LOGAN — Former Stephen F. Austin head coach Mike Santiago has been named as Utah State's new offensive coordinator it was announced by Aggie head football coach Brent Guy on Wednesday.
Santiago spent the past six seasons coaching the I-AA Lumberjacks and compiled a 39-27 record, including a 21-14 mark in Southland Conference play. His teams posted winning seasons in each of his six years there, marking the longest such streak in school history. He also led SFA to a share of the conference title in 1999 in his first season at the school, a year after the team went 3-8.
"Obviously he has a lot of great coaching experience," Guy said. "He has been an offensive coordinator for a long time and then has been a head coach at a winning program. He runs the style of offense that I was interested in, where we can get the quarterback involved in the running game."
Last season, SFA started the year 5-1 and was ranked in the top five nationally before losing several key players.
Santiago graduated from Southern Utah in 1977.