Mike Favero is in his second year with Utah State as an offensive analyst after spending 17 years as the head coach at Logan (Utah) HIgh School.
In his first season with the Aggies, Favero helped Utah State to a third-place finish in the Mountain Division of the Mountain West with a 6-2 league record and to its eighth bowl game in the past nine seasons. Offensively, four Aggies earned various all-conference accolades, including QB Jordan Love, who set the school record for career total offense (9,003 yards) and single season records in both completions (293) and attempts (473). Love become just the fifth Aggie ever drafted into the NFL as the Green Bay Packers selected him 26th overall.
At Logan HS, Favero won five state championships and eight region titles, amassing an overall record of 149-60 before retiring following the 2015 season.
While at Logan HS, Favero was the recipient of several awards, including the 2018 National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame (Utah Chapter) Outstanding High School Football Coach, the National Federation of High School Football Coaches Western United States Coach of the Year (2008) and numerous Coach of the Year accolades for the Beehive State. He has been a national speaker for Glazier Clinics teaching, promoting and inspiring other coaches to improve their skills and love for the game.
Favero, whose resume includes coaching 12 Utah National Football Foundation Scholar-Leader-Athletes, coached numerous players that went on to play collegiately, including current/former Aggies Caden Andersen, Taylor Compton, Chase Nelson and Jacoby Wildman.
Other notable players that Favero coached who excelled at the next level include Chasen Andersen (Wisconsin/Utah State), Chris Cooley (Utah State/Washington Redskins), Luke Falk (Washington State/Miami Dolphins/New York Jets), B.J. Larsen (Utah State/Buffalo Bills), DJ Nelson (Utah State) and Riley Nelson (Utah State/BYU).
Favero played football at Helix High School in La Mesa, Calif., and started coaching at his alma mater the year after graduating in 1985. He went on to graduate from Utah State with a bachelor’s degree in teaching in 1992, then earned his master’s of education in 1998.
Favero began teaching and coaching at Logan HS in 1993. He became the head coach in 1999 and just one year later, he led them to their first state title. His other state titles came during the 2005, 2007, 2011 and 2015 campaigns, as well as a runner-up finish in 2003.
Considered one of the state’s pre-eminent offensive minds, Favero went from a two-tailback 21-personnel state-championship-winning team in 2001 to a spread offensive – an identity uncommon in Utah in the early 2000s.
Once the spectrum-altering change was made, Logan HS quarterbacks now litter the passing records in the Utah High School Activities Association’s record book. After stepping down from coaching in 2015, Favero continued to teach physical education at Logan HS until he retired following the 2017-18 academic year.
Favero and his wife, Heidi, have two sons: Jace (14) and Easton (11).