‘The timing was right’: What drew Utah State to Ben Jacobson, and vice versa

April 1, 2026

By Carson Hilton, Deseret News: The word of the day was “timing” in Tuesday’s introductory press conference of new Utah State basketball coach Ben Jacobson.

After 25 years at Northern Iowa, 20 of which he spent as the head coach, Jacobson decided to make the move to Utah State.

Why make the move to a new school now, versus earlier in his career when he had received interest? According to Jacobson, it’s because the timing was just right.

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What drew Utah State to Ben Jacobson, and vice versa

After 20 years serving as the head coach at Northern Iowa, Jacobson found the ‘timing’ to be just right to make a move

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