Mike Sanford Jr.
Michael Gunar William Sanford, better known as Mike Sanford, is an American football coach and former player who currently serves as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Minnesota. Previously, he served as the head coach for Western Kentucky and offensive coordinator for Notre Dame. He was the offensive coordinator of his alma mater Boise State, where he played quarterback. Sanford also served numerous positions at Stanford. He is the son of former UNLV and Indiana State head coach, Mike Sanford.
On November 25, 2018, shortly after completing his second season at the helm of the program, Western Kentucky fired Sanford. Sanford was quickly hired by Utah State as their offensive coordinator after they rehired Gary Andersen following head coach Matt Wells departure for Texas Tech.
In January 2020, Sanford was hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Minnesota.
