Heisman Trophy victor Ty Detmer joins BYU coaching staff

Mendenhall compiled a record of 99-43 in his 11 seasons as BYU’s head coach after taking over for Gary Crowton, and led the Cougars to a bowl game in each season.

Detmer, the only Heisman Trophy victor in school history, joins new coach Kalani Sitake’s staff after serving as the head coach at a private high school in Austin, Texas, the past six years.

Rod Zundel of KLS.com is reporting that according to his source, BYU is expected to hire Detmer to be the offensive coordinator.

After throwing for 4,560 yards and 32 touchdowns as a sophomore, Detmer posted an NCAA-best 5,188 yards and 41 scores en route to claiming the 1990 Heisman.

“It’s an honor to announce Ty Detmer and Ilaisa Tuiaki as the offensive and defensive coordinators on our coaching staff at BYU”, Sitake said in a statement.

Detmer was drafted by the Green Bay Packers and played for five different teams during his 14-year career in the National Football League, according to the press release. “I couldn’t be more excited”. This past season at OSU, he was also the special teams coordinator in addition to coaching the linebackers.

Although he has no college coaching experience, Detmer is considered a huge get for Sitake because he has previously said he had no interest in coaching at the college or professional level.

Tuiaki is a Provo native who had stints as an assistant at Utah and Utah State before his year at Oregon State. “I am really looking forward to this new opportunity to work with Kalani and help the great young men at BYU reach their goals”.