Aaron Bredsguard is in his first year as an assistant strength coach with Utah State football after spending the previous two years as a strength and conditioning graduate assistant for the Aggies.
In 2023, Bredsguard helped Utah State to six wins and its third-straight bowl game as it played in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Overall, it was USU’s 11th bowl game in the last 13 seasons.
Utah State also had three players garner All-America honors following the 2023 season, while nine players received various all-Mountain West accolades.
During the 2022 campaign, Bredsguard helped Utah State to six wins and an appearance in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl. USU also tied for second place in the Mountain Division of the MW with a 5-3 mark as the Aggies had nine players earn various all-conference accolades, including a pair of All-Americans.
Bredsguard spent three seasons (2019-21) playing on the offensive line for Utah State. Overall, he helped the Aggies to a pair of bowl games in 2019 (Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco) and 2021 (LA Bowl).Â
During the 2021 season, Bredsguard helped the Aggies to their best season in school history as they tied the school record with 11 wins (11-3), won their first-ever MW Championship with a 46-13 victory at No. 19 San Diego State, posted a 24-13 win against Oregon State in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl and finished the season ranked 24th in the nation in both polls.
Prior to Utah State, Bredsguard earned Utah Class 5A first-team all-Region 5 and all-area honors, along with being named honorable mention all-state, at defensive end as a prep senior at Viewmont High School in Bountiful, Utah. As a senior, he recorded 59 tackles, including a team-best 11.0 sacks, to go along with three interceptions. He ended his prep career with 144 total tackles. Bredsguard also played baseball in high school and earned second-team all-region honors as both a pitcher and first baseman as a junior.
Bredsguard graduated from Utah State in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology.