Education
Weber State University.
Weber State University.
He holds a bachelor"s degree from Weber State University and a master"s degree from the University of Phoenix. Howell, the son of a high school coach, began his career coaching high school football. He worked from 2002 to 2006 for Sky View High School, Weber High School & Ben Lomond High School.
In 2013, Brigham Young University coach Bronco Mendenhall promoted Howell to replace him as defensive coordinator.
In December 2015, Howell was hired by Mendenhall to follow him to the University of Virginia.
He came to Brigham Young University in 2007 as a defensive intern and became a member of the coaching staff as a graduate assistant in 2008.