SALT LAKE CITY (AP) There may be no two coaching staffs more familiar with each other than those at No. 13 Utah and Oregon State.
First-year Beavers coach Gary Andersen played center at Utah and was defensive line coach at Idaho State while Utah coach Kyle Whittingham was defensive coordinator there. The two were on the same staff twice at Utah with Andersen serving as defensive tackles coach and defensive coordinator while Whittingham went from defensive coordinator to head coach.
When Oregon State (2-5, 0-4 Pac-12) visits Utah (6-1, 3-1) on Saturday night with the Utes aiming to bounce back from their only loss of the season, it will mark the second time Andersen has faced Whittingham in his first year at a program.