SALT LAKE CITY — University of Utah linebackers coach Justin Ena will join Gary Andersen at Utah State as the program’s newest defensive coordinator.
And while Andersen has been busy this week looking to hire a new staff, the news about Ena’s departure came from Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham Thursday. Following a bowl-game practice for the Utes, Whittingham told media that Ena was leaving the program to join Andersen.
Ena joined Utah in 2015 as the linebackers position coach, and later added special teams work with Whittingham as the team’s co-special teams coordinator. The Shelton, Washington native also coached at Southern Utah and Weber State, where he served as a linebacker coach and defensive coordinator, before accepting a job at Utah.