Years at BYU
2000-present
Coaching Experience
- 2015-present Student athlete welfare coordinator
- 2011-2015 BYU inside linebackers coach
- 2005-10 BYU inside linebackers/recruiting coordinator
- 2004 BYU special teams coordinator
- 2002-03 BYU running backs/special teams coordinator
- 2000-01 BYU running backs/recruiting coordinator
- 1999-00 Louisiana Tech tight ends and special teams coach
- 1998 Louisiana Tech defensive backs coach
- 1995-97 Eastern Arizona Junior College head coach
- 1988-94 Snow College head coach
- 1984-87 Snow College defensive coordinator
- 1979-83 North Sanpete (Mt. Pleasant, UT) head coach
- 1978 Richfield High (Richfield, UT) head coach
Bowl Games Coached
12
Of Note
- Coached Uani 'Unga, who set current era record with 143 tackles in 2013
- Coached BYU defense which ranked No. 3 in total defense in 2012
- Helped BYU defense rank No. 13 in overall defense in 2011
- Helped BYU defense rank No. 24 in total defense in 2010 and win the New Mexico Bowl for the team's fourth win in the past five seasons
- As recruiting coach, helped bring in the No. 22-ranked recruiting class in the nation in 2009
- Guided Eastern Arizona to its first winning season in 26 years just two years after taking over the program
- While he was defensive coordinator at Snow, the team won the NJCAA National Championship in 1985 with an 11-0 record
Playing Career
Was a fullback for Utah State from 1973-1976
Education
- Southern Utah (1979, B.A. business education)
- Ogden HS (Ogden, Utah, 1973)
Hometown
Logan, Utah
Personal/Family
- Married to Colleen Palmer
- Has two daughters and five sons in addition to 21 grandchildren