 season was going. The team was losing a lot, by a lot, and the conversations were candid about what that said about the state of the team.Eventually, the two men came to an agreement: the program needed a change.Utah State parted ways with Andersen and named co-defensive coordinator Frank Maile as interim coach after the team went 0-3 to start the season. Hartwell told repor