Count Bronco Mendenhall as a fan of new Utah State athletic director Cameron Walker.

Walker’s hire was announced by Utah State on Sunday, after a report by ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

On Monday, during his weekly press conference, Mendenhall spoke about his involvement in Utah State’s search for a new AD (hint: he was involved) and gave his thoughts on Walker, who has been a deputy AD at the University of Tennessee.

How involved was Mendenhall in Utah State’s search for an athletic director?

When former USU AD Diana Sabau left for a job at Maryland, one of the more interesting questions was how her departure would affect Mendenhall. Sabau had hired him away from New Mexico and Mendenhall had sung her praises, both in his initial press conference and afterward.

There was a thought, after s

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