He served as the interim head coach for Utah State for their bowl game against North Texas in 2018, as well as in 2020 when Gary Andersen was fired.
After his playing career at Utah State ended, Maile spent two years with the Aggies as a graduate assistant working with the defense.
[4][5] He won his lone game as interim head coach, a 52–13 victory over North Texas in the New Mexico Bowl.
[7][8][9][10] Maile became interim head coach for a second time on November 7, 2020, when Utah State parted ways with Andersen.
[11][12] In December 2020 Utah State was accused of discrimination by members of the football team, who refused to play a scheduled game after they alleged the president of the school, Noelle Cockett, had made discriminatory comments about interim coach Maile's religious background.