Famous Idaho Potato Bowl notebook: USU assistant Mike Sanford accepts top job at Indiana State

By Dirk Facer, Deseret News

Published: Saturday, Dec. 15 2012 6:15 p.m. MST

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Summary

After just nine months on the staff, Mike Sanford concludes his career with the Aggies at the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. He’ll be formally introduced as the new head coach at Indiana State on Monday.

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USU	TOLEDO
41	15
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MWC MASH: With the WAC getting out of the football business, the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl has reached an agreement for 2013 with the Mountain West Conference. USU’s future conference will send its sixth selection to Boise next December to face a MAC team.

HIGH PRAISE: ESPN analyst and former Oregon coach Mike Bellotti had nice things to say about Andersen in an interview with the Idaho Statesman.

“What he has done there at Utah State is just short of amazing,” Bellotti said. “He’s really a winner. He does it the right way.”

EXTRA POINTS: The announced attendance was 29,243. ... USU and Notre Dame are the only teams in the nation (FBS) not to give up a touchdown in the first quarter this season. ... Senior running back Kerwynn Williams became the WAC’s career all-purpose yardage leader in the first half, surpassing the record-setting mark of 6,691 yards by New Mexico’s Terance Mathis.

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Superzero

Farmington, UT

Sanford was not the Aggies OC but coached the running backs and tight ends. He was however, the assistant head coach. Wish he could of stayed but he wanted to be a head coach .

As for Doman we will pass. Who knows maybe Riley can be More..

4:41 p.m. Dec. 16, 2012
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Lightening Lad

Austin , TX

Wouldn't it be a nice development if Gary Anderson picked Brandon Doman to take the now open offensive coordinator's position maybe even offering Riley Nelson the job of his QB coach? Oh but coach Anderson probably has the sense to go with More..

5:20 a.m. Dec. 16, 2012
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