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LOGAN - Joe Lorig, who has 17 years of coaching experience including eight years as a defensive coordinator and two years as a special teams coordinator, has been named Utah State's linebackers coach it was announced Thursday by Aggie head coach Matt Wells. Lorig replaces Kevin Clune who was recently named the defensive coordinator at Hawai'i.
Lorig's hiring at Utah State is pending approval from the school's Board of Trustees.
Lorig comes from Arizona State, where he served as the special teams coordinator.
"I'm very pleased to announce the addition of Joe Lorig to our staff," said Wells. "Joe brings a lot of football knowledge, passion, energy, experience and a recruiting prowess to our program that our players and staff will greatly benefit from as we continue to strive toward our goal of being Mountain West Champions on the field and in the classroom. We welcome Joe, Becky and their children with excitement and open arms into our Aggie football family."
Lorig comes to Utah State after spending the past two seasons at Arizona State University where he served as the Sun Devils' special teams coordinator and cornerbacks coach.
"I'm really excited to work with Matt Wells, defensive coordinator Todd Orlando and the rest of the USU staff," said Lorig. "From what Coach Wells has told me, the linebackers group is a smart group with a lot of character and I am very excited to meet those guys and get to work."
During the 2013 season at Arizona State, the Sun Devils won the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference with an 8-1 record and participated in the National University Holiday Bowl in San Diego and finished its season ranked 21st in the Associated Press poll.
Lorig previously coached at Central Washington, UTEP, Idaho State and Western Oregon. He was named the 2010 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Assistant Coach of the Year.
