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Logan • Utah State coach Matt Wells will interview for the vacant job at Missouri, the website PowerMizzou.com reported Monday night.

Wells is finishing his third season as the Aggies' head coach. Including this year's record of 6-6, he is 25-15 since replacing Gary Andersen following the 2012 season.

Missouri is looking to replace longtime head coach Gary Pinkel, who abruptly resigned for health reasons on Nov. 13. The resignation also came after a week of racial tension at the school, which included a threatened strike by members of the football team.

The news of Missouri's interest in Wells came only hours after his weekly meeting with the media — this time via conference call. He could not be reached Monday night. Attempts to reach Utah State athletic director John Hartwell were also unsuccessful.

This week, the Aggies are awaiting word on where they will play in a school-record fifth consecutive bowl.

Asked during his conference call what the coaching staff and players would be doing this week, Wells said, "We'll have a team meeting [Monday] and we'll lift and condition the guys a few times. … There will be a heavy emphasis for the players on academics and a heavy emphasis for the coaches on recruiting."

Wells, a native of Salisaw, Okla., played quarterback at Utah State from 1993-96. He started his coaching career as an assistant at Navy and followed with stints at Tulsa, New Mexico and Louisville.

Wells took the job as Utah State's quarterback coach and recruiting coordinator in 2011. He became the offensive coordinator one year later and became head coach when Andersen left for Wisconsin after the 2012 season.

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