Comes and saves the day.

Blake Anderson has been placed on administrative leave and is not expected to return. 

With him being placed on leave does that mean USU's team doesn't become eligilble for the 30 day (?) transfer window teams get when a coach is fired/leaves? If he is on leave and not officially fired/resigned then no transfer window right?

Record at USU: 23-17 (.575)

Anderson's time at USU has been troubled/tragic to say the least.

-August 2019 his wife died

-December 2020 Utah players allege religious and cultural discrimination concerns made by the school president in regards to the new football coach search.
--Frank Maile the interim coach is Polynesian and LDS and players felt like the university president's comments were saying those attributes were less than desirable.
— USU players forced the cancellation of their game against CSU as they refused to play.

-December 2020 hired by USU
-April 2021 USU player arrested for sexually assaulting sleeping student
-August 2021 Coach Anderson says "It’s never been more glamorized to be a victim" when talking to the team in the presence of the Title IX and Sex Assault and Anti-Violence Information Offices. Tone-deaf to say the least.

-December 2021 USU police chief resigns after it is leaked that he told the football team to not have sex with LDS girls because they often claim it isn't consensual after the fact.
-February 2022 his son died
-November 2022 former USU player (prior to Anderson) was charged with forcible sodomy, rape from his time at USU.
-June 2023 hires Blaise Allen Taylor as defensive analyst
-July 2023 Utah state player arrested for rape and kidnapping (For those keeping track at home, thats 3 in 3 years)
-February 2024 former (pre anderson) player drives onto Merlin Olsen Field exited the vehicle, danced, set up a yoga mat and then was arrested by cops for trespassing, possession of controlled substance, and DUI.
-March 2024 Blaise Allen Taylor is arrested for the murder of his pregnant girlfriend and unborn child.
- April 2024 his brother died
-July 2024 Anderson placed on administrative leave and it is announced he is unlikely to return.
--rumors Associate VP & Deputy AD for external affairs is out
--rumors the exec associate AD internal affairs/senior women administrator is also out.
--rumors Kyle Cefalo co-OC is also out