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Logan • The major shake-up of Utah State's football coaching staff is continuing.
The Aggies have lost three assistants since completing a 6-7 season with a 23-21 loss at Akron in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Dec. 22. Utah State lost five of its last seven games.
Safeties coach Joe Lorig became the latest assistant to leave the program. It was announced over the weekend he will join a new staff at Memphis as the linebacker coach and special teams coordinator. Lorig just completed his second season at Utah State.
Lorig joins Josh Heupel, Ikaika Malloe and possibly Kevin Clune as Utah State assistants who are leaving Logan.
Heupel has been hired as Missouri's new offensive coordinator. He coached at USU for one season, meaning Wells is now looking for his third offensive coordinator in three years. Also, Malloe has been hired away as the University of Washington's new defensive line coach. His departure comes after two seasons with the Aggies.
Meanwhile, Clune could also be leaving. He has interviewed for the job as Oregon State's defensive coordinator. According to various media reports, he is the front-runner for the job now that Wisconsin's Dave Aranda has been hired by LSU. Clune has been Utah State's defensive coordinator for one year after an earlier four-year stint as the Aggies' linebacker coach (2009-13).
— Steve Luhm
Twitter: @sluhm