Utah State head coach Bronco Mendenhall provided a positive update Monday on injured linebacker Harrison Taggart, who was taken off the field in an ambulance after sustaining an injury in the first half of Utah’s 33-0 win over Utah State.

According to Mendenhall, Taggart’s teammates received a video of his progress on Sunday.

“He’s walking with a walker; that was as of yesterday,” Mendenhall said. “Don’t have any videos yet from today, other than his parents just saying, ‘He was doing a great job in rehab today, and his spirits were up, and scans were clean,’ which is great. [Just] a matter of time now appears to be how this will work.

“I had a chance to visit with him on Sunday, and we miss him already. Just positive news so far, in terms of his recovery.”

The linebacker was hurt in the second quarter against the Utes after helping tackle Utah running back Daniel Bray.

During the play, Taggart’s head hit Bray’s knee, and then the linebacker’s body appeared to go limp. He was on the ground for several minutes while the medical staff worked on his head and neck.

Taggart provided an update Sunday morning via his Instagram account.

“Woke up with feeling and starting to get some movement in my legs! God is good,” he wrote.

Mendenhall wasn’t the only head coach to check in on Taggart.

Utah head coach Morgan Scalley also made a point to see Taggart as he recovers in the hospital.

“Harrison, I know him through recruiting,” Scalley said. “His mom and I went to high school together, so I just wanted to make sure that things were OK, and I visited with the family for a little bit. Harrison and his position coach were there.”

Scalley said he believes — based on conversations with USU coaches — that Taggart could be leaving the hospital soon.

“He was still there last night. I think he’s going to be here today, and depending on how the rehab goes, they’ll be either home tonight (Monday) or tomorrow (Tuesday),” Scalley said. “I mean, just heartbreaking. He was in good spirits, joking around, but you never want to see that happen to anybody.”

Taggart’s injury also weighed heavily on BYU head coach Kalani Sitake. Taggart played two seasons for the Cougars earlier in his career.

“A lot of our guys watched the first half of the game, and when his injury occurred, we prayed for him as a team,” Sitake said. “We prayed pregame, and we pray postgame, but we also prayed at the hotel before we left to go to our game, and just really, really love everything that Harrison’s about.”

Sitake said he’s reached out to Taggart and that the two have been in contact.

“We communicated yesterday — just wanted to wish him the best and a speedy recovery, and just thank him for the things that he was able to do here,” Sitake said. “Once a Cougar, always a Cougar.

“We’ll always cheer for him and always wish the best for him. ... Hopefully, he can get back on the field as soon as he can.”

Sitake called it a “scary injury” and said those types of moments help put things in perspective.

“You start to see that there is a human element to this, and there’s a love and respect for everybody,” Sitake said. “I appreciate Morgan Scalley recognizing Harrison too. ... We want to keep everybody healthy as much as we can.”

Taggart, a Draper native, began his career at Oregon, where he redshirted before transferring to BYU. He spent two seasons with the Cougars and started 16 games.

During his tenure at BYU, he finished with 97 tackles, one sack and one interception. He then transferred to Cal, where he had 38 tackles and started one game.

He transferred to Utah State before the 2026 season. He was named a preseason All-Pac-12 selection and had 13 total tackles in Utah State’s first two games.