Bronco Mendenhall wasn’t interested in doing a Knute Rockne impression.

So, in the buildup to Utah State’s season opener — Mendenhall’s first game with the Aggies — the 59-year-old head coach might have disappointed a few of his new players.

“If the team expects the motivational speech and something to go on YouTube so they can make a highlight video, they’ve got the wrong coach,” he said.

Instead, the Aggies have the methodical Mendenhall, who, after leading his team to a 28-16 win over UTEP at Maverik Stadium, relished in the mundane.

“I love the process and I love the daily resilience, and I love the daily feedback, and I like the daily grind of becoming,” the coach said after the victory. “That’s what life is like. People don’t make highlights of us driving to work, any of us, righ

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