In his sixth year as the Assistant Athletics Director for Media Relations and 15th year with the department is Doug Hoffman, who joined the staff in December, 1998. Prior to his current position, Hoffman spent eight years as the Associate Athletic Media Relations Director at Utah State.
As the Media Relations Director, Hoffman oversees the publicity of Utah State's 16-sport program, working closely with the media, USU staff, coaches and student-athletes, while serving as the football and men's golf contact.
Along with his duties as Media Relations Director, Hoffman is also the chair of USU's Athletics Hall of Fame Selection Committee and serves as the department's curator, which included the research and development of USU's Athletics Hall of Honor in 2009.
Hoffman came to Utah State after spending one year at Indiana State University where he worked with the nationally ranked baseball program. Prior to that he was a graduate assistant in the media relations office at the University of Wyoming from 1994-97.
Hoffman graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in communications. He was born June 4, 1970 in Mitchell, S.D., and he and his wife Shellee have two sons, Chase (8) and Davis (4).
