Shaun Aguano Explained

Shaun Aguano
Current Title:Running backs coach
Current Team:Arizona State
Current Conference:Big 12
Player Years1:1988–1991
Player Team1:Linfield
Player Positions:Running back
Coach Years1:2001–2010
Coach Team1:Chandler HS (AZ) (assistant)
Coach Years2:2011–2018
Coach Team2:Chandler HS (AZ)
Coach Years3:2019–present
Coach Team3:Arizona State (RB)
Coach Years4:2022
Coach Team4:Arizona State (interim HC)
Overall Record:88–19 (high school)
0–7 (college)

Shaun Aguano (born) is an American football coach and former player. He is the running backs coach at Arizona State University (ASU) and previously served as the interim head coach for the last 9 games of the 2022 season, taking over for Herm Edwards. Aguano had coached running backs at Arizona State since 2019. Prior to that, he spent eight years as the head football coach at Chandler High School in Chandler, Arizona, compiling a record of 88–19.

Career

Aguano attended Kapaʻa High School in Kapaʻa, Hawaiʻi, on the island of Kauaʻi; he lettered in football, baseball, basketball, and track.[1] [2] After playing for Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon, he returned to Kauai to serve as assistant football coach and head basketball coach at Kapaa before leaving in 1999.

Aguano then joined the coaching staff at Chandler High School, originally serving as a wide receivers coach[3] before becoming offensive coordinator[4] and assuming the head coach position in 2011 when head coach Jim Ewan retired.[5] Under Aguano, the Chandler football program won four state titles in five years, including in each of Aguano's final three years; these were Chandler's first state titles since 1949.[2] [6] During Aguano's tenure, players including Paul Perkins, N'Keal Harry, Chase Lucas, and Brett Hundley played at Chandler and went on to NFL careers. In addition, the program's profile was raised by the regular scheduling of out-of-state programs, with at least one such matchup in each year from 2013 to 2018. During his eight years at Chandler, his record was 88–19.[7]

In 2019, Aguano joined the ASU football staff as running backs coach after what he described a five-minute interview with coach Herm Edwards, with whom he had previously worked on staff for the Under Armour All-America Game; according to Aguano, Edwards simply asked him, "You want the job?", which Aguano accepted.[8] Arizona State named Aguano the interim head coach following the dismissal of Edwards on September 18, 2022.[9] At that time, he was the second-longest-tenured assistant on the ASU staff.

After Aguano's first win, an upset victory over the Washington Huskies on October 8,[10] the Arizona Football Coaches Association, representing more than 200 high school coaches from around the state, expressed support for Aguano getting the job on a full-time basis.[11]

Personal life

Aguano's wife, Kristin, was a teacher at Chandler High while he was coaching. They have four children.

Head coaching record

College

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Notes and References

  1. News: Former Waianae player is starting to catch on. November 10, 1991. C11. Sunday Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. Dennis. Anderson. Honolulu, Hawaii. Newspapers.com. September 19, 2022. September 19, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220919051421/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109792369/former-waianae-player-is-starting-to/. live.
  2. News: Kapaa native Shaun Aguano hired as RBs coach at Arizona State, leaves behind Chandler HS dynasty. The Garden Island. January 19, 2019. Nick. Celario. subscription. September 18, 2022. March 5, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210305040222/https://www.thegardenisland.com/2019/01/19/sports/kapaa-native-shaun-aguano-hired-as-rbs-coach-at-arizona-state-leaves-behind-chandler-hs-dynasty/. live.
  3. News: How Shaun Aguano's message of "Ohana" has sparked Chandler's football dynasty. AZPreps365. Arizona Interscholastic Association. November 29, 2018. Shaun. Salehi. September 18, 2022. September 19, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220919051422/https://www.azpreps365.com/articles/9624-how-shaun-aguanos-message-of-ohana-has-sparked-chandlers-football-dynasty. live.
  4. News: Chandler football team ends skid: It was a long road to a win. September 30, 2005. Ahwatukee Republic 6/Chandler Republic 6. Mike. Armijo. The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. Newspapers.com. September 19, 2022. September 19, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220919051422/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109792465/chandler-football-team-ends-skid-it/. live.
  5. News: Chandler teams fill dates with rivalries, big games. August 26, 2011. Chandler 4. Weldon. Johnson. The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. Newspapers.com. September 19, 2022. September 19, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220919051422/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109792564/chandler-teams-fill-dates-with/. live.
  6. News: Cluff . Jeremy . September 18, 2022 . Arizona State interim football coach Shaun Aguano: What to know about new Sun Devils coach . en-US . . September 19, 2022.
  7. News: Alvira . Zach . January 18, 2019 . Shaun Aguano leaves Chandler High to become RB coach at Arizona State . SanTan Sun News . September 18, 2022 . November 2, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211102122910/https://santansun.com/2019/01/18/shaun-aguano-leaves-chandler-high-to-become-rb-coach-at-arizona-state/ . live .
  8. News: The Athletic. subscription. New job, new life: ASU's new RB coach aced five-minute job interview with Herm Edwards. February 10, 2019. Scott. Bordow. September 18, 2022. October 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022072658/https://theathletic.com/809408/2019/02/11/new-job-new-life-asus-new-rb-coach-aced-five-minute-job-interview-with-herm-edwards/. live.
  9. News: Gardner . Michelle . September 18, 2022 . Herm Edwards out as Arizona State Sun Devils football coach . . September 18, 2022.
  10. Web site: Cluff . Jeremy . Arizona State football upsets Washington after losing starting QB . The Arizona Republic . 2022-10-08 . 2024-08-07.
  11. News: Arizona Football Coaches Association shows support for Shaun Aguano to be the permanent ASU head coach. The Arizona Republic. October 10, 2022. Richard. Obert. October 11, 2022.

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