Whittingham hires Washington assistant

Charlie Dickey, a 13-year assistant coach in the Pac-10 conference, is the new offensive line coach at Utah, Ute coach Kyle Whittingham announced Monday.

Dickey spent the 2004 season at Washington after a 12-year tenure at Arizona. He was the offensive line coach at Arizona from 1991-2002 and coached the tight ends in 2003 before going to UW as the offensive line coach.

"Charlie is a proven line coach," says Whittingham. "He is experienced, knowledgeable and an excellent recruiter. He brings a toughness to that position. Everyone I checked with had good things to say about Charlie."

During his time with the Wildcats he developed a number of players who earned all-Pac-10 honors. Yusuf Scott won the 1998 Morris Trophy award, which goes to the conference's outstanding offensive lineman.

Eleven UA offensive linemen moved onto active NFL rosters after playing for Dickey. Among Dickey's pupils to advance to the NFL is Edwin Mulitalo, the starting left guard for Baltimore Ravens' Super Bowl team. Other recent draft picks include Yusuf Scott (Arizona), Frank Middleton (Tampa Bay) and Makoa Freitas (Indianapolis). Jose Portilla (Atlanta), Steven Grace (Arizona) and Marques McFadden (Dallas) made the NFL via free agency.

Dickey is married to the former Lisa Bradshaw, a women's basketball player at Arizona from 1983-85. They have three daughters, Jazmin, Tasha, Shyanne, and a son, Charles J. Their fifth child, daughter Chanel, passed away at the age of 3.

Utah's new football coaching staff

• Kyle Whittingham, head coach

• Gary Andersen, defensive coordinator

• Andy Ludwig, offensive coordinator

• Jay Hill, cornerbacks

• Charlie Dickey, offensive line

• Aaron Roderick, running backs or receivers

• Kalani Sitake, defensive line

• Derrick Odum, safeties